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Stage 4: Tavernes de la Valldigna - Gandia 114km

This is the exact same stage as last year’s st 1 which Elisa Balsamo won.

Estimated finish time: 14:00 - 14:25 CET

LIVE VIDEO from 12:15 CET

(Broadcast is locally produced and not always up to big race standards but still very ambitious for a smaller race.)

Successful Señorita of the Day: Annemiek van Vleuten

Annemiek has won this stage before and will surely try and be aggressive enough to get a repeat today.

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Stage 3: Agost - Altea 131 km

The climbing gets more serious and closer to the finish. We can start to hear that ominous Jaws music start humming in the background.

Estimated finish time: 15:25 - 15:50 CET

LIVE VIDEO from 13:45 CET

(Broadcast is locally produced and not always up to big race standards but still very ambitious for a smaller race.)

Successful Señorita of the Day: Amanda Spratt

This could be a day where Van Vleuten decides to just take off early. And if she doesn’t then Kiesenhofer will definitely try. But I think they manage to keep a bit of a reduced group together until the finish.

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Stage 2: Borriana - Vila Real 117 km

Another day with the climbing early and then a sprint.

Estimated finish time: 16:35 - 16:55 CET

LIVE VIDEO from 14:45 CET

(Broadcast is locally produced and not always up to big race standards but still very ambitious for a smaller race.)

Successful Señorita of the Day: Elisa Balsamo

Nothing to suggest she isn’t as good as she was at the start of last year judging by stage 1.

Official site , Start list

Stage 1: València - Sagunt 119 km

First stage race in Europe, used to be almost the only preparation for the real season start for the women’s peloton but this year of course we are already well on our way. The start list this year is immense with essentially a lineup of bigs that you would expect in the Giro a few seasons ago.

Estimated finish time: 16:30 - 16:55 CET

LIVE VIDEO from 14:45 CET

(Broadcast is locally produced and not always up to big race standards but still very ambitious for a smaller race.)

Successful Señorita of the Day: Arlenis Sierra

Balsamo bossed the first stage last year and could again but I’m betting she and a few others might have the Euro track champs still in the legs.

Official site , Start list