Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite: Alessia Vigilia takes surprise breakaway win

Alessia Vigilia (Uno-X Mobility) celebrates winning the 2026 Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images) — (Image credit: Getty Images)

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Alessia Vigilia sprung a surprise at the Giro dell’Emilia Donne on Saturday, the UNO-X Mobility rider taking a solo victory after attacking the peloton early in the race.

Sarah Van Dam (Visma-Lease a Bike) took second place six seconds down, while Lauren Dickson (FDJ United-SUEZ) was third, 14 seconds behind the solo winner.

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Pos	Rider	Time
1	Alessia Vigilia (Ita) Uno-X Mobility	02:50:46
2	Sarah van Dam (Can) Visma-Lease a Bike	02:50:52
3	Lauren Dickson (GBr) FDJ United-SUEZ	02:51:00
4	Malou Eisen (Ned) Volkerwessels	02:51:00
5	Nikola Nosková (Cze) Cofidis Women Team	02:51:13
6	Julie Bego (Fra) Cofidis Women Team	02:51:17
7	Maud Oudeman (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike	02:51:17
8	Rosita Reijnhout (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike	02:51:17
9	Henrietta Christie (NZl) EF Education-Oatly	02:51:19
10	Monica Trinca Colonel (Ita) Liv AlUla Jayco	02:51:19
11	Loes Adegeest (Ned) Lidl-Trek	02:51:23
12	Ema Comte (Fra) Cofidis Women Team	02:51:26
13	Kate Courtney (USA) FDJ United-SUEZ	02:51:35
14	Gaia Realini (Ita) Lidl-Trek	02:51:35
15	Maud Rijnbeek (Ned) Volkerwessels	02:51:37
16	Evelien Vijn (Ned) Volkerwessels	02:51:37
17	Sofia Arici (Ita) Vini Fantini - Bepink	02:51:57
18	Ana Vitoria Magalhaes (Bra) Movistar Team	02:52:02
19	Anouska Koster (Ned) Uno-X Mobility	02:52:19
20	Nadia Gontova (Can) Liv AlUla Jayco	02:52:41
21	Claire Steels (GBr) Movistar Team	02:52:49
22	Babette van der Wolf (Ned) EF Education-Oatly	02:52:51
23	Chiara Reghini (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	02:52:53
24	Karoline Goldschmidt (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	02:52:57
25	Eva van Agt (Ned) FDJ United-SUEZ	02:53:26
26	Maya Kingma (Ned) Aromitalia Vaiano	02:53:56
27	Anne Knijnenburg (Ned) Volkerwessels	02:53:56
28	Nicole Steigenga (Ned) AG Insurance-Soudal	02:53:56
29	Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team	02:53:56
30	Amalie Cooper (GBr) Tirol Women Cycling	02:54:13
31	Belinda Holzer (Aut) Tirol Women Cycling	02:54:13
32	Giulia Bisso (Ita) Isolmant - Premac - Vittoria	02:54:24
33	Meresiet Gebrehiwet (Eth) Team Amani	02:54:26
34	Kyra Marett (NZl) Wcc Team	02:54:26
35	Eleonora la Bella (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano	02:54:26
36	Virginia Bortoli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	02:54:34
37	Giulia Giuliani (Ita) Team Mendelspeck E-Work	02:54:54
38	Mijntje Geurts (Ned) Cofidis Women Team	02:54:54
39	Katharina Palm (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	02:55:11
40	Nina Lavenu (Fra) Ag Insurance Soudal Devo Team	02:55:11
41	Irene Affolati (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano	02:55:11
42	Victorie Guilman (Fra) Cofidis Women Team	02:55:11
43	Anna Henderson (GBr) Lidl-Trek	02:55:11
44	Noa Jansen (Ned) Liv AlUla Jayco	02:55:11
45	Talia Appleton (Aus) Liv AlUla Jayco	02:55:11
46	Laura Molenaar (Ned) Volkerwessels	02:55:11
47	Catrin Ferguson (GBr) Movistar Team	02:55:16
48	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Lidl-Trek	02:55:27
49	Arlenis Sierra Canadilla (Cub) Movistar Team	02:55:27
50	Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) Cofidis Women Team	02:55:27
51	Silke Smulders (Ned) Liv AlUla Jayco	02:55:37
