Chiara Consonni triumphs at Volta Montana, Elisa Longo Borghini still in pink

Giro d'Italia Women: Chiara Consonni wins second stage, Elisa Longo Borghini keeps pink jersey

After succeeding in 2022 and 2023, Chiara Consonni also manages to win a stage of the Giro d'Italia women’s race in 2024. The UAE Team ADQ rider, in fact, è imposed herself in the sprint in the 110 km with departure in Sirmione and arrival in Volta Mantovana, mocking Lotte Kopecky and Elisa Balsamo. The Ponte San Pietro native finished the trial in 2h 41'58", at an average of 40.749 km/h

" It was a very complicated victory because the breakaway gave us a lot of trouble. Fortunately, we had visioned the finish on the first pass and I understood that to win I had to be as far ahead as possible at the last km" debuted the 1999-class cyclist to the official channels of the Giro.

"It's been a beautiful duel with Lotte Kopecky and Elisa Balsamo nefli last meters and being able to win it è was magnificent" added Chiara Consonni at the end of the second stage.

She is confirmed in the pink jersey, however, Elisa Longo Borghini. The cyclist from Ornavasso è still leads the general classification with an advantage of one second over Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez) and a good 13 over Brodie Chapman (Lidl-Trek).