Annemiek van Vleuten faces her second Grand Tour of the season

Telefónica-backed squad with last year's winner Van Vleuten, Lippert as biggest names in strong roster for Italian grandtour (Friday 30th June - Sunday 9th July).

2023 GIRO DONNE GUIDE | All info on the Movistar Team and the Italian Grand Tour

The early days of July bring a dual Grand Tour challenge for the Movistar Team. Together with the men’s Tour de France, which starts from Bilbao on Saturday -the Telefónica-backed squad having already announced their lineup-, comes the 34th edition of the Giro d’Italia Donne (UCI WWT), departing on Friday from Chianciano Terme (Siena, Tuscany) with an individual time trial.

Three-time winner and 2022 title holder Annemiek van Vleuten spearheads a strong Blue lineup, which also includes Liane Lippert, Paula Patiño, Floortje Mackaij, Sara Martín, Aude Biannic and Sheyla Gutiérrez. Jorge Sanz and Jürgen Roelandts will be the sports directors for the Sebastián Unzué-managed outfit.

With no long, combined ascents yet always on tough terrain, the Giro Donne 2023 will offer, together with the short ITT opener (4km) in Chianciano, four decisive, mid-mountain stages. Saturday 1st July (stage two) will see the riders take on the Passo della Colla (Cat-2) before the finish in Marradi; on Tuesday 4th (stage five), 2,500 meters of elevation gain will be covered in just 105km; and on the 5th and 6th (stages six / seven), two consecutive hill-top finishes to Canelli and Alassio will decide the GC outcome.