Women's World Cup begins in Italy on Sunday

The 2009 Trofeo Alfredo Binda podium: Emma Johansson, Marianne Vos and Kristin Armstrong

The 2009 Trofeo Alfredo Binda podium: Emma Johansson, Marianne Vos and Kristin Armstrong (Image credit: Davide Tricarico/ladiescycling.net)

The women's 2010 World Cup series begins on Sunday with the Trofeo Alfredo Binda in Cittiglio, near Varese, in northern Italy.