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La Vuelta Femenina GC standings – Some contenders already on the back foot ahead of critical mountain stages

GC La Vuelta Femenina Vuelta Franziska Koch Noemi Rüegg Kasia NiewiadomaPhinney Lotte Kopecky Maeva Squiban
The jersey holders at the front of the peloton waiting for the start.

Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) continues as leader of the 2026 Vuelta Femenina after easing up in the sprint on stage 5 to allow teammate Mischa Bredewold to take the win. However, her days in the red jersey might be coming to an end as La Vuelta heads to its first summit finish on stage 6 to Les Praeres via Nava on Friday.

Kopecky finished second on Thursday's stage to earn a six-second time bonus to extend her lead in the general classification to 12 seconds over Franziska Koch (FDJ United-Suez).

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