There just no stopping Otley's Lizzie Armitstead as she powered to her third win of the new season.

Her latest victory came when she successfully efended her Trofeo Alfredo Binda title in Cittiglio to record her second UCI World Tour win this year.

The world road race champion caught and then passed the long-time leader Jolanda Neff (Stockli Pro) in the last 3 kms in Italy.

The talented 27-year-old finished one second in front of her American Boels-Dolmans team-mate Megan Guarnier with Neff third.

Armitstead's stunning start to the season has also seen her win the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the opening race of UCI World Tour season - the Italian one-day classic Strade Bianche in Tuscany.

Britain's big hope for Olympic gold in Rio secured her latest win just seven days after pulling out of last week's Ronde van Drenthe after 50km due so sickness.

Armitstead now sits top of the World Tour standings, ahead of Van der Breggen who finished sixth.