It’s a victory which we can guess, given the emotional joy it triggered, that it does a world of good for the dean of the EF Education-Cannondale team, Alison Jackson.
The Canadian, after a fierce and contested sprint, won the second stage of the Vuelta Femenina, the cycling tour of Spain, this Monday, her very first stage victory on one of the three “grand tours”. » of the circuit.
Once she crossed the finish line, Jackson, 35, put her foot down to burst into joy and fall into the arms of her teammates, and even one of her competitors, the Australian Brodie Chapman ( Lidl-Trek).
Celebrations, big hugs and dances on the menu for the woman who affirmed her clear objective at the start of the week: to achieve at least one stage victory. It’s done, from the second!
At the end of the 118.3 kilometers between Bunyol and Moncofa, the surprise winner of Paris-Roubaix 2023, who took second place in the general classification, won ahead of the general leader Kata Blanka Vas (SD Worx-Protime ) and Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ).
We’re not crying over these pics 🥹 no wait… we absolutely are.
What an incredible win for Alison Jackson and the entire squad 💓 pic.twitter.com/0qDNCrUoyh
— EF Education–Cannondale (@EF_Cannondale) April 29, 2024
“Going into the Vuelta Femenina, I had the sacred fire and I knew that I was going to do whatever it took to achieve this victory,” Jackson said following the event. The team really believed in me, from the staff to the riders, and I took that to heart. A victory in the Vuelta Femenina is another good thing to put on my CV. »
