{"id":245015,"date":"2026-05-24T18:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T18:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/usoa-ostolaza-climbs-onto-vuelta-a-burgos-feminas-podium-with-comeback-ride-up-lagunas-de-neila-climb\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T18:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T18:07:20","slug":"usoa-ostolaza-climbs-onto-vuelta-a-burgos-feminas-podium-with-comeback-ride-up-lagunas-de-neila-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/usoa-ostolaza-climbs-onto-vuelta-a-burgos-feminas-podium-with-comeback-ride-up-lagunas-de-neila-climb\/","title":{"rendered":"Usoa Ostolaza climbs onto Vuelta a Burgos F\u00e9minas podium with comeback ride up Lagunas de Neila climb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-22613fdf-7896-4911-ade3-297b9fb792d7\">On the final stage of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/vuelta-a-burgos-feminas\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/vuelta-a-burgos-feminas\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/vuelta-a-burgos-feminas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vuelta a Burgos F\u00e9minas<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/usoa-ostolaza\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/usoa-ostolaza\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/usoa-ostolaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Usoa Ostolaza<\/a> (Laboral Kutxa-Fundaci\u00f3n Euskadi) lost contact with the best on the steepest part of the climb to the Lagunas de Neila, but the Basque climber came back from behind to finish in third place behind <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/category\/womens-cycling\/vuelta-a-burgos-feminas-last-minute-mountain-attack-nets-yara-kastelijn-summit-finish-win-and-overall-victory\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/category\/womens-cycling\/vuelta-a-burgos-feminas-last-minute-mountain-attack-nets-yara-kastelijn-summit-finish-win-and-overall-victory\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/category\/womens-cycling\/vuelta-a-burgos-feminas-last-minute-mountain-attack-nets-yara-kastelijn-summit-finish-win-and-overall-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Premier Tech)<\/a> and \u00c9vita Muzic (FDJ United-Suez).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are absolutely thrilled to have secured the team\u2019s first-ever podium finish in a WorldTour stage race. My teammates and the staff have done an incredible job every single day; I had great support, and they put a lot of confidence in me, I am very grateful for that,\u201d the 28-year-old thanked her team.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-22613fdf-7896-4911-ade3-297b9fb792d7-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Ostolaza was originally a triathlete but had to give up the sport due to injury. She switched to road cycling in 2020 and has been racing for Laboral Kutxa-Fundaci\u00f3n Euskadi since 2021. This month, she finished fourth overall in the Vuelta Femenina and seventh in the Itzulia Women before coming to Burgos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;jYDCcabO&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;X9\\\/mXVGac0NphghLH9hZaqWA5d3dhAM\\\/Ih07grnEyMLjuO2E&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Although the Lagunas de Neila summit finish played to her strengths, Ostolaza was in trouble and got dropped from the group of favourites on the steepest part of the 6km climb, even before Muzic and Kastelijn rode away.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cI didn\u2019t feel at my best today. On the final climb, I struggled to find my rhythm, settle into the race, and pace my effort,\u201d she admitted.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">But Ostolaza found a second wind and returned to the group that was now climbing behind the two frontrunners, almost a minute down. And close to the flamme rouge, the Basque climber went on the attack, shattering the group and going solo on the way to a podium finish.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cI dug deep and gave it absolutely everything I had left, without looking back, all the way to the finish line. Ultimately, we secured third place in both the stage and the general classification, a very important result for the team,\u201d said Ostolaza.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-ZiHYZKt7NXtrJpowEdFSjL\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-ZiHYZKt7NXtrJpowEdFSjL slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">With a great string of results in the block of Spanish WorldTour races (and a victory in 1.1 GP Ciudad de Eibar), Ostolaza is now looking ahead to a break from racing before preparing for the summer, where she hopes to defend her 2024 and 2025 overall wins in the Tour Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es before the big goal of the Tour de France Femmes.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cWe have built up great momentum, and the goal is to carry this forward into the upcoming races. Now it&#8217;s time to celebrate a little, rest at home for two to three weeks, train, and prepare for the second half of the season,\u201d Ostolaza finished.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/usoa-ostolaza-climbs-onto-vuelta-a-burgos-feminas-podium-with-comeback-ride-up-lagunas-de-neila-climb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the final stage of the Vuelta a Burgos F\u00e9minas, Usoa Ostolaza (Laboral Kutxa-Fundaci\u00f3n Euskadi) lost contact with the best on the steepest part of the climb to the Lagunas de Neila, but the Basque climber came back from behind to finish in third place behind Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Premier Tech) and \u00c9vita Muzic (FDJ United-Suez). 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