Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 1

30.05-07.06

Lorena Wiebes initially sprinted to victory on stage 1 of the 2026 Giro d’Italia Women in Ravenna, beating Elisa Balsamo and Lara Gillespie. However, she was later disqualified after commissaires found her bike did not comply with the UCI minimum weight regulations. The ruling removed Wiebes from the results and cost her both the stage win and the maglia rosa, while Cat Ferguson also abandoned after an early crash.

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