Vuelta Femenina 2025: Vos edges out Bredewold, Vollering still leader

fotobureau Cor VosAfter a thrilling finale, the stage in Baltanás comes down to a sprint. Marianne Vos takes the win by a narrow margin ahead of Mischa Bredewold, while Demi Vollering retains the overall lead. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 6th stage 2025 Vuelta Femenina

1. Marianne Vos (nld)
2. Mischa Bredewold (nld) s.t.
3. Ally Wollaston (nzl) s.t.
4. Lara Gillespie (irl) s.t.
5. Nicole Steigenga (nld) s.t.
6. Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (pol) s.t.
7. Cat Ferguson (gbr) s.t.
8. Megan Jastrab (usa) s.t.
9. Usoa Ostolaza (spa) s.t.
10. Imogen Wolff (gbr) s.t.

GC after stage 6
1. Demi Vollering (nld)
2. Anna van der Breggen (nld) + 0.45
3. Marlen Reusser (swi) + 0.46
4. Riejanne Markus (nld) + 2.05
5. Cédrine Kerbaol (fra) + 2.09
6. Juliette Labous (fra) s.t.
7. Niamh Fisher-Black (nzl) + 2.19
8. Usoa Ostolaza (spa) + 2.26
9. Monica Trinca Colonel (ita) + 2.35
10. Kasia Niewiadoma (pol) + 3.09

Race report
Despite multiple attacks, the peloton remains intact after 45 kilometres, when a group of nineteen riders breaks clear. Ellen van Dijk and Olympic Champion Kristen Faulkner are the big names on board. The leaders put more than 1 minute into the peloton, but they are caught with 46 kilometres remaining.

Soon after, Lea Lin Teutenberg, Nicole Steigenga, and Sarah Roy join forces. The three open up a lead of 1 minute and a half.

The breakaway is caught inside the final 14 kilometres. Liane Lippert takes over the attack, with Marianne Vos, Demi Vollering, and Anna van der Breggen chasing her down. Several riders follow, including Mischa Bredewold. Together with Vos and Lippert, the Amstel Gold Race winner pushes on.

With 10 kilometres remaining, the peloton comes back together and the stage is set for a sprint finish. On the slightly uphill run-in, it's Bredewold who opens up the sprint, with Vos powering past – only for Bredewold to fight back in the final metres. She comes heartbreakingly close, but misses out by just a few millimetres.

Vollering retains the overall lead.

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