For the 27-year-old Ottestad, winning the 2nd stage was also the most valuable of her seven victories to date. She had to beat Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team) in a two-man sprint after 122 kilometres from Villalba de Duero to Roa de Duero. Together with the Swiss rider, the Norwegian champion had broken away on the last climb eight kilometres before the finish and kept the chasers at bay. The sprint of the second group was won by Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx - Protime).
"It was a hectic finale, but luckily I was able to keep up with Maren and then hold on in the sprint," said Ottestad, delighted with her victory. "The last climb was harder than expected. There were attacks and I was able to keep up with them. The plan was actually to go into the sprint with Linda (Zanetti)."
Kopecky dropped far back after crash injury
Ottestad was also able to take the lead in the overall standings thanks to her victory and the bonus seconds that came with it. She now leads by four seconds ahead of Reusser and nine ahead of Wiebes. Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx - Protime), on the other hand, is out of the race for victory. The world champion was involved in a crash 30 kilometres before the finish. Although she did not go down herself, she lost contact with the leading group. Even though she herself worked to close the gap, the opposite happened. She was more than a minute and a half behind at the finish.
Ricarda Bauernfeind (CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto), among others, did not even start. The 25-year-old German has been suffering from recurring knee problems for some time, which have prevented her from achieving consistent results for around a year and forced her to take repeated breaks. In this case, however, she gave the all-clear. It was not the knee, but a cold that meant the end of the Tour of Burgos for her.
Tour of Burgos - Results of the 2nd stage
Stage 2: Villalba de Duero - Roa de Duero
Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 2025: Stage 2, Villalba de Duero - Roa de Duero
| Rnk. | Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uno-X Mobility | 03:02:56 |
| 2 | Movistar Team | +00:00:00 |
| 3 | Team SD Worx - Protime | +00:00:18 |
| 4 | Lidl - Trek | +00:00:18 |
| 5 | CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto | +00:00:18 |
| 6 | Human Powered Health | +00:00:18 |
This is how the 2nd stage of the 2025 Tour of Burgos for women went
Andrea Alzate (Eneicat - CMTeam) and Irene Cagnazzo (BePink - Imatra - Bongioanni) set off after just a few kilometres to set the pace for the day. The peloton allowed the duo a maximum lead of two and a half minutes and caught up with them 32 kilometres before the finish.
Shortly afterwards, there was a crash in the field. Around 20 riders went down. The peloton then split up - and Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx - Protime) was not part of the leading group. When this happened, the pace at the front increased significantly. With strong winds from diagonally behind, it was difficult to close the gap. The world champion herself worked, but was also unable to prevent the gap from slowly opening up. With 15 kilometres to go it was 40 seconds, five kilometres later a minute.
Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) then attacked from the small leading group, which included all the other big names, on the 3rd category climb. Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team) worked together with the Italian champion, eight riders gathered around the duo, but Antonia Niedermaier (CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto) and Lorena Wiebes also made it back during the climb.
Reusser in particular didn't let up and managed to gain a few seconds together with Mie Björndahl Ottestad (Uno-X Mobility) up to the crest. There were still five kilometres to the finish. Because the teamwork in the group of followers didn't work, the lead of the leading duo under the Devil's Lap was 21 seconds.
However, because Reusser and Ottestadt refrained from playing games, the chasers were unable to catch up. The Norwegian then won the sprint on a slightly uphill straight.
