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Giro dell'Appennino Donne: Silvia Persico beats Lucinda Brand to take first win of season

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The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ) won Giro dell'Appennino Donne from a six-rider breakaway group on Sunday for her first victory of the season. Lucinda Brand (Lidl-Trek) grabbed second just ahead of Sarah Van Dam (Visma-Lease a Bike) on the flat streets of Genova on the Ligurian coast. Célia Gery (FDJ United-SUEZ), Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) and Viktória Chladoňová (Visma-Lease a Bike) rolled across the line in fourth to sixth from the breakaway group. Persico and Gery created the break of the day with 20km to go, Persico allowing the Visma and Lidl-Trek riders to do much of the work once they joined. Seven WorldTour teams were among the field of 25 teams lining up for the 111km one-day Italian Classic that started in Novi Ligure and snaked its way to the coast and Genova.…

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