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Demi Vollering (Staff SD Worx) was the strongest on the climb to the Lagos de Covadonga and gained the queen stage of La Vuelta Femenina.
An assault by Gaia Realini (Trek-Segafredo) dropped Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) 5.4km from the end, however the crimson jersey fought to restrict her losses and crossed the road in third place, 56 seconds behind Vollering, protecting 9 seconds of her GC lead.
Staff SD Worx had labored laborious on the second-category Collada Moandi, lowering the scale of the peloton to beneath 20 riders. Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) and Marlen Reusser (Staff SD Worx) attacked on the descent however have been reeled in earlier than the 12.5-kilometre ending climb started.
With 10 km to go, Vollering began pushing on the entrance of the group, and 7km from the end, solely Realini and Van Vleuten have been left in her wheel. Realini’s acceleration disposed of Van Vleuten who rapidly misplaced 20 seconds however then managed to not lose an excessive amount of, helped by the truth that the ultimate 5 kilometres have been an up and down of brief ramps interspersed with descents.
Vollering gapped Realini on a descent within the ultimate kilometre and gained the stage 11 seconds forward of the Italian climber, however missed general victory by 9 seconds.
“The entire crew fought actually laborious for it as a result of we had one thing to make up for from yesterday, so I’m actually completely satisfied that I might win right here,” stated Vollering after her second Vuelta Femenina stage victory.
“Two stage wins is very nice, and it was shut for the GC. If it had been a bit totally different yesterday, then I believe we’d have gained the GC additionally. In the present day I confirmed what we’re value,” Vollering completed.
Having gained the Ceratizit Problem by La Vuelta in 2021 and 2022, Van Vleuten is now additionally the primary winner of the Vuelta Femenina.
“I really feel tremendous completely satisfied and tremendous tremendous drained. I stored on combating to the tip, however I did not have the most effective day, possibly yesterday’s effort counted. However I by no means gave up. The crew was wonderful and this can be a crew win,” she stated.
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