The queen's strike: Demi Vollering puts her signature on the first stage of the 10th Setmana Ciclista Volta Femenina de la Comunitat Valenciana. In the Gandia - Gandia - 121 km stage - the FDJ United-Suez champion attacked 20 kilometers from the finish and her rivals only saw her again on the podium.

Vollering, who is obviously the first leader of the race, preceded French rider Maeva Squiban of UAE Team ADQ by 52 seconds and Slovak Viktoria Chladonova of Team Visma Lease a Bike. Best Italian of the day Elisa Balsamo (Lidl Trek) who controlled the peloton arriving 1'23" behind the winner and securing eleventh place.

FINISH ORDER

1. Vollering Demi (FDJ United-SUEZ) in 02:54:49
2. Squiban Maeva (UAE Team ADQ) + 52
3. Chladonová Viktória (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)
4. de Jong Thalita (Human Powered Health)
5. Ottestad Mie Bjørndal (Uno-X Mobility)
6. Kerbaol Cédrine (EF Education-Oatly)
7. Reijnhout Rosita (Team Visma | Lease a Bike)
8. Claes Lotte (Fenix-Premier Tech)
9. Vallieres Magdeleine (EF Education-Oatly)
10. Niedermaier Antonia (CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto)