Niewiadoma skips Giro d’Italia Donne to focus on gold medal at Olympic Games

Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM)
Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) (Image credit: Getty Images)

Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) has opted to skip the Giro d’Italia Donne in order to focus on the Olympic Games. The Polish all-rounder, who finished second overall last year, said she wouldn’t have time to recover from the demands of the mountainous 10-day stage race, held from July 2-11, ahead of the women’s Tokyo Olympic Games road race, held on July 25.

"I decided to not race Giro d'Italia Donne because from my previous experiences it would take me, always, quite a while to recover from this very long and brutal stage race," said Niewiadoma, who also indicated to Cyclingnews in an interview in March that she would not race the Giro d'Italia Donne.

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Kirsten Frattini
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Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.