Stage 2 stays in Galicia and runs 109 km from Lobios to San Cibrao das Viñas on another hilly route with almost no real flat recovery.
Route and profile
This is another day of repeated stress rather than one decisive summit. The official stage notes point to a reduced sprint as the likeliest finish, which says a lot about how little shelter the route gives the pure fast riders.
How the stage could race
The bunch should thin out gradually over the course of the stage, and the key tactical question is which teams still believe enough in their faster riders to keep the race together.
Who it suits
A resilient puncheur or selective-sprint finisher is the obvious match.
Prospective winners
The current preliminary startlist is still incomplete, but the riders already listed who best fit this stage are Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Marianne Vos, Marlen Reusser.
This Local startlist is an initial partial import from the current ProCyclingStats startlist page on March 10, 2026, not a complete official roster.
Go back to the Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es 2026 edition page, open the Stage 2 stage page, or check the Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es 2026 startlist for the broader race context.