The biggest stage race in women’s cycling got underway on Friday in the town of Grosetto, Italy. The 2020 Giro Rosa comprises nine stages and the first of those was a 16.8 km team time trial, won by Trek-Segafredo. Photgrapher David Powell is at the race for CyclingTips to capture all the action. Here’s what he saw on stage 1.
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- Spanish champion Mavi Garcia headlines the Ale BTC Ljubljana squad at this year’s race.
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- Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma will surely feature at some point during the race.
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- Marianne Vos with directions for her teammates ahead of the stage.
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- Mitchelton-Scott are the defending champions courtesy of Annemiek van Vleuten. The Aussie squad finished third on the day.
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- The riders of Trek-Segafredo warm up ahead of their effort.
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- Gun sprinter Kirsten Wild won’t have many opportunities at this year’s race. It’s a lumpy route with several uphill finishes,
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- Boels-Dolmans rode well enough for second on the stage.
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- Trek-Segafredo en route to a new best time of 20:05 for the 16.8 km effort – an average of 50.2 km/h.
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- Local rider Elisa Longo Borghini realises she’ll wear the first maglia rosa of this year’s race.
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- Team debrief ahead of the podium.
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- Longo Borghini will lead the race into Saturday’s stage 2.
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