Giro d'Italia Women 2026 - Stage 2
30.05-07.06
Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) sprinted to victory on stage 2 of the Giro d'Italia Women in the maglia rosa. The former world champion was retrospectively awarded the stage 1 victory and maglia rosa after Lorena Wiebes was disqualified on Saturday for her bike being deemed too light. Balsamo made her mark in the sprint at the end of stage 2 in Caorle, celebrating victory in pink ahead of Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) and Chiara Consonni (Canyon//Sram)
Results
Stage
GC
Youth
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessia Zambelli | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 7:16:11 |
| 2 | Alexandra Volstad | EF Education-Oatly | + 00.00 |
| 3 | Célia Gery | FDJ United-SUEZ | + 00.00 |
| 4 | Irma Siri | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | + 00.00 |
| 5 | Viktória Chladonová | Team Visma | Lease a Bike Women | + 00.00 |
| 6 | Fleur Moors | Lidl-Trek Women | + 00.00 |
| 7 | Isabella Holmgren | Lidl-Trek Women | + 00.00 |
| 8 | Justyna Czapla | CANYON//SRAM | + 00.00 |
| 9 | Rosita Reijnhout | Team Visma | Lease a Bike Women | + 00.00 |
| 10 | Lore De Schepper | AG Insurance-Soudal Team | + 00.00 |
| 11 | Elisa De Vallier | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | + 00.23 |
| 12 | Irene Cagnazzo | Vini Fantini-BePink | + 01.04 |
| 13 | Andrea Casagranda | Vini Fantini-BePink | + 01.48 |
| 14 | Marta Pavesi | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | + 01.48 |
| 15 | Marion Bunel | Team Visma | Lease a Bike Women | + 01.48 |
| 16 | Anita Baima | Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria | + 03.20 |
| 17 | Camilla Bezzone | Team Mendelspeck e-work | + 03.20 |
| 18 | Valentina Zanzi | Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria | + 03.20 |
| 19 | Stina Kagevi | EF Education-Oatly | + 03.54 |
| 20 | Sara Luccon | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | + 04.03 |
| 21 | Eleonora Deotto | Team Mendelspeck e-work | + 04.09 |
| 22 | Mara Roldan | Team Picnic PostNL Women | + 04.12 |
| 23 | Eleonora La Bella | Aromitalia Vaiano | + 04.56 |
| 24 | Nienke Veenhoven | Team Visma | Lease a Bike Women | + 06.04 |
| 25 | Gaia Segato | Vini Fantini-BePink | + 06.04 |
| 26 | Mirre Knaven | EF Education-Oatly | + 06.04 |
| 27 | Giorgia Serena | Team Mendelspeck e-work | + 06.04 |
| 28 | Chantal Pegolo | Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria | + 06.04 |
| 29 | Sara Segala | Team Mendelspeck e-work | + 13.22 |
| 30 | Ilaria Marinetto | Team Mendelspeck e-work | + 13.37 |
Points
| Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elisa Balsamo | Lidl-Trek Women | 70 |
| 2 | Lara Gillespie | UAE Team ADQ | 50 |
| 3 | Chiara Consonni | CANYON//SRAM | 36 |
| 4 | Charlotte Kool | Fenix-Premier Tech | 24 |
| 5 | Georgia Baker | Liv AlUla Jayco | 14 |
| 6 | Sofia Arici | Vini Fantini-BePink | 12 |
| 7 | Sara Luccon | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 12 |
| 8 | Barbara Guarischi | Team SD Worx-Protime | 10 |
| 9 | Linda Zanetti | Uno-X Mobility Women | 8 |
| 10 | Elisa De Vallier | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 8 |
| 11 | Sharon Spimi | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 8 |
| 12 | Arlenis Sierra | Movistar Team Women | 7 |
| 13 | Eleonora La Bella | Aromitalia Vaiano | 6 |
| 14 | Valeria Curnis | Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria | 6 |
| 15 | Gladys Verhulst-Wild | AG Insurance-Soudal Team | 5 |
| 16 | Maggie Coles-Lyster | Human Powered Health | 5 |
| 17 | Nienke Veenhoven | Team Visma | Lease a Bike Women | 5 |
| 18 | Alessia Zambelli | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 4 |
| 19 | Célia Gery | FDJ United-SUEZ | 3 |
| 20 | Fariba Hashimi | Vini Fantini-BePink | 3 |
| 21 | Lily Williams | Human Powered Health | 2 |
| 22 | Margaux Vigié | Team Visma | Lease a Bike Women | 1 |
| 23 | Giorgia Serena | Team Mendelspeck e-work | 1 |
Mountain
| Pos | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleonora La Bella | Aromitalia Vaiano | 3 |
| 2 | Elisa De Vallier | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 2 |
| 3 | Sara Luccon | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 1 |
Team
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAE Team L’IMAD | 21:48:33 |
| 2 | Human Powered Health | + 00.00 |
| 3 | Lidl-Trek | + 00.00 |
| 4 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 00.00 |
| 5 | FDJ United-SUEZ | + 00.00 |
| 6 | Liv AlUla Jayco | + 00.00 |
| 7 | Uno-X Mobility | + 00.00 |
| 8 | CANYON//SRAM | + 00.00 |
| 9 | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | + 00.00 |
| 10 | Team SD Worx-Protime | + 00.00 |
| 11 | AG Insurance-Soudal Team | + 00.00 |
| 12 | St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 | + 00.00 |
| 13 | Movistar Team | + 00.32 |
| 14 | EF Education-Oatly | + 01.04 |
| 15 | Fenix-Premier Tech | + 01.08 |
| 16 | Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi | + 01.48 |
| 17 | Team Picnic PostNL | + 01.59 |
| 18 | Vini Fantini-BePink | + 02.52 |
| 19 | Aromitalia Vaiano | + 07.12 |
| 20 | Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria | + 07.59 |
| 21 | Team Mendelspeck e-work | + 08.28 |








