Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck): "Yes, I lost the polka dot jersey but I feel quite good actually. There was a breakaway, so then I couldn't defend the polka dot jersey. But tomorrow there will be bigger climbs so maybe I will take it back. The main focus is the white jersey and the GC. I don't know myself how good I can be on the long climbs. But I hope I’ll have same legs as Wednesday [when she won the 3rd stage].”

Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM Racing): “Today I feel like the whole peloton is already focussing on the last two stages because they are the most crucial ones and the hardest ones. Today it was more like a breakaway day but getting into the final with all the climbs at the end and Puck [Pieterse] going for the mountain points I felt like there was a little testing between us. At some point Puck and Demi [Vollering] were kind of breaking away from the peloton but none of us quite committed to putting the hammer down. She [Cédrine Kerbaol] is a super talented...

Cedrine Kerbaol (Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team): “I've been itching a little for 2 or 3 days, I've been wanting to go for it! Then there you have it, I felt really good on the climbs, my teammates always helped me to position myself and put me in the best possible place. I had to be patient on the last climb because I often tend to attack a little too early and get counter-attacked. There were a few attacks, then a little moment on the flat and that's where I went for it. I know that I can make the difference in the descents compared to certain riders. I saw straight...

Loes Adegeest (FDJ-Suez): “It was a hard stage with attacks from the start. I tried to be in the break from the start. Already a few [riders] went solo and no-one joined. With 80km to go I went solo again after the QOM and I kept a good pace, because I thought, " well you’re almost half way and maybe there is a better chance now.” Luckily two riders joined me and we worked well together. But I could feel that I had already done quite a lot so I had to play it a bit smart. Luckily they went on the outside of the roundabout in the last 5km and that was the...

Blanka Vas (Team SD Worx – Protime): "It's crazy, I still can't believe it. I don't know what to say! I really didn't expect this today because I felt so bad during the race. Anna [Van der Breggen] said to me "believe in yourself" and then it helped me a lot. My radio was not working so I didn't know what happened in the back but Demi crashed and lost Yellow so it's a shame. Now, I have mixed feelings. I was just in Mischa's [Bredewold] wheel so I was in 2nd position. I did not hear anything so I don't know what happened. In the final, I didn't want to make the same...