{"id":1915805,"date":"2026-05-03T13:26:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1915805"},"modified":"2026-05-03T13:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:26:55","slug":"i-landed-in-a-ditch-marianne-vos-forced-into-desperate-chase-after-late-crash-in-hectic-vuelta-femenina-run-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1915805","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I landed in a ditch&#8217; \u2013 Marianne Vos forced into desperate chase after late crash in hectic Vuelta Femenina run-in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z3zNKtVphuvUgLHdSwhxt8-1024-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nnews-article article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nPro Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRacing\n<\/li>\n<li>\nWomen&#8217;s Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRoad\n<\/li>\n<li>\nLa Vuelta Femenina\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1>&#8216;I landed in a ditch&#8217; \u2013 Marianne Vos forced into desperate chase after late crash in hectic Vuelta Femenina run-in<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"byline font-ui-heading text-[12px]\">\nNews<\/p>\n<div><span><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nPatrick Fletcher <\/span><span><br \/>\npublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-05-03T13:26:55Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n3 May 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Visma-Lease a Bike rider goes down on slippery descent inside 10km from the finish<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700mx-auto mb-4 flex items-center justify-start mx-0 my-5 p-0\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit))] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z3zNKtVphuvUgLHdSwhxt8-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 600px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"font-article-copy text-[var(--image--text--color)] font-article-copy mt-2\"><span class=\"caption-text font-article-copy\">Marianne Vos, in the yellow of Visma-Lease a Bike, crosses the line in seventh place<\/span><span class=\"credit font-article-copy\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"text-copy bodyCopy auto paywall-locker\">\n<div data-analytics-id=\"utility-bar\" id=\"utility-bar\" class=\"font-ui-heading flex justify-between items-center py-2 border-t border-b border-gray-300 border-solid mb-5 mx-auto\" data-component-name=\"UtilityBar\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"utility-bar\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-2 text-[#333] subcontainer\">\n<div class=\"relative tooltip-container\" role=\"tooltip\">\n<div data-component-name=\"Social:Dropdown\" role=\"menu\" 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slippery descent just inside 10km from the finish in Salvaterra de Mi\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none 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Just inside the 5km-to-go mark, she was still making her way through the cars of the race convoy, some 23 seconds behind the front of the race.<\/p>\n<p>She just about made it back in time for the final kilometre and the start of the leg-sapping haul to the line, where she found herself alongside teammate Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot. However, the chase had perhaps taken its toll, and as the sprint opened just inside 200m to go, Vos hit out and found space on the right but couldn&#8217;t make inroads as Noemi R\u00fcegg (EF Education-Oatly) charged clear for victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In that moment of course you have to see what is happening, but it was good that Pauline was in the first split, then the rest of the team was trying to get me back to the first group, so I\u2019m thankful for their help,&#8221; Vos said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-iZeCkYTdabuayDQScjLTLB\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-iZeCkYTdabuayDQScjLTLB slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for the physical effects of the crash, with adrenaline no doubt taking over for a while, she said she was &#8220;pretty much ok&#8221; but added: &#8220;We\u2019ll have to see how it will be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-82ca4926-3b70-4e30-a1c3-b31293080e06\"><em><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for unlimited access to our coverage of La Vuelta Femenina, including breaking news, analysis, and more from every stage, plus access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on the go! <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Find out more<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block mb-5\" id=\"articleTag\" data-component-name=\"PostArticleLinks\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"post-article-links\">\n<div class=\"border-b border-b-black border-solid py-2.5 text-black font-bold uppercase\">CATEGORIES<\/div>\n<nav class=\"py-2.5 flex gap-2.5 flex-wrap\" data-analytics-id=\"article-tag\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-tag\">\n<p>Teams &amp; Riders<\/p>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-authorBio-iZeCkYTdabuayDQScjLTLB\" class=\"slice-container slice-author-bio authorBio-iZeCkYTdabuayDQScjLTLB slice-container-authorBio\">\n<div class=\"author author__default-layout author--separator author--collapsible\" data-hydrate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"author__header\">\n<div class=\"author__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"author__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2QoJgeVtEMbCKNujw2pLoH-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2QoJgeVtEMbCKNujw2pLoH.