The peloton is now halfway through La Vuelta Femenina, and the general classification is slowly taking shape as stage 4 saw the peloton splintered into several groups. Although Femke Gerritse (SD Worx-Protime) kept the red leader’s jersey, she is only four seconds ahead of her teammate, stage winner Anna van der Breggen, as the race heads into the mountains.
"What I expect for Thursday's mountain stage? Again, I'm just going into it freely and without pressure. I am realistic enough to know that it will be really difficult uphill to go for the podium. Should it succeed, it will be fantastic. And if not, it's also just what it is," Van der Breggen said after stage 4, and regarding the success of SD Worx-Protime so far.
