Annemiek van Vleuten extends Giro Rosa lead with stage six time trial win

The Mitchelton-Scott rider was almost a minute quicker than second placed Anna van der Breggen

Annemiek van Vleuten powered to victory on stage six of the Giro Rosa, extending her lead in the overall classification.

The Dutch woman, who former podium finisher Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek Segafredo) described as an "alien" among humans, finished the 12.1 kilometre uphill time trial in 24 minutes 31 seconds.

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