Wiebes wins stage three of Women's Giro d'Italia

Lorena Wiebes won the third stage of the Women's Giro d'Italia, but Great Britain's Anna Henderson held on to the pink jersey for the overall leader.

The Dutch cyclist saw off competition from British rider Josie Nelson, who took second place for Team Picnic PostNL in Trento.

Weibes was led out by her SD Worx-Protime team-mate Lotte Kopecky, who finished third in a race that saw a mass crash with less than 3km to go, leaving only 10 riders at the front.

All riders involved in the crash received the same time as Wiebes due to the 3km rule, meaning Henderson, riding for Lidl-Trek, stayed at the top of the general classification by 13 seconds.

However, Switzerland's Marlen Reusser shaved two seconds off the Olympic time-trial silver medallist's advantage in the third stage.

"Winning at the Giro d'Italia Women is always special, and this victory confirms how well the season is going," said Wiebes.

"Kopecky and I were very lucky not to get caught in the crash, and then (team-mate) Barbara Guarischi did an exceptional job bringing us back to the front."

1. Lorena Wiebes (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) 2hrs 59min 7secs

2. Josie Nelson (GBR/Picnic PostNL) same time

3. Lotte Kopecky (Bel/SD Worx-Protime) same time

4. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) same time

5. Babette van der Wolf (Ned/EF Education–Oatly) same time

6. Christina Schweinberger (Aut/Fenix–Deceuninck) same time

7. Barbara Guarischi (Ita/SD Worx-Protime) same time

8. Eleonora Gasparrini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) same time

9. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma–Lease a Bike) same time

10. Marthe Truyen (Bel/Fenix–Deceuninck) same time

1. Anna Henderson (GBR/Lidl-Trek) 5hrs 41mins 10secs

2. Marlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar) +13 secs

3. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) +31secs

4. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/Team SD Worx-Protime) +35secs

5. Monica Trinca Colonel (Ita/Liv AlUla Jayco) +56secs

6. Shirin van Anrooij (Ned/Lidl-Trek) same time

7. Katrine Aalerud (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) +59secs

8. Antonia Niedermaier (Ger/Canyon Sram) +1min 3secs

9. Juliette Labous (Fra/FDJ-SUEZ) +1min 6secs

10. Dilyxine Miermont (Fra/Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team) +1min 10secs