In spite of simplest being 14.5 kilometres in period, the crew time trial that opened the Vuelta Femenina equipped really extensive time gaps: There are over 5 mins between general chief Anna Henderson (Workforce Jumbo-Visma) and the purple lantern in 159th position, however many of the GC favourites are inside a minute of the purple jersey.
At the back of Henderson, 3 of her teammates have the similar time. Marianne Vos might smartly take over the purple jersey because of time bonifications within the subsequent couple of days, whilst Amber Kraak and Riejanne Markus are within the riding seat for the GC struggle.
Just one moment at the back of, Canyon-SRAM’s GC playing cards Kasia Niewiadoma and Élise Chabbey are in a really perfect place, forward of maximum in their opponents however with out the duties of the chief’s jersey – although Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka may just goal bonus seconds with a view to transfer into the race lead.
Trek-Segafredo’s GC chief is Gaia Realini. The minuscule Italian climber did smartly to stick with her crew throughout the flat TTT and now sits 9 seconds at the back of Henderson, as do her extra skilled teammates, Lizzie Deignan and Amanda Spratt.
Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Workforce), the winner of the 2022 Ceratizit Problem, the precursor to the Vuelta Femenina, is 12 seconds adrift in fifteenth position. The 40-year-old Dutch lady didn’t succeed in the type of earlier years within the Spring Classics however will wish to step up once more within the level races. Liane Lippert has the similar time and is able to take Van Vleuten’s position if the veteran will have to falter.
Contemporary from an Ardennes triple that underlined her standing as the highest favorite for the Vuelta Femenina, Demi Vollering (Workforce SD Worx) is 14 seconds at the back of. She will rely at the toughen of a robust crew, although her mountaineering lieutenant Niamh Fisher-Black misplaced touch within the ultimate metres of the TTT and sits at 19 seconds.
Évita Muzic, Marta Cavalli (each FDJ-SUEZ), Juliette Labous, and Esmée Peperkamp (each Workforce DSM) all have a 25-second deficit. Cavalli and Labous usually are their groups’ GC playing cards, although Muzic is poised to take over if Cavalli continues not to be again at her preferrred, nonetheless struggling long-term results of her 2022 Excursion de France Femmes crash.
Kristen Faulkner and Ane Santesteban lift the GC hopes of Workforce Jayco-AlUla. 31 seconds down on Henderson, they’re nonetheless in placing distance, however the time loss from the TTT will put them at the again foot in comparison to many in their opponents. Pauliena Rooijakkers could not practice her Canyon-SRAM teammates to the end and now sits in fortieth position general, 37 seconds at the back of. Which means she’s going to almost definitely have to position her GC ambitions apart and toughen Niewiadoma and Chabbey.
UAE Workforce ADQ completed the TTT 41 seconds down. With one of these deficit, their merit is that they’ve a number of playing cards to play, as Silvia Persico, Mikayla Harvey, Olivia Baril, and Erica Magnaldi may just all put up a excellent GC outcome. Spain’s best-performing GC rider throughout the final years, Mavi García (Liv Racing TeqFind), has a 42-second deficit to make up.
Veronica Ewers (EF Training-TIBCO-SVB) misplaced 48 seconds, Simone Boilard (St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93) is at 59 seconds, and Claire Steels (Israel-Premier Tech Roland) is precisely one minute down on Henderson. They’ll need to race aggressively and take probabilities in the event that they wish to transfer as much as the very entrance of the race.
The primary GC level might be level 5 with the first-category Puerto de Navafría and a second-category mountaintop-finish on the Mirador de Peñas Llanas, adopted through level 6 with two second-category climbs. The race general might be made up our minds at the ultimate level completing on the Lagos de Covadonga after a 12.5-kilometre climb.
