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MONTE NERONE, ITALY - JULY 12: (L-R) Amanda Spratt of Australia and Team Lidl - Trek, Nina Berton of Luxembourg and Team EF Education-Oatly, Loes Adegeest of Netherlands and Team FDJ - SUEZ, Lore De Schepper of Belgium and Team AG Insurance - Soudal, Lorena Wiebes of Netherlands and Team SD Worx - Protime - Red Sprint Jersey and Alena Amialiusik of Belarus and UAE Team ADQ compete during the 36th Giro d'Italia Women 2025, Stage 7 a 150km stage from Fermignano to Monte Nerone 1396m / #UCIWWT / on July 12, 2025 in Monte Nerone, Italy. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

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MONTE NERONE, ITALY - JULY 12: (L-R) Amanda Spratt of Australia and Team Lidl - Trek, Nina Berton of Luxembourg and Team EF Education-Oatly, Loes Adegeest of Netherlands and Team FDJ - SUEZ, Lore De Schepper of Belgium and Team AG Insurance - Soudal, Lorena Wiebes of Netherlands and Team SD Worx - Protime - Red Sprint Jersey and Alena Amialiusik of Belarus and UAE Team ADQ compete during the 36th Giro d'Italia Women 2025, Stage 7 a 150km stage from Fermignano to Monte Nerone 1396m / #UCIWWT / on July 12, 2025 in Monte Nerone, Italy. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

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LAVAL, FRANCE - JULY 12: Stage winner Jonathan Milan of Italy and Team Lidl - Trek - Green Sprint Jersey sprints at finish line during the 112th Tour de France, Stage 8 a 197km stage from Saint-Meen-le-Grand to Laval (Espace Mayenne) / #UCIWT / on July 12, 2025 in Laval, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

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