Vuelta women: Jackson wins the second stage

Alison Jackson won the second stage of the Vuelta femenina, from Bunol to Moncofar of 118.3 km.

The EF athlete preceded Blanka Vas and Karlijn Swinkels of Uae in the sprint. In the final double crash, due to the asphalt made slippery by the rain, which also involved Liane Lippert, Marianne Vos and Niamh Fisher Black, all of whom restarted. Thanks to the bonuses Vas (Sd Worx) is the new leader of the general classification.

Arrival order:

1 JACKSON Alison EF Education-Cannondale 2:51:03

2 VAS Blanka Team SD Worx - Protime ,,

3 SWINKELS Karlijn UAE Team ADQ ,,

4 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna Canyon//SRAM Racing ,,

5 GÅSKJENN Ingvild Liv AlUla Jayco ,,

6 VETTORELLO Giorgia Roland ,,

7 SMULDERS Silke Liv AlUla Jayco ,,

8 PERKINS Flora Fenix-Deceuninck,,

9 KRAAK Amber FDJ - SUEZ ,,

10 FAULKNER Kristen EF Education-Cannondale,,

General ranking:

1 VAS Blanka Team SD Worx - Protime 3:10:14

2 JACKSON Alison EF Education-Cannondale 0:08

3 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa Lidl - Trek 0:09

4 VAN AGT Eva Team Visma | Lease a Bike,,

5 VON BERSWORDT Sophie Team Visma | Lease a Bike,,

6 MARKUS Riejanne Team Visma | Lease a Bike,,

7 VOS Marianne Team Visma | Lease a Bike,,

8 SPRATT Amanda Lidl - Trek ,,

9 REALINI Gaia Lidl - Trek ,,

10 BROWN Grace FDJ - SUEZ 0:16