After two days in the mountains of the mainland, followed by a rest day, the Giro Donne picked up again on the island of Sardinia for the penultimate stage 8. A day of rolling hills awaited the riders on a day that was touted as a sprint finish.
With the fastest woman in the peloton, Lorena Wiebes, having left the race after stage 6 to prepare for the Tour de France Femmes, the sprint was a much more open affair than it may have been if the European Champion was present.
