Balsamo: It has been the best start of the season in my career

CITTIGLIO ITALY MARCH 20 Elisa Balsamo of Italy and Team Trek Segafredo celebrates winning the Pink UCI Womens WorldTour Leader Jersey on the podium ceremony after the 46th Trofeo Alfredo BindaComune di Cittiglio 2022 Womens Elite a 1418km one day race from Cocquio Trevisago to Cittiglio TrBinda UCIWWT on March 20 2022 in Cittiglio Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo) dons the Women's WorldTour leader's jersey after her Trofeo Alfredo Binda win (Image credit: Tim de WaeleGetty Images)

Elisa Balsamo took the Women's WorldTour lead with her sprint victory at the Trofeo Alfredo Binda on Sunday afternoon, with the Italian hailing the opening months of 2022 as "the best start of the season in my career".

The world champion, riding her first season at Trek-Segafredo, began her campaign with an opening stage victory at the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana before finishing fourth at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Prior to joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly, Rouleur, and CyclingTips.

 

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France and the spring Classics, and has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Wout van Aert, Remco Evenepoel, Demi Vollering, and Anna van der Breggen.

 

As well as original reporting, news and feature writing, and production work, Dani also oversees The Leadout newsletter and How to Watch guides throughout the season. Their favourite races are Strade Bianche and the Volta a Portugal.