Balsamo wins fourth consecutive Giro sprint stage

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Elisa Balsamo claimed her fourth consecutive sprint victory at the Giro d'Italia Women on stage six, crossing the line ahead of Maggie Coles-Lyster and Georgia Baker. The Italian sprinter has converted every opportunity presented to her in the race's flat finishes, demonstrating dominant form in the bunch sprints. Balsamo's perfect record in four sprint stages positions her as the race's most consistent finisher in the speed stages, though the three-week tour continues with mountain stages and other terrain still to come.