Koster rides to eighth place in fourth stage Vuelta
Anouska Koster has finished in eighth place in the fourth stage of the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. In the 160-kilometre stage, Koster battled with the best on the final steep climb before sprinting to a top 10 position on the last flat stretch.
Reigning Olympic champion Anna Kiesenhofer rode the entire stage solo in the lead. The Austrian took a lead of over nine minutes but could not hold it until the finish. Koster indicated that it went very fast in the race's last part. "Anna had a significant lead for a while, but as the race came to a close, the gap quickly shrunk. The stage's last part went very fast, especially leading up to the final climb."
"All in all, it was a long but lovely day"
Koster praised her teammates' work. "The team allowed me to go for my own success in this difficult final. I was feeling good and delighted with my eighth place. It was a good chance to put myself to the test. On the climb, I came third and sprinted to eighth place on the final flat stretch. All in all, it was a long but lovely day."
Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta
Stage 4
Result
1
Silvia Persico
Valcar - Travel & Service
04:11:01
2
Demi Vollering
Team SD Worx
+00:00:00
3
Elisa Longo Borghini
Trek - Segafredo
+00:00:00
8
Anouska Koster
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:06
25
Amber Kraak
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:31
68
Linda Riedmann
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:02:36
88
Carlijn Achtereekte
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:05:17
Rankings
1
Annemiek van Vleuten
Movistar Team
10:00:02
2
Elisa Longo Borghini
Trek - Segafredo
+00:01:51
3
Demi Vollering
Team SD Worx
+00:02:18
17
Amber Kraak
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:06:08
23
Anouska Koster
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:10:37
64
Carlijn Achtereekte
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:29:23
82
Linda Riedmann
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:37:12
