Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta: Silvia Persico wins uphill sprint on stage 4, Van Vleuten holds red
Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta: Silvia Persico wins uphill sprint on stage 4, Van Vleuten holds red
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Silvia Persico (Valcar-Travel & Service) won the uphill sprint from a reduced peloton on stage 4 of the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta, taking her first Women’s World Tour win, after Anna Kiesenhofer (Soltec Team) came agonisingly close to a stage victory following a 160km long, solo attack.
Resplendent on her gold bike, marking her out as the Olympic road race champion, Kiesenhofer repeated her exploits in Tokyo, attacking from the gun and carving out an advantage that topped out at almost ten minutes, propelling her into the virtual race lead.
In the latter half of the race, however, Kiesenhofer’s advantage tumbled and she was eventually caught just one kilometre from the line as Persico ultimately proved the fastest from the peloton.
Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta (2.WWT) Palencia → Segovia
VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek
PERSICO Silvia
BRAND Lucinda
Team SD Worx