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La Vuelta Feminina stage 4 LIVE - Marianne Vos looks to retain her red and green jerseys as the riders tackle Alto de Horche

La Vuelta Femenina
Stage 4 | Women | 04.05.2023
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Imogen Ainsworth

Updated 04/05/2023 at 16:24 GMT


17:22
THANK YOU
That's all from stage four, thank you for joining today's coverage of La Vuelta Feminina!
We'll be back tomorrow with stage five as the riders tackle the climbs on the way to Mirador de Peñas Llanas!
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15:58
VOS TAKES A SECOND WIN!
Vos with a strong and clear finish in the sprint! Emma Norsgaard (Movistar Team) second. Marlen Reusser (Team SD Worx) takes third.
What a superbly timed sprint from Vos, who even gave herself enough time to celebrate over the line!
VOS AHEAD
15:58
1KM TO GO - GROUP TOGETHER
15:57
2.2KM TO GO - DYGERT GOES
Dygert attacks, Niamh Fisher-Black (Team SD Worx) and Riejanne Markus (Team Jumbo-Visma) with her.
15:56
2.9KM TO GO - THE CHASE IS ON
Canyon//SRAM and UAE Team ADQ have worked to bring Vollering and Lippert back.
15:54
5.3KM TO GO - VOLLERING JOINS LIPPERT
Two at the front now and they've created quite a gap! If they could hold on this could be an interesting sprint...
15:53
6KM TO GO - LIPPERT GOES CLEAR
Ricarda Bauernfeind (Canyon//SRAM) accelerates before Lippert launches an attack of her own, she's gone slightly clear, Vollering forced to try and catch her.
15:52
7KM TO GO - PRESSURE CONTINUES
Accelerations from AvV and Niewiadoma keep the pressure at the front.
15:47
10.3KM TO GO - LIPPERT COUNTER ATTACKS
The German champ goes over the top before AvV counters her! The group stay together and Vos has made it to the front of the bunch.
15:45
11.7KM TO GO - CHABBEY TAKES QOM POINTS
The Canyon/SRAM rider takes the points before AvV and Vollering attack, García quickly closes the gap to them.
15:44
12KM TO GO - SPANISH CHAMPION UPS THE PRESSURE
Garcia turns up the heat and leads at the front. Some big names in this group with her.
15:42
13KM TO GO - VOLLERING WITH THE POWER
Vollering comes to the front to set the pace. AvV closes down with Lippert.
15:38
14.7KM TO GO - MOVISTAR LOOKING MENACING
Markus has been caught, Movistar looking to launch a potential attack at the front. Lippert and van Vleuten looking to be key in this. Paula Andrea Patiño bringing the power leading.
15:36
15.5KM TO GO - MARKUS ATTACKS
Femke Markus (Team SD Worx) makes a break and goes clear!
15:35
15KM TO GO - THE CLIMB BEGINS
Movistar and Trek-Segafredo form their lead outs either side of the bunch as the climb up Alto de Horche starts. Front group have been caught.
15:30
20KM TO GO - BREAKAWAY FROM PELOTON JOIN THE FRONT GROUP
Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (Canyon//SRAM Racing), Silke Smulders (Liv Racing TeqFind), and Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset (Team Coop - Hitec Products) join the front two of Williams and Villalón to form a group of five. 9 second gap.
25KM TO GO - SPRINT RESULTS
Villalón takes maximum points on the sprint, Williams second, Vos third. Vital points added for Vos. Dygert goes on the attack immediately after but ultimately remains in the group.
15:18
29.1KM TO GO - NOT FAR FROM THE SPRINT
Not long until the intermediate sprint and Williams and Villalón are 35 seconds ahead. Williams is a former national champion (New Zealand) in both the ITT (x5) and the road race (x2).
15:13
34KM TO GO - BREAKAWAY AND KOOL ABANDONS
Georgia Williams (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) and Aranza Valentina Villalón (Eneicat - CMTeam - Seguros Deportivos) are at the front, clear from the peloton who make no effort to chase them down after Williams initiated the move. Kool has abandoned the race from the back. Front group are 32 seconds ahead.