Overall contender Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) was among several riders who crashed in a hectic, rain-dampened finale of stage 5 of the Vuelta Femenina.
A handful of riders crashed around 26 kilometres from the finish on a slippery corner, and then there was a larger crash due to a touch of wheels in the middle of the peloton with 1.4km to go.
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