Giro Donne 2022: Elisa Balsamo pips Charlotte Kool on Stage 5, Annemiek van Vleuten keeps pink
Elisa Balsamo (Trek–Segafredo) claimed her second win at the Giro Donne with a tight sprint victory ahead of Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) on Stage 5. Going into the final corner, a sweeping left-hander, 200m from the finish-line, Charlotte Kool gambled on going early from the front of the field. On the right hand side, the Dutch rider chose to run wide, in an attempt to take it faster than her rivals and steal a march on all of them.