Balsamo, what a sprint: the world champion wins in Switzerland

World champion Elisa Balsamo returns to success. The 24-year-old Piedmontese of Trek-Segafredo, a few days before the Italian championship on Sunday in the Modena area, has signed the third stage of the Tour of Switzerland, 124 kilometers from Vaduz to Chur. She defeated the French Muzic and the German Lippert, then Sanguineti and Paladin. In the general classification, the American Kristen Faulkner (BikeExchange) is in command, today conclusion in Lenz. For Balsamo this is the 15th success as a professional, after a dazzling start of spring that had seen her win the Binda, De Panne and Ghent-Wevelgem Trophies in 8 days.

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