Refresh 2026-05-08T12:13:11.526Z Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 6 of La Vuelta Feminina 2026. It's the first of a doubleheader of big mountain stages which will decide this year's race. 2026-05-08T12:14:41.048Z The riders will get underway from Gijón at 14:53 local time, just under 40 minutes from now. 2026-05-08T12:18:37.932Z It's almost like a new race is beginning today. The first five stages have been fought by the sprinters and classics riders. Today it's time for the climbers to play. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, Anna van der Breggan and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot are the big favourites. Who will be wearing the red jersey come the end of the day? 2026-05-08T12:22:57.594Z Yesterday it was Mischa Bredewold who took the win on a gruelling sprint finish in Astorga, leading home an SD Worx-ProTime 1-2 with Lotte Kopecky in second place. Kopecky retained the maillot rojo while Bredewold moved up to 4th overall.…