Male Team 31 May - 04 Jun Vuelta a Andalucía
Vuelta a Andalucía 
518 Kilometers 5 Stages
Participants list
- Alicia González
- Lourdes Oyarbide
- Gloria Rodríguez
- Katrine Aalerud
- Sara Martín
- Mareille Meijering
Bonus
Bonus seconds might be a crucial factor in this race. While 10-6-4″ will be awarded at stage finishes, the intermediate ones will vary: 6-4-2″ when there’s only one at a given stage, then 3-2-1″ when a stage contains more than one ‘hot point’. Also, bonuses will be available at either intermediate sprints or QOM banners.
We include some extra detail on the ‘hot points’ for our readers not to miss anything:
- Stage 1 – Meta Volante, Otura (10km to go) – 6-4-2″
- Stage 2 – Meta Volante, Algarrobo (15km to go) – 6-4-2″
- Stage 3 – Meta Volante, Benamargosa (35km in); Alto de la Joya (43km to go); Alto de los Nogales (35km to go) – 3-2-1″
- Stage 4 – Alto de Casarabonela (33km in) – 6-4-2″
- Stage 5 – Meta Volante, Los Ángeles (45km to go); Meta Volante, Guadiaro (17km to go) – 3-2-1″
(Updated May 30th, after a change to the bonus scheme was notified at the DS meeting)
Score
The Movistar Team dominated the first edition of the race, held in 2022, winning the GC with Arlenis Sierra and taking all three stages, two with the Cuban and one with Jelena Erić.
Stages
Analysis
01
Alcalá la Real - La Zubia (116.9km)
31 May
- 01 Tamara Dronova Israel – Premier Tech 3h12'50"
- 02 Linda Zanetti UAE Team ADQ +1"
- 03 Michaela Drummond Farto – BTC "
- 07 Sara Martín Movistar Team "
- 08 Katrine Aalerud Movistar Team +7"
- 24 Mareille Meijering Movistar Team +10"
- 32 Lourdes Oyarbide Movistar Team "
- 47 Alicia González Movistar Team "
- 60 Gloria Rodríguez Movistar Team +1'08"
02
Salobreña - Cómpeta (85.8km)
01 June
- 01 Tamara Dronova Israel – Premier Tech 2h31'01"
- 02 Katrine Aalerud Movistar Team +7"
- 03 Mie Ottestad Norway "
- 07 Sara Martín Movistar Team +17"
- 29 Mareille Meijering Movistar Team +1'44"
- 50 Lourdes Oyarbide Movistar Team +6'33"
- 54 Alicia González Movistar Team +8'36"
03
Nerja - Álora (134km)
02 June
- 01 Marta Romeu Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi 3h09’12”
- 02 Tamara Dronova Israel – Premier Tech +1”
- 03 Katrine Aalerud Movistar Team +4”
- 15 Sara Martín Movistar Team +2’05”
- 25 Mareille Meijering Movistar Team +3’50”
- 32 Lourdes Oyarbide Movistar Team +5’32”
- 49 Alicia González Movistar Team +9’44”
- 78 Gloria Rodríguez Movistar Team +19’46”
04
Pizarra - Mijas (90.9km)
03 June
- 01 Sara Martín Movistar Team 2h25'47"
- 02 Elizabeth Stannard Israel – Premier Tech +3"
- 03 Tamara Dronova Israel – Premier Tech +7"
- 07 Katrine Aalerud Movistar Team "
- 37 Alicia González Movistar Team +27"
- 41 Mareille Meijering Movistar Team "
- 45 Lourdes Oyarbide Movistar Team +58"
- 80 Gloria Rodríguez Movistar Team +15'36"
05
Estepona - Castellar de la Frontera (93.9km)
04 June
- 01 Mie Ottestad Norway 2h38'27"
- 02 Katrine Aalerud Movistar Team "
- 03 Lotte Claes Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime +2"
- 04 Sara Martín Movistar Team +1'04"
- 24 Mareille Meijering Movistar Team +5'26"
- 36 Lourdes Oyarbide Movistar Team +12'52"
- 38 Alicia González Movistar Team "
- — Gloria Rodríguez Movistar Team
Analysis
The Movistar Team covers its final Spanish women’s event of 2023 -except for the National Championships, held in Madrid in late June- at the Vuelta a Andalucia, featuring in 2023 a series of short stages with demanding roads and a somewhat unusual fight for bonus seconds, which could play a very significant factor on how the race shapes up.
Even if the opener to La Zubia (Wednesday 31st) will already be quite lumpy, the two stages with biggest mountains are days two (Thursday 1st June), with the finishing ascent in Cómpeta, and the 2,400m-elevation stage three to Álora, on Friday 2nd, again including a hill-top finish.
The 4.5% slope on the final 500m at Las Lagunas de Mijas (Saturday 3rd) and the tough Hacho de Gaucín (Cat-1) early into stage five to Castellar de la Frontera (Sunday 4th) complete the week’s program.