Gigante Wins Stage As Longo Borghini Takes Overall Giro Lead

Australia's Sarah Gigante won nan penultimate shape of nan Women's Giro d'Italia while Elisa Longo Borghini claimed nan pinkish jersey arsenic nan wide leader.

Gigante collapsed distant from nan chasing battalion connected nan last climb of nan 150km way from Fermignano to Monte Nerone to drawback shape leader Longo Borghini pinch 3 kilometres to go.

The 24-year-old past powered distant to triumph shape 7 by 45 seconds from Italy's Longo Borghini, who vanished 2nd and gained capable clip to return complete nan title lead from Marlen Reusser.

"I'm very grateful to my squad - we stuck to nan plan," said Gigante, whose 2nd shape triumph of nan 2025 Giro saw her move up to 3rd spot successful nan wide classification.

"We really wanted to effort something, and winning this shape is fantastic.

"I had studied nan last climb and decided to onslaught connected nan steep section. I wanted to show that shape four-win wasn't conscionable a one-off, but that I came to Italy to execute awesome results," said Gigante, who trails Longo Borghini by 1 infinitesimal 11 seconds overall.

"I'm still a spot acold backmost successful nan wide classification, but I'll springiness it a spell tomorrow," she added.

Defending champion Longo Borghini leads Swiss rider Marlen Reusser, who vanished 4th connected nan stage, by 22 seconds.

Sunday's last shape is simply a 130km way betwixt Forlì and Imola.