Demi Vollering: "There was a big group up front with around 30 girls. We had Chantal [Van den Broek-Blaak] and Christine [Majerus] there and we hoped that the group could survive the first two climbs but they didn’t get much time. The speed coming into the first climb was pretty high already, and then I was in front with Ashleigh [Mooman-Pasio] and I wanted to stay up there to avoid trouble. I saw Annemiek [Van Vleuten] and I let her do the pace. She had a teammate with her and they moved to the front. And I was like: 'Ok, I need to stay focused because they’re trying something already.' Her teammate was a bit empty so she went already. I was immediately in the wheel but I was alone with her. It was a pity to not have but I was happy I could hang on. I felt really good on the first climb. I was really confident I could do it today. But the second climb, the last kilometre, I just couldn’t go with that speed. It was too much for me. I fought with everything I had today and I know I’m in a really good shape so I think I cannot be unhappy. It’s a pretty special race and looking at the gaps to the other girls, it’s also pretty big. That’s something really nice for the future as well. I’m still young."
