‘It was a good day, but also a hard day’ – Anna Van der Breggen defends Giro Women GC lead on Dolomites mountain stage

Having taken the Giro d’Italia Women overall lead with her stage 4 mountain time trial victory, Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) had to defend the maglia rosa on stage 5, a hard mountain stage through the Dolomites.

With the help of her four teammates, in particular Valentina Cavallar, the 36-year-old finished in the front group of four, not losing any time and crossing the line in second place behind Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez).