July 05, 2014 (Santa Maria a Vico, Italy) – Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team now leads the Giro Rosa after taking Stage 1 in Santa Maria a Vico, 95.2km, following her podium finish in second in the 2km Prologue in Caserta won by her teammate Annemiek van Vleuten.

The race is also known as the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile and runs from July 4-13 – no Canadians are competing.

Results
 
Prologue – July 4 – Caserta 2km   

1. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team  0:02:26
2. Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team  0:01
3. Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team  0:05
4. Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team  0:07
5. Melissa Hoskins (Aus) Orica-AIS  0:00:08
6. Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team
7. Jolien d’Hoore (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies  0:09
8. Shelley Olds (USA) Alé Cipollini  0:10
9. Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Boels-Dolmans
10. Amy Pieters (Ned) Giant-Shimano

Stage 1 – July 5 – Santa Maria a Vico 95.2km   

1. Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team  2:42:03
2. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products 0:04
3. Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team  0:05
4. Claudia Häusler (Ger) Team Giant Shimano  1:20
5. Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team
6. Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team
7. Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica AIS
8. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA) Hitec Products
9. Mara Abbott (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling  1:24
10. Audrey Cordon (Fra) Hitec Products

GC after Stage 1

1. Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team  2:44:20
2. Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team  0:15
3. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products  0:23
4. Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team  1:36
5. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA) Hitec Products 1:42
6. Claudia Häusler (Ger) Team Giant Shimano
7. Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica AIS  1:44
8. Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team
9. Audrey Cordon (Fra) Hitec Products  1:55
10. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team  2:06