{"id":193720,"date":"2025-10-11T22:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T22:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/193720\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T22:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T22:40:09","slug":"vuelta-a-andalucia-cat-ferguson-takes-third-win-of-maiden-pro-season-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/193720\/","title":{"rendered":"Vuelta a Andalucia: Cat Ferguson takes third win of maiden pro season in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"4e39348e-a525-4467-af3c-c8392c284298\">Movistar&#8217;s British neo pro <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/cat-ferguson\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/cat-ferguson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cat Ferguson<\/a> claimed victory in the women&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/vuelta-ciclista-andalucia-elite-women\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/vuelta-ciclista-andalucia-elite-women\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vuelta a Andalucia<\/a>, marking the third win of her first season as a professional.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/usoa-ostolaza\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/usoa-ostolaza\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Usoa Ostolaza<\/a> (Laboral Kutxa-Fundaci\u00f3n Euskadi) took second, whilst third went to Ferguson&#8217;s teammate <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/mareille-meijering\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/mareille-meijering\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mareille Meijering<\/a> as Movistar, the only WorldTour team on the startlist, emerged the strongest.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"4e39348e-a525-4467-af3c-c8392c284298-2\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/yuliia-biriukova\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/yuliia-biriukova\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yuliia Biriukova<\/a> (Laboral Kutxa-Fundaci\u00f3n Euskadi) had been away solo for much of the finale, but was brought back before the finish as Ferguson powered to the win.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Previously a stage race, the fourth edition of the women&#8217;s Vuelta a Andalucia, also known as the Ruta del Sol, was run as a one-day race in 2025 after financial difficulties saw the organisers strip the race back.<\/p>\n<p>The race saw the peloton take on 131km starting and finishing in Torrox near M\u00e1laga, completing three ascents of the Alto del 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