Marlen Reusser dominated the queen stage of Vuelta a Burgos Féminas, dropping everyone on Picon Blanco. With Vollering absent, Reusser proved untouchable, stamping her authority on the race ahead of the final time trial.
It was the queen stage of Vuelta a Burgos, finishing up Picon Blanco. With no Demi Vollering on the start line, the winner of the previous two editions, Marlen Reusser was the overwhelming favourite after her huge climbing performances earlier this season in La Vuelta and Valenciana, showing great consistency. 2022 Burgos winner Juliette Labous spent 1445 kilojoules over 2:15h before the climb, at a rate of 11.28 kj/kg/h, which made it not the easiest stage for the women.
Reusser’s teammate Paula Patiño was pulling in the first kilometres of Picon Blanco. After that, FDJ SUEZ took over with Elise Chabbey. She was working for Juliette Labous, but the French leader was not feeling great and the pace was too high for her. Chabbey finished 6th on the stage, while Labous was 10th. Reusser attacked with 4 km to go and only Yara Kastelijn could follow. Later, Kastelijn was dropped as the pace was too high. Reusser won easily on Picon Blanco, securing a huge lead before the final stage, a 9.4 km time trial, where she should increase the gap.
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Reusser on Picon Blanco did 5.03 ᵉW/kg for 31:13 min with 490 ASLP. Alto de Barx, Lagunas Neila, and Alto de Cotobello were all in the 481–502 ASLP range, showing Reusser’s consistency on Spanish climbs in 2025. Lotte Kopecky, who was climbing at a high level last year, lost 2:22 min with 4.63 ᵉW/kg.