 2024 Giro d'Italia Women | |
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late June / early July |
| Region | Italy |
| Nickname(s) | Giro d'Italia Donne Giro Rosa (2013–2020) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Women's World Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | RCS Sport |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1988 |
| Editions | 35 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Maria Canins (ITA) |
| Most wins | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) (5 wins) |
| Most recent | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
The Giro d’Italia Women is an annual women's cycle stage race around Italy. First held in 1988, the race is currently part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and is currently organised by RCS Sport, the organisers of the men's Giro d'Italia. The race was previously branded as the Giro d'Italia Femminile prior to 2013, the Giro Rosa from 2013 to 2020, and the Giro Donne from 2021 to 2023.
The race has been considered the most prestigious stage race in women's road cycling,[1] with some teams and media referring to the race as a 'Grand Tour'.[2][3] However, the race does not meet the UCI definition of such an event.[4][5] It has generally held over nine or ten days in early July each year, competing for attention with the more famous men's Tour de France. Organisers also stated that they wished to work with the UCI to move the calendar position of the race, so that the race is not overshadowed by the Tour de France.[6] The race is owned by the Italian Cycling Federation, with organisation of the race outsourced.[7]
The rider with the lowest aggregate time is the leader of the general classification and wears the pink jersey. While the general classification gathers the most attention, there are other contests held within the Giro: the points classification for the sprinters, the mountains classification for the climbers, young rider classification for the riders under the age of 23, and the best Italian rider classification. Achieving a stage win also provides prestige, often accomplished by a team's sprint specialist or a rider taking part in a breakaway.
- ^ "Olympians warm up for London in women's Giro d'Italia". Cycling News. 27 June 2012.
- ^ Goldman, Tom (22 July 2022). "After more than 30 years, a multiday women's Tour de France is back". NPR.org. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
After the Tour de France femmes avec Zwift announced its record $250,000 purse, another women's grand tour event, the Giro d'Italia Donne, matched the Tour's prize money amount.
- ^ "All info on the 2022 Giro Donne, the first women's Grand Tour of the year for the Movistar Team | Movistar Team". Movistar Team. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS PART 2 ROAD RACES" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 April 2022. p. 59. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
Elite women world circuit The duration of events ... is limited to 6 days unless an exemption is made by the UCI Management Committee
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (16 October 2021). "A closer look reveals the inequity at Tour de France Femmes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Rogers, Owen (10 July 2022). "Rome the target for 2023 Giro Donne 'grande partenza'". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
Organisers confirm they are working with the UCI to ensure the race does not clash with the men's Tour de France
- ^ Atkins, Ben (3 December 2012). "Giro Donne 2013 under threat as race organiser steps down". velonation.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.