Powerful Marianne Vos dominates in bunch sprint finish on stage 3 of La Vuelta Femenina 2024

Marianne Vos has emerged victorious on stage 3 of the 2024 La Vuelta Femenina after a powerful bunch sprint finale in Teruel, taking victory ahead of Charlotte Kool by a bike length at the line.

With Mireia Benito forming a one-woman breakaway out front the peloton allowed the Spanish rider of AG Insurance - Soudal Team was allowed over five minutes advantage heading into the final 50km, with a notably lack of urgency in the chase behind.

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After recent Liege-Bastogne-Liege Femmes winner, Grace Brown attempted to launch an attack from the peloton with just over 40km to go, that impetus was quickly put back into the peloton and with 35km to the line, Benito's lead had dropped considerably to just 3:15.

Having attacked solo with 118km to go, Benito's day out front was finally brought to an end with around 7km left. From there, attention for the riders within the peloton could fully turn towards preparing for a bunch sprint finale.

Similarly to stage 2, a crash midway through the bunch slowed some down with around 3km to go. Still fighting at the front though was Liane Lippert and the German opened things up. Charlotte Kool powered around on one side but there was no stopping Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Marianne Vos.

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