SALVATERRA DE MINO, SPAIN - MAY 03: (L-R) Maeva Squiban of France and UAE Team ADQ, Marianne Vos of Netherlands and Team Visma | Lease a Bike and Karlijn Swinkels of Netherlands and UAE Team ADQ cross the finish line during the 12th La Vuelta Femenina 2026, Stage 1 a 113.9km stage from Marin to Salvaterra de Mino / #UCIWWT / on May 03, 2026 in Salvaterra de Mino, Spain. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images).
Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) was among the favourites for the opening stage of the Vuelta España Femenina and its uphill finish, but the Dutchwoman had to settle for seventh place.
Although she was unable to trouble the frontrunners, the fact that she was there in the mix at all was remarkable after she had to fight back from a late crash.
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