{"id":19721,"date":"2015-07-05T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2015\/07\/05\/moolman-pasio-goes-close-to-stage-win-r2921\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T14:25:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:25:17","slug":"moolman-pasio-goes-close-to-stage-win-r2921","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/moolman-pasio-goes-close-to-stage-win-r2921\/","title":{"rendered":"Moolman-Pasio goes close to stage win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stage two of the Giro Rosa turned out to be a decisive day for the overall contenders. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio showed good form when she made a select lead group and sprinted to third on the stage.<\/p>\n

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The result also moved her up to third in the overall classification. Two GPM climbs 30km from the finish had a major effect on the race.<\/p>\n

Flava Oliveira (Ale Cipollini) and Carly Taylor (Lotto-Soudal) attacked over the first climb and got a gap of 1 minute 30 seconds. Taylor crashed on the decent leaving Oliveira alone out front. 8 riders including Moolman-Pasio were left following Oliveira. The group of 8 favourites eventually caught and passed her.<\/p>\n

Moolman-Pasio opened her sprint and was caught on the line by Megan Guarnier (Boels-Dolmans) and Anna van der Breggen (Rabo-Liv). Guarnier’s stage win also earned her the maglia rosa.<\/p>\n

“Today was another hot day,” Moolman-Pasio said. “The team did an amazing job. In the beginning kilometres we were all together in the bunch and that always place a role in showing the team works as a unit. When we hit the climbs I took over. Rabo were forcing the pace on the climbs and I followed. I felt good and came very close to following the stage win. I took the sprint too long and got pipped on the line but we’re getting closer and closer and will look to more stages.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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