L’Angliru, Saturday, 9th May 2026 – As if its gruelling ramps were filled with magic, the Alto de l’Angliru offered a mesmerizing spectacle and turned La Vuelta Femenina 26 by Carrefour.es upside down, enchanting some and haunting the rest.
Human Powered Health’s Petra Stiasny turned out to be the best and fastest up this legendary climb in Asturias to land a career-defining stage victory, yet the real star of the day was Paula Blasi – a red star, indeed.
The UAE Team ADQ up-and-coming rider put in a brave, powerful acceleration on the steepest part of the Angliru to drop and distance overall leader (and women’s cycling legend) Anna van der Breggen, and take La Roja off her shoulders to become the first Spanish rider to win La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es.
The SD Worx-Protime rider had to settle for second place on the final podium, alongside white jersey winner Marion Bunel (Visma-Lease a Bike).
The 23-year-old Paula Blasi also won the Mountains classification, while SD Worx’s Lotte Kopecky brought home the green jersey.
All in all, it was a finale to remember – one that can mark the beginning of a new era in professional cycling.
(Source: Press Office A.S.O. – Photo: © Unipublic/Cxcling Creative Agency/Toni Baixauli)
