2024 La Vuelta Femenina
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| 2024 UCI Women's World Tour, race 15 of 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 28 April – 5 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 867 km (538.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 23h 30' 55" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 La Vuelta Femenina (officially La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es) was the second edition of La Vuelta Femenina, a cycling stage race which takes place in Spain. The race took place from 28 April to 5 May, 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.[1]
The mountains classification was also won by Vollering, with SD Worx–Protime also winning the team classification.[1] The points classification was won by Marianne Vos of Visma–Lease a Bike for the second year in succession.[1]
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
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 126 km (78 mi) longer.[4] The first rider to the top of the Valdesquí climb on the final stage was awarded the Cima Estela Domínguez,[1] honouring the Spanish rider who was killed while training in 2023.[5]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 28 April | Valencia | 16 km (9.9 mi) |  |
Team time trial |  Lidl–Trek |
| 2 | 29 April | Buñol to Moncofa | 118 km (73 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Alison Jackson (CAN) |
| 3 | 30 April | Lucena to Teruel | 131 km (81 mi) |  |
Medium-mountain stage |  Marianne Vos (NED) |
| 4 | 1 May | Molina de Aragón to Zaragoza | 142 km (88 mi) |  |
Flat stage | Kristen Faulkner (USA) |
| 5 | 2 May | Huesca to Jaca | 113 km (70 mi) |  |
Mountain stage | Demi Vollering (NED) |
| 6 | 3 May | Tarazona to La Laguna Negra | 132 km (82 mi) | |
Mountain stage |  Évita Muzic (FRA) |
| 7 | 4 May | San Esteban de Gormaz to Sigüenza | 126 km (78 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| 8 | 5 May | Distrito Telefónica to Valdesquí | 89 km (55 mi) | |
Mountain stage | Demi Vollering (NED) |
| Total | 867 km (539 mi) | |||||
