Vollering wins in the Lakes of Covadonga
MADRID, 7 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) has conquered La Vuelta Femenina after defending this Sunday, for just nine seconds, her red jersey in the seventh and final stage, of 93.7 kilometers between the Asturian towns of Pola de Siero and the Lakes of Covadonga.
The runner from the telephone squad, who regained the lead on Friday, suffered to defend the income with which she reached this Sunday, of 1:11 over the also Dutch Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx), on the climb to the mythical summit Asturian, a high finish with 12.5 kilometers at 6.9%.
Vollering was able to cut almost all the disadvantage with which he faced the day, and was very close to giving the bell; He used a time of 2:43:02 to arrive, in the middle of the fog, at the Covadonga Lakes, 11 seconds ahead of the Italian Gaia Realini (Trek-Segafredo), winner of the sixth stage, and 56 over Van Vleuten.
In this way, Van Vleuten, 40, defended his leadership to stay in first place in the general classification with nine seconds ahead of his compatriot and 2:41 over Realini. Thus, he revalidates his La Vuelta crown, which he already conquered in a magnificent 2022 where he also managed to win the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia.
–CLASSIFICATIONS.
-Stage.
1. Demi Vollering (NED/Team SD Worx) 2:43:02.
2. Gaia Realini (ITA/Trek-Segafredo) at 11.
3. Annemiek Van Vleuten (NED/Movistar Team) 56.
4. Évita Muzic (FRA/FDJ-Suez) 1:59.
5. Ricarda Bauernfeind (ALE/Canyon-Sram) 2:00.
-General.
1. Annemiek Van Vleuten (NED/Movistar Team) 19:00:11.
2. Demi Vollering (NED/Team SD Worx) a 9.
3. Gaia Realini (ITA/Trek-Segafredo) 2:41.
4. Riejanne Markus (NED/Team Jumbo-Visma) 3:36.
5. Ricarda Bauernfeind (ALE/Canyon-Sram) 3:53.
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9. MAVI GARCÍA (ESP/Liv Racing TeqFind) 6:31.