2015 Giro d'Italia Femminile
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| Dates | July 3 – 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 9+ Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 890 km (553.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 24h 15' 08" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)
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(Rabo–Liv) |
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| Second |
 Mara Abbott (USA)
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(Wiggle–Honda) | |
| Third |
Megan Guarnier (USA)
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(Boels–Dolmans) | |
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Points |
Megan Guarnier (USA)
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(Boels–Dolmans) |
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Mountains |
 Flávia Oliveira (BRA)
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(Alé–Cipollini) |
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Youth |
 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
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(Rabo–Liv) |
The 2015 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or 2015 Giro Rosa, was the 26th running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, the only remaining women's Grand Tour and the most prestigious stage race on the 2015 women's road cycling calendar.
The 2015 running of the race contained the customary high mountain stages as well as a time trial during the final week. On July 11, the riders tackled the 21.7 km individual time trial starting in the region of Vergante, Piedmont. The route was described as containing technical and rolling terrain, concluding in a 4 km climb to Comnago.
Stage 5 marks the first summit finish of the race, with the 15 kilometre climb up to the ski resort at Aprica. The average gradient of the climb is 3% with some sections over 10%.
The seventh and Queen stage of the race took the riders up through the climbs of Naso di Gatto and Melogno.
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