Giro d'Italia Women 2025: Stage 3 preview

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Giro d'Italia Women 2025 stage 3 profile(Image credit: RCS Sport)

The peloton will be climbing straight out of the gates on stage 3's 122km race from Vezza d'Oglio to Trento, but the length descent and run-in to the finish could play into the hands of the sprinters.

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.

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