Vollering extends Vuelta lead as Muzic wins stage

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France's Evita Muzic won nan sixth shape of Vuelta Femenina pinch title leader Demi Vollering finishing 2nd and extending her wide lead.

Muzic, riding for FDJ-Suex, pipped nan Dutch rider to nan statement aft nan brace pulled clear connected nan steep, last climb to Laguna Negra successful bluish Spain.

Vollering, who took nan reddish jersey by winning Thursday's stage, accrued her lead complete second-placed Elisa Longo Borghini by 25 seconds to 56 seconds.

Italian Longo Borghini was fifth.

American Kristen Faulkner started nan shape 4th successful nan wide classification but was dropped connected nan ascent to nan decorativeness and now sits 10th, 3 minutes and 29 seconds disconnected Vollering's lead.

Muzic moved herself up to sixth successful nan title for nan reddish jersey pinch her victory, sealed pinch a last footwear from Vollering's instrumentality pinch 50m to go.

1. Evita Muzic (Fra/FDJ-SUEZ) 4hrs 10mins 20secs

2. Demi Vollering (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) +2secs

3. Yara Kastelijn (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +15secs

4. Riejanne Markus (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) +17secs

5. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/Lidl-Trek) +21secs

1. Demi Vollering (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) 17hrs 20mins 1sec

2. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/Lidl-Trek) +56secs

3. Riejanne Markus (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 14secs

4. Juliette Labous (Fra/Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL) +1min 38secs

5. Niamh Fisher-Black (NZ/SD Worx-Protime) +2mins 16secs

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