Vos resumes race lead on hilly stage

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Marianne Vos resumed her place at the top of the leader board in the Giro Donne with a dominating performance on the lumpy stage to Fermo. The Nederlands Bloeit rider and Garmin-Cervelo's Emma Pooley punished the peloton over the six classified climbs on the 104.3km stage to gain back all of the time lost to yesterday's breakaway riders.

"It was a very difficult stage, especially in the final part. I'm really pleased to have regained the pink jersey. I hope to keep it for as long as possible, but I will take it day by day," said Vos.

Vos came in 19 seconds ahead of Pooley after the pair left the chasing group behind 70km into the stage. Sylwia Kapusta (Gauss) put in an another excellent performance to limit her losses in the main chase group. She sits eight seconds behind Vos on the GC, while Pooley is at 36 seconds ahead of the overnight leader, Shara Gillow (Bizkaia-Durango).

HTC-Highroad's Judith Arndt led home the chasing group, but lost 2:50 on the stage.

With her performance on the day, Vos claimed the lead in the GC, points and mountains classifications, while Rasa Leleivyte (Vaiano Soaristech) came across the line in fourth to take over the best young rider competition. Tatiana Guderzo (MCipollini Giordana) donned the maglia azzurra of best Italian rider.

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