Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's Vuelta Espana ends in Golmayo, before the start of the challenging fifth stage that will conclude at Lagunas de Neila. The French rider from Visma Lease a Bike, winner of Paris-Roubaix Femmes and twenty-fifth in the general classification of the Spanish race, has decided together with her team not to start because, as stated in the team's note: "she does not feel in form to continue".

Marianne Vos, winner at Sant Boi de Llobregat and current leader of the points classification, will now lead the Visma Lease a Bike in the upcoming stages.