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A monumental climb, a changing of the guard and a symbolic finish: Our five takeaways from La Vuelta Femenina 2026

Will Paula Blasi continue on her winning streak?

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'Lotte showed what kind of teammate she is' – Kopecky eases up to let Bredewold win as SD Worx-Protime juggle cards at Vuelta Femenina

Bredewold got the nod for stage 5 after Kopecky's victory on stage 4

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Vuelta Femenina: Mischa Bredewold leads Lotte Kopecky across stage 5 line as SD Worx-Protime repeats with one-two finish

Letizia Paternoster third in tricky, uphill sprint while lead-in to finish sees crash in peloton with GC contenders involved

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'It was the dream scenario' – Mischa Bredewold and Lotte Kopecky take SD Worx-Protime one-two at Vuelta Femenina stage 5

SD Worx lead-out rider Mischa Bredewold carried on for the win

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Vuelta Femenina: Lotte Kopecky wins hectic stage 4 sprint and uses bonus points to claim red leader's jersey

Anna van der Breggen second for SD Worx-Protime one-two finish in Antas de Ulla

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'My teammates were just on fire' – Lotte Kopecky powers to victory on Vuelta Femenina stage 4

The Belgian also took over the overall lead from Franziska Koch

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'Things are really not going our way' – Lotte Kopecky nets another second place for SD Worx-Protime at La Vuelta Femenina

Dutch team struggle to get organised in chase behind stage 3 winner Cédrine Kerbaol

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Vuelta Femenina: Solo raid nets victory on stage 3 for Cedrine Kerbaol

EF Education-Oatly rider succeeds with late breakaway after falling short on stage 2

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'We went from very up to very down, and I think now we’re back to very up' - Cédrine Kerbaol wins Stage 3 of La Vuelta Femenina with dominant charge

Franziska Koch keeps hold of the red jersey

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'If I start a sprint tomorrow, I would do exactly the same' – Lotte Kopecky won't change sprint style following relegation and fine in La Vuelta Femenina stage 2 sprint

Belgian relegated to 36th and handed a yellow card in San Cibrao das Viñas

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Vuelta Femenina: Shari Bossuyt wins a dramatic stage 2 sprint as Franziska Koch takes second place and the overall lead

Évita Muzic takes third place in the uphill sprint finish

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The rise of Rüegg: Why the Vuelta Femenina win is a breakthrough moment for the Swiss puncheur

'It's absolutely insane, I honestly can’t really believe it' says 25-year-old

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

General classification standings in the first Grand Tour of 2026

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Vuelta Femenina stage 1: Noemi Rüegg storms uphill sprint to beat Kopecky and Koch to first leader's jersey

Swiss star delivers a searing sprint at the end of a tricky and rainy opening day in Spain

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'The sting is in the tail for the GC riders' – SD Worx-Protime back Anna van der Breggen and Nienke Vinke for podium challenge in brutally hard Vuelta Femenina

Lotte Kopecky to ride for stage wins as part of balanced squad at season's first Grand Tour

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'I am not entirely satisfied' –Lotte Kopecky rues spring 'missed opportunities' after bad luck sidelines Liège-Bastogne-Liège challenge

A puncture and a spell on the Shimano neutral service bike took Milan-San Remo out of contention on Sunday

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Can Vollering make it three in Liège? Analysing the contenders at Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes

Dutchwoman faces a host of tough challengers at the final Classic of the spring, including fellow superstars Lotte Kopecky and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot

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'We've been playing catch up' – SD Worx-Protime facing tough competition in Amstel Gold Race and Ardennes after Brabantse Pijl defeat

Dutch team have been bettered by FDJ United-Suez several times already this spring, and again on Friday

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De Brabantse Pijl Women: Breakthrough for Célia Gery as Frenchwoman clinches first pro win in small group sprint

20-year-old racer finishes narrowly ahead of Mischa Bredewold

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'Paris-Roubaix is love-hate and I finally have some love' – Megan Jastrab ecstatic after top-five finish in Hell of the North

American racer finishes with Lotte Kopecky after exceptional ride in race she 'always said I hate'

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'Expensive mistake' costs Lotte Kopecky shot at Paris-Roubaix Femmes podium

SD Worx-Protime rider came home over a minute behind lead trio

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Megan Jastrab records America's highest-ever finish at Paris-Roubaix Femmes: 'I'm ecstatic'

The Californian rider finished fifth in the velodrome after a brilliant race

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Paris-Roubaix Femmes: Franziska Koch outwits Marianne Vos and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to claim biggest win of her career

25-year old German outsprints Vos in 2-up sprint as defending champion takes third in Roubaix

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Franziska Koch denies Marianne Vos to win Paris-Roubaix Femmes in velodrome sprint

FDJ United-Suez win their second successive Monument, with two Visma-Lease a Bike riders rounding out the podium.

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Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2026 official start list: All 123 riders confirmed

Former champions Lotte Kopecky, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Alison Jackson return

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