Emma Pooley Giro Donne 2009

Emma Pooley maintained her lead in the fifth stage of the Giro Donne, the women's equivalent of the Giro d'Italia.

Noemi Cantele (Bigla) took the stage win, escaping from a breakaway group to take the win on the cobbled, uphill finish to Cerro al Volturno.

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