Arianna Fidanza led Laboral Kutxa-Euskadi to their ninth victory of the young 2026 season, winning the bunch sprint at the short but hilly Pionera Race-SCV in Spain.
The 31-year-old Italian edged Laura Asencio (Ma Petite Entreprise) and Oda Ane Gissinger (Hitec Products-Fluid Control), the trio crossing the line in Cocentaina with a small gap over the peloton.
“The finish was extraordinary in a very nervous race. We increased the pace on the climb to thin out the group and neutralize the breakaway of Alma Walther Møller Rasmussen. Both Ari [Fidanza] and Debora [Silvestri] had strong legs,” said Ion Lazkano, sports director for Laboral Kutxa.
The 96km one-day event began in El Real de Gandia and most of the opening 43km was a steady climb to the category 2 Alto de Beniarrés peak. A series of uncategorised climbs then followed with the slight uphill finish in Cocentaina.
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