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Not only did Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) out climb the rest of the peloton over the final ascent of the Col d'Eze, she also out descended them! In the final sixteen kilometers, she but over a minute into everyone else that she had started up the climb for the fourth time with. For the second day in a row, she celebrated her stage victory on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. This time she did…
Another stage into Nice, another stage with a tough climb near the end, and another stage where Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) drops Kasia Niewiadoma and rides off on her own. The changes this time are she did it in the Maillot Jaune, she did it on a categorized climb, she did it despite everyone knowing she would, and she did it overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. As she rode along the false…
As they rode together up the Col d'Eze for the last time, both Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon/SRAM) each attacked the other, but neither had yet managed to drop the other either. The title could just as easily refer to the fans on either side of this famous climb. Although, I don't think I have ever seen this route up to the summit overlooking the sea and Nice…
It was just nine women that came to the final ascent of Col d'Eze together... Well, there is one woman still off the front, but she is only about twenty seconds ahead. This was the last time up, but the first time going this way. It was a truly stunning climb of steep switch backs line with houses, villas, and apartment buildings all looking back towards the sea. This is one of those climbs that I…
Isabella Holgren (Lidl-Trek) had attacked the Maillot Jaune group on the third ascent of the Col d'Eze and got away. She went over the top and started the rather frightening and very fast descent alone. As she dropped off of the summit she built up a minute's gap on those she had left behind. She does sit third in the race for the Maillot Blanc of the best young rider, but I doubt she will be able…
Marlen Reusser (Movistar) has had a rough end of the Tour de France Femmes this year. Since losing her Maillot Jaune on the climb up to the summit of Mont Ventoux, she has been slowly losing time in the general classification. Today, on her second descent of Col d'Eze she crashed on a corner coming out of one of the many tunnels on today's course. She took some time getting back on her bike, but…
You know the song I am referencing with this title... and now it is stuck in your head, too. On the second trip up the Col d'Eze it was the British Champion Zoe Backstedt (Canyon/SRAM) burying herself for her teammates Antonia Niedwrmaier (in the Maillot Blanc) and Kasia Niewiadoma. On their wheels are Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) in the Maillot Jaune and Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek). Under…
As the peloton came through Nice to start the second of four laps, both Malwina Mul (Cofidis) and Paula Ortiz (Movistar) had managed to get off the front of the of the reduced group. They each peeked to see if they were getting much of an advantage. Racing through the downtown area it was Ostiz's turned to peer back to assess where the chasers were. The peloton wasn't too concerned. The first trip…
I missed all of the controversy about a single turn on the final climb of stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes. Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon/SRAM) had accused FDJ United-Suez of intentionally blocking her when their leader attacked on the final climb. As I watched it, I felt that while it was unfortunate that she could respond to the attack, she had chosen the wrong line into the corner. I put it down…
Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) held off the chasing duet of Kasia Niewiadoma and Elise Longo Borghini down the final climb and onto the Avenue des Anglais on the coastline of Nice. She finished seventeen seconds ahead of those she left behind at the summit which is enough to put her into the next Maillot Jaune. With her time bonus over the other two, she now sits in yellow by eight seconds.…
