Wiebes wins stage three of Women's Giro d'Italia
Stage three results
1. Lorena Wiebes (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) 2hrs 59min 7secs2. Josie Nelson (GBR/Picnic PostNL) same time3. Lotte Kopecky (Bel/SD Worx-Protime) same time4. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) same time5. Babette van der Wolf (Ned/EF Education–Oatly) same time6. Christina Schweinberger (Aut/Fenix–Deceuninck) same time7. Barbara Guarischi (Ita/SD Worx-Protime) same time8. Eleonora Gasparrini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) same time9. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma–Lease a Bike) same time10. Marthe Truyen (Bel/Fenix–Deceuninck) same time
General classification after stage three
1. Anna Henderson (GBR/Lidl-Trek) 5hrs 41mins 10secs2. Marlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar) +13 secs3. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) +31secs4. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/Team SD Worx-Protime) +35secs5. Monica Trinca Colonel (Ita/Liv AlUla Jayco) +56secs6. Shirin van Anrooij (Ned/Lidl-Trek) same time7. Katrine Aalerud (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) +59secs8. Antonia Niedermaier (Ger/Canyon Sram) +1min 3secs9. Juliette Labous (Fra/FDJ-SUEZ) +1min 6secs10. Dilyxine Miermont (Fra/Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team) +1min 10secs
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