Gaia Masetti gives AG Insurance-Soudal-QuickStep a win in La Classique Morbihan

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Alessia Vigilia second, Sofia Bertizzolo third in Josselin

CITTIGLIO ITALY MARCH 19 Gaia Masetti of Italy and Team AG Insurance Soudal QuickStep competes during the 24th Trofeo Alfredo BindaComune di Cittiglio 2023 Womens Elite a 139km one day race from Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca to Cittiglio UCIWWT on March 19 2023 in Cittiglio Italy Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
Italian Gaia Masetti of AG Insurance-Soudal-QuickStep (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

Gaia Masetti (AG Insurance-Soudal-QuickStep) secured a solo victory at the 1.1 La Classique Morbihan on Friday. 

The Italian finished nine seconds ahead of runner-up Alessia Vigilia (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo) and 11 seconds ahead of Sofia Bertizzolo (UAE Team ADQ). Cristina Tonetti (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo) surge across the line another 2 seconds later to outdistance  Lily Williams (Human Powered Health) for fourth place.

The 114km route offered the field one large look followed by four shorter circuits in Josselin. The initial attack was made by Josie Talbot (Cofidis Women) in the early kilometres, followed by the duo of Jessica Finney (AWOL O'Shea) and Loreleï Vachey (Lanester Women Morbihan) taking their chances at the front before it was all together again.

After a few more attacks, Uno-X's Marte Berg Edseth stole away at the front until 3km to go. In the final few corners there was a crash in the lead bunch, but Masetti was safe to sprint for the win. 

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