Debora Silvestri (Laboral Kutxa-Euskadi) gave the home team the victory, taking her first pro win in a rain-shortened GP Ciudad de Eibar.<\/p>\n
Silvestri out-sprinted Noemie Thomson (DAS \u2013 Hutchinson) with Alice Coutinho (Massi Baix Ter Women’s Team) third.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The 131.7km race was hit by heavy rain, forcing organisers to neturalise the first third of the race. With 70km to go, racing was finally back on.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n The slick roads caused chaos in the finale, with Usoa Ostolaza (Laboral-Kutxa-Euskadi) going solo over the final climb but crashing on the descent and finishing a disappointed fifth.<\/p>\n The race marked the end of the career of Ane Santesteban, who will hang up her wheels after 25 years in the pro peloton.<\/p>\n “I can barely speak. Today has been a very exciting and beautiful day. In addition, Laboral Kutxa has won with Debora,” Santesteban said.<\/p>\n “I had always said that I wanted to retire in a home team and the opportunity that the team has given me to do it here is a dream for me. For me this team and the people in it is much more than a team, it is my family, they are my friends, and it is very special to be able to share these moments with them.”<\/p>\n