With a progression three kilometers from the finish line, Liane Lippert surprised her rivals and raced towards victory in the Vuelta Valenciana Femenina. The German from Movistar crossed the finish line with a handful of seconds ahead of the immediate chasing group, led by Belgian Shari Bossuyt (AG Insurance - Soudal Team) in front of young British rider Cat Ferguson, her teammate. Fourth place for Eleonora Gasparrini (UAE Team ADQ).

THE RACE - Shortly after the start, a trio broke away, including Paraguayan Agua Marina Espínola (Team Abadie Magnan), French rider Noémie Abgrall (Ma Petite Entreprise) and Belgian Femke van Goethem (Citymesh). The Belgian was the first to surrender, and after covering about twenty kilometers with her companions, she lost contact with the race leaders, being caught by the peloton led by Cofidis women.

After the first breakaway was neutralized, the race exploded in the last 40 kilometers: last year's winner Cat Ferguson moved with her teammates Liane Lippert and Sara Martín (Movistar Team), Eleonora Gasparrini and Maeva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ), Riejanne Markus (Lidl – Trek), Urška Žigart (AG Insurance - Soudal Team) and Julie Bego (Cofidis Women Team); a large group of other athletes then rejoined them.

Race radio reported about thirty athletes at the head of the race in the last 20 kilometers while a second group was chasing 45 seconds behind. The final moments of the race flew by with attacks and counterattacks, and when three kilometers remained, Liane Lippert shifted into high gear, conquering the thirteenth victory of her career, the second this season for Movistar Team.

FINISH ORDER

1 Lippert Liane Movistar Team 02:33:01

2 Bossuyt Shari AG Insurance - Soudal Team 00:06

3 Ferguson Cat Movistar Team ,,

4 Gasparrini Eleonora Camilla UAE Team ADQ ,,

5 Henderson Anna Lidl - Trek ,,

6 Allione Marine Mayenne Monbana My Pie ,,

7 Knijnenburg Anne VolkerWessels Cycling Team ,,

8 Jaskulska Marta Human Powered Health ,,

9 Markus Riejanne Lidl - Trek ,,

10 Molenaar Laura VolkerWessels Cycling Team ,,