'I just needed to go for it' - Niedermaier takes biggest career win at Giro Donne

Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM) won stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia Donne
Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM) won stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia Donne (Image credit: Canyon-SRAM / brazodehierro)

The day could not have gone any better for Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM) who secured her first victory on the Women's WorldTour at the queen stage 5 of the Giro Donne and in doing so, moved into second place overall behind maglia rosa Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar).

In what was a solo winning performance and the biggest win of her career, the 20-year-old crossed the finish line in Ceres just nine seconds ahead of runner-up and Van Vleuten.

Kirsten Frattini
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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.