Van Vleuten knows how to suffer and wins a women’s Vuelta for history in the Lakes of Covadonga

As in the best occasions, as in the magical and historic climb experienced throughout the history of cycling in Covagonga Lakesthe fog appeared at the end of the seventh and final stage of the first Women’s Tour as such, giving a corresponding mystery and suspense to the decisive moments of the Spanish round.

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The final day of the women’s Vuelta consists of 93.7 kilometers of distance Pola de Zero and the Lakes of Covadonga, with climbing to Monadi pass (12.5 km at 4.6%) in the middle of the stage and the final climb to Lakes of Covadonga12.5 kilometers maintained at an average slope of 6.9% and a maximum ramp of 15%.

The stage and the race will begin to be decided on the final climb of the Asturian colossus, up to this point Va Vleuten He was well supported by his teammates, but as soon as the road became difficult, the peloton broke into a thousand pieces, leaving only eight runners in the lead: Van Vleuten, Vollering, Labous, Muzic, Realini, Bauernfeind, Fihser-Black and Ivanchenkoin a final climb that will provide a lot of game and where the Jumbo-Visma runner Riejanne Markus he would miss third place on the podium before the day’s play began.

As the stage progressed, the leading group lost units, until about five kilometers from the finish they were left alone in the lead. Vollering and the Italian Realiniwho in the last two stages deserves to finish on the podium of La Vuelta.

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behind them, a van vleuten that he was left alone and that at 5,000 meters from the end of the race he lost ten seconds. He had a 1’11” margin compared to a Vollering who had given his life to climbing the Lakes of Covadonga. Realini did not give him relief and the leader of SD Worx Team even attacked the Trek-Segafredo. Vollering would end up winning the stage, but Van Vleuten knew how to suffer to finish winning the Vuelta with a nine-second margin over her compatriot, in a first edition that should mark a before and after in women’s cycling.

RANKINGS

Stage
1. Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx) 2h43’02”
2. Gaia Realini (Trek-Segafredo) in 0:11
3. Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) in 0:56
4. Évita Muzic (FDJ-SUEZ) in 1:59
5. Ricarda Bauernfeind (Canyon//SRAM Racing) at 2:00
General 5:
1. Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team)
2. Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx) at 0:09
3. Gaia Realini (Trek-Segafredo) in 2:41
4. Riejanne Markus (Team Jumbo-Visma) in 3:36
5. Ricarda Bauernfeind (Canyon//SRAM Racing) at 3:53