Margarita Victoria "Mavi" Garcia (Allee BTC Ljubljana) lost to Annemiek van Fruten (Mitchelton-Scott) on the final climb and despite finishing in second place, 22 seconds behind the world champion, Strade Bianche's He was delighted with the finish. Garcia attacked a long way from the finish and rode solo for 40km. When she entered the final three gravel sections with 25km to go, she had a three-minute lead on the rest of the field. With about 15km to go, I thought for a second that I could win," she said. But Van Grooten cut my advantage in a very short time. When she caught me, I tried to recover and finish.

The 36-year-old competed in track and field in her 20s and has won three national duathlon titles. She began competing in professional races in 2015, when she was 31, but in her second season she has already won the Spanish championship. Garcia has an entertaining racing style and is not afraid to attack, often joining in on long breakaways. So far, however, his only victories have come at the 2016 Spanish road race championships and a time trial win two years later, with a long run of second places. Garcia showed good form in the three Spanish races that restarted the women's cycling season in late July, and was selected by Allee BTC Ljubljana to make her Strade Bianche debut. The gravel sections were very difficult," said Bianchi. But I was able to show how strong I am and I was able to go it alone, I did a lot of kilometers alone, but in the end it didn't happen. But to do a race like this and come in second here is like a victory for me."