As expected, the sixth and final stage of the Andalucia Bike Race turns into a thriller. The increasingly strong Tanja Zakelj and Claudia Galicia are closing in on the Wheeler ladies. The latter have often been plagued by bad luck in recent days and can no longer afford to make any mistakes on the final stage. However, Landtwing and Süss are also plagued by defects on this stage. Their fiercest rivals Zakelj and Galicia also had problems and were therefore barely able to make up any time on the Swiss leading duo.

A stage win for the leaders
The leading duo of Alban Lakata (AUT) and Kristian Hynek (CZE) have not yet managed to take a stage win. However, this changed on the final stage. The Topeak-Ergon riders finished best out of a group of four and won the stage by just under 20 seconds ahead of the Portuguese riders Tiago Oliveira and David Serralhiero, who also finished second overall.

For Mathias Flückiger and Nicola Rohrbach, the final stage did not go as planned. Instead of fighting for the top places. A saddle failure and a puncture set them back - but not out of the race. Pedro Romero and Luis Leao Pinto, currently in third place, also suffered a puncture. Although the two Swiss finish ahead of the Spanish-Portuguese team, their small lead is not enough to knock Romero and Leao Pinto out of third place overall.

Matthias Stirnemann and Marc Stutzmann performed excellently throughout the week. After working their way up the overall standings day by day, they crowned their race with third place on the final stage. The pair remain in fifth place in the overall standings.

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