Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) won her second consecutive stage of the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, beating Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) and Ally Wollaston (FDJ United-SUEZ) in an uphill sprint.
After the break of the day had been reeled in with 22.4km to go, there were numerous attacks on the finishing circuit, with Sara Martín (Movistar) and Sara Casasola (Fenix-Premier Tech) the most active.
SD Worx-Protime brought things back together 13.5km from the line and then kept the pace high to discourage further attacks. A crash in a corner within the last 5km split the peloton. Most of the sprinters made it through unscathed, but after a lead-out by Barbara Guarischi and Mischa Bredewold, Wiebes was once again unbeatable.
"It was a more difficult finish than yesterday because of the uphill part. The team did an amazing job again with Elena [Cecchini] and Mikayla [Harvey] chasing all day long, and then Blanka [Vas], Barbara, and Mischa did a really great job in the lead-out and delivered me really well," Wiebes said after the stage.
The other teams clearly tried to make it hard for SD Worx-Protime with attacks in the final, but the team stayed in control.
"The girls did really great. We can be happy with how the team worked today, and I’m just happy that I could finish it off once again," Wiebes added.
"Tomorrow is a more difficult stage. We have two climbs towards the end of the stage, but it's good that we have Mischa here who can survive those climbs. I will see how far I can come."
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