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March 7, 2026
Vuelta a Extremadura Femenina 2026 🇪🇸 (2.1) WE – Stage 2 – Pueblonuevo del Guadiana – Fuente del Maestre : 132,8 km
The Vuelta a Extremadura is a significant multi-day cycling event in Spain that highlights the rugged beauty and challenging terrain of the Extremadura region.
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March 7, 2026
Vuelta a Extremadura Femenina 2026 🇪🇸 (2.1) WE – Stage 2 – Pueblonuevo del Guadiana – Fuente del Maestre : 132,8 km
The Vuelta a Extremadura is a significant multi-day cycling event in Spain that highlights the rugged beauty and challenging terrain of the Extremadura region. While it has a long history as an amateur and elite men’s race, the event has seen a major resurgence in recent years, particularly through the establishment of a high-level international women’s stage race. The women’s edition, classified as a UCI 2.1 event, has become a key fixture in the early spring calendar. The race is typically structured over three distinct stages designed to test a variety of cycling disciplines. It often opens with a technical individual time trial that establishes the initial gaps in the general classification. This is followed by a stage favorable for sprinters or powerful classics riders, before concluding with a “queen stage” in the mountains. This final day usually features steep ascents in the northern part of the region, such as the climbs in the Jerte Valley, where the overall victory is ultimately decided.
Chiara Consonni (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) won stage 2 of Vuelta a Extremadura Femenina in a bunch sprint, holding off Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) and Ally Wollaston (FDJ United-SUEZ).
Consonni launched her sprint after teammate Zoe Bäckstedt gave her the leadout in the final kilometre. Bäckstedt was able to hold her position and retained the leader’s jersey for a second day.
Stage 2 provided a relatively flat day with 132.8km from Pueblonuevo del Guadiana to Fuente del Maestre, with just one category 3 climb, Fuente del Maestre (4.1km at 2.7%) with 33km to go.
Sheyla Gutiérrez (Movistar) was the first rider across the climb, and continued on a solo breakaway with aspirations of a victory. She had pushed away from the peloton by just over three minutes with 60km to go.
With just 8km to go, Claire Steels joined her teammate at the front of the race, but the peloton soon swarmed the pair. Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto took over at the front and set up the win for Consonni, her first victory of the season.
Results :
 WE - Stage 2 </strong> - Pueblonuevo del Guadiana - Fuente del Maestre : 132,8 km
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The Vuelta a Extremadura is a significant multi-day cycling event in Spain that highlights the rugged beauty and challenging terrain of the Extremadura region. While it has a long history as an amateur and elite men’s race, the event has seen a major resurgence in recent years, particularly through the establishment of a high-level international women's stage race. The women's edition, classified as a UCI 2.1 event, has become a key fixture in the early spring calendar. The race is typically structured over three distinct stages designed to test a variety of cycling disciplines. It often opens with a technical individual time trial that establishes the initial gaps in the general classification. This is followed by a stage favorable for sprinters or powerful classics riders, before concluding with a "queen stage" in the mountains. This final day usually features steep ascents in the northern part of the region, such as the climbs in the Jerte Valley, where the overall victory is ultimately decided.
Chiara Consonni (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) won stage 2 of Vuelta a Extremadura Femenina in a bunch sprint, holding off Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) and Ally Wollaston (FDJ United-SUEZ).
Consonni launched her sprint after teammate Zoe Bäckstedt gave her the leadout in the final kilometre. Bäckstedt was able to hold her position and retained the leader's jersey for a second day.
Stage 2 provided a relatively flat day with 132.8km from Pueblonuevo del Guadiana to Fuente del Maestre, with just one category 3 climb, Fuente del Maestre (4.1km at 2.7%) with 33km to go.
Sheyla Gutiérrez (Movistar) was the first rider across the climb, and continued on a solo breakaway with aspirations of a victory. She had pushed away from the peloton by just over three minutes with 60km to go.
With just 8km to go, Claire Steels joined her teammate at the front of the race, but the peloton soon swarmed the pair. Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto took over at the front and set up the win for Consonni, her first victory of the season.
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