Martina Fidanza (Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling) won the GP Mazda Schelkens in Borsbeek, Belgium on Monday. Finishing a bike length back for second was Daria Pikulik (Human Powered Health), while Sara Fiorin (UAE Development) took third at the line in the furious bunch sprint.
The 128.7km UCI 1.1 race was held for a third edition on a fast, flat course with 11 circuits in Borsbeek. Ceratizit-WNT Pro riders Sandra Alonso and Kathrin Schweinberger delivered Fidanza to the line for her first road win of the season.
The 24-year-old Italian powered away at the front of the peloton on the final swooping right-hand bend in the closing 100 metres to showcase the speed she uses on the track for Team Pursuit and Scratch titles in 2022.
Results
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'I was not expecting this after many hard moments' – Without GC pressure, Giulio Ciccone finally achieves childhood dream of pulling on maglia rosa
Italian sprints to bonus seconds in Cosenza to take pink, 10 years on from maiden stage win as neo-pro -
Giro d'Italia abandons – Three more riders out of the race as Grand Tour reaches Italian soil
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'The important thing was we tried' - Movistar put everything out there but fail to capture Giro d'Italia stage
Spanish WorldTour squad rip up race on category 2 Cozzo Tunno, but cannot stop Jhonatan Narváez from grabbing victory
