Noemi Rüegg (EF Education-Oatly) won stage 1 of the Vuelta Femenina to take the first red leader’s jersey of the 2026 edition.
On an uphill finish in Salvaterra de Miño, Rüegg launched her sprint with 175 metres to go and held off Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) and Franziska Koch (FDJ United-Suez) to win the stage.
Most of the stage was uneventful, but a hairpin turn and technical descent in the last 10km caused crashes that split the peloton, leading to a high-speed run-in to the finish, where Rüegg was fastest.
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