Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas 2019: Results

The riders spray the champagne on the podium of the Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas (Image credit: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana)

Lotte Kopecky (Lotto Soudal Ladies) got her season off to a winning start with victory in the inaugural edition of the Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas. The multi-discipline rider took a clear victory in the sprint finish, beating Canyon-SRAM’s Alice Barnes by almost a bike's length, with Kopecky's teammate Thi That Nguyen taking third.

Kopecky has been working hard on the track over the winter months, winning the Madison event with Jolien D’hoore at the penultimate round in Cambridge, New Zealand, and finishing second in the event in Hong Kong last month. Her main focus is the Track World Championships in Poland in March, but her track form has clearly transferred to the road.

Three years after reviving the men’s stage, organisers introduced a one-day women’s race to take place ahead of the final stage of the men’s event. Many of the top teams will not be starting their European season until the separately organised Setmana Valenciana stage race later this month, but the event still attracted some big hitters, including home team Movistar, Canyon-SRAM, Lotto Soudal and Bigla Pro Cycling.

The close to pan-flat 88.5km course, which would be the same for the men later in the day, took the riders from Paterna on the North West of Valencia, away from the city before returning for four laps around Valencia itself.

With the parcours, a sprint finished seemed a formality and the major teams looked to control the racing. On home roads, it was Movistar that did much of the work, with assistance from Lotto Soudal. There were some attempts at getting away, but nothing came to fruition. The one major mid-race skirmish was for the intermediate sprint with Ale Cipollini’s Jelena Eric taking the full points ahead of Silvia Zanardi.

Ultimately, the predicted sprint finish came with Kopecky converting her track form into a victory on the road, the first for the Lotto Soudal team this season.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies	2:08:19
2	Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Thi That Nguyen (Vie) Lotto Soudal Ladies	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Silvia Persico (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Anna Trevisi (Ita) Ale Cipollini	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Roxane Fournier (Fra) Movistar Team Women	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Claudia Koster (Ned) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Sara Mustonen (Swe) Health Mate-Ladies Team	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Rachele Barbieri (Ita) BePink	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Maria Martins (Por) Sopela Women's Team	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Agnieta Francke (Ned) Belori Womens Team	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Lara Vieceli (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Sandra Alonso Dominguez (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Jelena Eric (Srb) Ale Cipollini	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Ale Cipollini	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Nicola Juniper (GBr) Mexx Watersley Womens Cycling Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Kylie Waterreus (Ned) Health Mate-Ladies Team	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Gladys Verhulst (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Gloria Rodriguez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team Women	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-SRAM	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Nerea Nuno Inglesias (Spa) Rio Miera	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Katia Ragusa (Ita) BePink	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Lucie Lahaye (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Annelies Dom (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Alana Castrique (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Leah Thomas (USA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	GAFINOVITZ ROTEM	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Elise Chabbey (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Ainara Elbusto Arteaga (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Sandra Dos Santos (Por) Eneicue Cycling Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Aida Nuno Palaco (Spa) Rio Miera	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Movistar Team Women	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Corinna Lechner (Ger) Mexx-Watersley Womens Cycling Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Diana Carolina Pe–uela Martinez (Col) Ale Cipollini	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Fien Delbaere (Bel) Health Mate-Ladies Team	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Desiree Ehrler (Swi) Mexx-Wattersley Womens Cycling Team	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Sarah Rijkes (Aut) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Tanja Erath (Ger) Canyon-SRAM	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Silvia Pollicini (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Bizkaia-Durango	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (Can) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Sandra Trevilla (Spa) Rio Miera	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Teresa Ripoll Sabate (Spa) Tactic Women Team	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Anais Morichon (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Irene Mendes Melgarejo (Spa) Rio Miera	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Alessia Bulerri (Ita) Eneicue Cycling Team	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Esther Meisels (Isr) Health Mate-Ladies Team	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Tereza Medvedova (Svk) BePink	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Clara Koppenburg (Ger) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Lija Laizane (Lat) Eneicue Cycling Team	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Cristina Martinez Bonafe (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Christina Perchtold (Aut) Health Mate-Ladies Team	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Silvia Zanardi (Ita) BePink	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Ariadna Trias Jordan (Spa) Sopela Women's Team	0:00:13
65	Giorgia Bariani (Ita) Ale Cipollini	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Mireia Trias Jordan (Spa) Sopela Women's Team	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Noemie Abgrall (Fra) Maritime Women Cycling	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Lisa Groothuesheidkamp (Ned) Mexx-Watersley Womens Cycling Team	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Alba Teruel Ribes (Spa) Movistar Team Women	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Sandra Moral Ventosinos (Spa) Tactic Women Team	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Andrea Fraile Mas (Spa) Eneicue Cycling Team	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Noemi Ferre Fernandez (Spa) Tactic Women Team	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Chantal Hoffmann (Lux) Lotto Soudal Ladies	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Mireia Benito Pellicer (Spa) Tactic Women Team	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) BePink	0:00:18
78	Chiara Perini (Ita) BePink	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Ziortza Isasi Cristobal (Spa) Eneicue Cycling Team	0:00:20
80	Alessia Vigilia (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling	0:00:54
81	Paula Sanmartin Rodriguez (Spa) Eneicue Cycling Team	0:01:33
82	Jeniffer Alejandra Puentes Barragan (Col) Aleata-CC Farto	0:01:39
83	Manon Minaud (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women	0:02:23
84	Sara Martin (Spa) Sopela Womens Team	0:02:34