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Stage 9 - Demi Vollering overtakes Anna van der Breggen on final day for overall title as Elisa Longo Borghini wins stage 9 sprint / As it happened

Using a vicious acceleration on the final climb, Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) won the GC title at the Giro d'Italia. She dropped then-race leader Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) and joined a breakaway group of three, with Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) winning stage 9 ahead of Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) in second and Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM) in third. Niedermaier would also pass Van der Breggen in the GC standings, the German 30 seconds behind Vollering for second and Van der Breggen holding a podium spot for third, another 1:07 back.

Stage 8 - Demi Vollering powers across gravel sector of Colle delle Finestre to win compressed stage 8 and second stage of race / As it happened

Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) won the queen stage of the Giro d'Italia Women, which finished on the gravel climb of Colle delle Finestre instead of Sestriere to avoid a section of road where ice had fallen from the high peaks. From the four-rider breakaway, Isabella Holmgren (Lidl-Trek) finished second and Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM) was third, leaving pink jersey Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) fourth.

Stage 7 - Célia Gery wins stage 7 as Elisa Longo Borghini goes on the attack for time / As it happened

Célia Gery (FDJ United-Suez) won stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia Women, outsprinting Lucinda Brand (Lidl-Trek) and Chantal Pegolo (Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria) in Salice Terme from a group of six after bridging to the early breakaway on the descent of the day's only classified climb.

Race leader Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) is leading the overall classification by 1:00 ahead of runner-up Demi Vollering (FDJ United-SUEZ), while Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM) remains in third place at 1:24. But a late-race attack from Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) meant she pulled time back, and while she is still in sixth place, she is now only 2:07 behind.

Stage 6 - Fourth victory for Elisa Balsamo on stage 6 / As it happened

Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) confirmed her status as the strongest sprinter in the Giro d'Italia Women by winning stage 6 in a sprint ahead of Maggie Coles-Lyster (Human Powered Health) and Georgia Baker (Liv AlUla Jayco).

Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) continues in the race lead, 1:00 ahead of Demi Vollering (FDJ United-SUEZ) and 1:24 ahead of Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM).

Stage 5 – Demi Vollering takes sprint ahead of Anna van der Breggen for first Giro stage victory / As it happened

Demi Vollering (FDJ United-SUEZ) made her mark on stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia Women, winning her first-ever stage at the race by charging across the line ahead of Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime), Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM), and Isabella Holmgren (Lidl-Trek).

The group of four had formed on the last climb of the day after a challenging stage through the Dolomites which shuffled the GC standings. While Van der Breggen's second place on the stage saw her comfortably maintain the top spot overall, the previously second-placed Marlen Reusser (Movistar) fell from second to fifth, leaving Vollering as the nearest rival at one minute back.

Stage 4 - Anna van der Breggen crushes opposition with stunning uphill time trial victory to move into pink jersey / As it happened

Four-time Giro d'Italia Women winner Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) blitzed the stage 4 mountain time trial of the 2026 race, covering the 12.7km course in 31:38 minutes in a dominant win.

World time trial champion Marlen Reusser (Movistar) finished in second place, 1:04 minutes slower than Van der Breggen. Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) took third place, another six seconds down. The stage results are reflected in the new look GC, with Van der Breggen exchanging the maglia azzurra for the maglia rosa of the overall leader

Stage 3 - Elisa Balsamo powers to hat-trick victory on stage 3 with searing uphill sprint / As it happened

Race leader Elisa Balsamo made it three in a row on stage 3, speeding to the win on the uphill finish in Buja, coming around Lily Williams (Human Powered Health) who launched the sprint early but couldn't hold off the Italian. Femke Gerritse took third for SD Worx-Protime as a reduced bunch battled it out after the GC riders tried but ultimately failed to kick off some GC action in the finale.

Stage 2 - Maglia rosa Elisa Balsamo speeds to second win in a row in stage 2 bunch sprint / As it happened

After the disqualification of Lorena Wiebes put her into the maglia rosa, Elisa Balsamo powered to the stage victory in Carole over Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) and Chiara Consonni (Canyon-SRAM). The win extended Balsamo's overall lead to eight seconds on Gillespie.

