Race leader Marlen Reusser (Movistar) was handed a yellow card, a hefty fine and docked UCI points for an action aimed at Katia Ragusa (Human Powered Health) during the finish of stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia Women on Thursday.

Lorena Wiebes wins the fifth stage of the Women's Giro d'Italia while Marlen Reusser maintains her overall lead.

Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini won the women's Giro d'Italia on Sunday as she held on to the pink jersey in the final stage won by German Liane Lippert on the famous Imola Formula One track. Longo Borghini had snatched the overall lead in the seventh and penultimate stage on Saturday from Swiss rider Marlen Reusser and finished 18 seconds ahead in the final classification.