Women's grand tour
Equality between men and women in cycling is still far from being a reality, but without a doubt races such as the Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile are references to continue to go in this direction. The Giro is the most important stage race on the women's calendar, and it reaches its 31st edition this year. Although 9 stages are far from the 21 that men compete in grand tours, they already allow to test the resistance and recovery capacities of the cyclists.
A team time trial on the first day will point the first leader of the race. Afterwards, undulating and mid-mountain profile stages predominate, although there will also be a couple of occasions for the sprinters in stages 5 and 6. It is possible that the general classification will not be decided until the last stage, as it is the one with the most mountainous difficulty.
The top favorite in the general classification will be the current champion and world champion Annemiek Van Vleuten (1200). Last year Anna Van Der Breggen (1200) and Amanda Spratt (1000) completed the podium. Katarzyna Niewadoma (1200), Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (1200), Elisabeth Deignan (1000), Mavi García (400) or Elisa Longo Borghini (1000) can be other options for the GC, while sprints are fertile ground for Marianne Vos (1200), Marta Bastianelli (1000), Kristen Wild (800) or Floortje Mackaij (800), among others.