On a wet day with low-hanging clouds and slippery roads, level 2 of Los angeles Vuelta Femenina noticed riders cross down in two crashes within the ultimate kilometres. Regardless that unharmed, Marianne Vos (Visma-Hire a Motorcycle) ignored an opportunity to dash for the level and a imaginable purple jersey.
Alison Jackson (EF Schooling-Cannondale) got here away with the win, crossing the road forward of latest race chief Blanka Vas (SD Worx-Protime), who was once 2d at the level, and third-placed Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Crew ADQ).
The primary crash came about handiest metres within the 3km mark and concerned Mischa Bredewold, Niamh Fisher-Black (each SD Worx-Protime), Eline Jansen (VolkerWessels), Lizzie Deignan (Lidl-Trek), Clara Emond (EF Schooling-Cannondale) in addition to Vos and her teammate Anna Henderson.
Vos temporarily were given again on her motorcycle, however she may just now not organize to go back to the entrance of the race, completing twenty seventh in spite of everything. Her teammate Henderson was once hit heavier with Emond crashing on best of her. Henderson were given to her toes however didn’t end the level, handiest indexed at the effects sheet as a result of the 3km rule.
Henderson was once taken to medical institution for additional exam, the workforce handiest declaring “Let’s hope she is OK” on social media.
Lidl-Trek showed to Cyclingnews that Deignan handiest felt soreness after the crash, becoming a member of the workforce’s harm record that already integrated Ellen van Dijk and Elynor Bäckstedt after their crash at the level 1 workforce time trial. Elisa Longo Borghini had crashed very early at the level however didn’t incur any accidents.
Only some hundred metres up the street, the motorcycle of Magdeleine Vallieres (EF Schooling-Cannondale) slipped in a roundabout, taking away Emma Norsgaard in addition to Liane Lippert, Mareille Meijering (all Movistar Crew), Georgia Baker and Teniel Campbell (each Liv-AlUla-Jayco) and Mieke Docx (Lotto Dstny Women). Maud Rijnbeek (AG Insurance coverage-Soudal) additionally couldn’t keep away from the crash and somersaulted over the crash barrier.
Thankfully, Rijnbeek had no critical accidents and may just end the level. Norsgaard were given again up along with her teammates’ help, and the workforce showed to Cyclingnews that she had a wound on her elbow that required stitches in addition to a number of bruises however was once another way OK. Lippert additionally suffered minor bruises whilst Meijering – who had already crashed at the descent of the Puerto de L’Oronet – was once superb.
Liv-AlUla-Jayco showed that Baker and Campbell felt sore after the crash however had no additional accidents. VolkerWessels showed that Jansen, concerned within the first massive pileup, had a small minimize on her knee however was once another way unharmed.
