Giro Donne

Australian Tiffany Cromwell went on a solo ride for over 100km during stage 5 of the 2012 Giro Donne

Vos uses wild downhill attack to ride back into pink in the women's Tour of Italy

1. Marianne VOS, Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team, in 2:44:59 2. Emma JOHANSSON, Hitec Products - Mistral Home Cycling Team, at 1:26 3. Tatiana GUDERZO, Mcipollini Giambenini, at 1:33 4. Evelyn STEVENS, Team Specialized - Lululemon, at 1:33 5. Claudia HÄUSLER, Greenedge - Ais, at 1:38

1. Evelyn STEVENS, Team Specialized - Lululemon, in 3:34:25 2. Fabiana LUPERINI, Faren Honda Team, at :20 3. Emma POOLEY, Aa Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team, at :20 4. Marianne VOS, Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team, at :31 5. Claudia HÄUSLER, Greenedge - Ais, at 2:02

Double-stage winner and defending champ Marianne Vos slips to second overall

1. Marianne VOS, Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team, in 8:50 2. Clara HUGHES, Team Specialized - Lululemon, at :5 3. Judith ARNDT, Greenedge - Ais, at :12 4. Shelley OLDS, Aa Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team, at :15 5. Evelyn STEVENS, Team Specialized - Lululemon, at :17

The defending champion takes her second consecutive stage win, an individual time trial

1. Marianne VOS, Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team, in 3:48:31 2. Shelley OLDS, Aa Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team, at 0 3. Giorgia BRONZINI, Diadora - Pasta Zara, at 0 4. Ina TEUTENBERG, Team Specialized - Lululemon, at 0 5. Judith ARNDT, Greenedge - Ais, at 0

The defending champ gets off to the best possible start, taking the opener ahead of American Shelly Olds

Reigning U.S. national champion and 2010 Giro Donne winner Mara Abbott has signed a deal to ride for Italy's Safi-Pasta Zara-Manhattan team.

A recovering Amber Neben spends some time on the stationary trainer, watching the Tour and imagining what if...

In a video exclusive, Giro Donne winner Mara Abbott says freedom and community have made 2010 her best year yet.

Mara Abbott (U.S. National Team) became the first American woman to win the Giro Donne today, while Shelley Evans took home the final stage win.

Mara Abbott wins the queen stage of the Giro Donne

Mara Abbott (U.S. National Team) wins stage 8 in a solo breakaway

The HTC-Columbia rider wins stage 7, now fourth on the GC

Marianne Vos took her second win in the Giro Donne in Wednesday’s stage 6

Marianne Vos (Netherlands) broke the iron grip of Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) on the Giro Donne today, winning the fifth stage out of a small but elite group.