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Claudia San Justo (Eneicat-CM Team): “I’m going to frame this white jersey”

We had been trying to be on the breakaway all Vuelta Femenina long, and we finally made it today. I’m very happy I got this prize and managed to feature at the front. This is being a very hard Vuelta for me, with such high level… I’m taking it day by day, doing my best to finish the race. What I achieved is very special for the whole Eneicat-CM Team, as we...

Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime): “The headwind made such a difference”

I felt really good today. The final climb was a bit more difficult than yesterday because of the headwind. It made such a difference whether you were at the front or behind someone, and of course it’s way easier to climb on the wheel of someone else. I couldn’t get rid of Évita, so it’s a deserved win for her.

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Évita Muzic (FDJ-SUEZ): “I’m very proud of what I have done”

“I said before the stage that I wanted to stay on Demi’s wheel and then overtake her in the final meters, but I wasn’t 100% sure that I could do it. When I looked back and I saw that I was the only one on her wheel, I started focusing on not getting dropped. Finally, I came around her. I’m very proud of what I have done. All my teammates did a really...

Muzic outkicks Vollering at Vinuesa’s Laguna Negra

124 riders took the start in the 6th stage of La Vuelta Femenina 24 by Carrefour.es, which covered 132,1 kilometres between Tarazona and Vinuesa’s Laguna Negra, at 13:35 CEST. There were three DNSs: Camilla Bye (Coop-Repsol), Gaia Realini (Lidl-Trek) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM), who was 8th overall before pulling out from the event. The race started uphill, with...

Lourdes Oyarbide (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi): “Everybody wanted to be in today’s breakaway”

I believe everybody wanted to be in today’s breakaway, and that made things very complicated out there. It was our goal as a team, and it was very hard to actually make it as many GC teams were controlling every attempt. I was only able to go clear in the last possible moment, and out of sheer persistence. It was a short-lived breakaway, but at least I showed my team’s...

Mavi García (Liv-AlUla-Jayco): “My legs are not working as I expected”

I thought I was much better than I actually was. I just exploded in the final climb. My legs are not working as I expected. I guess I paid today for yesterday’s efforts, as I spent a lot of time with my nose in the wind, chasing, and that takes its toll. I was hoping to be in a much better position in this Vuelta Femenina. I was indeed feeling well throughout the stage,...

Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ): “if you don’t try, you don’t win”

I tried my best. It was a nice race and I’m happy I claimed some points for the Mountains classification in order to keep the polka dot jersey. After the climb, I gave the lone breakaway a go because you never know what may happen when you go on the attack – if you don’t try, you don’t win. My legs feel bad after the stage… [laughs] …...

Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime): “I want to keep the Red jersery until the very end”

I felt really strong this season, but I hadn’t been able to win as of yet. I stood in some podiums, but victory was taking too long. I am very happy I could take it here. Last year I had this beautiful Dutch national champion jersey already, but I couldn’t win with it as most days I was wearing the UCI Women’s WorldTour leader jersey. Getting at least one victory...

Perfectly Red day for Demi Vollering

130 riders took the start in the 5th stage of La Vuelta Femenina 24 by Carrefour.es, which covered 113,9 kilometres between Huesca and Jaca’s Fuerte Rapitán, at 14:15. The peloton initially rode into a remarkable headwind, and breakaway attempts by Stine Dale (Coop-Repsol), Alison Jackson (EF Education-Cannondale) or Antri Christoforou (Human Powered Health) failed...