Italians Elisa Balsamo, three out of three in the Giro de Italia

Italian cyclist Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) won the third stage of the 156-kilometer Giro de Italia between Bibione and Buja again after winning the final sprint, imposing herself on the three stages contested so far.

The cyclists have faced a third-class port, the Montenars Climb (1.9 kilometers with an average of 9.1% ramps), for 21 kilometers to finish, which could have been the end of the great streak of the Italian Elisa Balsamo (Lidl), which has not happened.

As the first half of the stage was flat, the day's escape was soon completed, with a leading role for the sprinters: Cristina Tonetti (Laboral Kutxa), Alison Jackson (St. Michel), Eleonora Deotto (Mendelspeck), Barbara Guarischi (SD Worx), Nienke Veenhoven (Visma) and Marta Pavesi (Fassa Bortolo) .

Although they have been about three minutes ahead of the platoon, when the road has begun to get uphill, the escape has lost time. Deotto, Veenhoven and Guarischi have not been able to keep up the pace of the escape after the short fourth climb to Moruzzo, and soon after the platoonhas caught up with them.

The head of the race, less than a minute apart, has continued on his way to Montenars, but 26 kilometres from the finish line, before reaching the hillside, Tonetti, Jackson and Pavesi have also been hit, although some falls in the platoon have hindered the pursuit.

The last 15 kilometers of the day have been taken by the platoon very long, then, less than 6 kilometers to finish,the A0 Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset (Uno-X) has attacked. Norway has given everything, but it has been captured for 500 meters, and on the finish line Elisa Balsamo has prevailed for another day, keeping the maglia pink.

Cyclists have a 12.7 km counterclockwork tomorrow, between Belluno and Nevegal , a first-class timeline that will end in an 11-kilometer port with an average of 6.4% penditz and slopes above 10%.