A low-key affair on the final day in the general classification saw Van Vleuten add to her overall victories in 2018 and 2019 as she was untroubled on the 90.5-kilometres ride from Abano Terme to Padova.

The Dutch ace, who seized the pink jersey after winning stage four, was the leading rider in the field as she finished 1min 52sec ahead of Italian Marta Cavalli in the overall battle with a time of 27hr 7min 26sec while Spain's Mavi García Cañellas claimed bronze 5:56 off the pace.

Consonni celebrated victory on the final stage after a clever sprint with 2:12:04 on the clock, pipping compatriot Rachele Barbieri and Emma Cecilie Bjerg of Denmark to the line.

"It’s nice being back," Van Vleuten said.

"After 2020 when I was in the maglia rosa I left the Giro with a broken wrist, so it's nice to finish it off again in the pink.

"Pink is not my favourite colour, but in the Giro it is.

"If I'm riding here in it, so many Italian people are saying 'maglia rosa, maglia rosa' so it's really special to wear pink in Italy.

"It's a big honour for me to take it home again."

Attention now turns to the Tour de France Femmes, set to run from July 24 to July 31.

It will cover 1,029km over eight stages beginning in Paris and finishing at La Planche des Belles Filles.

It is the first ever edition of the race.