Giro Rosa countdown: Five riders to watch

Defending champion Anna van der Breggen announced in June that she has decided to skip the Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile and instead compete in her first mountain bike World Cup in Val di Sole, which leaves the 10-day stage race wide-open for a new champion.

Kirsten Frattini
Deputy Editor

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.