Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) was initially awarded the first pink jersey of Giro d’Italia Women 2026 after crossing the line first on stage 1 in Ravenna, but after the presentations a change was made.

Wiebes was expelled from the race for breaching bike weight requirements and Italian rider Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) was declared the stage winner and race leader. That gave Balsamo a 10 second time bonus for the win, putting her four second ahead of Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ), who after the disqualification took the six-second bonus for second place in Ravenna.

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