the russian cyclist Tamara Dronova-Balabolina (Israel-Premier) repeated victory in the second stage of the Vuelta a Andalucía Femenina to extend its earnings at the head of the general classification by being the strongest of the day that linked Salobreña (Granada) to Cómpeta (Málaga), with a route of 95 kilometers, the last 15 of the entire climb.
The runner was very strong and reached the finish line with a time of 3:12:26, seven seconds less than the Danish Katrine Aeelrud (Movistar Team), who is also second in the general standings 32 seconds behind. disadvantage compared to the hitherto dominant race.
a lot of 104 runners started this Thursday from Salobreña and, while the route was still neutralized in the town of Granada, a crash caused the departure of the Swiss Linda Zanetti (UAE Development Team), second classified on the opening day and wearing points classification leader’s jersey.
The ascent of the Ítrabo Pass (3rd, km 24.3) strained the peloton, which was reduced to fifty cyclists. Jessica Meneses (Colombia Pacto por el Deporte) was the first to cross its summit and thus a compact group, which thickened on the descent, crossed Almuñécar led by Alicia González (Movistar Team).
Around kilometer 62 of the route, nine cyclists stood up: Mareille Meijering (Movistar Team), Alice Sharpe (Israel-Premier Tech Roland), Antri Christoforou (Human Powered Health), Anastasia Carbonari (UAE Development Team), Lija Laizane ( Laboral Kutxa ), Catalina Soto (Bizkaia-Durango), Isabel Martín (Eneicat-CM Team), Emma Julie Dyrhovden (Norway) and Georgia Whitehouse (ARA Skip Capital).
Together they built a half-minute rental registered to Algarrobo, a flight objective whose passage was ordered by Meijering. The Dutch woman, along with Christoforou and Dyrhovden, forms the trio of survivors trapped in the first legs of the Cómpeta climb
Cyclists like Irene Méndez (Bizkaia-Durango) or Idoia Eraso (Laboral Kutxa) tried to surprise the climb, without success, while a group of twenty runners fought for the lead of the race with 5 kilometers to go , leaving everything to end on the steep Calle Rampa, where the chieftain Dronova-Balabolina imposed his fortress.
The peloton will face a new challenge this Friday in the interior of the province of Malaga with a stage between Nerja and Álora, with a route of 134 kilometers. The day will be characterized by continuous climbing, with three mountain passes, Alto de Colmenar, La Joya and Los Nogales.
Source: La Verdad
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