Van Vleuten to debut rainbow jersey at the Giro dell'Emilia

Annemiek van Vleuten
(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Annemiek Van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) will show off her world champion's rainbow jersey at the one-day Giro dell'Emilia in Italy on Saturday, October 5.

The 36-year-old will lead the Australian squad in their first participation at the race, one week after her thrilling solo ride to gold in Yorkshire. The rest of the team will then go on to race the GP Bruno Beghelli on Sunday. Van Vleuten is set to head to China for the Tour of Guangxi later in the month.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.