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Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) has taken her second victory in the Trofeo Alfredo Binda, outsprinting Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) and Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) in the streets of Cittiglio.
After a long solo breakaway by Clara Emond (EF Education-Cannondale) was brought back with 60km to go, none of the attacks that followed lasted very long. Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck) was caught early on the final climb to Orino, and despite a number of attempts on the climb, everything came back together in the downhill.
Mareille Meijering (Movistar Team) made a last move 5.6 km from the line but was caught just before the flamme rouge. Kopecky was led out well but started her sprint a bit too early, and Balsamo could come around the world champion to win while Pieterse finished third.
“It is just amazing – if this is a dream please don’t wake me up – I’m so happy,” Balsamo said.
“The team was just super strong. The last two laps were really hard and the last climb was so painful for me but then my teammates did a great job to bring the bunch together. I just tried to do the best sprint that I could.”
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