Marianne Vos gets revenge on Stage 3 at Giro Donne with 31st win, Elisa Balsamo keeps pink

Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) avenged her defeat on Friday by taking a fine sprint victory on Stage 3 at the Giro Donne. The Dutchwoman was pipped on the line on Stage 2 by Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo) after launching her sprint early, but she backed herself from distance again a day later and was rewarded with her 31st stage win at the race.

Ad/> Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) raced through for second as Balsamo, in the leader’s pink jersey, sat up in the closing metres. Balsamo still leads the general classification, with Vos closing to within six seconds of the Italian.

/> Giro d'Italia DonneStage 2 highlights: Bike throw (and team-mates) hand Balsamo victory17 HOURS AGO The peloton enjoy a rest day on Sunday ahead of the race moving to the Italian mainland. More to follow.

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