Extended Highlights - Stage 2 - La Vuelta Femenina 24 by Carrefour.es

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29/4/2024

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00:00 I'm really happy about these results for me and for the team, but I'm not happy,

00:12 completely happy, because in the last corner two of my teammates crashed, but in the end

00:18 I take this result and focus for the next stage.

00:23 There were mixed emotions for Lidl Trek yesterday, but good news this morning.

00:27 Their Dutch powerhouse, Enen van Dijk, is able to continue the race after her crash.

00:32 Goya Raiolini is in red, but several other teams and riders will be eyeing up the Lidl's

00:36 jersey on today's second stage, which is expected to end in a bunch sprint.

00:41 Visma Lisebaek have five riders on the same time as Raiolini, including Mariana Vos, who

00:46 won two stages last year, while the top five from SD Werks Pro Time are only a second further

00:52 back.

00:53 She may be a long way down overall, but sprint star Charlotte Cole is also worth keeping

00:57 an eye on.

01:01 Today the riders will cover almost 120km between Bunyol and Moncofa.

01:05 There is only one categorised climb, the Puerto de Lorenet, which comes with around 40km to

01:11 go.

01:12 Crucially, bonus seconds are available both at the intermediate sprints and on the finish

01:16 line, so we are all but guaranteed a new leader by the end of the day.

01:24 144 riders taking the start this afternoon.

01:27 There was a minor crash involving Elisa Longa Borghini in the first few kilometres before

01:32 live pictures began, but luckily no major damage for the Italian.

01:36 Her team-mate Van Dyck sporting stitches after yesterday's crash, but happy to still be here

01:41 riding in Spain.

01:46 Six women made it into the day's breakaway.

01:48 Hedoya Eraso from Laboral Kutska Fundacion Escadi, Silvia Zanardi from Human Powered

01:54 Health, Valerie Demay from Volker Wessels, Audrey De Keersmaeker from Lotto Destiny, Angela

02:00 Oro from B-Pink Bongioani and Marine Allione from Winspace.

02:05 They had a maximum gap of two and a half minutes, but it was down to just one and a half heading

02:09 into the final 50km.

02:13 A few spots of rain starting to fall as they made their way towards the day's solitary

02:17 climb, and with the gap continuing to fall, Eraso decided to attack at the front, the

02:23 Spaniard targeting the race's first Queen of the Mountains jersey.

02:26 But it was a vain effort.

02:28 She and the rest of her breakaway companions were soon caught by the charging peloton led

02:32 by Movistar and Visma Lisabike.

02:39 So all back together again with 42km to go, Vos' team-mates looking to make it tough on

02:44 the climb and perhaps drop Charlotte O'Cole.

02:47 The Raellini was up towards the front as they approached the summit, but it was a rider

02:51 from UAE Team ADQ who was targeting the polka dots.

02:55 Just over 200m to go, so UAE Team ADQ going for this Queen of the Mountains jersey, taking

03:01 maximum points on the line.

03:03 Karolina Swinkels becoming the virtual Queen of the Mountains then as Lidl Trek took control

03:08 of things on the descent.

03:11 Just before the intermediate sprint, Annika Dijkstra attacked for the Volker Wessels team,

03:16 the Dutchwoman taking the maximum six bonus seconds, with four going to Blanca Vast, the

03:20 new virtual race leader, and two to Grace Brown.

03:24 The pace remained high on the run-in because Charlotte O'Cole had indeed been dropped over

03:28 the climb.

03:29 She was in a second chase group, trying desperately to get back to the front.

03:33 But plenty of teams were keen to contest the sprint without her.

03:37 Movistar, Visma Lisabike and EF Education Cannondale taking turns at the front as they

03:42 hurtled towards Monkoffer where there was set to be more late drama.

03:47 The big crash, three kilometres to go, big crash in the front pellet on a number of riders

03:51 down.

03:52 As I said, very technical.

03:53 Oh, another huge crash.

03:55 A lot of riders were caught up in those two crashes and a lot of sprint trains were totally

04:00 disrupted, leaving both Vos and Cole out of contention.

04:04 So who would end up taking the win?

04:06 Alison Jackson goes for it.

04:07 Alison Jackson, the sprint to our Canadian national champion in that red jersey.

04:12 Absolutely full gas here, trying to get this sprint, trying to get this Vuelta a stage

04:15 win.

04:16 It's Blanca Vast challenging her, but Alison Jackson on the line, holds on there.

04:21 Absolutely stunning finish there for Alison Jackson.

04:25 What a sensational sprint from Alison Jackson to notch her 10th career victory.

04:30 The Canadian champion was a very popular winner of Paris-Roubaix Fan last year, and she was

04:35 able to break out her dance moves once again after notching her first Grand Tour success.

04:40 Jackson taking a memorable win ahead of our new race leader, Blanca Vast.

04:45 I came in with a real fire to win this.

04:48 And yeah, even starting with the rain, you know, you take a mentality that it either

04:53 can be really good or you have to be a bit careful.

04:56 The team super believed in me, from staff to riders, and I totally took that to heart.

05:03 So yeah, to have a win in this season in Vuelta a España, it's just, yeah, it's another great

05:10 thing to put on the resume.

05:17 Jackson winning for EF ahead of Vast and Swinkles, with Cassio Nuevi-Odoma up in fourth place.

05:22 Vast ended up 27th, with Cole in 39th.

05:27 Vast, the Hungarian champion, now leads the race by eight seconds from Jackson, the Canadian

05:31 champion, with Longa Borghini, the Italian champion, in third.

05:35 Raellini drops down to ninth.

05:39 Jackson has taken the lead in the points classification, thanks to her win.

05:42 She and Vast are both locked on 50 points, with Dykstra third on 25.

05:47 And Swinkles, who did an excellent job to come third in the sprint, is our first Queen

05:51 of the Mountains.

05:53 It has been another action-packed day at La Vuelta a Femenina.

05:56 Do tune in again tomorrow for what's likely to be another bunch sprint.

06:00 And thanks for watching.

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