ASTANA PRO TEAM WINS THE FIRST EDITION OF THE GIRO DâITALIA VIRTUAL, TREK-SEGAFREDO FINISHES FIRST IN THE PINK RACE, TODAYâS FINAL STAGE SEES VICTORY FOR THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM AND ASTANA WOMENâS TEAM
Astana Pro Team has won the Giro dâItalia Virtual following a fourth place finish in the Milan ITT after the stage was won by the Italian national team led by Filippo Ganna. In the Pink Race, Trek-Segafredo tops the final general classification after finishing second in todayâs stage behind Astana Womenâs Team.
âPost-stage liveâ is at 19:00 CEST with live insights from Ivan Basso, Primoz RogliÄ and Letizia Paternoster. Tomorrow, cyclingâs greatest ex-pros (the âLegendsâ) will race side by side, including: Matteo Montaguti, Ivan Basso, Stefano Garzelli, Alessandro Ballan, Claudio Chiappucci, Andrea Tafi, Stefano Allocchio and Alessandro Bertolini. Visit www.retedeldono.it/giro to donate to the eventâs fundraiser for the Italian Red Cross.
Astana Pro Team has claimed overall victory in the first edition of the Giro dâItalia Virtual with a fourth place finish in the raceâs seventh and final stage: a 15.7 km flat time trial following the complete route of stage 21 of the Corsa Rosa (Cernusco sul Naviglio â Milan, Tissot ITT).
The Kazakh team can finally celebrate winning the Maglia Rosa, after having led the raceâs general classification from start to finish. Team Jumbo â Visma finished in second place at 49â57â and Androni Giocattoli â Sidermec took third at 1:01â25â.
Todayâs stage saw the Italian national team win the seventh and final stage of the Giro dâItalia Virtual thanks to strong performances from Filippo Ganna (22â31â, todayâs fastest finisher) and Jonathan Milan, with a combined time of 47â50â, beating Vini ZabĂč KTM at 15âł and Bahrain-McLaren at 20âł.
In the Pink Race, Astana Womenâs Team crossed the line first thanks to the efforts of Katia Ragusa (24â40â, the best individual time) and Liliana Moreno, with a combined time of 52â46â. Trek-Segafredo finished second at 44âł while the Italian national team placed third at 2â40â.
Trek-Segafredo, which today was represented by Ellen Van Dijk and Letizia Paternoster, wins the first edition of the Pink Race, ahead of the Italian National Team at 24â07â with Astana Womenâs Team in third at 1:00â12â.
INFO, RULES AND HOW TO REGISTER VIA THE EVENTâS GARMIN PLATFORM:Â WWW.GARMINVIRTUALRIDE.COM/IT
To experience the excitement of the Giro dâItalia Virtual, riders will simply need a Garmin Connect account in order to sign up for free at www.garminvirtualride.com/it. Once registered, they can upload the GPX files of the Giro dâItalia Virtualâs seven stages and install them on their Garmin Edge cycle computer. Riders will also require a new generation smart trainer such as those offered by Tacx, or any other brand of interactive smart trainer with similar features, to connect with their bike.
Signing up for the event will allow riders to compete in all seven stages of the Giro dâItalia Virtual. Registration is divided into four separate categories â âAmateurâ, âLegendsâ, âProâ and âWomanâ â each with their own separate general classification. The registration portal is be available to access in four languages while the eventâs official rulebook is accessible in both English and Italian.
THE GIRO DâITALIA VIRTUAL BY ENEL â SPONSORS
The Giro dâItalia Virtual, raising vital funds for the Italian Red Cross, has been created in collaboration with Enel (the eventâs official presenting partner), Garmin Edge and Tacx. The race is also officially sponsored by Castelli, Bianchi, NAMEDSPORT, Segafredo and Toyota.
FUNDRAISING FOR THE ITALIAN RED CROSS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RETE DEL DONO
RCS Sport is promoting a fundraising initiative in aid of the Italian Red Cross, accepting donations via the Rete del Dono giving portal, available at www.retedeldono.it/giro. Donations made via the portal until 10 May will enable the humanitarian organisation to continue working at the front line of the Covid-19 emergency, offering first responder aid, virus screening and psychological and logistical support amongst other vitally important activities in the fight against the epidemic. The fundraising campaign has been made possible by Rete del Dono â a longstanding partner of RCS Sport and notable coordinator of numerous successful sporting charity programs, including the Milano Marathon and Gran Fondo Strade Bianche. In the last few weeks alone, Rete del Dono has activated more than 70 fundraising campaigns aimed at battling the Covid-19 emergency.
In addition to sponsoring the event, Castelli have also pledged to donate 5 euros to the Italian Red Cross for each #Giro102 Race Jersey purchased through their website â http://castelli-cycling.com/.
