Annemiek van Vleuten stamps authority on Ceratizit Challenge with stage 2 victory

Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) won stage 2 of the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta with an impressive solo. Attacking on the penultimate climb with 30.5km to go when the early break was caught, the Women's WorldTour leader took control of the race.

Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx), Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo), Liane Lippert (Team DSM), and Mavi García (UAE Team ADQ) could follow Van Vleuten at first but were all dropped within a few kilometres, leaving Van Vleuten alone at the front of the race.

Extending her lead on the last 25km, Van Vleuten won the stage in style, 2:16 minutes ahead of Longo Borghini in second, Lippert in third, and Vollering in fourth. 

Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018.

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