Lisa Brennauer wins Madrid Challenge after dramatic final sprint

ByEurosport

Updated 08/11/2020 at 14:10 GMT

Brennauer was already leading the the Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta after her time trial victory on Saturday. She had a 10-second advantage in the general classification ahead of the final stage criterium in Madrid and delivered a first place finish.

Lisa Brennauer

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Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit-WNT) has won the Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta for the second year in a row after successfully defending her lead against Lorena Wiebes in the final stage (Team Sunweb).

The German champion sprinted for bonus seconds at the eight intermediate sprints on Sunday to claim the overall victory.

Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) attacked to move into second place overall, but was brought back to tee up a dramatic final sprint.

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Elisa Balsamo (Valcar-Travel & Service) reacted quickly to Wiebes' fast start and went past the Dutch sprinter to win the final stage right on the line.

Wiebes, who won stage one, ended up finishing in third place overall as Marta Bastianelli (Alé BTC Ljubljana) rounded out the stage podium.