Five seconds and 35 hundredths: this is the difference that determines an Italian title after 28 kilometers. Vittoria Guazzini confirms herself as the time trial queen at the end of a thrilling duel with Elisa Longo Borghini. The national time trial was truly exciting as the Piedmontese rider from UAE ADQ was ahead by 10 seconds at the intermediate checkpoint, but Guazzini delivered an absolutely extraordinary final performance that secured her second consecutive title.

The others were far behind, with Federica Venturelli completing the podium, arriving 1'15" behind the winner.

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FINAL STANDINGS

1    1    GUAZZINI VITTORIA    G.S. FIAMME ORO    00:34:19.73    average 48.940 kmh
2    2    LONGO BORGHINI ELISA    UAE TEAM ADQ at 00:05.35
3    4    VENTURELLI FEDERICA    UAE DEVELOPMENT TEAM at 01:15.13
4    5    VIGILIA ALESSIA    FDJ - SUEZ at 01:26.86
5    25    TRINCA COLONEL MONICA    TEAM LIV-ALULA-JAYCO at 01:59.71
6    16    VITILLO MATILDE    TEAM LIV-ALULA-JAYCO at 02:08.01
7    3    MASETTI GAIA    AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL at 02:19.84
8    6    PERSICO SILVIA    UAE TEAM ADQ at 03:16.02
9    19    BORGHESI GIADA    HUMAN POWERED HEALTH at 03:21.93
10    15    PIERGIOVANNI FEDERICA DAMIANA    ISOLMANT - PREMAC - VITTORIA at 03:46.63
11    9    PELLEGRINI FRANCESCA    UAE DEVELOPMENT TEAM at 03:52.49
12    21    CIPRESSI CARLOTTA    HUMAN POWERED HEALTH at 04:09.03
13    22    PAVESI MARTA    TOP GIRLS - FASSA BORTOLO at 04:17.24
14    8    FIDANZA MARTINA    G.S. FIAMME ORO at 04:26.10
15    27    EREMITA NOEMI LUCREZIA    BORN TO ZHIRAF BTC CITY LJUBLJANA at 04:49.34
16    7    SIRI IRMA    TOP GIRLS - FASSA BORTOLO at 05:13.17
17    18    PEPOLI SARA    ISOLMANT - PREMAC - VITTORIA at 05:39.28
18    20    SERENA GIORGIA    BORN TO ZHIRAF BTC CITY LJUBLJANA at 06:56.65
19    23    SERNISSI GEMMA    BORN TO ZHIRAF BTC CITY LJUBLJANA at 07:07.60
20    26    BAIMA ANITA    HORIZONS CYCLING CLUB at 07:51.39