Giro d'Italia Women: Elisa Balsamo Wins Stage One After Lorena Wiebes Disqualified | Tech, Entertainment, Sport, Fashion, Travel News
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Cyclist Lorena Wiebes has lost the victory in the first stage of the Giro d’Italia Women and has been expelled from the race. The organizers have disqualified the Dutch champion because her bicycle allegedly did not meet the required minimum weight.
Lorena Wiebes has lost her victory in the opening stage of the Women's Giro d'Italia. A few hours after the finish, she learned that she had been disqualified. As a result, the runner-up, Elisa Balsamo, ultimately won. The Italian will also wear the first pink jersey on Sunday.
Giro d'Italia Women: Elisa Balsamo wins stage one after Lorena Wiebes disqualified | Tech, Entertainment, Sport, Fashion, Travel News
Lorena Wiebes was disqualified from the women’s Giro d’Italia for a bike weight violation, just hours after winning the opening stage. The Dutchwoman, riding for Team SD Worx-Protime, had sealed the first maglia rosa – the leader’s pink jersey – of this year’s race by pipping Italian Elisa Balsamo and Irish rider Lara Gillespie to the finish line in Ravenna. But in a statement on Saturday night, race organisers said 27-year-old Wiebes, who won t…
The Women's Tour of Italy has turned into a huge disappointment for Lorena Wiebes. The 27-year-old top sprinter from SD Worx-Protime won the opening stage earlier in the day and was therefore the first wearer of the pink jersey, but loses the stage victory and the pink jersey due to a bike that is too light.
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