
The breakaway surprised the big teams in stage 1b of the Vuelta a Extremadura as Greta Marturano (UAE Team ADQ) sprinted to the win in Mérida, just ahead of break companion Sigrid Haugset (Coop-Repsol).
Marturano and Haugset had been away for just over 40km after attacking over the day’s sole categorised climb, and quickly built a gap of two minutes, holding on by just a few seconds to contest the win.