Mischa Bredewold (SD Worx-Protime) gained stage 1 of the Itzulia Women. Led out by her teammate Demi Vollering, Bredewold was first to the road in a lowered bunch dash in Elgoibar.
Arlenis Sierra (Movistar Team) completed second whereas Vollering nonetheless took third place.
The final escapee was reeled in on the descent from the final labeled climb of the day, and regardless of a flurry of assaults, the race got here all the way down to a technical dash gained by Bredewold who’s the race’s first general chief.
“This means quite a bit to me. It was an actual reduction, the dash has been slightly bit disappointing for me if I’m sincere, however immediately and within the Vuelta already I felt good. The workforce did so nicely, they actually believed in me and gave me help all day – that feels actually particular. The lead-out was good, and I’m very grateful,” stated Bredewold after successful the seventh consecutive Itzulia stage for SD Worx-Protime.
“It’s the primary victory in my new stunning jersey. I actually wished one, that additionally offers some strain, and that is new for me. I needed to get adjusted to that within the spring, now it is a actually large reduction that I can win on this jersey one time,” the 2023 European champion was blissful about her victory.
“We wish to race actually open as a workforce, it is very nice to put on the jersey now, we’ll see what occurs within the upcoming days. The different ladies additionally wish to attempt one thing, and we have now some actually proficient riders for the onerous uphill phases, immediately was the ‘simple’ stage. For certain, we cannot maintain again, so long as we will win with the workforce, that is a very powerful,”
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