Tough route for Giro Donne

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Organisers reveal high-altitude racing for wome's Giro

The competition winners line up for photos : Mara Abbott (Team Columbia) (mountains), Claudia Hausler (Cervelo Test Team) (overall) and Lizzie Armitstead (Lotto Belisol) (young rider)

The competition winners line up for photos : Mara Abbott (Team Columbia) (mountains), Claudia Hausler (Cervelo Test Team) (overall) and Lizzie Armitstead (Lotto Belisol) (young rider) (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

The 2010 Giro Donne again looks set to be the toughest stage race in women's cycling with organisers including a high-altitude finish on the Passo Stelvio and other testing stages during ten days of racing.

Stephen Farrand
Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.