Van Vleuten had already won the race in 2018 and 2019. "All victories are always special and have a different meaning," said the Dutchwoman after her triumph.
"After the victories in 2018 and 2019, it is a great pleasure to be back in pink three years later and I am very proud of what we are achieving together with the Movistar team," added the proud winner of the Giro Donne.
Two stage wins for van Vleuten at the Giro Donne
Van Vleuten won two of the ten stages. The 39-year-old from Team Movistar Women took her first stage win on the fourth stage in Cesena. There she also took the overall leader's pink jersey, which she would not relinquish until the end. Van Vleuten also won stage 8 on the way to Aldeno.
The final overall standings
- Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team Women) 27:07:26
- Marta Cavalli (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) +1:52
- Mavi Garcia (UAE Team ADQ) +5:56
- Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) +6:45
- Niamh Fisher-Black (Team SD Worx) +11:12
- Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) +12:14
- Silvia Persico (Valcar - Travel & Service) +13:08
- Erica Magnaldi (UAE Team ADQ) +15:13
- Juliette Labous (Team DSM) +15:49
- Neve Bradbury (Canyon/SRAM Racing) +17:29
The best-placed German rider in the overall standings was Aileen Schweikart (Bizkaia-Durango) in 18th place (+32:40).
In addition to the overall classification, van Vleuten also took the points classification. Kristen Faulkner (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) was crowned mountain queen, the junior classification went to Niamh Fisher-Black (Team SD Worx) and the team classification to Team FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope.
The stage winners of the Giro Donne 2022 at a glance
Stage 1: Kristen Faulkner (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) - Cagliari - Cagliari, 4.75 km (individual time trial)
Stage 2: Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo) - Villasimius - Tortoli 106.5 km
Stage 3: Marianne Vos (Team Jumbo-Visma) - Cala Gonone - Olbia: 113.4 km
Stage 4: Annemiek van Vleuten (Team Movistar Women) - Cesena - Cesena: 120.9 km
Stage 5: Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo) - Carpi - Regio Emilia 126.1 km
Stage 6: Marianne Vos (Team Jumbo-Visma) - Sarnico - Bergamo 114.7 km
Stage 7: Juliette Labous (Team DSM) - Prevalle - Passo Maniva 112.9 km
Stage 8: Annemiek van Vleuten (Team Movistar Women) - Rovereto - Aldeno 104.7 km
Stage 9: Kristen Faulkner (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) - San Michele All'Adige - San Lorenzo Dorsino 112.8 km
Stage 10: Chiara Consonni (Valcar - Travel & Service) - Abando Terme - Padova 90.5 km
