Race Report: Giro Donne Stage 6

The Fast and the Furious 2

Today there was not much time to worry about the heat with the bunch averaging 43.9km/h over the 109km from Modena to Salsomaggiore Terme.  This was the fastest race I have ever done with attacks left, right and centre.  The route was a bit more technical than the previous stages with a lot of turns, traffic circles and traffic furniture.  At no point during the race did any of this slow down the pace.  After letting one rider ride away yesterday the bunch did not want to let anything go today.  At times there were breaks going off the front but it was all brought back quickly by the teams not represented in them.  Cherise Taylor made it 2 top 10 finishes in 2 days with an excellent 9^th place in the sprint to the line holding her own against the biggest names in the sport.  I was badly positioned in the last 2km after covering a move and lost a few seconds in the last kilometre of the race.

Tomorrow the stage starts in Voghera and finishes in Castagnole Delle Lanze after 130km.  The relatively flat first half of the race and hilly second half which includes one category 2 climb should make for some interesting racing.

Fat people and skinny people welcome?  Interesting decor in the hotel lobby.  Strange Italians.