At the arrival of the first stage of Giro d'Italia Women 2024who started on Sunday July 7th from Brescia, the first Pink Jersey is Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl – Trek). Born in 1991 in Verbania on December 10, she is the winner of the ITT Brescia-Brescia Tudor 15.7 km time trial.
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In the Brescia-Brescia Tudor ITT Time Trial Over 15.7 kilometres, the five-time Italian champion maintained an average of 45,691 km/hcrossing the finish line in Piazza Loggia with a time of 20'37”.
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The Australian is only 7 cents behind her Grace Brunpowered by FDJ SUEZ, which crossed the finish line in 20'38”. Followed by Brodie Champan (Lidl – Trek), 13″ longer than the Borghini.
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The winner of the first time trial at the finish commented: “This is the best way to start this Giro, which I came to with a lot of ambition and with a very strong team to support me. Last year the Corsa Rosa didn't go as I wanted, due to a crash, and so I wanted to show that I was doing well right away. The Maglia Rosa is a dream before being a goal and to start like this is truly wonderful.”
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Giro d'Italia Women 2024: the day before the start
On the occasion of the departure from Brescia, a team presentation evening was organized on Saturday 6 July in Piazza della Loggia. In the afternoon, at 5:30 p.m., a meeting took place opening speech in the presence of the institutions and partners of the Giro in Rosa.
The meeting, organised in collaboration with Banca Mediolanum, was attended by the Councillor for Tourism, Territorial Marketing and Fashion of the Lombardy Region, Barbara Mazzali (in the photo above), Polti Group CEO Francesca Polti, Banca Mediolanum HR Manager Antonio Gusmini and former cyclist Dalia Muccioli. All hosted by volleyball world champion Rachele Sangiuliano.
Following this, an opening night was held for the event. ZoneDocksan eclectic hotel, the beating heart of an entertainment and service hub that occupies an entire block of the city of Brescia.
On Sunday, before the start of the women's Giro, the hike took place Scarpetta Rossa, charity partner of the 2024 edition.
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Now all that remains is to wait and see which other champions will be the first to cross the finish line in the next stages.
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