Trek-Segafredo Team (Spain) - Press Release: Gaia Realini went head to head with the world champion on stage 6 of La Vuelta Femenina and WON after a spectacular sprint to the line.
The 21-year-old pipped Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) to the line after a thrilling two-up sprint finish to secure the first UCI WorldTour win of her career.
Realini saw an opportuntiy and seized it on the Puerto de Campo El Hayal, the second of two cateogirzed climbs in the final 50 kilometers of the stage, jumping across to a move from van Vleuten which saw the climbing powerhouses leave the rest of the field left to chase them if they wanted to claim the day’s spoils.
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