Former US professional highway champion Ruth Edwards will lead the Human Powered Health Cycling squad for the Giro d’Italia Women, which begins Sunday, July 7, for eight days of racing.
The US-based Women’s WorldTour squad will function 4 Italian riders, together with newly-signed Giada Borghesi, who was added this week from BTC City Ljubljana Zhiraf Ambedo. She joins compatriots Silvia Zanardi, Katia Ragusa and Barbara Malcotti on the roster, Malcotti the highest-placed rider from final yr’s Giro with nineteenth within the total.
Borghesi is a flexible under-23 rider who was third total at Giro Mediterraneo Rosa, third on stage 3 of Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées and fourth at La Classique Morbihan on the highway and was second within the U23 class on the Italian cyclocross nationals. She additionally added two gravel victories this season, together with the Italian championship simply two days in the past.
“We noticed Giada getting good outcomes this yr on a number of totally different parcours, so she is a punchy racer. New vibes all the time give the crew a lift,” stated Team Manager Kenny Latomme. “We had quite a lot of accidents this yr so we determined to take one other rider to assist.”
The 21-year-old Borghesi will make her begin for Human Powered Health on stage 1’s particular person time trial in Brescia, which is just two hours away from her hometown of Cles in northern Italy.
“Moving to the WorldTour is a dream come true,” she stated in a crew assertion. “I’m grateful as a result of I used to be allowed to take part in worldwide competitions overseas which allowed me to reveal my worth in competitions with a excessive stage of athletes.
“For an Italian, competing on the roads of the Giro d’Italia is a privilege and an honour. I’m so grateful for this chance from Human Powered Health to develop and enhance.”
The seven-rider roster rounds out with veteran Romy Kasper of Germany and 22-year-old Linda Zanetti, who lately defended her Swiss under-23 highway race title. The squad will assist Edwards, who comes into the race in prime kind with the general victory on the Internationale LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour.
Human Powered Health Giro d’Italia Women 2024 roster
- Giada Borghesi
- Ruth Edwards
- Romy Kasper
- Barbara Malcotti
- Katia Ragusa
- Silvia Zanardi
- Linda Zanetti