2024 La Vuelta Femenina Explained

2024
Series:2024 UCI Women's World Tour
Race No:15
Season No:27
Date:28 April – 5 May
Stages:8
Distance:867
Unit:km
Time:23h 30' 55"
First:Demi Vollering
First Nat:NED
First Color:red
Second:Riejanne Markus
Second Nat:NED
Third:Elisa Longo Borghini
Third Nat:ITA
Points:Marianne Vos
Points Nat:NED
Points Color:dark green
Mountains:Demi Vollering
Mountains Nat:NED
Mountains Color:blue polkadot
Team Nat:NED
Team Color:red number
Combativity Color:white
Next:2025

The 2024 (officially by Carrefour.es) was the second edition of, a cycling stage race which takes place in Spain. The race took place from 28 April to 5 May 2024, and was the 15th event in the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour.

The general classification was won by Dutch rider Demi Vollering of Team SD Worx–Protime, with Riejanne Markus of Visma–Lease a Bike in second place nearly two minutes behind.[1] Third place was taken by Elisa Longo Borghini of Lidl–Trek, with Longo Borghini taking the overall lead in the UCI Women's World Tour standings.

The mountains classification was also won by Vollering, with SD Worx–Protime also winning the team classification. The points classification was won by Marianne Vos of Visma–Lease a Bike for the second year in succession.

Teams

See main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2024 La Vuelta Femenina.

Thirteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and eight UCI Women's Continental Teams participated in the race.[2]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Route

See main article: 2024 La Vuelta Femenina, Stage 1 to Stage 8. The route was announced in March 2024, with the race extended to 8 stages in length.[3] The route was considered to be much more difficult than the 2023 edition – with three mountain top finishes in two mountain ranges (Pyrenees and Sierra de Guadarrama), and around 126km (78miles) longer.[4] The first rider to the top of the Valdesquí climb on the final stage was awarded the Cima Estela Domínguez, honouring the Spanish rider who was killed while training in 2023.[5]

Stage! scope="col"
DateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
128 AprilValencia16km (10miles)Team time trial
229 AprilBuñol to Moncofa118km (73miles)Hilly stage
330 AprilLucena to Teruel131km (81miles)Medium-mountain stage
41 MayMolina de Aragón to Zaragoza142km (88miles)Flat stage
52 MayHuesca to Jaca113km (70miles)Mountain stage
63 MayTarazona to La Laguna Negra132km (82miles)Mountain stage
74 MaySan Esteban de Gormaz to Sigüenza126km (78miles)Hilly stage
85 MayDistrito Telefónica to Valdesquí89km (55miles)Mountain stage
Total867km (539miles)

Classification leadership table

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Team classification
Combativity award
1Gaia Realininot awardednot awardednot awarded
2Alison JacksonBlanka VasKarlijn SwinkelsIdoia Eraso
3Marianne VosMireia Benito
4Kristen FaulknerMarianne VosMarlen Reusser
5Demi VolleringDemi VolleringLourdes Oyarbide
6Évita MuzicClaudia San Justo
7Marianne VosAnya Louw
8Demi VolleringDemi VolleringMireia Benito
Finalnot awarded

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classificationDenotes the winner of the team classification
Denotes the winner of the points classificationDenotes the winner of the combativity award
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[6]
RankRiderTeamTime
123h 30' 55"
2+ 1' 49"
3+ 2' 00"
4+ 2' 58"
5+ 3' 15"
6+ 4' 33"
7+ 5' 14"
8+ 5' 27"
9+ 5' 42"
10+ 6' 19"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamPoints
1190
2148
3134
4108
5107
6104
794
871
970
1062

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamPoints
146
243
326
420
516
612
711
810
98
108

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)
RankTeamTime
170h 06' 44"
2 + 13' 40"
3 + 21' 25"
4 + 27' 06"
5 + 31' 29"
6+ 31' 57"
7 + 33' 20"
8+ 38' 18"
9+ 41' 34"
10+ 48' 52"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Knöfler . Lukas . 2024-05-05 . La Vuelta Femenina: Demi Vollering seals overall victory on mountain finish . 2024-05-05 . cyclingnews.com . en.
  2. Web site: 8 March 2024. Vuelta Femenina 2024 route to tackle Pyrenees and finish in Sierras of Madrid. 17 March 2024. Cyclingnews. Alasdair. Fotheringham. Barry. Ryan. en.
  3. Web site: 8 March 2024. News – The route of La Vuelta Femenina 24 by Carrefour.es. 17 March 2024. La Vuelta Femenina. en.
  4. Web site: Fotheringham . Alasdair . Ryan . Barry . 2024-03-08 . Vuelta Femenina 2024 route to tackle Pyrenees and finish in Sierras of Madrid . 2024-05-05 . cyclingnews.com . en.
  5. Web site: Ostanek . Daniel . 2023-02-10 . Spanish neo-pro Estela Domínguez killed after being hit by truck driver . 2023-05-02 . cyclingnews.com . en.
  6. Web site: La Vuelta Femenina: Demi Vollering seals overall victory on mountain finish. CyclingNews. Lukas. Knöfler. 5 May 2024. 5 May 2024.