Stage 1 - Elisa Balsamo declared winner as Lorena Wiebes ejected from race for bike weight violation / As it happened

Lorena Wiebes appeared to have claimed the first maglia rosa with a commanding sprint victory in Ravenna but then a bike weight violation meant she was ejected from the race, putting Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) into the first maglia rosa of the 2026 edition instead. Earlier in the race, a series of crashes led to Cat Ferguson becoming the first rider to abandon the race.

SD Worx-ProTime revealed that the bike was just 20g under the limit and claim that the same bike weighed in just fine in other races.

Giro d'Italia Women countdown

As part of our countdown for the Giro d'Italia, we published several special features looking at the contenders, history, route and future of the race.

'We are investing a lot' – Giro d'Italia Women director confirms two-hour daily TV coverage, plans for back-to-back races and hopes to renew organising contract

Celebrating its 37th edition, the Giro d'Italia Women is set to begin on the streets of Cesenatico this Saturday, and it is an important moment as this is the first year the race will be held in alignment with the men's event, which will conclude in Rome on Sunday.

Cyclingnews caught up with Giusy Virelli, events manager at RCS Sport and race director for the women's Giro d'Italia. Read more...

From a mountain time trial to the first visit to an iconic climb – Analysing the key stages of the Giro d'Italia Women

Demi Vollering and Elisa Longo Borghini set to do battle, but super strong rivals could surprise them – Analysing the contenders for the Giro d'Italia Women

A history of the most iconic climbs of the Giro d'Italia Women – Colle delle Finestre joins the list of mythical ascents that have defined this race

'A really uncertain moment for me' – After spring goals were sunk by illness, can Elisa Longo Borghini float back to the top at the Giro d'Italia Women?

2026 Giro d'Italia Women Information

The 2026 Giro d'Italia Women will be held from May 30-June 7, in a new slot in the women's WorldTour calendar, which connects it with the men's race rather than being held during the men's Tour de France.

The official race route was revealed in Rome on December 1 at the same time as the men's 2026 Giro d'Italia route. It is the third year that the event is organised by RCS Sport.

The women's Giro d'Italia 2026 route covers 1153.7km and starts in Marco Pantani's birthplace, Cesenatico and ends in Saluzzo, after climbing the mighty Colle delle Finestre gravel road on the way to Sestriere.

The route includes an individual time trial, two flat stages, three medium mountain stages, and two high mountain stages.

2026 Giro d'Italia Women start list

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The Giro d'Italia Women is a long-running women's stage race which has carved a niche as one of the most prestigious women's events in the world.

The race will celebrate its 37th anniversary in 2026 and will include nine stages.

La Vuelta Femenina, the Giro d'Italia Women and the Tour de France Femmes are the three biggest stage races on the Women's WorldTour calendar. The Vuelta kicks off the women's Grand Tours in early May, while the Giro d'Italia will be held in early June in 2026, and the Tour de France Femmes is again at the end of July on the international calendar.

Join Cyclingnews' coverage of the 2026 Giro d'Italia Women with race reports, results, photo galleries, news and race analysis.

Giro d'Italia Women History

In the Giro d'Italia's more than three-decade-long history, some of the past winners include inaugural champion Maria Canins (Italy) in 1988, Catherine Marsal (France) in 1990, five-time winner Fabiana Luperini (Italy) from 1995-98 and 2008, two-time winner Joane Somarriba (Spain) in 1999 and 2000, three-time winner Nicole Brändli (Switzerland) in 2001, 2003 and 2005, Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) in 2004, and two-time winner Edita Pučinskaitė (Lithuania) in 2006 and 2007.

Americans Mara Abbott won in 2010 and 2013, and Megan Guarnier won in 2016. Now retired Anna van der Breggen won the race four times, in 2015, 2017, 2020 and 2021.

Two three-time winners, both from the Netherlands, are expected to be on the start this year: Marianne Vos (2011, 2012, 2014) and defending champion Annemiek van Vleuten (2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023).

In 2024, Elisa Longo Borghini became the first Italian to win the Giro d'Italia Women since five-time winner Fabiana Luperini last won the title 16 years ago in 2008, and added her name to a list of compatriots to have won the race that also includes Maria Canins, Roberta Bonanomi, and Michela Fanini.

She won for a second consecutive time in 2025 and is expected to fight for a third victory in 2026.

2026 Giro d'Italia Women schedule