2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile

2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile
Race details
Dates 29 June–7 July 2012
Stages 9
Distance 961 km (597.1 mi)
Winning time 24h 50′ 43″
Results
Jersey awarded to the overall winner Winner  Marianne Vos (NED) (Rabobank Women)
  Second  Emma Pooley (GBR) (AA Drink-leontien.nl)
  Third  Evelyn Stevens (USA) (Specialized-lululemon)
Points  Marianne Vos (NED) (Rabobank Women)
Mountains  Emma Pooley (GBR) (AA Drink-leontien.nl)
Youth  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (Hitec Products-Mistral Home)

The 2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or Giro Donne, was the 23rd running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, the most prestigious stage race on the women's road cycling calendar.[1] It was held over nine stages from 29 June to 7 July 2012, starting in Naples and finishing in Bergamo.[2] The race was won by last year's winner Marianne Vos, who also won 5 of the 9 stages as well as the yellow jersey (points).

Teams

Seventeen teams competed in the 2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile: the top ten UCI Women's Teams (listed on the left below), a Dutch national team, and six 'wildcard' Italian teams (listed on the right below):[3][4]

Stages

The 2012 race started with the longest stage, a 139.1 km flat stage from Naples to Terracina. The second stage was a 7.2 km individual time trial around the streets of Rome.[5]

StageDateStartFinishDistance
(km)		Stage winnerWinner's team
129 JuneNaplesTerracina139.1 Marianne Vos (NED)Rabobank Women
230 JuneRomeRome7.2 Marianne Vos (NED)Rabobank Women
31 JulyVernioCastiglione dei Pepoli124.0 Evelyn Stevens (USA)Specialized-lululemon
42 JulyMontecatini TermeMontecatini Alto98.0 Marianne Vos (NED)Rabobank Women
53 JulyPolesellaMolinella118.7 Tiffany Cromwell (AUS)Orica-AIS
64 JulyModenaSalsomaggiore122.2 Shelley Olds (USA)AA Drink-leontien.nl
75 JulyVogheraCastagnole delle Lanze129.1 Marianne Vos (NED)Rabobank Women
86 JulyMornagoLonate Pozzolo116.2 Marianne Vos (NED)Rabobank Women
97 JulySarnicoBergamo106.9 Emma Johansson (SWE)Hitec Products-Mistral Home

Classification

There were five different jerseys awarded in the 2012 Giro Donne. These followed the same format as those in the men's Giro d'Italia, and as in the men's race, the leader of the general classification received a pink jersey. This classification was calculated by adding the combined finishing times of the riders from each stage, and the overall winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Giro.[6]

The other jerseys differ in colour from those of the men's Giro:

  • The points classification was awarded the maglia gialla or yellow jersey, a change from its mauve (ciclamino) colour in preceding years.[7] Points are awarded for placements at stage finishes as well as at selected intermediate sprint points on the route, and the jersey is received by the rider with the most overall points to their name.[6]
  • The mountains classification was awarded the green jersey (maglia verde). Points were allocated for the first few riders over selected mountain passes on the route, with more difficult passes paying more points, and the jersey is received by the rider with the most overall points to their name.[6]
  • The white jersey (maglia bianca) for the best young rider was given to the highest-placed rider on the general classification aged 23 or under on 1 January 2012 (i.e. born in or after 1989).
  • The blue jersey (maglia azzura) was given to the highest-placed Italian rider on the general classification.

