What a day for Oro-Medonte, Ont.\u2019s Isabella Holmgren. She delivered another statement ride at the Giro d\u2019Italia Women on Wednesday, proving she can hold her own against some of the biggest names in the sport.<\/p>\n
This follows her impressive ride in the super-tough uphill TT where she finished in 10th.
Early on Liv AlUla Jayco\u2019s Nadia Gontova found herself in an early move that whittled down to a handful.<\/p>\n
They would ultimately be caught by a reduced group with all the big names. Gontova kept with that group but was ultimately distanced. She still finished well, in 15th. Gontova also had a great ride in the TT, finishing 13th.<\/p>\n
Just four riders left at the front: Niedermaier, Vollering, Holmgren and Van der Breggen.<\/p>\n
What. A. Stage. \ud83d\udd25\u26f0\ufe0f\ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcfa Follow the #GiroditaliaWomen<\/a> on TV, and on socials, wherever you are \ud83c\udf10 #WOW<\/a> #WonderfulWomen<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/DzdTWg8HGS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Giro d\u2019Italia Women (@girowomen) June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Stage 5 was a very tough 146-km mountain stage from Longarone to Santo Stefano di Cadore. There was a whopping 3,000 metres of climbing and was clearly expected to shake up the general classification.<\/p>\n When Vollering launched her decisive acceleration on the final climb, Holmgren was one of only three riders able to follow. The Lidl-Trek rider stayed composed as the group worked together into the finish.<\/p>\n The multiple world champ even tried to animate the finale herself. She made a bold attack with just under 2 km to go.<\/p>\n Holmgren sits fourth overall and obviously retains her white jersey as best young rider. van der Breggen is still in pink.<\/p>\n Magdeleine Valli\u00e8res Mill (EF Education-Oatly) fought hard to finish 8th, 53 seconds behind. She moves up to 13th overall, with Gontova in 15th.<\/p>\n Sadly, St Michel-Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence Home-Auber93\u2019s Clara Emond didn\u2019t finish. She joins Team Picnic PostNL\u2019s Mara Roldan<\/a> as another Canadian who is out of the Giro. Tomorrow\u2019s stage is flat, but Stage 8 is a doozy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Results powered by FirstCycling.com<\/a><\/p>\n
In the end, only four riders remained together after the final climb: Demi Vollering, maglia rosa Anna van der Breggen, Antonia Niedermaier and Holmgren.<\/p>\n