Mavi Garcia (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) held on to the general result in win the third version of the Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia Girls as Movistar’s Arlenis Sierra received the ultimate stage in a lowered dash end in Pizarra.
It was a dominant dash from the Cuban, who took her first win of the season. Liv-AlUla-Jayco’s Quinty Ton was second and Alena Amialiusik of the UAE Growth Crew was third.
Garcia’s wins this week delivered to an finish an virtually year-long win drought. She was joined on the ultimate general podium by her younger team-mates Silke Smulders, who received the opening stage, and Ella Wyllie, who received the third.
The way it Unfolded
It has been a heavy few days of climbing for the peloton and the fourth and remaining stage round Málaga, from Alhaurín de la Torre to Pizarra, was no completely different.
The flattest 40 kilometres of the entire race got here firstly of the stage, 4 riders seized the chance to assault and created the breakaway of the day. The 4 riders have been Lourdes Oyarbide (Laboral), Francesca Pellegrini (UAE), Ariana Gilabert Vilaplana (Eneicat) and Mireia Trias Jordan (Massi Baix Ter).
That early transfer was closed down on the strategy to an intermediate dash in Pizarra, the peloton additionally getting an early have a look at the end. Liv-AlUla-Jayco’s Silke Smulders, second on GC firstly of the day, received the dash forward of Mie Bjørndal Ottestad (Uno X Mobility) and Mireia Benito, the one rider left for the Spanish Nationwide Crew.
Because the peloton departed Pizarra, it cut up into two giant teams. Uno X’s Joss Lowden then made a solo transfer, constructing her result in simply over a minute because the climbing began.
Lowden stayed away over the primary climb, the 2nd class Alto del Caminito del Rey. Alex Manly (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) and Henrietta Christie (Human Powered Well being) took second and third over the ascent.
With 30km to go, approaching the second categorised climb of the day, Lowden’s lead had shrunk to 30 seconds to the Liv-AlUla-Jayco fronted peloton. On the center part of the Puerto Martinez, Lowden was caught. Benito, sitting eighth on GC firstly of the day, made a counter transfer, holding a lead of round 10 seconds as she crested the climb first. Carlotta Cipressi (UAE) went over second and Ottestad was third.
On the descent, Benito held onto her 10 second lead because the riders descended in the direction of the end in Pizarra. With 5km to go, nevertheless, with the descent flattening out, Movistar led the chase and introduced again Benito, hoping to arrange a lowered dash for the stage.
Uno X Mobility led the group as they made their means in the direction of the ultimate kilometre, seeking to arrange Anouska Koster for the ultimate dash. Nevertheless, it was Sierra who surged away from the group within the closing metres to win by a number of bike lengths.
Garcia and a number of other of her Liv-AlUla-Jayco team-mates remained comfortably within the group on the finish and took house a memorable sweep of the rostrum placings.
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