Annemiek van Vleuten takes a firmer lead despite the fall of the Giro Donne: “Difficult day, but perfect” | sport

German Antonia Niedermaier, 20, won the 106 kilometer stage to Ceres thanks to an attack 26 kilometers from the finish. Movistar driver Van Vleuten followed at 9 seconds. New Zealand’s Niamh Fisher-Black took third place by over a minute.

Van Vleuten started the fifth stage 49 seconds ahead of number 2 Longo Borghini. The Italian was more than 5 minutes late. Niedermaier and American Veronica Ewers are now the main competitors for the Dutch, with a gap of more than 2 minutes. Van Vleuten is the defending champion and also won the Italian race in 2018 and 2019. The women’s Giro d’Italia lasts until Sunday.

According to Van Vleuten, it was “a difficult but perfect day”. His main objective, to save time on the other riders in the classification, has been achieved. ,,I also went for the stage victory, but because of my bad evaluation in the descent, it was not possible. Fortunately, the damage was minor. It was another exciting and attractive race for women’s cycling, I think.

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