52	Nela Kaňkovská (Cze) Tirol Women Cycling	02:55:37
53	Margaux Vigie (Fra) Visma-Lease a Bike	02:55:37
54	Elisa de Vallier (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	02:55:41
55	Fariba Hashimi Afg Vini Fantini - Bepink	02:55:43
56	Marlen Rojas (Chi) Wcc Team	02:55:47
57	Alessia Zambelli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	02:55:51
58	Lucia Brillante Romeo (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano	02:55:51
59	Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) FDJ United-SUEZ	02:55:51
60	Elena de Laurentiis (Ita) Vini Fantini - Bepink	02:55:57
61	Martina Silvestri (Ita) Isolmant - Premac - Vittoria	02:56:00
62	Valentina Zanzi (Ita) Isolmant - Premac - Vittoria	02:56:00
63	Haftu Reda (Eth) Team Amani	02:56:00
64	Aileen Schweikart (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	02:56:06
65	Lara Crestanello (Ita) Isolmant - Premac - Vittoria	02:56:07
66	Linda Zanetti (Swi) Uno-X Mobility	02:56:23
67	Marta Pavesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	02:56:23
68	Andrea Casagranda (Ita) Vini Fantini - Bepink	02:56:32
69	Chantal Pegolo (Ita) Isolmant - Premac - Vittoria	02:56:55
70	Jazilla Mwamikazi (Rwa) Wcc Team	02:56:57
71	Sonia Rossetti (Ita) Vini Fantini - Bepink	02:56:57
72	Valeria Curnis (Ita) Isolmant - Premac - Vittoria	02:56:57
73	Carys Lloyd (GBr) Movistar Team	02:58:02
74	Vittoria Guazzini (Ita) FDJ United-SUEZ	02:58:34
75	Selma Lantzsch (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	02:58:34
76	Nienke Veenhoven (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike	02:58:34
77	Jelena Erić (Srb) Uno-X Mobility	02:58:34
78	Francesca Pellegrini (Ita) Uno-X Mobility	02:58:34
DNF	Sarah Gigante (Aus) AG Insurance-Soudal	Row 78 - Cell 2
DNF	Anya Louw (Aus) AG Insurance-Soudal	Row 79 - Cell 2
DNF	Fauve Bastiaenssen (Bel) AG Insurance-Soudal	Row 80 - Cell 2
DNF	Auke de Buysser (Bel) EF Education-Oatly	Row 81 - Cell 2
DNF	Alexis Magner (USA) EF Education-Oatly	Row 82 - Cell 2
DNF	Alexandra Volstad (Can) EF Education-Oatly	Row 83 - Cell 2
DNF	Marine Lenehan (Irl) Lidl-Trek	Row 84 - Cell 2
DNF	Laura Tomasi (Ita) Uno-X Mobility	Row 85 - Cell 2
DNF	Bodine Vollering (Ned) Volkerwessels	Row 86 - Cell 2
DNF	Serkalem Watango (Eth) Wcc Team	Row 87 - Cell 2
DNF	Fanny Bonini (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano	Row 88 - Cell 2
DNF	Valentina Venerucci (SMr) Aromitalia Vaiano	Row 89 - Cell 2
DNF	Beáta Hermanová (Cze) Dukla Women Cycling	Row 90 - Cell 2
DNF	Vendula Strakatá (Cze) Dukla Women Cycling	Row 91 - Cell 2
DNF	Gabriela Bártová (Cze) Dukla Women Cycling	Row 92 - Cell 2
DNF	Jarmila Machačová (Cze) Dukla Women Cycling	Row 93 - Cell 2
DNF	Mieraf Aregawi (Eth) Team Amani	Row 94 - Cell 2
DNF	Betelhem Denta (Eth) Team Amani	Row 95 - Cell 2
DNF	Xaveline Nirere (Rwa) Team Amani	Row 96 - Cell 2
DNF	Camilla Bezzone (Ita) Team Mendelspeck E-Work	Row 97 - Cell 2
DNF	Eleonora Deotto (Ita) Team Mendelspeck E-Work	Row 98 - Cell 2
DNF	Ilaria Marinetto (Ita) Team Mendelspeck E-Work	Row 99 - Cell 2
DNF	Giorgia Serena (Ita) Team Mendelspeck E-Work	Row 100 - Cell 2
DNF	Katelyn Nicholson (Aus) Team Mendelspeck E-Work	Row 101 - Cell 2
DNF	Franziska Ehrenreich (Aut) Tirol Women Cycling	Row 102 - Cell 2
DNF	Ramona Grießer (Aut) Tirol Women Cycling	Row 103 - Cell 2
DNF	Linda Sanarini (Ita) Tirol Women Cycling	Row 104 - Cell 2
DNF	Sara Luccon (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	Row 105 - Cell 2
DNF	Elisa Valtulini (Ita) Vini Fantini - Bepink	Row 106 - Cell 2
DNS	Natalie Revelo (Ecu) Wcc Team	Row 107 - Cell 2

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