Gaia Lealini, who led her Lidl-Trek teammates to the finish line in the team time trial, is the first GC leader in the 2024 Vuelta Femenina, but whether she can hold onto the red jersey on the 118.3km second stage from Bunol to Moncofa It is not certain whether she will be able to keep the red jersey on the 118.3km second stage from Bunol to Moncofa.

In the intermediate sprint at Alfara de la Baronia after 91 km, first to third place will receive 6, 4, and 2 bonus seconds, while in Moncofa the stage winner will receive 10 seconds, second place 6 seconds, and third place 4 seconds. In total, one rider can earn up to 16 seconds of bonus time in the second stage.

This means that more than one rider will have a chance to take the red jersey away from Reallini and Lidl-Trek.

The most dangerous threat is Marianne Vos. Along with her four Visma Lease-a-Bike teammates, the 36-year-old superstar is just 0.09 seconds behind. Vos took over the lead from teammate Anna Henderson on stage 2 last year, winning two stages in the leader's jersey and wearing the red jersey for three days.

Blanca Vos (SD Walks Pro Time) is one second behind and could threaten Learrini. On paper, her chances are not as good as Vos, but Vas has a good turn of speed and a very strong team to support her in her quest for bonus seconds on the first stage.

Myke van der Duyn (Canyon-SRAM) and Allison Jackson (EF Education-Cannondale) face a more difficult task as they are 8 and 9 seconds behind respectively, but Emma Norsgaard (Movistar Team) who is 12 seconds behind Unlike them, a stage win could make up all the difference.

Even if no one from the other teams overtakes Reallini, the leader's jersey could be swapped within the Lidl-Trek team: Lizzie Deignan, Brody Chapman, Elisa Longo Borghini, and Amanda Spratt all with the same time as Reallini, Whoever of these five finishes best on the second stage will move to the top of the team standings and could take the overall lead.

Reallini and Longo Borghini also lead the GC contenders' rankings, having taken little but perhaps significant time from their rivals. Lejeanne Marx (Vima-Lease-a-Bike) is the closest at 0.09 seconds, followed by SD Works-Pro Time's Demi Vollering and Niamh Fischer-Black at 1 second.

Kasia Niewiadoma, Ricarda Bauernfeind, and Antonia Niedermaier of Canyon-SRAM were 8 seconds back, followed by Kim Cadzow and Kristen Faulkner (both EF Education - Cannondale), Évita Muzic (FDJ-SUEZ) were 9 seconds apart.

Mavi Garcia (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) followed at 10 seconds, with Marta Cavalli (FDJ-SUEZ), Rian Lippert and Olivia Baril (both Movistar Team) another 2 seconds behind. Juliette Labusse (Team DSM-Filmenig Post NL) is 17 seconds behind.

Sara Gigante and Justine Géquière (both AG Insurance-Soudal) are another 32 seconds behind, followed by Tamara Dronova (Roland) at 42 seconds, and Pauliena Reueyackers and Yara Kastelin of Phoenix-Desseuninck at 48 seconds behind.

Mikayla Harvey and Erica Magnardi of UAE Team ADQ are 56 seconds and 1 minute behind, respectively, while Sabrina Stultiens (Volker Vessels) is another second behind Magnardi. Human Powered Health's Henrietta Christie is 1:13 behind Lealini, and Clara Koppenburg (EF Education Cannondale) is another second behind.