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Elisa Balsamo "very happy with performance" in Giro d’Italia Donne
CyclingFriday, 01 July 2022 at 07:00
The 2022 Giro d’Italia Donne held it's first stage yesterday. The first stage was a prologue where Elisa Balsamo secured 3rd place, six seconds behind stage winner Kristen Faulkner.
“It was a short time trial but that was very good for me. I studied the corners very well and then went full gas from the first meter to the last. I am very happy with my performance," Balsamo detailed. Away from her traditional rainbow stripes, she was still capable of competing for the win, and will be looking at grabbing the pink jersey in the coming days.
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Her teammate Elisa Longo Borghini managed to secure fifth place. She detailed the sharp and explosive opening day: ”I started and was actually sprinting, so probably I started a little too fast and I paid for that in the way back to the finish line. But I am still satisfied, I couldn’t give more and left everything on the road," the Paris-Roubaix winner commented.
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