3 weeks ago
British rider Lizzie Deignan was progressive successful a clang precocious connected shape 2 of nan Vuelta Femenina arsenic Alison Jackson sprinted to triumph successful Spain.
Deignan, who has only conscionable returned from a surgery limb sustained successful nan Tour of Flanders 2 months ago, went down successful 1 of 2 crashes successful nan last 3 kilometres.
The 35-year-old was capable to get up and transverse nan decorativeness statement earlier going for aesculapian checks.
Canadian Jackson vanished up of Blanka Kata Vas, who moved into nan wide lead arsenic a consequence of prize seconds.
The 2nd shape was a 118.5km way from Bunol to Moncofa, pinch nan triumph Jackson's 3rd successful nan Women's WorldTour.
"I came successful pinch a existent occurrence to triumph this," she said.
"Even starting pinch nan rain, you return a mentality that you person to beryllium existent careful. I was successful nan correct position astatine nan correct clip pinch team-mates to return attraction of me, correct from nan beginning.
"I conscionable made nan correct decisions, crashes were happening and I kept being safe."
1. Alison Jackson (Can/ EF Education-Cannondale) 2hrs 51mins 3secs
2. Kata Blanka Vas (Hun/Team SD Worx-Protime) aforesaid time
3. Karlijn Swinkels (Ned/UAE Team ADQ) "
4. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol/CANYON//SRAM Racing) "
5. Ingvild Gaskjenn (Nor/Liv AlUla Jayco) "
1. Kata Blanka Vas (Hun/Team SD Worx-Protime 3hrs 10mins 14secs
2. Alison Jackson (Can/EF Education-Cannondale) +8secs
3. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/Lidl-Trek +9s
4. Eva Van Agt (Ned/Team Visma | Lease a Bike) aforesaid time
5. Sophie Von Berswordt (Ned/Team Visma | Lease a Bike) "
