Two straight days now Evelyn Stevens has won the stage at the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile though it hasn’t been enough for her to jump into first place. Her problem has been the ever-present challenge of Megan Guarnier who held onto her lead by finishing fourth, 29 seconds back. The lead is down to 34 seconds for Guarnier, so another day or two of wins might bring her the title. Mara Abbott had been second but finished 12th on the day, 1:50 back, and slipped to fourth overall and quickly has fallen 2:07 behind Guarnier overall. It was a good day as well for Alexis Ryan who finished 2:52 back in 23rd and Amber Neben who finished 2:56 back in 27th. Neben is now 53rd overall with Ryan in 70th. Kristabel Doebel-Hickok finished 55th on the day and is still 34th overall, 43:09 back.

Saturday will be a 61.7 mile stage, the second to last as the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile wraps up on Sunday.

Previous Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile Coverage:
Preview
Prologue Update
Stage 1 Update
Stage 2 Update
Stage 3 Update
Stage 4 Update
Stage 5 Update
Stage 6 Update