Cycling. The Vuelta Femenina – Favorites, Course … The 11th Tour of Spain Women on Sunday

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The last step … The hardest in the history of Vuelta Femenina

After two intense stages in Catalonia, the peloton will face two rolling stages in Aragon before facing the first justice of the peace of the course: the ascent of the lagunas of Neila. These are the Asturias that will welcome once again the great final of the event. On the program, the most difficult stage ever disputed in the Vuelta Female by crossroads: more than 150 kilometers, 2500 meters of elevation, and a finish line located at the top of the demanding mounted Cotobello.

An exciting final is to be expected at the end of the 152 kilometers of the last stage which will start from The Roblain León, and will include no less than three climbs in its second half: the viola of the Colladone (Cat. 2), l’al of the Colladiella (Cat. 1) and the trying ascent of Cotobello (Cat. 1), in total more than 2,500 meters of elevation, the highest figure ever recorded in a stage of the great Spanish tour.

The favorites of the Vuelta Femenina … PFP against the Armada FDJ-Suez?

Among the engaged in this first major female tour of the year, Demi full ring (FDJ-Suez) obviously serves as a favorite. Winner in 2024, also 2nd of Tour de Franceshe knows these long -term events perfectly. His solid start to the season, notably with his victory over the White roads and two podiums on Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Walloon arrowconfirms that she will be the runner to beat for the final victory. And she can also count on an impressive collective force, with her French lieutenants Juliette Labous et Muva Muzicrespectively 4th and 5th of the Women’s return 2024. A possible hat -trick, like the one made on the male vuelta by the visma two years ago, seems quite possible in view of this armada FDJ-Suez.

Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon // Sram Zondacrypto), although its start of the year is less successful, will obviously remain to be monitored after its victory on the Tour de France in 2024. Just like the French Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma team | Lease a bike), superb winner of Paris-Roubaix And who will play his very first big career round there. The Rémoise will especially seek to test itself before its major objective of the year, the Tour de France. For hunting stages victories, Marianne your will serve as a huge favorite, she who won two stage victories in Spain last year as well as the green jersey of the point classification.

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Demi full ring

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Katarzyna Niewiadoma

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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Juliette Labous, avoided Muzic, Mavi García

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Liane Lippert, Cédrine Kerbaol, Neve Bradbury, Niamh Fisher-Black, Riejanne Markus

The full course

Sunday May 4: Step 1 – Barcelona -Barcelona (8km)