Overview

• She launched a decisive attack 15 kilometers from the finish on Monte Nerone to seize the pink jersey with a 22-second advantage.
• Borghini controlled the final stage on the Imola circuit to maintain her lead and finish 18 seconds clear in the overall standings.
• Movistar Team’s Liane Lippert won the eighth and final Forlì-Imola stage in a tight sprint against Anna van der Breggen.
• Swiss rider Marlen Reusser and Australian Sarah Gigante filled out the podium in second and third after Reusser had worn the pink jersey earlier in the race.
• Borghini becomes the first Italian woman since Fabiana Luperini in 1997–98 to win consecutive Giro d’Italia Women titles.