Clément Pédron, Media365, published on Wednesday 07 May 2025 at 7.15 p.m.
This Wednesday, Anna van der Breggen won her first victory on the occasion of the 4th stage of the Tour of Spanish Women after being released from a three -year retirement. Femke Gerritse keeps his red jersey but only for four seconds.
The champion is back! Septuple victorious of La Flèche Wallonne, four times crowned on the Tour of Italy, the double world champion on road 2018 and 2020 knows better than anyone how to win. This Wednesday, Anna Van der Breggen also showed her know-how in Spanish lands since she won the fourth stage of the Tour of Spain. At 35, when she left a three-year retirement, the runner of SD Worx-Protime was a beautifully won the victory after the Puerto de El Bust (4.5 km at 5.6%). The one who also won Liège-Bastogne-Liège (2017, 2018), Amstel Gold Race (2017), the Tour des Flanders (2018) or the Strade Bianche (2018) has placed a judicious attack seven kilometers from the finish to raise your arms in front of another queen of the discipline, Marianne Vos (Visma-lease a bike) and, a little further behind (12 seconds) (FDJ-Suez). The Frenchman Cédrine Kerbaol finished in fifth place.
Gerritse’s advance advance …
And femke gerritse in all of this? The leader in the general classification hung on to lose as little time as possible. Thanks to his teammates and his descent faculties, the runner of the SD Worx-Protime training took seventh place, a row sufficient to allow him to keep his red tunic. She can also thank her six seconds of bonus obtained on the intermediate sprint. But beware, the Dutchman has only four seconds in advance in general before Van der Breggen and ten seconds on your. The first tricolor is tenth, it was Muzic avoided, at thirty seconds. Besides, she will show her pea tunic this Thursday for the fifth stage of this Vuelta between Golmayo and Lagunas of Neila.
