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Nicole Steigenga (AG Insurance-Soudal): “It was all or nothing today”

Nicole Steigenga (AG Insurance-Soudal) was the most aggressive rider in Stage 6 of La Vuelta Femenina 25 by Carrefour.es.

“Everyone wanted to be in the breakaway because attackers won’t have any chance tomorrow, so there were a lot of attacks. It was all or nothing today. At one point, we had Justine [Ghekiere] in a big group up the road. It was a nice one,...

Marianne Vos (Visma | Lease a Bike): “Very happy… and also exhausted”

Marianne Vos (Visma | Lease a Bike) won Stage 6 of La Vuelta Femenina 25 by Carrefour.es and is the current leader of the Points classification.

“I’m very happy… and also exhausted, to be honest. We knew, as a team, that today it was a chance for us. The first one of course takes you the pressure off, but today we wanted to go all out, and we did. There...

Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez): “Keeping the red jersey will be our priority”

Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) is the overall leader and the QOM leader of La Vuelta Femenina 25 by Carrefour.es after five stages.

“Today was a bit of a crazy final. It was really stressful, with this last downhill and still a big bunch at the finish because the stage was mostly flat. I’m happy I made it to the finish inside the front group and that I managed...

Marianne Vos lives up to Visma’s impressive work in Baltanás

Bound to be the most rolling and less exciting of the seven days in schedule, the sixth stage of La Vuelta Femenina 25 by Carrefour.es turned out to be a cracking display of aggressive racing. The scenario changed time and again until coming down to the expected sprint between the 60 riders that managed to survive this challenging day inside the peloton. Visma | Lease a Bike...

Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez): “I put pressure mostly on myself”

Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) won Stage 5 of La Vuelta Femenina 25 by Carrefour.es and is the overall leader and the QOM leader after five stages.

“I’m very happy I won the stage, and very happy with the work we did as a team. The previous days have been a bit difficult, as someone close to me is going through a really hard time mentally. This victory is for all...

Marion Bunel (Visma | Lease a Bike): “A stage like this helps me regain some confidence in myself”

Marion Bunel (Visma | Lease a Bike) finished 6th in Stage 5 of La Vuelta Femenina 25 by Carrefour.es and stood on the podium as the best young rider.

“I am thankful to my teammates for their continued support. I have had so many doubts for days and months before this day. I was waiting for a stage like this to regain my self-confidence. I am happy to rediscover...

Arianna Fidanza (Laboral Kutxa): “Being noticed in this event is important for us”

Arianna Fidanza (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) was the most aggressive rider in Stage 5 of La Vuelta Femenina 25 by Carrefour.es.

“It has been a really hard stage. The team’s goal was making it into the breakaway. I’ve tried time and again, but it seemed the peloton wasn’t willing to let anybody go - probably because a lot of girls wanted...

Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ-Suez): “Everything seems easier with Demi”

Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ-Suez) is a teammate of Demi Vollering, who won Stage 5 of La Vuelta Femenina 25 by Carrefour.es and is the overall leader after five stages.

“We are very happy we have been able to follow our plan and succeed with it. We had been unlucky in the first few days, with some crashes. We are glad we have a leader like Demi - with her, everything...

Demi Vollering back in Red

Defending champion Demi Vollering took La Vuelta Femenina 25 by Carrefour.es by storm at the Lagunas de Neila. The FDJ-Suez rider finished off a great effort by her teammates with a devastating attack launched with 3 kilometers to go that enabled her to claim both the stage win and La Roja as new overall leader, unseating SD Worx’s Femke Gerritse. Movistar Team’s...