Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) raised her hand at the finish line of the Postnord Volgorda West Swedish Road Race, but Trek-Segafredo's Audrey Cordon-Lago's name was listed in the post-race Palma, as Vos was disqualified just before she reached the podium The race was to be held at the UCI's headquarters in the city's capital, Parma. The post-race broadcast showed the UCI commissaires approaching Vos, Cordon-Lago, and Pfeiffer Giorgi (Team DSM), who had been waiting and finished third, and began talking with Vos. After a brief discussion, Voss picked up his backpack and walked away, while the commissaires spoke with Cordon-Lago. "When I was in the puppy paw position, I quickly realized that was not allowed. I quickly switched to the correct position. Apparently, that was enough for the UCI to disqualify me.

"I have to accept their decision. Unfortunately, this is the rule and it will be strictly enforced. I don't normally run in that position. I did not benefit from it and I am sorry, but rules are rules." The "puppy-paw position" was one of several riding positions banned by the UCI as early as 2021 for rider safety reasons, along with the so-called "super tuck" or sitting on the top tube on descents. This follows the international governing body's decision to establish penalties for littering outside of designated zones. The ban went into effect last April 1.

At the same time, the UCI also announced measures to improve race safety, including improved barriers. Despite this, there have been a number of crashes that seem to contradict these announcements, including the very recent men's Vuelta a Burgos. For Cordón-Lago, it was her first individual victory in a women's World Tour race. She said, "Honestly, it's a mixed bag. Honestly, I have mixed feelings. I am very happy with my race and proud of my teammates' performance. We were a force to be reckoned with with great teamwork and my role was to close out their great work. That is the most important thing that happened today and what I took away from this race." After the finish I was happy to finish second and I am still very proud of myself." I lost to the strongest athlete in the peloton right now, and I wasn't embarrassed to be second. I want to salute Marianne for recognizing that rules are rules and accepting the sanction," Cordón-Lago continued.

Cordon-Lago finished ahead of Pfeiffer Gheorghi (Team DSM) and Valerie Demy (Liv Racing-Stra), with Gheorghi finishing second and Demy on the podium in third place.