{"id":6617,"date":"2024-04-30T17:08:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/?p=6617"},"modified":"2024-04-30T17:08:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:08:10","slug":"gaia-realini-on-leading-vuelta-femenina-i-am-really-happy-about-this-result","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/2024\/04\/30\/gaia-realini-on-leading-vuelta-femenina-i-am-really-happy-about-this-result\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaia Realini on Leading Vuelta Femenina: \u2018I am really happy about this result\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a dramatic start to the Vuelta Femenina, Lidl-Trek emerged victorious in the opening team time trial in Valencia, overcoming a late crash to clinch the win by the slimmest of margins. The team beat Team Visma-Lease a Bike by a mere nine hundredths of a second, demonstrating resilience and teamwork under pressure.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The race began at the Museu de les Ci\u00e8ncies in central Valencia, taking competitors on a challenging out-and-back course through the city’s scenic outskirts. Each team battled not just against the clock but also against the intricacies of the route, which included an intermediate timing point at 8.2 kilometers and a finish outside the picturesque L’Oceanogr\u00e0fic after 16 kilometers.<\/p>\n

From the get-go, Team Coop-Repsol set a strong pace, but it was Lidl-Trek who dominated the intermediate timings. However, a twist in the tale occurred in the final kilometer when Ellen van Dijk and Elynor B\u00e4ckstedt suffered a crash, momentarily disrupting their rhythm. Quick to regroup, Brodie Chapman and Elisa Longo Borghini paced Gaia Realini and Lizzie Deignan back into contention, with Longo Borghini making a desperate final push at the line to secure the win.<\/p>\n

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P\u0159\u00edsp\u011bvek sd\u00edlen\u00fd La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es (@lavueltafem)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n