2023 La Vuelta Femenina

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2023 La Vuelta Femenina
2023 UCI Women's World Tour, race 15 of 27
Race details
Dates1–7 May
Stages7
Distance741 [1]  km (460.4 mi)
Winning time19h 00' 11"
Results
Jersey red.svg WinnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED) (Movistar Team)
  SecondFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED) (SD Worx)
  ThirdFlag of Italy.svg  Gaia Realini  (ITA) (Trek–Segafredo)
Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
Jersey blue polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of Italy.svg  Gaia Realini  (ITA) (Trek–Segafredo)
Jersey white.svg CombativityFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
Jersey red number.svg Team UAE Team ADQ
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The 2023 La Vuelta Femenina (officially La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es) was the first edition of La Vuelta Femenina , a cycling stage race which takes place in Spain. The race took place from 1 to 7 May 2023, and was the 15th event in the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour.

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The race was organised by Unipublic and Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), which also organises the men's Vuelta a España. La Vuelta Femenina replaced the stage race (previously one day race) Challenge by La Vuelta, which was staged at the same time as the men's tour.

The race was won by Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar Team, making her the first woman to win all three of the major stage races in women's cycling (La Vuelta Femenina, Tour de France Femmes and Giro Donne). She beat her Dutch rival Demi Vollering of SD Worx by just nine seconds, with Italian Gaia Realini of Trek–Segafredo in third place.

Teams

12 UCI Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited, joined by 12 UCI Women's Continental Teams (9 of them from Spain). The teams were announced on 3 March 2023. [2] Each team will have seven riders. [3]

On 26 April, Zaaf Cycling Team withdrew their entry following allegations of unpaid wages. [4] Two days later, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) revoked Zaaf's licence as they lacked the required number of riders. [5] 23 teams therefore took part in the race. [6] [4]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Route and stages

In February 2023, the route was announced by race director Fernando Escartín, [7] who also confirmed that the race will be sponsored by supermarket Carrefour. [8] The race was the first edition of La Vuelta Femenina, however, the media noted that the race had grown from the previous Challenge by La Vuelta races. [9]

The race started in Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca [10] with a team time trial, before heading north with stages through Castilla–La Mancha, Community of Madrid and Castile and León. The final two stages took place in Cantabria and Asturias, with a decisive final climb up the Lagos de Covadonga, a 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) ascent with an average gradient of 7.4%. [7] [11] [12] The first rider to the top of the Lagos de Covadonga climb was awarded the Cima Estela Domínguez, [13] honouring the Spanish rider who was killed while training in 2023. [14]

The previous Challenge by La Vuelta events had been criticised by the women's peloton for not being challenging enough. [15] Three-time Giro Donne winner and 2022 Tour de France Femmes winner Annemiek van Vleuten praised the 2023 route, calling it "a very complete Vuelta", [16] and welcomed that the inclusion of the Lagos de Covadonga climb on the final stage, stating "to end in such a famous location is essential for the race". [17]

Stage characteristics [18] [12]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
1 1 May Torrevieja 14.5 km (9.0 mi) Time Trial.svg Team time trial Team Jumbo–Visma
2 2 May Orihuela to Pilar de la Horadada 105.8 km (65.7 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Charlotte Kool  (NED)
3 3 May Elche de la Sierra to La Roda 158 km (98 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)
4 4 May Cuenca to Guadalajara 133.1 km (82.7 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)
5 5 May La Cabrera to Mirador de Peñas Llanas, Riaza 129.2 km (80.3 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)
6 6 May Castro Urdiales to Laredo 106.7 km (66.3 mi) Mediummountainstage.svg Medium-mountain stageFlag of Italy.svg  Gaia Realini  (ITA)
7 7 May Pola de Siero to Lagos de Covadonga 93.7 km (58.2 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)
Total741 km (460 mi)

Race overview

Prior to the start of the race, Annemiek van Vleuten, Demi Vollering, Gaia Realini, Mavi García, Kasia Niewiadoma and Juliette Labous were all named as pre-race favourites for the general classification (GC), [19] [20] with Charlotte Kool, Emma Norsgaard and Marianne Vos tipped for the points classification. [20] Potential contender for the general classification Elisa Longo Borghini announced that she would miss the race due to a stomach bug. [21]

