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2026-05-08T12:13:11.526Z

Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 6 of La Vuelta Feminina 2026. It's the first of a doubleheader of big mountain stages which will decide this year's race.

2026-05-08T12:14:41.048Z

The riders will get underway from Gijón at 14:53 local time, just under 40 minutes from now.

2026-05-08T12:18:37.932Z

It's almost like a new race is beginning today. The first five stages have been fought by the sprinters and classics riders. Today it's time for the climbers to play.

Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, Anna van der Breggan and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot are the big favourites. Who will be wearing the red jersey come the end of the day?

2026-05-08T12:22:57.594Z

Yesterday it was Mischa Bredewold who took the win on a gruelling sprint finish in Astorga, leading home an SD Worx-ProTime 1-2 with Lotte Kopecky in second place.…