Usoa Ostolaza (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) secured a solo victory on stage 2 at the Tour Féminin des Pyrénées atop the famed Col d’Aubisque.
The Spanish rider finished 26 seconds ahead of runner-up Valentina Cavallar (Arkéa – B&B Hotels Women) and 58 seconds ahead of her Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi teammate Yurani Blanco.
The queen stage 2 was a shorter 96km that started in Pierrefitte-Nestalas but finished at the top of the 16km Col d’Aubisque.
Ostolaza caught lone breakaway rider Cavallar with four kilometres to go and built her lead out to 26 seconds before she crossed the line with the win.
With only one stage remaining on Sunday, Ostolaza leads the overall classification by 31 seconds, 31 seconds ahead of Cavallar, and 58 seconds ahead of Blanco.
“It is a very special victory. We are very happy with the race we have done and for getting the victory in a mountain pass as important as the Aubisque. We knew that the team could do a good job and that we had the potential to compete for the victory, and that’s how it happened,” Ostolaza said.
“My teammates did a great job up to the foot of the Aubisque to keep the race under control. Once we started the pass, each one went to her place. Yurani [Blanco] and I have gone from less to more, measuring the pace, and in the end, I was able to win and Yurani has achieved third place. Tomorrow, we will fight for the overall classification and to win the stage.”
The final stage 3 is a hilly 125.5km race from Nay to Bosdarros.
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