Elisa Balsamo hits another sprint victory in the women's cycling Giro d'Italia.
At the finish line in Reggio Emilia she imposed herself, preceding the Dutch Charlotte Kool, second, and Marianne Vos, third.
The world road champion, with today's success in the fifth stage, the longest of the 2022 edition of the pink race, with its 126.1 kilometers, has sewn on the cyclamen jersey.
The time of 3h05'02 "for Balsamo, thus obtaining the fourth podium in five stages so far disputed, as well as the second victory in the 2022 Giro. The Dutch Annemiek Van Vleuten confirms herself as the leader of the general classification, ahead of the Spanish Mavi Garcia Canellas.
"Halfway through the Giro my balance can only be positive: I'm really happy - Balsamo's words -.
Even today the team did a great job, I'm very happy to have won.
Tomorrow it will be nice to start from home, I think it will be a very demanding stage, especially very suitable for escapes, so we'll see. ”Tomorrow the Giro will move to Lombardy, with the 114.7 kilometers of the Sarnico-Bergamo.
