The Vuelta Feminina seems cursed for cyclist Aniek van Alphen from Hapert. Last year she fell hard after a bottle of a colleague came under her wheel. On Tuesday she fell hard during the third stage after a spectator attacked her.
The riders were working on the neutralization of the third stage in the starting place Barbastro, when a spectator suddenly fell on an elevation and ended up in the peloton. The viewer came into contact with Van Alphen, who could continue despite the hard fall.
The rider of Fenix-DEUNINCK managed to ride the ride, but arrived at the 135th. She was almost four minutes slower than winner Femke Gerritse. Van Alphen got back on her bike on Wednesday and ended up again in the rear in the Spanish round with the 132nd place.