The Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 (also known as Giro Rosa) was the 33rd edition of the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile. It is a legendary road cycling stage race for women in professional cycling. The Giro d’Italia Donne has usually been held separately from the men’s Giro d’Italia in July since 1988.
The Giro d’Italia Donne in 2022 started in Cagliari on Thursday 30 June and finished in Padova on 10 July 2022. The professional race leads through northern Italy and is one of the most prestigious races in women’s cycling. In a total of ten stages, the women covered more than 1,000 kilometres.
A total of 24 teams with 144 female riders started the Giro d’Italia Donne in 2022: Team SD Worx, Aromitalia – Basso Bikes – Vaiano, Bepink, Bizkaia Durango, Canyon//SRAM Racing, Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling, Cofidis Women Team, Colombia Tierra de Atletas – GW – Shimano, EF Education-TIBCO-SVB, FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope, Isolmant – Premac – Vittoria, Liv Racing Xstra, Movistar Team, Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad, Servetto – Makhymo – Beltrami TSA, Team BikeExchange – Jayco, Team DSM, Team Jumbo-Visma, Team Mendelspeck, Top Girls Fassa Bortolo, Trek – Segafredo, UAE Team ADQ, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team, Valcar – Travel & Service
Results:
1 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek Movistar Team
2 CAVALLI Marta FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
3 GARCÍA Mavi UAE Team ADQ
Maglia Rosa —> Annemiek van Vleuten | MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN
Maglia Ciclamino —> Annemiek van Vleuten | MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN
Maglia Azzurra —> Marta Cavalli | FDJ NOUVELLE – AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE
Maglia Bianca —> Niamh Fisher-Black | TEAM SD WORX
Maglia Verde —> Kristen Faulkner | TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE – JAYCO
Details:
1. Stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022
The prologue of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 on 30 June was a time trial over 4.7 kilometres in Cagliari, Sardinia. The stage was won by Kristen FAULKNER (USA) of Team BikeExchange – Jayco in a time of 5:46 minutes and with an average speed of 48.902 kilometres per hour. Second place went to Faulkner’s teammate Georgia BAKER (Australia). Third place went to Elisa BALSAMO (Italy) of Team Trek – Segafredo.
2. Stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022
The 2nd stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 on 1 July was over 106.5 km from Villasimius to Tortolì (Sardinia). The winner was Elisa BALSAMO (Italy) of Team Trek – Segafredo after 2:39:13 hours. Second place went to Marianne VOS (Netherlands) of Team Jumbo-Visma, third place to Charlotte KOOL (Netherlands) of Team DSM. The mountain jersey was won by Franziska BRAUßE (Germany) from Team Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling.
3. Stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022
The 3rd stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 on 2 July covered 113.4 km from Cala Gonone to Olbia (Sardinia). The winner was Marianne VOS (Netherlands) of Team Jumbo-Visma after 2:48:22 hours, ahead of Charlotte KOOL (Netherlands) of Team DSM and Elisa BALSAMO (Italy) of Team Trek – Segafredo. Franziska BRAUßE (Germany) of Team Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling defended the mountains jersey.
4. Stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022
The 4th stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 on 4 July was 120.9 km from Cesena to Cesena (Emilia-Romagna region). The winner was Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN (Netherlands) of Movistar Team after 3:13:13 hours, ahead of Mavi GARCÍA (Spain) UAE Team ADQ, who secured the mountains jersey, and Marta CAVALLI (Italy) Team FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope.
5. Stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022
The 5th stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 on 5 July was 126.1 km from Carpi to Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna region). The winner was Elisa BALSAMO (Italy) of Team Trek – Segafredo after 3:05:02 hours, ahead of Charlotte KOOL (Netherlands) of Team DSM and Marianne VOS (Netherlands) of Team Jumbo-Visma. Mavi GARCÍA (Spain) UAE Team ADQ secured the mountains jersey.
6. Stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022
The 6th stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 on 6 July covered 114.7 km from Sarnico (Lombardy region) to Bergamo. The winner was Marianne VOS (Netherlands) of Team Jumbo-Visma after 2:58:30 hours, ahead of Lotte KOPECKY (Belgium) of Team SD Worx and Silvia PERSICO (Italy) of Team Valcar – Travel & Service. Elise CHABBEY of Team Canyon//SRAM Racing secured the mountains jersey.
7. Stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022
The 7th stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 on 7 July covered 112.9 km from Prevalle (province of Brescia in Lombardy) to the 1,664 metre high Passo del Maniva. The winner was Juliette LABOUS of Team DSM after 3:22:36 hours, ahead of Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN (Netherlands) of Movistar Team and Mavi GARCÍA (Spain) of UAE Team ADQ. Elise CHABBEY of Team Canyon//SRAM Racing defended the mountains jersey.
8. Stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022
The 8th stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 on 8 July covered 104.7 km from Rovereto (Upper Italy on the Leno river in the Trentino lagoon valley) to Aldeno (Province of Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige region). The winner was Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN (Netherlands) of Movistar Team after 3:03:16 hours, ahead of Marta CAVALLI (Italy) Team FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope and Elisa LONGO BORGHINI (Italy) Team Trek – Segafredo. Elise CHABBEY of Team Canyon//SRAM Racing defended the mountains jersey..
9. Stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022
The 9th stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 on 9 July covered 112.8 km from San Michele All’Adige to San Lorenzo Dorsino. The winner was Kristen FAULKNER (USA) of Team BikeExchange – Jayco after 3:36:36 hours ahead of Marta CAVALLI (Italy) Team FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope and Elisa LONGO BORGHINI (Italy) Team Trek – Segafredo. Kristen FAULKNER secured the mountains jersey.
10. Stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022
The 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 on 10 July covered 90.5 km from Abano Terme to Padova. The winner was CONSONNI Chiara Team Valcar – Travel & Service after 2:12:04 hours ahead of BARBIERI Rachele from Team Liv Racing Xstra and NORSGAARD Emma from Movistar Team. Kristen FAULKNER secured the mountains jersey.
