Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta 2020 – Preview

Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) will go into the 2020 Giro Rosa as the leader of the UCI Women’s WorldTour

Trek-Segafredo’s Lizzie Deignan leads the 2020 UCI Women's WorldTour (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

The late-season revised Women's WorldTour has made it to the end, with the Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta being held from November 6-8 in Spain. The three-day race, where stages were confirmed just days ago, marks the final round of the top-tier series currently led by Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo).

With the season halted for five months due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the revised calendar was put in place to salvage at least some of the cycling season between August and November.

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Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.