Marta Cavalli (FDJ-SUEZ), Kristen Faulkner (Team Jayco-AlUla), and Claire Steels (Israel-Premier Tech Roland) were in the same echelon as Realini and equally lost their chances of a top GC result as they are now over three minutes behind.

However, Realini now has the option of going for victory on the mountaintop finishes of stages 5 and 7 without the fear of being reeled in as a GC threat. Trek-Segafredo had high hopes for their young Italian climber Gaia Realini who fared well in the UAE Tour echelons in February but was swept away by the wind on the plains of Castilla-La Mancha, losing 2:41 minutes despite her team's efforts to limit the losses. Several other teams will also have to target stage victories if they want a victory at this Vuelta Femenina. Persico is 39th overall at 2:35 minutes and may now get carte blanche to go for a stage win, possibly already on stage 4 that features a third-category climb in the final. Mavi García (Liv Racing TeqFind) follows one second behind. Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ) lost 1:32 minutes in the echelons but had her teammates Olivia Baril, Mikayla Harvey, and Erica Magnaldi in the front echelon, keeping the team's GC hopes intact as all three are now 1:03 minutes down on Vos. Lippert is in the role of a co-leader alongside Van Vleuten while the allocation of roles at SD Worx and DSM is more hierarchical as Vollering and Labous can command sole leadership. If she can show the same strength on the climbs, a good GC result is not out of the question, though her team's main GC hopes are Niewiadoma and Chabbey. La Vuelta Femenina: Jumbo-Visma win opening team time trialĬhloé Dygert, Élise Chabbey, Kasia Niewiadoma (all Canyon-SRAM), Liane Lippert, Annemiek van Vleuten (both Movistar Team), Demi Vollering, Marlen Reusser, and Niamh Fisher-Black (all Team SD Worx), Juliette Labous, and Esmée Peperkamp (both Team DSM) all finished in the front echelon and consequently did not lose time on GC.ĭygert is second overall, only 13 seconds behind Vos, and has shown her strength in the TTT, the sprints and the echelons. La Vuelta Femenina: Vos outkicks Kool for stage 3 victory after echelon frenzyĬharlotte Kool wins stage 2 as Vos gains race lead

Anyone But Her by Erica Lee