Classification progress

Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 Italian rider classification
1 Marianne Vos Marianne Vos Marianne Vos Aleksandra Sošenko Chloe Hosking Giorgia Bronzini
2 Marianne Vos Alena Amialyusik Tatiana Guderzo
3 Evelyn Stevens Evelyn Stevens Emma Pooley Elisa Longo Borghini Fabiana Luperini
4 Marianne Vos Marianne Vos
5 Tiffany Cromwell
6 Shelley Olds
7 Marianne Vos
8 Marianne Vos
9 Emma Johansson
Final Marianne Vos Marianne Vos Emma Pooley Elisa Longo Borghini Fabiana Luperini

General classification progress

Top five with times behind the race leader:

Stage Leader 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1  Marianne Vos (NED)  Shelley Olds (USA)4"  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)6"  Chloe Hosking (AUS)7"  Marta Tagliaferro (ITA)8"
2  Clara Hughes (CAN)15"  Shelley Olds (USA)19"  Judith Arndt (GER)22"  Evelyn Stevens (USA)27"
3  Evelyn Stevens (USA)  Marianne Vos (NED)12"  Emma Pooley (GBR)31"  Fabiana Luperini (ITA)1' 01"  Judith Arndt (GER)2' 35"
4  Marianne Vos (NED)  Evelyn Stevens (USA)1' 31" 2' 07" 2' 37"  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)4' 08"
5  Tiffany Cromwell (AUS)3' 46"
6 1' 44" 2' 20" 2' 57" 4' 06"
7 1' 54" 2' 30" 3' 03"  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)4' 24"
8 2' 00" 3' 20" 3' 53"  Judith Arndt (GER)4' 45"
9  Emma Pooley (GBR)3' 27"  Evelyn Stevens (USA)6' 32" 7' 39"  Emma Johansson (SWE)7' 50"

Final standings

Source:[8]

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  Marianne Vos (NED) Rabobank Women 24h 50′ 43″
2  Emma Pooley (GBR) AA Drink–leontien.nl + 3' 27"
3  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Specialized-lululemon + 6' 32"
4  Fabiana Luperini (ITA) Faren Honda + 7' 39"
5  Emma Johansson (SWE) Hitec Products-Mistral Home + 7' 50"
6  Judith Arndt (GER) Orica-AIS + 8' 30"
7  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) MCipollini-Giambenini + 9' 00"
8  Claudia Hausler (GER) Orica-AIS + 9' 13"
9  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Hitec Products-Mistral Home + 10' 07"
10  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies + 10' 12"

Points classification

Rider Team Points
1  Marianne Vos (NED) Rabobank Women 107
2  Emma Johansson (SWE) Hitec Products-Mistral Home 52
3  Judith Arndt (GER) Orica-AIS 48
4  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Specialized-lululemon 47
5  Shelley Olds (USA) AA Drink–leontien.nl 43

Mountains classification

Rider Team Points
1  Emma Pooley (GBR) AA Drink–leontien.nl 43
2  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Specialized-lululemon 21
3  Marianne Vos (NED) Rabobank Women 16
4  Linda Villumsen (NZL) Orica-AIS 12
5  Claudia Hausler (GER) Orica-AIS 10
 Fabiana Luperini (ITA) Faren Honda 10

Young riders classification

Rider Team Time
1  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Hitec Products-Mistral Home 25h 00′ 50″
2  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Be Pink + 5' 11"
3  Rossella Ratto (ITA) Verinlegno-Fabiani + 13' 12"
4  Lucinda Brand (NED) AA Drink–leontien.nl + 28' 42"
5  Anna Van Der Breggen  (NED) Dutch national team +30' 10"

References

  1. ↑ "Olympians warm up for London in women's Giro d'Italia". Cycling News. 27 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2012". Cycling News. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "The 10 world best teams at 2012 GiroDonne start". girodonne.it. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "ELENCO ISCRITTI" [ENTRY LIST] (PDF). girodonne.it (in Italian). Federazione Ciclista Italiana. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  5. ↑ Wynn, Nigel (28 June 2012). "British stars Pooley, Cooke, Armitstead and Laws line up for Giro Donne". Cycling Weekly.
  6. 1 2 3 Laura Weislo (2008-05-13). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  7. ↑ "Classifiche 2012". girogonne.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2012: Stage 9 Results". cyclingnews.com. 7 July 2012.
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