Veneto Women: Liane Lippert rounds out 2026 season with solo summit victory in Italy

2026 Veneto Women: Liane Lippert wins (Image credit: Getty Images)

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The final one-day race of the 2026 elite women's season, Veneto Women, has been captured by German allrounder Liane Lippert (Movistar) in a late solo charge for the line.

Lippert roared home atop the short but punishing final ascent of Monte Berico in the northern Italian city of Vicenza, four seconds clear of closest pursuer Loes Adegeest (Lidl-Trek). Local favourite Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L'IMAD) finished six seconds back.

After a flurry of early attacks, the race situation calmed down considerably, with Uno-X Mobility doing most of the work. More than half the total 106-kilometre distance had passed before a move of half a dozen riders managed to claw its way clear, the dangerous attack including the 2026 Trofeo Alfredo Binda and Giro dell'Emilia winners, Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team L'IMAD) and Alessia Vigilia (Uno-X Mobility).

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Finally, another dangerous move emerged shortly after the second and final descent of the Arcugnano climb, this time containing Italian National Champion Longo Borghini and no less than three of her teammates in a group of eight - Mavi García, Eleonora Gasparrini and Swinkels. At the same time, Movistar were also well represented with Marlen Reusser, second last year ahead of Gasparrini, and her teammate Lippert. Also present were Noemi Ruegg (EF Education-Oatly) and Adegeest.

With a 30-second advantage in the final five kilometres, it was clear one of the eight would claim the victory in the penultimate race of the 2026 women's calendar. Ultimately, Lippert was able to claim her first triumph of the season since the Vuelta CV Féminas one-day race, all the way back in February, again with a late solo move.

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Position	Rider (Country) Team	Time Gap
1	Liane Lippert (Ger) Movistar Team	2:39:17
2	Loes Adegeest (Ned) Lidl-Trek	0:00:04
3	Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) UAE Team ADQ	0:00:06
4	Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (Ita) UAE Team ADQ	0:00:07
5	Noemi Rüegg (Swi) EF Education-Oatly	0:00:14
6	Margarita Victoria Garcia Cañellas (Spa) UAE Team ADQ	0:00:23
7	Marlen Reusser (Swi) Movistar Team	0:00:25
8	Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) UAE Team ADQ	0:00:54
9	Alejandra Neira (Spa) Movistar Team	0:01:44
10	Ricarda Bauernfeind (Ger) Lidl-Trek	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) Cofidis Women Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Anna Henderson (GBr) Lidl-Trek	0:01:47
13	Babette Van Der Wolf (Ned) EF Education-Oatly	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Giada Silo (Ita) Uae Development Team	0:01:49
15	Alessia Vigilia (Ita) Uno-X Mobility	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Francesca Barale (Ita) Movistar Team	0:01:51
17	Carlotta Cipressi (Ita) Human Powered Health	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Sofia Arici (Ita) Vini Fantini- Bepink	0:01:53
19	Chiara Reghini (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Gaia Segato (Ita) Vini Fantini- Bepink	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Rasa Leleivytė (Ltu) Aromitalia Vaiano	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Jelena Erić (Srb) Uno-X Mobility	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Virginia Bortoli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	0:01:59
24	Ema Comte (Fra) Cofidis Women Team	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Titia Ryo (Fra) Human Powered Health	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Maya Kingma (Ned) Aromitalia Vaiano	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Nina Buijsman (Ned) Human Powered Health	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Henrietta Christie (NZl) EF Education-Oatly	0:02:07
29	Alena Amialiusik (Blr) UAE Team ADQ	0:02:10
30	Silvia Persico (Ita) UAE Team ADQ	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Victorie Guilman (Fra) Cofidis Women Team	0:02:11
32	Nina Berton (Lux) EF Education-Oatly	0:02:24
33	Nikola Nosková (Cze) Cofidis Women Team	0:02:54
34	Anouska Koster (Ned) Uno-X Mobility	0:03:44
35	Petra Zsankó (Hun) Aromitalia Vaiano	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Ashebir Meresiet Gebrehiwet (Eth) Team Amani	0:03:55
37	Valentina Basilico (Ita) Born to Win BTC City Ljubljana	0:04:40
38	Argyro Milaki (Gre) Aromitalia Vaiano	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Elisa De Vallier (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Mijntje Geurts (Ned) Cofidis Women Team	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Elisa Valtulini (Ita) Vini Fantini- Bepink	0:04:44
42	Carmen Moser (Ger) Horizons Cycling Club – Team 1971	0:04:45
43	Lara Crestanello (Ita) Isolmant- Premac- Vittoria	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Marlen Rojas (Chi) Wcc Team	0:04:53
45	Irene Affolati (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano	0:04:55
46	Sara Luccon (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Laura Tomasi (Ita) Uno-X Mobility	0:05:34
48	Giada Borghesi (Ita) Human Powered Health	0:07:10
49	Irene Laudi (Ita) Born to Win BTC City Ljubljana	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Florencia Monsalvez Rojo (Chi) Wcc Team	0:07:52
51	Mirre Knaven (Ned) EF Education-Oatly	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Minke Solbjørk Anderson (Den) EF Education-Oatly	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Marta Pavesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	0:08:03
54	Francesca Pellegrini (Ita) Uno-X Mobility	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Petra Stiasny (Swi) Human Powered Health	0:11:18
56	Maria Pia Chiatto (Ita) Zhiraf Pagliaccia	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Kyra Marett (Can) Wcc Team	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Giulia Zambelli (Ita) Biesse - Carrera	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Asia Rabbia (Ita) Born to Win BTC City Ljubljana	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Michela De Grandis (Ita) Horizons Cycling Club – Team 1971	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Anita Baima (Ita) Isolmant- Premac- Vittoria	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Aline Rezzonico (Swi) Biesse - Carrera	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Chantal Pegolo (Ita) Isolmant- Premac- Vittoria	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Fanny Bonini (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Camilla Bezzone (Ita) Team Mendelspeck E-Work	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Rebekka Pigolotti (Ita) Horizons Cycling Club – Team 1971	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Concetta Giulia Bonelli (Ita) Biesse - Carrera	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Giulia Luciani (Ita) Zhiraf Pagliaccia	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Xaveline Nirere (Rwa) Team Amani	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Valeria Curnis (Ita) Isolmant- Premac- Vittoria	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Eleonora Deotto (Ita) Team Mendelspeck E-Work	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Livielle Ongarato (Ita) Horizons Cycling Club – Team 1971	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Martina Silvestri (Ita) Isolmant- Premac- Vittoria	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Eyerusalem Haftu Reda (Eth) Team Amani	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Claudia Comacchio (Ita) Isolmant- Premac- Vittoria	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Giulia Vallotto (Ita) Horizons Cycling Club – Team 1971	0:11:26
77	Emma Bonissi (Ita) Vini Fantini- Bepink	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Gebregzabiher Mieraf Aregawi (Eth) Team Amani	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Taye Serkalem Watango (Eth) Wcc Team	0:11:33
80	Marta Zanga (Ita) Biesse - Carrera	0:11:42
81	Catrin Ferguson (GBr) Movistar Team	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Iurani Blanco Calbet (Spa) Human Powered Health	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Alessia Zambelli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Yulduz Hashimi (Afg) Wcc Team	0:11:47
85	Silvia Bordignon (Ita) Biesse - Carrera	0:11:48
86	Carys Lloyd (GBr) Movistar Team	0:11:50
DNS	Marte Berg Edseth (Nor) Uno-X Mobility	Row 86 - Cell 2

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The Independent, The Guardian, ProCycling, The Express and Reuters.

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