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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