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Giro d'Italia Women leader Anna van der Breggen among multiple fallers in a mass crash on stage 7

Race leader Anna van der Breggen riding surrounded by her SD Worx teammates during stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia Women 2026.

For Giro d'Italia Women leader Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime), what looked like a relatively inconsequential stage 7 on paper turned into a possible stumbling block in her maglia rosa defence.

The GC leader crashed with 56km to go, and although she returned to the peloton eventually, the effects of the crash will only become clear on Saturday’s queen stage 8 with the Colle delle Finestre and the finishing climb to Sestriere.

“I think I’m kind of OK. I have some wounds which you have after the crash, but I could continue to the finish,” Van der Breggen said in the host broadcaster’s flash interview.

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