For the first time in 2023, each team had 7 riders following a UCI rule change mandating this for events longer than six days. [22] The Zaaf Cycling Team withdrew their entry prior to the start of the event following allegations of unpaid wages. [4] Consequently, 161 riders from 23 teams were present at the start of the race. [4]

Classification leadership table

StageWinner General classification
Jersey red.svg 		Points classification
Jersey green.svg 		Mountains classification
Jersey blue polkadot.svg 		Team classification
Jersey red number.svg 		Combativity award
Jersey white.svg
1 Team Jumbo–Visma Anna Henderson not awardednot awarded Team Jumbo–Visma not awarded
2 Charlotte Kool Marianne Vos Charlotte Kool Jade Wiel Yurani Blanco
3 Marianne Vos Marianne Vos Alba Teruel
4 Marianne Vos Elise Chabbey Anna Kiesenhofer
5 Demi Vollering Demi Vollering Canyon–SRAM Ane Santesteban
6 Gaia Realini Annemiek van Vleuten Annemiek van Vleuten UAE Team ADQ Gaia Realini
7 Demi Vollering Gaia Realini Marianne Vos
Final Annemiek van Vleuten Marianne Vos Gaia Realini UAE Team ADQ not awarded

Classification standings

Legend
Jersey red.svgDenotes the winner of the general classification Jersey red number.svgDenotes the winner of the team classification
Jersey green.svgDenotes the winner of the points classification Jersey red number.svgDenotes the winner of the combativity award
Jersey blue dotted.pngDenotes the winner of the mountains classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10) [23]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)Jersey red.svg Movistar Team 19h 00' 11"
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED) SD Worx + 9"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Gaia Realini  (ITA)Jersey blue dotted.png Trek–Segafredo + 2' 41"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Riejanne Markus  (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 3' 36"
5Flag of Germany.svg  Ricarda Bauernfeind  (GER) Canyon–SRAM + 3' 53"
6Flag of France.svg  Évita Muzic  (FRA) FDJ–Suez + 4' 24"
7Flag of France.svg  Juliette Labous  (FRA) Team DSM + 4' 27"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Erica Magnaldi  (ITA)Jersey red number.svg UAE Team ADQ + 4' 46"
9Flag of Spain.svg  Mavi García  (ESP) Liv Racing TeqFind + 6' 31"
10Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 7' 22"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) [23]
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Jersey green.svg Team Jumbo–Visma 197
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED) SD Worx 142
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)Jersey red.svg Movistar Team 138
4Flag of Italy.svg  Gaia Realini  (ITA)Jersey blue dotted.png Trek–Segafredo 121
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Riejanne Markus  (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 101
6Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marlen Reusser  (SUI) SD Worx 65
7Flag of France.svg  Évita Muzic  (FRA) FDJ–Suez 58
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Emma Norsgaard  (DEN) Movistar Team 58
9Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL) Canyon–SRAM 39
10Flag of France.svg  Juliette Labous  (FRA) Team DSM 38

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) [23]
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Italy.svg  Gaia Realini  (ITA)Jersey blue dotted.png Trek–Segafredo 43
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED) SD Worx 41
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)Jersey red.svg Movistar Team 38
4Flag of France.svg  Évita Muzic  (FRA) FDJ–Suez 22
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Elise Chabbey  (SUI) Canyon–SRAM 18
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Amanda Spratt  (AUS) Trek–Segafredo 13
7Flag of Germany.svg  Ricarda Bauernfeind  (GER) Canyon–SRAM 12
8Flag of Italy.svg  Erica Magnaldi  (ITA)Jersey red number.svg UAE Team ADQ 12
9Flag of Italy.svg  Marta Cavalli  (ITA) FDJ–Suez 10
10Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marlen Reusser  (SUI) SD Worx 8

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) [23]
RankTeamTime
1 UAE Team ADQ Jersey red number.svg56h 39' 07"
2 FDJ–Suez + 6' 00"
3 Canyon–SRAM + 7' 14"
4 SD Worx + 18' 05"
5 Movistar Team + 24' 58"
6 Team Jumbo–Visma + 30' 10"
7 Team DSM + 31' 45"
8 Trek–Segafredo + 37' 01"
9 Team Jayco–AlUla + 52' 53"
10 Israel Premier Tech Roland + 57' 15"

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