Paula Blasi has won the Return to Spain, and Ostolaza has finished fourth
The final stage has ended in Angliru and Petra Stiasny has taken the victory, 23 seconds faster than Blasi.
Paula Blasi on the podium with Anna van der Breggen and Marion Bunel.
Paula Blasi (UAE Team ADQ) has made history by winning the general of the Returnto Women's Spain. Catalan has made second in the final stage in the Angliru, the last of this event, after the Swiss Petra Stiasny (Human Powered Health).
Blasi took the victory ahead of Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) in 24 seconds.
Blasi, 23, is the first state cyclist to win a big lap since Vizcaíno\u00A0 Joane Somarriba last bagged a big lap. Somarriba won the Tour de France in 2000, 2001 and 2003 and the Giro de Italia in 1999 and 2000.
Despite his youth, Blasi has demonstrated his excellent form and mastery of the best in the world. Anglirun up. However, he has finally had to give in to the thrust of Petra Stiasny.
Blasi has scored 23 more seconds in the finish line, but has outperformed Van der Breggen enough to take first place in the general. Usoa Ostolaza, a cyclist from the Kutxa-Euskadi Labor Foundation, has been fourth in the general at 2:31 of the winner.
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