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Vos, Deignan, and more hit the deck on stage 2 of La Vuelta

Status updates on the many riders who crashed continue to roll in after stage 2.

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1. JACKSON Alison (EF Education-Cannondale)

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2. VAS Blanka (Team SD Worx - Protime)

+0:00

3. SWINKELS Karlijn (UAE Team ADQ)

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1. RODRÍGUEZ Carlos (INEOS Grenadiers)

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2. VLASOV Aleksandr (BORA - hansgrohe)

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3. LIPOWITZ Florian (BORA - hansgrohe)

+0:09

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New Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) Stage 5

1. GODON Dorian (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team)

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Alison Jackson raises an arm in triumph as she wins the sprint for stage 2 of the 2024 Vuelta Femenina.

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New Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es (2.WWT) Stage 2

1. JACKSON Alison (EF Education-Cannondale)

+02:51:03

2. VAS Blanka (Team SD Worx - Protime)

+0:00

3. SWINKELS Karlijn (UAE Team ADQ)

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+03:22:00

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New Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es (2.WWT) Stage 2

New Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) General classification

New Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) Stage 5

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New Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es (2.WWT) Stage 2

New Tour de Romandie (2.UWT) General classification

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