The opening stage of the 2013 Giro Rosa saw two abandons, which left an odd number of riders to come home and the race’s first Point d’Appui. Anastasiya Chulkova of RusVelo finished at the middle of the peloton to pick up Stage 1 honors.

She and most of the racers hung together throughout the stage, with the winner of the stage, Kirsten Wild, decided on the line and the leader of the race, Marianne Vos, decided by points accumulated out on the course. Chulkova’s official time, as a result, is exactly the same as that of Wild and Vos.

The Lanterne Rouge for this first stage was Giorgia Bronzini of Wiggle-Honda.