# 2024 Giro d'Italia Women

The 2024 Giro d'Italia Women was the 35th edition of the Giro d'Italia Women, a women's road cycling stage race in Italy. The race took place from 7 to 14 July and was the 21st event of the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour calendar. The race was organised by RCS Sport, which also organised the men's Giro d'Italia. The race was won by Italian rider Elisa Longo Borghini of Lidl–Trek, the first Italian winner since 2008.

## Teams

22 teams participated in the race. Each team started with seven riders. All 15 UCI Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by five UCI Women's Continental Teams selected by organisers RCS Sport. The two best UCI Women's Continental Teams of the 2023 season also gained automatic invitations. The teams were announced on 7 June 2024.
UCI Women's WorldTeams
* AG Insurance–Soudal
* Canyon–SRAM
* Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling
* FDJ–Suez
* Fenix–Deceuninck
* Human Powered Health
* Roland Cycling
* Lidl–Trek
* Liv AlUla Jayco
* Movistar Team
* Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
* Team SD Worx–Protime
* UAE Team ADQ
* Uno-X Mobility
* Visma–Lease a Bike
UCI Women's Continental Teams
* Bepink–Bongioanni
* Cofidis
* EF Education–Cannondale
* Isolmant–Premac–Vittoria
* Laboral Kutxa–Fundación Euskadi
* Tashkent City Women Professional Cycling Team
* Top Girls Fassa Bortolo

## Route

In December 2023, the route was announced by new organisers RCS Sport. The race started in Brescia, Lombardy in northern Italy with an individual time trial, before heading south through the Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Umbria and Abruzzo regions. The final two stages were in the southern Apennines mountains, with the queen stage on stage 7 with a summit finish at Blockhaus at an elevation of 1,680 metres (5,510 ft). As the highest climb of the race, the first rider to pass Blockhaus was awarded the "Cima Alfonsina Strada" – a prize named after Italian cyclist Alfonsina Strada, who took part in the men's Giro d’Italia in 1924. The total race distance of 856 km (532 mi) was the shortest since 2013, with the previous 10 editions of the race averaging over 950 kilometres (590 mi) in length.
Following criticism of previous editions of the race, the 2024 route was considered to be "impressive" and a "positive step", with praise for the last two mountain stages. As with the previous editions, the route required a waiver from the Union Cycliste Internationale, as Women's WorldTour races have a maximum race length of six days.
Stage characteristics :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 7 July | Brescia | 15.7 km (9.8 mi) | | Individual time trial | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
| 2 | 8 July | Sirmione to Volta Mantovana | 110 km (68 mi) | | Flat stage | Chiara Consonni (ITA) |
| 3 | 9 July | Sabbioneta to Toano | 113 km (70 mi) | | Hilly stage | Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) |
| 4 | 10 July | Imola to Urbino | 134 km (83 mi) | | Hilly stage | Clara Emond (CAN) |
| 5 | 11 July | Frontone to Foligno | 108 km (67 mi) | | Hilly stage | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) |
| 6 | 12 July | San Benedetto del Tronto to Chieti | 159 km (99 mi) | | Hilly stage | Liane Lippert (GER) |
| 7 | 13 July | Lanciano to Blockhaus | 120 km (75 mi) | | Mountain stage | Neve Bradbury (AUS) |
| 8 | 14 July | Pescara to L'Aquila | 117 km (73 mi) | | Mountain stage | Kimberley Le Court (MRI) |
| Total | Total | Total | 876.7 km (544.8 mi) | 876.7 km (544.8 mi) | 876.7 km (544.8 mi) |

## Classification leadership table

* ↑ On stage two, Grace Brown, who was second in the points classification, wore the red jersey, because first placed Elisa Longo Borghini wore the pink jersey as the leader of the general classification.

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
| Denotes the leader of the points classification | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Lidl–Trek | 24h 02' 16" |
| 2 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Team SD Worx–Protime | + 21" |
| 3 | Neve Bradbury (AUS) | Canyon–SRAM | + 1' 16" |
| 4 | Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) | Fenix–Deceuninck | + 2' 05" |
| 5 | Juliette Labous (FRA) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 2' 15" |
| 6 | Antonia Niedermaier (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 2' 41" |
| 7 | Gaia Realini (ITA) | Lidl–Trek | + 3' 41" |
| 8 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | FDJ–Suez | + 4' 31" |
| 9 | Mavi García (ESP) | Liv AlUla Jayco | + 5' 17" |
| 10 | Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) | Team SD Worx–Protime | + 5' 55" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Team SD Worx–Protime | 154 |
| 2 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Lidl–Trek | 68 |
| 3 | Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) | Team SD Worx–Protime | 59 |
| 4 | Arlenis Sierra (CUB) | Movistar Team | 55 |
| 5 | Silvia Zanardi (ITA) | Human Powered Health | 51 |
| 6 | Kimberley Le Court (MRI) | AG Insurance–Soudal | 47 |
| 7 | Soraya Paladin (ITA) | Canyon–SRAM | 40 |
| 8 | Juliette Labous (FRA) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | 39 |
| 9 | Neve Bradbury (AUS) | Canyon–SRAM | 35 |
| 10 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | FDJ–Suez | 35 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Justine Ghekiere (BEL) | AG Insurance–Soudal | 68 |
| 2 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Team SD Worx–Protime | 35 |
| 3 | Neve Bradbury (AUS) | Canyon–SRAM | 30 |
| 4 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Lidl–Trek | 25 |
| 5 | Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) | Fenix–Deceuninck | 22 |
| 6 | Antonia Niedermaier (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | 22 |
| 7 | Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) | Team SD Worx–Protime | 20 |
| 8 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Lidl–Trek | 16 |
| 9 | Ana Vitória Magalhães (BRA) | Bepink–Bongioanni | 13 |
| 10 | Gaia Realini (ITA) | Lidl–Trek | 11 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Neve Bradbury (AUS) | Canyon–SRAM | 24h 03' 32" |
| 2 | Antonia Niedermaier (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 1' 25" |
| 3 | Solbjørk Minke Anderson (DEN) | Uno-X Mobility | + 18' 02" |
| 4 | Elisa Valtulini (ITA) | Bepink–Bongioanni | + 44' 27" |
| 5 | Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (ITA) | UAE Team ADQ | + 58' 46" |
| 6 | Gaia Segato (ITA) | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | + 1h 03' 52" |
| 7 | Ella Wyllie (NZL) | Liv AlUla Jayco | + 1h 06' 07" |
| 8 | Nienke Vinke (NED) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 1h 11' 20" |
| 9 | Lore De Schepper (BEL) | AG Insurance–Soudal | + 1h 19' 13" |
| 10 | Francesca Barale (ITA) | Team dsm–firmenich PostNL | + 1h 21' 13" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Liv AlUla Jayco | 72h 31' 43" |
| 2 | Lidl–Trek | + 9' 23" |
| 3 | Canyon–SRAM | + 38' 19" |
| 4 | Team SD Worx–Protime | + 40' 37" |
| 5 | Laboral Kutxa–Fundación Euskadi | + 51' 14" |
| 6 | FDJ–Suez | + 1h 09' 04" |
| 7 | UAE Team ADQ | + 1h 09' 31" |
| 8 | Movistar Team | + 1h 13' 04" |
| 9 | Uno-X Mobility | + 1h 15' 41" |
| 10 | AG Insurance–Soudal | + 1h 33' 02" |