Stage 1 – Itzulia Women Highlights | 2024 UCI Women’s WorldTour

Watch the highlights from Stage 1 of the 2024 Itzulia Women in Spain.

 
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[Applause] the next round of the UCI Women’s World Tour is ulia women back for its Third Edition and stage one starts in Victoria gasti the autonomous capital of the bass country a 140 km stage with three classified climes previous winners are back Marlin Royer and an informed dami bing one week on after winning LTA feminina with 54.1 KM to go two Riders as were’re in the Breakaway Steiner Dale and Valentina cavalar they had 1 minute 17 with 40 km to go the chase was on behind with plenty of riders and different teams trying to attack but without Success leadle track were persistent up towards the front one by one Riders started to lose contact in the front group The capap was yo-yoing around the half minute Mark as fdg Suez team DSM fmin post and Al all tried to take control with 2.4 km to go until the top of the queen of the mountain cavalar decided she wanted to strike for Glory and the Austrian had an advantage but the chase was firmly on behind MTO picked up the point in the intermediate Sprint it was baril from Gutierrez whilst Roland were trying to get some cohesion within the select group out front with 7.3 km to go the group of front started to fragment but it was mauy star who were in control our K BNB hotels likewise and we were heading for a juice Bunch Sprints it’s the Dutch champion on the front and here comes the European Champion Misha bra Award of SD Works Pro time trying to come around is Josie Nelson but on the line it’s a first victory of the season a first win in the European Champions Jersey braal takes it first and third on the stage braad wall takes it ahead of C than balling I’m I’m feeling very happy and uh very grateful for for the whole team the girls and the stuff uh they they did so amazing and they really believed in me all day they gave me a lot of confidence and support and that’s really what you need for a sprit like this I was really happy to finally feel like I made an impact on the race um I came from the wel last week and I really wasn’t that satisfied with my performance there so I’m really happy that I was finally able to do something brall takes a stage and the general classification whilst is cavalar who takes the queen of the mountains Jersey after her day in the Breakaway the most combative award goes to Steiner Dale and the fans were a plenty at the finish and they were treated to some typical Bass dancing too an entertaining stage in entertainment at the Finish braal wins ahead of Sierra she now has 4 seconds ahead of Sierra in the general classification thanks to the bonus seconds stage two the Riders will be heading for Basi [Music]