Marianne Vos secured her sixth stage victory in La Vuelta Femenina, expressing gratitude towards her young teammate Imogen Wolff for her superb lead-out during the race. At just 19, Wolff is in her first Women's WorldTour season and has already showcased her abilities with a win in Vuelta Extremadura and strong performances in the Spring Classics. Vos praised Wolff's contributions that helped lead to two stage victories for Vos in the current race. The event marked a significant moment for both riders, demonstrating the power of teamwork in competitive cycling.
"Imogen Wolff, like in the previous sprint stages, did a really good job bringing me to a good position and going through the corner first. Then Mischa Bredewold opened her sprint, and actually, the last 150 metres we were just two abreast. It was very close," Vos said after crossing the finish line with her second win of the week in Baltanás.
"It was so close, but I'm so happy with this victory. The finale was incredibly tough. The team did a great job again, and Imogen's lead-out was fantastic. I'm happy that I could finish it off for the team," Vos said after stage 6.
Wolff is in her first Women's WorldTour season, having joined Visma-Lease a Bike straight out of the junior ranks, even racing for the Dutch team as a stagiaire in September 2024 while still a junior.
She won her first UCI race on stage 4 of the 2.1-ranked Vuelta Extremadura in March, still aged 18, then did well in the Spring Classics, achieving top-40 placings while supporting her team's leaders Vos and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot.
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