The Valencian cyclist Martha Romeuwho is a member of the Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi sports group, achieved this Friday the victory in the third stage of the Vuelta a Andalucía Femeninadisputed between Nerja and Álora, in the province of Malaga, and where he invested 3:09.12, one second less than the Russian Tamara Dronova-Balabolina (Israel- Premier Tech Roland), who failed to achieve a third consecutive victory, but continued to lead.
Dronova continues to lead the provisional overall standings with a 37-second lead over Danish Katrine Aaelrud (Movistar Team) two days into the race.
A peloton of 96 riders started this third stage of the second edition and, after neutralizing a section for safety reasons, Alicia González (Movistar Team) led a peloton through Benamargosa (the flying finish line at kilometer 35.9). which faced the first steep slopes of the day.
The climb to Alto de Colmenar (category 2, km 60.4) was led by Lotte Claes (Stade Rochelais), who reduced the peloton to over fifty cyclists, while Jessenia Meneses (Colombia Pacto por el Deporte) traveled in the lead up to grab. the temporary leadership of the classification of mountains.
The successive Alto de la Joya (third category, km 91.1) and Alto de los Nogales (third, km 99.8), crowned by Barbara Malcotti (Human Powered Health) and Marta Romeu (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) , according respectively, led to more choice in the peloton, with overall leader Tamara Dronova-Balabolina (Israel-Premier Tech Roland) very active in the lead until she reduced the main group to just 16 riders.
Romeu launched alone 28 kilometers from the finish line, reaching a one-minute lead. Behind, the Israel team of leader Dronova worked to close the gap without success, with the demarcations of the Movistar Team causing disorganization that allowed the Valencian cyclist to prevail with a slight advantage over his pursuers .
The general continues to be led by Dronova on the eve of the two final episodes. This Saturday will be held the fourth, 90.9 kilometers between Pizarra and Mijas, also in Malaga.
Despite having only one scoring mountain pass, the Alto de Casarabonela (third, km 33.6), the trip is as short as it breaks, leaving room for all kinds of adventure.
Source: La Verdad
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