{"id":246656,"date":"2026-06-04T06:11:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/giro-ditalia-women-abandons-past-stage-winner-clara-emond-among-four-riders-out-of-race-after-mountainous-stage-5\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T06:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:11:37","slug":"giro-ditalia-women-abandons-past-stage-winner-clara-emond-among-four-riders-out-of-race-after-mountainous-stage-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/giro-ditalia-women-abandons-past-stage-winner-clara-emond-among-four-riders-out-of-race-after-mountainous-stage-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Giro d&#8217;Italia Women abandons \u2013 Past stage winner Clara Emond among four riders out of race after mountainous stage 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-9d29c4f9-3e42-4f9d-a6fe-e9f16f4107f5\">Four riders were out of the race after stage 5 of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/giro-d-italia-women\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/giro-d-italia-women\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/giro-d-italia-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giro d&#8217;Italia Women <\/a>through the Dolomites, including Canadian Clara Emond (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93), who won a stage in Italy two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The four departing riders also included two riders that were disqualified, Argiro Milaki (Aromitalia Vaiano) and Anita Baima (Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria), for holding onto a team vehicle. A total of 136 riders will continue from the 147 riders who started on stage 1.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-9d29c4f9-3e42-4f9d-a6fe-e9f16f4107f5-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The departures come after another heavy day of attrition on Tuesday, which included the departure of 18-year-old Sara Gegala (Mendelspeck E-Work) who finished outside the time limit of the mountain time trial while team SD Worx-Protime lost a second rider when Mikayla Harvey withdrew before stage 4 due to injuries sustained from a crash with 20km to ride the day before.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" 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(Movistar) our after a crash.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">It was a tough way to start as every rider who started the Giro d&#8217;Italia in Cesenatico would have been hoping to make it all the way to Saluzzo, but with many tough stages along the way, a lot can go wrong and force riders to leave the race early.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase 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id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-DfNQXQTumqkS7X9t8xzTDK\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-DfNQXQTumqkS7X9t8xzTDK slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Here is the list of all the riders who have pulled out of Giro d&#8217;Italia Women, which we will keep updated through the week.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-6f90eeda-1dfa-49ec-a1bc-544e5a63f6fa\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"giro-d-italia-women-2026-abandons-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Giro d&#8217;Italia Women 2026 abandons<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"elk-stage-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-stage-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Stage 1<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-060f7ae0-5c2b-48ee-bcb4-542ef89612cf\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\n<li>Cat Ferguson (Movistar) &#8211; DNF, crash<\/li>\n<li>Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-ProTime) &#8211; DSQ, bike weight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-stage-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-stage-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Stage 2<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-c4d39577-d2ce-4288-9184-97d6e15d1553\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\n<li>Karolina Kumi\u0119ga (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-stage-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-stage-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Stage 4<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-3a1eb245-403c-453c-be29-132337e740aa\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\n<li>Mikayla Harvey (SD Worx-Protime) &#8211; DNS, injuries from stage 3 crash<\/li>\n<li>Mara Roldan (Picnic PostNL) &#8211; DNS, injuries from stage 3 crash<\/li>\n<li>Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek) &#8211; DNS, illness<\/li>\n<li>Sara Gegala (Mendelspeck E-Work) &#8211; OTL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-stage-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-stage-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Stage 5<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-d4d22c74-6020-4145-b797-217a8ed7e76e\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\n<li>Clara Emond (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93) &#8211; DNF<\/li>\n<li>Argyro Milaki (Aromitalia Vaiano) &#8211; DSQ, holding onto a team vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Anita Baima (Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria) &#8211; DSQ, holding onto a team vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Valentina Zanzi (Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria) &#8211; DNF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"elk-e45789ac-0593-4037-b105-044105bbed26\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><strong>Subscribe to <\/strong><em><strong>Cyclingnews<\/strong><\/em><strong> for unlimited access to our Giro d&#8217;Italia Women coverage. 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