"I was hoping for more, but Femke Gerritse was the fastest today" - Marianne Vos impressed by young compatriot at La Vuelta Femenina 2025

After her win on stage 2 of the 2025 La Vuelta Femenina on Monday, Marianne Vos was again right in the mix on stage 3 this Tuesday afternoon. Sadly though, the Team Visma | Lease a Bike legend wasn't quite able to replicate her success, narrowly losing out at the line to her younger compatriot Femke Gerritse.

“We knew it was going to be a bit of an hectic stage yet again today. It was dry and there were some occasional sections of crosswinds, but never enough to produce real echelons. We still had to be attentive the whole time to be at the front with the team. That was the biggest task of the day, and we undertook it as a team," reflects the icon of women's cycling in her post-stage interview afterwards.

Vos was also not looking to make any excuses for sprint disappointments. "We tried to spur some action ahead of the sprint, but it wasn’t enough to create a real split. I took second place in both the intermediate sprint and the finish. I was hoping for more, but Femke was the fastest today. I’m not surprised with her performance - I already knew she is really fast,” Vos concludes. “I think there are a lot of possibilities tomorrow. There is a possibility for a break to go, there is a possibility for GC riders to make splits, and there's also a possibility for a smaller group going to the finish. Anyway, given the profile of the stage, we know that the final will be pretty hard.”