Vuelta a España La Vuelta Femenina 2026 (May 3rd-9th)

[Samu Cuenca]

We have live pictures just after the last categorised climb. Squiban and Moolman-Pasio have won a QOM sprint each and finished second in the other.

 

[Didinho]

Pauline also said she doesn’t go for GC. Curious about Blasi, making big steps already. Kasia, Squiban and Anna will be the favorites for me.

Pauline got a good chance today with the last km uphill finish.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pauline also said she doesn’t go for GC. Curious about Blasi, making big steps already. Kasia, Squiban and Anna will be the favorites for me.

Pauline got a good chance today with the last km uphill finish.

I don't think the finish is hard enough for her to have a chance. It's much easier than the one from the first stage of last year's TDFF, so it should be about Vos for Visma today, or Wolff or Van Dam depending on who has the legs and gets the positioning right.

 

[Didinho]

I don't think the finish is hard enough for her to have a chance. It's much easier than the one from the first stage of last year's TDFF, so it should be about Vos for Visma today, or Wolff or Van Dam depending on who has the legs and gets the positioning right.

Yeah forgot about Vos. But they said the last km is around 8%? Or only the steepest part? Couldn’t find anything about it.

Faster riders are Vos, Kopecky, Bredewold, Paternoster, Jastrab, Bossuyt.
5 chances for them.

 

[Didinho]

The rain will continue for the rest of the stage. Those corners in the last part could be chaos. Hope everyone stays on the bike.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Yeah forgot about Vos. But they said the last km is around 8%? Or only the steepest part? Couldn’t find anything about it.

Faster riders are Vos, Kopecky, Bredewold, Paternoster, Jastrab, Bossuyt.
5 chances for them.

I think it's around 7% at the steepest part around 200m from the line. Ride With GPS tells me there might be a steeper point earlier on, but I think that's a mistake caused by a roundabout.

 

[Didinho]

Koch takes the bonus sprint before Letizia. Would love to see her in red again!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Realini is dropped. Not a huge surprise, but I had hoped she would have improved over the past month where she hasn't raced.

EF have worked at the front, so I am surprised Rüegg didn't take seconds in the intermediate sprint. I think she has a decent chance to win today.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

They are close to As Neves now, the hometown of Míchel Salgado.

SDW didn't contest the intermediate sprint. At this point I am not sure if they will ride for Kopecky or Bredewold.

 

[Didinho]

That turn. And then they crash a bit later.

Vos and Paternoster it seems?

 

[Didinho]

Pauline with a free ride from Fdjeux now.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Crash. I think it was Rayer going over the barrier.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

So three FDJ riders and their former teammate in addition to PFP. UNO-X switching kits wasn't a joke this time around.

But things are coming back together.

 

[Didinho]

Gonna be an easier win for SD Worx now. Too close to the finish to get back with this group.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Nooijen doing GOAT's work here.

 

[Didinho]

Visma with an impressive leadout. To get back.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Rent a bike must surely be too nackered here, had to do too much at the wrong time

 

[Samu Cuenca]

But she should have spent a lot of energy to make it back, although Vos wasn't the only one on the backfoot.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

EF have worked at the front, so I am surprised Rüegg didn't take seconds in the intermediate sprint. I think she has a decent chance to win today.

More than decent in fact. Kopecky started her sprint too late.

 

[Didinho]

EF have worked at the front, so I am surprised Rüegg didn't take seconds in the intermediate sprint. I think she has a decent chance to win today.

Saved some energy for the win! Strong effort. Steeper than I thought after the turn. A shame we couldn’t see Vos (7th) and Paternoster here.

 

[Rou]

They designed a race for Reialini... What's wrong with her form?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And Iago Aspas has just scored. Now he's only 9 goals behind Luis Suárez on the La Liga all time list. Will be a teeth biter whether he gets there or not.

 

[yaco]

Koch takes the bonus sprint before Letizia. Would love to see her in red again!

Letizia was her own worst enemy by crashing on the descent which put her out of the reckoning for the final. Anyway it was a well designed stage which tested a riders all-round capabilities.

 

[yaco]

They designed a race for Reialini... What's wrong with her form?

Had no form for nearly 12 months.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Crash. I think it was Rayer going over the barrier.

Rayer finished in G2 so it must have been Curinier instead.