From an exceptional launching pad, the Colle delle Finestre became the actual finish of Stage 8 of the 2026 Giro d’Italia Women. Due to an unstable sheet of ice that could have fallen onto the road, organisers decided, for safety reasons, to end the stage around one kilometre short of the summit. As a result, the stage was reduced to 76.5 kilometres and transformed into a pure summit finish.
Victory went to Demi Vollering, although the Dutch star had only mixed feelings at the finish, as her clear objective had been to overturn the Giro. The FDJ-SUEZ leader nevertheless tried everything in the final five kilometres of the climb, only to be met by the immediate response of Maglia Rosa Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx–Protime), as well as Isabella Holmgren (Lidl-Trek) and Antonia Niedermaier (CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto). In the end, the trio were beaten only in the uphill sprint on the gravel slopes of the Finestre.
