The Dutch Mischa Bardeworld (SD Worx-Protime) It won this Friday in the first stage of LIn itzulia woman 2025a journey of 148.5 km between the The Gipuzkoan localities of Zumarraga and the AlaveSa de Agurain-SalvatierraAfter that he was also the first leader of the Basque race.
Bredoworld. Among which is the British Millie Couzens (Fenix-Deceunity) and French Margaux Vigé (Visma-liease a bike) are second and third, with Catalan Paula Blasi (UAE), Outstanding fourth, as best Spanish.
It is a day of escape and sprint where three tour heights mean anything relevant or favorites release any battle beyond the winner of the Sprint winner who comes to a group leading the goal.
Anna Van Der Breggen’s fall
The worst of the day, a fall of one of the podium candidates, the Dutch also and with the winner Anna Van der Brenggen, who fell on a curve at 7.5 km of finishing and, though the blow seemed very difficult in principle, managed to reach the goal.
He doesn’t waste much time, 43 seconds, but his choices to fight the final success with the great favorite, his countryman Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez)The number 1 of the UCI rank and recent winner of the Women’s Tour, has been reduced.
The breed began calm and no adventures up to, exceeding the first 25 km was opened by Colombian Angie María Londoño, where a trio formed by French Morgane Coston (Roland and Italian Gaia Seeto (Bepink) and Katia Ragusa (Human Powered Health)already lying on the first associated escape of the day.
The getaway transferred in front of kilometers, there was a three -minute advantage and, Ragusa was gone, the first fruit, passed in front of the first two ports of the day, Alaban (km.43) and Opakua (km.84).
The Opakua surpassed the escape being chased by the platoon and the last 50 km seemed to remain for the resistance between favorites, then a group of 30 units. Belgian jumped out of that group Julie Van de Velde (AG Insurance-Soudal) and the Dutch Eva Van Agt (Visma-Liease to Bike), The fast one minute of advantage allowed a platoon to re -regroup again.
With the arrival of the last high stage, Azazeta (KM. 127), 21 km from the end line, the Head Duo surrendered and the good race names began to appear in search of success.
Bredrdewold prepares the sprint
Among them Bredwold, second in 2024, worked on his team. A couple of accelers on the climb reduced the advantage of the two getaways, which is still passed to the top and are absorbed by the end of the descent.
From there to the end of 18 km to prepare the Sprint, which could not avoid a difficult refrigerator at 10 km of the finish line that had emerged the squad, in which he imposed himself with a huge authority Bardeworld, the first leader of the race.
Tomorrow, Saturday, Itzulia, UCI Worldtour racing, the first international division, is moving to Biscayan lands, where it will run on an 116 km route that continues to rise and low narrow roads with exit to Ugao-Mirballes and arriving at Igorre.
Throughout Bikotzagane (th -3; km.27), Lamindao (2 -2; 3.4 km to 10.1 %; km.37), Gerekiz (th -3; km.71) and Arrieta (3rd; km.81). Two doubles have increased proximity to each of the first two and the last two ports.
Source: La Verdad
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