'super Happy' Lippert Wins Sixth Stage Of Women's Giro

Germany's Liane Lippert won shape six of nan Women's Giro d'Italia pinch her Movistar team-mate Marlen Reusser holding connected to nan wide lead.

The 27-year-old was portion of a two-rider breakaway wrong nan past 10km of nan 145km shape to Terre Roveresche and sewage nan amended of Fenix-Deceuninck's Pauliena Rooijakkers successful a sprint to nan line.

It clinched a first shape triumph for Lippert since shape six of past year's Giro.

"Super happy! I had a ace bully time today. The squad was connected occurrence and everyone really believed successful me," Lippert said.

"It's a agelong process and I'm ace happy to yet person a win, nan first 1 of nan season."

Lidl-Trek's Shirin van Anrooij vanished third, 46 seconds down Lippert.

Meanwhile, Reusser, of Switzerland, vanished successful nan peloton to support nan pinkish jersey and support a 16-second lead complete defending champion Italian Elisa Longo Borghini.

Dutch rider Rooijakkers is up to 4th aft her second-place finish.

1. Marlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar Team) 12hrs 17mins 14secs

2. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) +16secs

3. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/Team SD Worx-Protime) +1min 53secs

4. Katrine Aalerud (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) +2mins 7secs

5. Sarah Gigante (Aus/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) +2mins 16secs

6. Antonia Niedermaier (Ger/Canyon/SRAM Zondacrypto) +2mins 45secs

7. Silvia Persico (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) +3mins 21secs

8. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +3mins 30secs

9. Yara Kastelijn (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +3mins 36secs

10. Isabella Holmgren (Can/Lidl-Trek) +3mins 39secs