Marianne Vos attacked the throne of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Femenina in La Molina

It hurts the self-esteem to understand that on opening day the New Zealander Ally Wollaston his lateral movement denied him the win, this Saturday the Dutch Marianne Vos He breaks away from caste and in a field that fits him like a glove he achieves an unquestionable success that also serves as a garment to leader of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Femenina and probably convert it this Sunday to Barcelona the champion of the first edition of the Catalan women’s round.

After a leg-breaking day that ends ManresaThe women’s Volta faced a level test this Saturday, with a day of 95.7 kilometers and two first-class climbs in the final 60 kilometers: the Toses Hill (21.4 km of climbing at an average slope of 3.2%) and the end in a classic men’s Volta as in La Molina (11.1 kilometers, at an average slope of 4.3%).

A very demanding sporting proposition for different pelotons like the Volta, with seven World Tour teams, but there are differences in degree from one formation to another.

Important moment

The stage, and who knows if the Volta, is decided on the last climb to La Molina. 12 kilometers into the stage, in the preamble to the climb to La Molina, the team FDJ-Suez assumed command of the race, up to the team Visma take action, first to Fem van Empel and in the fatal movement of Marianne Vos six kilometers from the finish line, with a chasing group following him by 20 seconds.

In the end, the victory for Vos was ahead of his Team Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Riejanne Markusa minute, and the two riders of Uno-X Mobility, Katrine Aaaleurd and Solbjork Minke Andersonwith the Mireia Benito as the first Spanish cyclist, the 14th, occupying the same position in the general classification and being second in the mountain classification, with 11 points, compared to the Belgian’s 16to Justine Ghekiere.