Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) won stage 7 of La Vuelta Femenina, her second stage victory of the 2024 edition.Â
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Part of a front echelon of 30 riders that formed 38km from the finish, the green jersey wearer followed Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Cannondale) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) on the 500-metre climb to the finish and launched her sprint on the last 200 metres.
Vos had time to celebrate on the line, two seconds ahead of Faulkner and Longo Borghini. Demi Vollering (SD Worxs-Protime) finished fourth and defended her red leader’s jersey. With one stage to go, she is now 52 seconds ahead of Longo Borghini.Â
“We really wanted to go for the stage win today, that’s the reason why the team controlled [it]. And of course, when they do so much work, you want to make it in the final,” Vos said after her 253rd road victory.Â
“Riejanne Markus and I were in this final break when the echelons started. That was a good situation, but of course also a little bit hard to control, so a little bit stressful. But when we entered the final kilometre, we just tried to stay in the best possible position and go for it.”