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2QoJgeVtEMbCKNujw2pLoH.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2QoJgeVtEMbCKNujw2pLoH.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__heading\">\n<div class=\"author__name\">Patrick Fletcher<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__role\">Deputy Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__bio-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"author__biography\">\n<p>Patrick is an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor\u2019s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish) and a decade\u2019s experience in digital sports media, largely within the world of cycling. 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J2avf6xE8QvUgi8SMahDTc-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J2avf6xE8QvUgi8SMahDTc-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J2avf6xE8QvUgi8SMahDTc-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J2avf6xE8QvUgi8SMahDTc-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J2avf6xE8QvUgi8SMahDTc-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Women&#8217;s Cycling<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;They didn&#8217;t look good&#8217; \u2013 Kim Le Court-Pienaar gives update on serious Milan-San Remo Women crash which saw Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney among the fallers<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/myzGeXQB7bDTyE6qDvidHh-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/myzGeXQB7bDTyE6qDvidHh-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/myzGeXQB7bDTyE6qDvidHh-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/myzGeXQB7bDTyE6qDvidHh-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/myzGeXQB7bDTyE6qDvidHh-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;How cool that The Traka 200 was won because of skill and not watts per kilo&#8217; \u2013 Sofia G\u00f3mez Villafa\u00f1e hopes to inspire youngsters to work on bike handling<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ouZ27jsTng86mHyMo4JZZE-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ouZ27jsTng86mHyMo4JZZE-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ouZ27jsTng86mHyMo4JZZE-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ouZ27jsTng86mHyMo4JZZE-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ouZ27jsTng86mHyMo4JZZE-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Tour of the Gila: Ella Sabo wins bunch sprint on stage 4 as Patrick Welch takes breakaway victory<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" 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Just inside the 5km-to-go mark, she was still making her way through the cars of the race convoy, some 23 seconds behind the front of the race.<\/p>\n<p>She just about made it back in time for the final kilometre and the start of the leg-sapping haul to the line, where she found herself alongside teammate Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot. 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However, the chase had perhaps taken its toll, and as the sprint opened just inside 200m to go, Vos hit out and found space on the right but couldn&#8217;t make inroads as Noemi R\u00fcegg (EF Education-Oatly) charged clear for victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In that moment of course you have to see what is happening, but it was good that Pauline was in the first split, then the rest of the team was trying to get me back to the first group, so I\u2019m thankful for their help,&#8221; Vos said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-iZeCkYTdabuayDQScjLTLB\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-iZeCkYTdabuayDQScjLTLB slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for the physical effects of the crash, with adrenaline no doubt taking over for a while, she said she was &#8220;pretty much ok&#8221; but added: &#8220;We\u2019ll have to see how it will be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-82ca4926-3b70-4e30-a1c3-b31293080e06\"><em><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for unlimited access to our coverage of La Vuelta Femenina, including breaking news, analysis, and more from every stage, plus access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on the go! <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Find out more<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/i-landed-in-a-ditch-marianne-vos-forced-into-desperate-chase-after-late-crash-in-hectic-vuelta-femenina-run-in\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Z3zNKtVphuvUgLHdSwhxt8-1024-80.jpg&#8221;] Pro Cycling Racing Women&#8217;s Cycling Road La Vuelta Femenina &#8216;I landed in a ditch&#8217; \u2013 Marianne Vos forced into desperate chase after late crash in hectic Vuelta Femenina run-in News By Patrick Fletcher published 3 May 2026 Visma-Lease a Bike rider goes down on slippery descent inside 10km from the finish When [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,68],"class_list":["post-1915805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-cyclingnews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1915805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1915805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1915805\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1915805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1915805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1915805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}