Giro d'Italia Women: Anna van der Breggen crushes opposition with stunning uphill time trial victory on stage 4, moves into pink jersey

Four-time Giro d'Italia Women winner Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) blitzed the stage 4 mountain time trial of the 2026 race, covering the 12.7km course in 31:38 minutes for a dominant win.

World time trial champion Marlen Reusser (Movistar) finished in second place, 1:04 minutes slower than Van der Breggen. Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) took third place, another six seconds down.

The stage results are reflected in the new look GC, with Van der Breggen exchanging the maglia azzurra for the maglia rosa of the overall leader and going into stage 5 with a buffer of more than a minute over all of her close rivals.

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"I really did not expect this. It’s incredible [to wear the maglia rosa again], I’m really happy with it. I worked really hard the last two years to get to this point again, and winning in this way means a lot to me," said Van der Breggen after the stage.

She will have to defend her jersey immediately on Wednesday's stage 5, with a 146km day through the Dolomites with two first-category and two third-category climbs set to bring more GC action

"Getting it [the maglia rosa] is one thing, and then wearing it is another. It started raining now, and it will rain in the upcoming stages as well. Obviously, my legs are feeling okay, but tomorrow will be a really difficult stage with technical downhills, even more when it’s raining. But I’m looking forward to it, and I am confident my team can help me a lot."

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