Van Vleuten to debut rainbow jersey at the Giro dell'Emilia

Annemiek van Vleuten
(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Annemiek Van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) will show off her world champion's rainbow jersey at the one-day Giro dell'Emilia in Italy on Saturday, October 5.

The 36-year-old will lead the Australian squad in their first participation at the race, one week after her thrilling solo ride to gold in Yorkshire. The rest of the team will then go on to race the GP Bruno Beghelli on Sunday. Van Vleuten is set to head to China for the Tour of Guangxi later in the month.

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