The young Belgian reaches the top step of the podium after second- and third-place finishes in the preceding stages. Van Vleuten and Spratt sent to the hospital with unconfirmed injuries.
Teammate Amanda Spratt and Marianne Vos were also involved. The extent of injuries is not yet known.
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The Dutch rider secured her third victory while Annemiek van Vlueten retains her overall race lead in the 2020 women's stage race.
What will this year's Giro Rosa tell us about the form of the peloton after racing's shutdown? We checked in with the riders.
The Dutchwoman celebrates her second stage win of the race.
After four days in central Italy, the peloton heads to the coast south of Rome. Here's what riders had to say about the courses, COVID protocol, and GC contention.
The Équipe Paule Ka rider led a breakaway for more than 70 kilometers.
Ten years ago, Mara Abbott became the first American to win the Giro Rosa.
Marianne Vos won the third stage of the Giro Rosa, while Annemiek van Vleuten retained her lead in the GC.
While the women's peloton is more than capable of longer distances, some riders say that more exciting racing unfolds on shorter courses. Especially when they're televised.
Katarzyna Niewiadoma has the Giro Rosa's podium squarely in her sights. Landing on the podium would mark a career-best for the young Polish rider.
After she suffered a mechanical with eight kilometers to go, Annemiek van Vleuten clawed her way back to win Saturday's second stage of the Giro Rosa.
Italian Elisa Longo Borghini will wear the pink jersey after Friday's race opener.
The 2020 Giro Rosa has found a broadcast partner in Flobikes.com for North American fans.
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The 2020 Giro Rosa begins on Friday with a team time trial in Tuscany and is followed by aggressive punchy climbing throughout the entire race.
Australian Chloe Hosking wins the seventh and final stage.
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Lauren Stephens retains the overall lead as the peloton heads into Wednesday's final stage.
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Lauren Stephens has attacked into the lead at the Tour de l'Ardeche with two stages remaining.
The Australian squad has dominated the podium in the previous two editions and looks to make the 2020 Giro Rosa a hat trick.
Chloe Dygert, Sepp Kuss, Amber Neben, and Leah Thomas are among the elite riders chosen by USA Cycling for the 2020 UCI road world championships.
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The seven-day stage race in France promises plenty of climbing on fast stages.
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Annemiek van Vleuten has signed a two-year deal with Spanish team Movistar, ending speculation about the world champion's next destination.
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Lizzie Deignan has become a global inspiration for athletic moms, and she's used her platform to advance topics like paid maternity leave and the need for a women's Tour de France.
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Watch highlights of the one-day race and the dramatic final kilometer of racing.
Trek-Segafredo make numbers count as Deignan and Longo-Borghini work together to deny Vos.
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World champions, multi-time La Course winners, and powerhouse teams will line up in Nice for the seventh edition of this premier Women's WorldTour race.
UCI President David Lappartient says a professional women's stage race is in the works for 2022, and the organizer is Tour de France owner ASO.
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In an uphill sprint to the line, the reigning world champion from the Netherlands put her wheel across the line ahead of Italian Elisa Longo Borghini.
VeloNews checked in with three riders to get their take on La Course, in 2020 and beyond.
A short course with two punchy climbs should showcase excellent racing that will benefit from the Tour's prolific media coverage.
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This is Deignan's third win at Plouay, which she won in 2015 and 2017.
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Anna van der Breggen puts end to arch-rival's long undefeated run, capitalizing on a strong team performance to win solo.
With four big races next week, will Annemiek van Vleuten's winning streak continue?
The Italian classics specialist and French sprinter will join the marquee UCI women's pro team in 2021.
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The FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope rider is off to a strong start in the renewed 2020 season.
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The 1.pro race, normally held in early October, will see fierce competition from a hungry, fit peloton.
The team was unable to replace the bikes ahead of Tuesday's race start in Bologna.
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With six weeks before the first UCI mountain bike World Cup, riders and teams have yet to receive detailed information about COVID-19 safety protocols from the sport's governing body.
The Terra Ergolace shoe is our pick for the best touring/light mountain bike shoes that are the closest thing to a sneaker for clipless riding.
The marquee women's stage race will unfold over 975.8km in Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, Campania and Puglia.
It's Sofia Gomez Villafañe's time to shine.
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The race host indicated that the effects of coronavirus pandemic still present too much uncertainty to be able to hold the race safely.
The young rider will leave Équipe Paule Ka at the end of the season to join the Spanish women's WorldTour team.
Riding a spare bike beneath the blazing sun, Deignan crashed hard in the finale with no choice but to grind home bloodied and bruised.
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After finishing third at Saturday's Strade Bianche, the American rider commits to two more years with team.
Though it’s a critical piece of performance gear, sports bras have seen limited innovation; it’s clothing most cycling brands are afraid to touch.
After months of pause, the peloton made a punishing return to WorldTour action Saturday. We pick over the major talking points from an exhilarating day of racing.
North American rider regrouped after late mechanical to take third-place.
World champion bridges from over three minutes back to catch and deny lone breakaway rider Garcia.
Last week's racing in northern Spain provided a helpful blueprint for how riders are viewing safety protocols at Strade Bianche and future events.
Annemiek van Vleuten is undefeated thus far in 2020, and she enters Saturday's Strade Bianche as the heavy favorite. How can you beat her? It's the biggest question in pro women's racing.
America's 2001 MTB world champ, Alison Dunlap, talks past, present, and future.
In 1893 Knox was noted in the Black press for her 'graceful cycling.' She was a member of the League of American Wheelmen (L.A.W.), predecessor to the League of American Bicyclists.
A lightweight, breathable finish and thoughtful features makes these Patagonia shorts ideal for most summer trail riding missions.
World champion looking to defend her title in Italy as she heads up powerful Mitchelton-Scott team.
The UCI has released the 20201 WorldTour calendars for men and women, and the Amgen Tour of California is noticeably absent from both.
Strade Bianche Women Elite returns this weekend, with riders facing hot conditions, a dusty and dry course, and the overpowering might of Annemiek van Vleuten.
Coronavirus flareups add uncertainty to leading Women's WorldTour stage race.
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World champion remains unbeaten in 2020, taking three victories in four days in Spain.
Team doctor highlights complications and weaknesses in UCI protocol.