Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini won the Giro dell'Emilia International Donne Saturday ahead of Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (Bigla Pro Cycling) and Amber Neben (Bepink Laclassica).
Borghini attacked Moolman as the duo were clear on the final ascent of the San Luca climb to take the win by five seconds over Moolman and seven seconds over Neben.
"It was a pretty easy race because there was only the final climb," Longo Borghini said. "It was 2.2km with a 10 percent average, so it was pretty hard in the final. Ashleigh Moolman did the forcing at the bottom, just tried to go a bit hard to weaken the others a bit…
"Then with 250 metres to go I started my sprint, because I need to start a bit long because I need a harder sprint, and I came first."
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Italy | 2:29:00 |
| 2 | Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:05 |
| 3 | Amber Neben (USA) Bepink Laclassica | 0:00:07 |
| 4 | Jolanda Neff (Swi) Servetto Footon | 0:00:15 |
| 5 | Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) Ale Cipollini | 0:00:21 |
| 6 | Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) INPA Sottoli Giusfredi | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Wiggle Honda | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Yevgeniya Vysotska (Ukr) Servetto Footon | 0:00:22 |
| 10 | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Italy | 0:00:40 |
| 11 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Italy | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Polona Batagelj (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) Servetto Footon | 0:00:41 |
| 14 | Ursa Pintar (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana | 0:00:52 |
| 15 | Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:54 |
| 16 | Beatrice Rossato (Ita) Ale Cipollini | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Ewelina Szybiak (Pol) Aromitalia Vaiano | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Asja Paladin (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 0:00:55 |
| 19 | Sari Saarelainen (Fin) | 0:00:56 |
| 20 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Italy | 0:00:58 |
| 21 | Anna Potokina (Rus) Servetto Footon | 0:01:05 |
| 22 | Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) | 0:01:12 |
| 23 | Anna Zita Maria Stricker (Ita) INPA Sottoli Giusfredi | 0:01:17 |
| 24 | Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Aromitalia Vaiano | 0:01:19 |
| 25 | Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) INPA Sottoli Giusfredi | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Francesca Cauz (Ita) Ale Cipollini | 0:01:20 |
| 27 | Lara Vieceli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | 0:01:24 |
| 28 | Cristina Martinez (Spa) Lointek Team | 0:01:25 |
| 29 | Katia Ragusa (Ita) | 0:01:37 |
| 30 | Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) | 0:01:45 |
| 31 | Ana Maria Covrig (Rom) Bepink Laclassica | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Silvia Persico (Ita) | 0:01:53 |
| 33 | Vania Canvelli (Ita) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Lija Laizane (Lat) Aromitalia Vaiano | 0:02:03 |
| 35 | Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Bepink Laclassica | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Chiara Zanettin (Ita) | 0:02:09 |
| 37 | Betty Kals (Bel) | 0:02:16 |
| 38 | Jelena Eric (Srb) BTC City Ljubljana | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Nina Gulino (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | 0:02:19 |
| 40 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano | 0:02:30 |
| 41 | Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Ale Cipollini | 0:02:40 |
| 42 | Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Italy | 0:02:43 |
| 44 | Anja Rugelj (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Irene Bitto (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 0:02:45 |
| 46 | Michela Balducci (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Martina Alzini (Ita) | 0:03:06 |
| 49 | Simona Bortolotti (Ita) Bepink Laclassica | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Giorgia Fraiegari (Ita) Bepink Laclassica | 0:03:12 |
| 51 | Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Bepink Laclassica | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Maria Del Mar Bonnin Palou (Spa) BZK Emakumeen Bira | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Angela Maffeis (Ita) INPA Sottoli Giusfredi | 0:03:15 |
| 54 | Sofia Beggin (Ita) | 0:03:26 |
| 55 | Soraya Paladin (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Alice Gasparini (Ita) | 0:03:45 |
| 57 | Carmela Cipriani (Ita) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Aurora Mancini (Ita) | 0:03:51 |
| 59 | Gloria Rodriguez Sanchez (Spa) BZK Emakumeen Bira | 0:03:52 |
| 60 | Maria San Jose Tejerina (Spa) BZK Emakumeen Bira | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Lotta Lepistö (Fin) Bigla Pro Cycling Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Claudia Cretti (Ita) INPA Sottoli Giusfredi | 0:04:04 |
| 63 | Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy | 0:04:06 |
| 64 | Emilie Aubry (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 0:04:13 |
| 65 | Olena Oliinyk (Ukr) | 0:04:18 |
| 66 | Angelica Riverditi (Ita) | 0:04:20 |
| 67 | Nicole Dal Santo (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 0:04:31 |
| 68 | Michela Pavin (Ita) Servetto Footon | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Ale Cipollini | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| 70 | Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Ale Cipollini | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| 71 | Letizia Galvani (Ita) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| 72 | Anna Faoro (Ita) | 0:04:46 |
| 73 | Alessia Martini (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| 74 | Sara Mariotto (Ita) | 0:05:44 |
| 75 | Isotta Barbieri (Ita) | 0:05:52 |
| 76 | Sara Grifi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 0:06:07 |
| 77 | Sara Filippone (Ita) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| 78 | Deborah Sangalli (Ita) | 0:06:30 |
| 79 | Francesca Balducci (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | 0:06:34 |
| DNF | Cristina Landrischina (Ita) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Urska Zigart (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Rachele Barbieri (Ita) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
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