00:00 I'm really happy about these results for me and for the team, but I'm not happy,
00:15 not completely happy, because in the last corner two of my teammates crashed, but in
00:20 the end I'll take this result and focus on the next stage.
00:25 There were mixed emotions for Lidl Trek yesterday, but good news this morning.
00:30 Their Dutch powerhouse Enen van Dijk is able to continue the race after her crash.
00:35 Goya Raiolini is in red, but several other teams and riders will be eyeing up the leaders
00:39 jersey on today's second stage, which is expected to end in a bunch sprint.
00:44 Visma Lisebaek have five riders on the same time as Raiolini, including Mariana Vos who
00:49 won two stages last year, while the top five from SD Werks ProTime are only a second further
00:54 back.
00:55 She may be a long way down overall, but sprint star Charlotte Cole is also worth keeping
01:00 an eye on.
01:04 Today the riders will cover almost 120km between Buñol and Moncofa.
01:08 There is only one categorised climb, the Puerto de Lorenet, which comes with around 40km to
01:14 go.
01:15 Crucially, bonus seconds are available both at the intermediate sprints and on the finish
01:19 line.
01:20 So we are all but guaranteed a new leader by the end of the day.
01:27 One hundred and forty-four riders taking the start this afternoon.
01:30 There was a minor crash involving Elisa Longa Borghini in the first few kilometres before
01:35 live pictures began, but luckily no major damage for the Italian.
01:39 Her team mate Van Dijk sporting stitches after yesterday's crash, but happy to still be here
01:44 riding in Spain.
01:49 Six women made it into the day's breakaway.
01:51 Hedoya Eraso from Laboral Kutzka Fundacion Escadi, Silvia Zanardi from Human Powered
01:57 Health, Valerie Demay from Volker Wessels, Audrey de Kersmaker from Lotto Destiny, Angela
02:03 Oro from B-Pink Bongioani and Marine Allione from Winspace.
02:08 They had a maximum gap of two and a half minutes, but it was down to just one and a half heading
02:12 into the final 50k.
02:16 A few spots of rain starting to fall as they made their way towards the day's solitary
02:20 climb, and with the gap continuing to fall, Eraso decided to attack at the front.
02:25 The Spaniard targeting the race's first Queen of the Mountains jersey, but it was a vain
02:30 effort.
02:31 She and the rest of her breakaway companions were soon caught by the charging peloton led
02:35 by Movistar and Visna Lisa Bike.
02:42 So all back together again with 42k to go, Vos' teammates looking to make it tough on
02:47 the climb and perhaps drop Charlotte O'Cole.
02:50 Raellini was up towards the front as they approached the summit, but it was a rider
02:54 from UAE Team ADQ who was targeting the polka dots.
02:58 Just over 200m to go, so UAE Team ADQ going for this Queen of the Mountains jersey, taking
03:04 maximum points on the line.
03:06 Carolina Svinkels becoming the virtual Queen of the Mountains then as Lidl Trek took control
03:11 of things on the descent.
03:14 Just before the intermediate sprint, Annika Dijkstra attacked for the Volkwesels team,
03:19 the Dutchwoman taking the maximum six bonus seconds, with four going to Blanca Vaes, the
03:23 new virtual race leader, and two to Grace Brown.
03:27 The pace remained high on the run-in because Charlotte O'Cole had indeed been dropped over
03:31 the climb.
03:32 She was in a second chase group, trying desperately to get back to the front.
03:37 But plenty of teams were keen to contest the sprint without her.
03:40 Movistar, Visma, Lisebike and EF Education Cannondale taking turns at the front as they
03:45 hurtled towards Mont Coffer, where there was set to be more late drama.
03:50 The big crash, three kilometres to go, big crash in the front pellet on a number of riders
03:54 down.
03:55 As I said, very tight.
03:56 Oh, another huge crash.
03:58 A lot of riders were caught up in those two crashes and a lot of sprint trains were totally
04:03 disrupted, leaving both Vos and Cole out of contention.
04:07 So who would end up taking the win?
04:09 Alison Jackson goes for it.
04:11 Alison Jackson, the sprint to our Canadian national champion in that red jersey.
04:15 Absolutely full gas here, trying to get this sprint, trying to get this for world to stage
04:18 win.
04:19 It's Blanca Vaes challenging her, but Alison Jackson on the line, holds on there.
04:24 Absolutely stunning finish there for Alison Jackson.
04:28 What a sensational sprint from Alison Jackson to notch her 10th career victory.
04:33 The Canadian champion was a very popular winner of Paris-Roubaix Fan last year, and she was
04:37 able to break out her dance moves once again after notching her first Grand Tour success.
04:43 Jackson taking a memorable win ahead of our new race leader, Blanca Vaes.
04:48 I came in with a real fire to win this.
04:51 And yeah, even starting with the rain, you know, you take a mentality that it either
04:56 can be really good or you have to be a bit careful.
04:59 The team super believed in me, from staff to riders, and I totally took that to heart.
05:06 So yeah, to have a win in this season, in Vuelta a España, it's just, yeah, it's another
05:13 great thing to put on the resume.
05:20 Jackson winning for EF ahead of Vaes and Swinkles, with Cassio Nuevi-Odoma up in fourth place.
05:25 Vaes ended up 27th, with Cole in 39th.
05:30 Vaes, the Hungarian champion, now leads the race by eight seconds from Jackson, the Canadian
05:34 champion, with Longa Borghini, the Italian champion, in third.
05:38 Raellini drops down to ninth.
05:41 Jackson has taken the lead in the points classification, thanks to her win.
05:45 She and Vaes are both locked on 50 points, with Dykstra third on 25.
05:50 And Swinkles, who did an excellent job to come third in the sprint, is our first Queen
05:54 of the Mountains.
05:56 It has been another action-packed day at La Vuelta a Femenina.
05:59 Do tune in again tomorrow for what's likely to be another bunch sprint.
06:03 And thanks for watching.
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