Wiebes claims women's Giro third stage as Henderson maintains lead

Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes won the third stage of the women's Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, while Great Britain's Anna Henderson kept ahold of the overall leader's pink jersey.

Wiebes of SD Worx sealed the 106th win of her career, completing the 122km run from Vezza d'Oglio to Trento in 2hrs 59mins 07secs.

Briton Josie Nelson followed the 26-year-old in, with Belgian SD Worx rider Lotte Kopecky completing the podium.

The stage, which began with an ascent up the Passo del Tonale, was marked by a massive crash due to the wet road surface less than 3km from the line, which cut the number of contenders for the sprint finish to just eight.

Out of the chaos, Lorena Wiebes emerges with arms raised in triumph 🇳🇱

Dal caos esce a braccia alzate Lorena Wiebes 🇳🇱

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"Winning at the Giro d'Italia Women is always special, and this victory confirms how well the season is going," said Wiebes.

"Lotte Kopecky and I were very lucky not to get caught in the crash, and then (teammate) Barbara Guarischi did an exceptional job bringing us back to the front."

Stage two victor Henderson stayed top of the general classification by 13sec, although Switzerland's Marlen Reusser shaved 2sec off the Olympic time-trial silver medallist's advantage.

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However, Wednesday's fourth stage, with its mountainous 142km route between Castello Tesino and Pianezze, culminating in a 12km climb to the finish, could well shake up the general standings.