There were 109 riders on the start line of this year's Itzulia Women, all different people with different objectives. There were 20 different teams, all wanting to get something out of the WorldTour race, all with plans in place for a part of the three-day stage race.
And yet, for the third year running, the results make it look like 19 of those teams might as well not have bothered. There have been 12 opportunities to win across Itzulia Women's short history - nine stages, and three overall titles - and they have all been won by SD Worx-Protime.
