Marlen Reusser solos atop Picon Blanco to take control of Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 2025

Movistar Team's Marlen Reusser has taken control of the general classification at the 2025 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas by sensationally soloing to the stage 3 win atop the monstrous Picón Blanco.

With the stage all about an ominous finale on the mythical slopes of the Picón Blanco, the peloton were happy to let a strong, seven woman group go clear early to form the breakaway. Among the most notable names on the attack were former Paris-Roubaix winner Alison Jackson (EF Education-Oatly) and cyclocross star Annemarie Worst (Fenix-Deceuninck), with the latter also being the best placed on GC of the break at just 1:56 down at the start of the day.

With 12km to go and the foot of the final climb almost in sight, the break was swallowed up by the peloton. As the road then started heading upwards, it wasn't long before things at the front really started to thin out. The first big attack then came from 2nd on GC Marlen Reusser at 4.3km to go, with Yara Kastelijn right onto the back wheel of the Movistar Team leader.

By the time Reusser and Kastelijn had reached the final 2km, the pair had built up an advantage of nearly 40 seconds on the leading chase group that included Elisa Longo Borghini and Amanda Spratt. With 1.4km to go, Reusser then went solo at the head of the race all the way to the stage win.