Vuelta Femenina 2023: Leader Vos wins wind-swept race

Results 3rd stage 2023 Vuelta Femenina

1. Marianne Vos (nld)
2. Charlotte Kool (nld) s.t.
3. Chloé Dygert (usa) s.t.
4. Clara Copponi (ita) s.t.
5. Emma Norsgaard (den) s.t.
6. Tamara Dronova-Balabolina (rus) s.t.
7. Liane Lippert (ger) s.t.
8. Alba Teruel (spa) s.t.
9. Demi Vollering (nld) s.t.
10. Marlen Reusser (swi) s.t.

39. Silvia Persico (ita) + 1.32
72. Gaia Realini (ita) + 2.41

GC after stage 3
1. Marianne Vos (nld)
2. Chloé Dygert (usa) + 0.13
3. Riejanne Markus (nld) + 0.14
4. Anna Henderson (gbr) + 0.22
5. Amber Kraak (nld) s.t.
6. Elise Chabbey (swi) + 0.23
7. Kasia Niewiadoma (pol) s.t.
8. Lian Lippert (ger) + 0.32
9. Emma Norsgaard (den) + 0.34
10. Annemiek van Vleuten (nld) s.t.

Race report
After 60 kilometres of full-on action the peloton splits in the crosswinds. All favourites – except Gaia Realini and Kristen Faulkner – are in the first group.

The second group is chasing at 1 minute for quite awhile untill it starts to come down in the last 55 kilometres. Which inspires Team DSM to up the pace in the first group, resulting in another split.

Vos gains 6 seconds in the intermediate sprint in Barrax, while Markus takes 4 and Lippert 2.

In the sprint for the stage win it is also Vos who prevails. The Dutch star extends her GC lead. Dygert sits in second, 13 seconds down.

Another interesting read: route 3rd stage 2023 Vuelta Femenina.

La Vuelta Femenina 2023 stage 3: route & profile

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