Final success for Van Vleuten, Realini third
Demi Vollering won the seventh and final stage of the women's Vuelta, starting from Pola de Siero and finishing uphill in Lagos de Covadonga after 93.7km.
The Dutch athlete of Sd Worx preceded Gaia Realini (Trek Segafredo) and Annemiek Van Vleuten (Movistar).
The latter, after breaking away, still managed to keep the leader's jersey of the general classification for just nine seconds, thus winning the Iberian stage race for the third consecutive year. Excellent third place finish for Realini.
Order of arrival:
1 VOLLERING Demi Team SD Worx 02:43:02
2 REALINI Gaia Trek-Segafredo + 11
3 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek Movistar Team + 56
4 MUZIC Avoid FDJ-SUEZ + 02:05
5 BAUERNFEIND Ricarda CANYON//SRAM Racing + 02:05
6 MAGNALDI Erica UAE Team ADQ + 02:59
7 MARKUS Riejanne Team Jumbo-Visma + 03:05
8 IVANCHENKO Alena UAE Team ADQ + 03:12
9 LABOUS Juliette Team DSM + 03:21
10 HORSES Marta FDJ-SUEZ + 03:40
Final general classification:
1 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek Movistar Team 19:00:11
2 VOLLERING Demi Team SD Worx 0:09
3 REALINI Gaia Trek - Segafredo 2:41
4 MARKUS Riejanne Team Jumbo-Visma 3:36
5 BAUERNFEIND Ricarda Canyon//SRAM Racing 3:53
6 MUZIC Évita FDJ - SUEZ 4:24
7 LABOUS Juliette Team DSM 4:27
8 MAGNALDI Erica UAE Team ADQ 4:46
9 GARCÍA Mavi Liv Racing TeqFind 6:31
10 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna Canyon//SRAM Racing 7:22