Quotes
71| Margarita Victo GARCIA CAÑELLAS
"In the end, I focused on enjoying the fans"
Mavi Garcia: “I’ve had lots of problems during this Tour, two crashes… I was unlucky and I was in very good shape so it was a bit sad because I wanted to be up there but it wasn’t possible with all these issues. Today, with the time lost, I wasn’t sure what I could do because my body wasn’t responding so well but I wanted to try at least, to not go home like this. There wasn’t a great cooperation in the break but I had nothing to lose so I tried. It could have been better if we had gotten more time but I’m satisfied. In the...
5| Shirin VAN ANROOIJ
"I learned so much"
Shirin van Anrooij: "Today has been really hard I felt that my legs were not so good it was just surviving until the top and I was only looking for the White Jersey. I was just fighting and in the end it was enough, so I'm happy. No I didn't think about it actually [being forever on the picture of the winners of the first Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift]! But it's cool and I'm just super happy about it. For sure, it was my first long stage race, and for a first it was so hard. I was just trying to be there for the team, which was really cool to really race as a team for...
11| Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN
"I can't believe I'm here with the jersey"
Annemiek van Vleuten: "To win in Yellow, especially at La Planche des Belles Filles, that’s something I wanted since we did the recon. That was the best I could think to finish it off. I enjoyed it a lot with all the spectators shouting when I was riding up and also coming down. After being sick on days 2 and 3, I can’t believe I’m here with the jersey. It made it crazy hard. I think it was a really good balanced course, with sprints, intermediate stages and two hard days in the mountains. It was way harder than the other stage races we usually do. I felt...
41| Marianne VOS
"More than we could expect"
Marianne Vos : "We were here to try our best everyday from the first day on. The team did an amazing job to put me there everyday. With 2 stage wins it was more than we could expect, and also riding in yellow and going back home with the green jersey it's fantastic. I would nearly say that I enjoyed every moment of it, but of course I've suffered as long. It has been an amazing week but yeah that makes me more satisfying. It was a great pleasure to be part at this first Tour."
21| Demi VOLLERING
"I tried everything"
Demi Vollering: "I tried really hard. At the beginning of the final climb, [Annemiek van Vleuten] went too fast and I needed to go at my own speed otherwise I would blow up. Then I could not make it so I thought : 'I go my own speed, and maybe in the gravel part, that could suit me, maybe I can come back with her.' But, yeah, I didn't make it, but I was fighting really hard today. [When Van Vleuten got a puncture] We went straight to the front and started riding, also Trek tried but, yeah, I think she was pretty fast back with a teammate's bike. I tried something myself...
61| Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA
"Something I’ve been dreaming of"
Kasia Niewiadoma: "I haven’t had enough time to let it sink in but a top 3 in the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is something I’ve been dreaming of ever since I found out we were gonna have this race. This and the victory in the team standings, it makes me extremely happy and proud of my teammates. I’ve been enjoying the first days with explosive climbs. That’s what I’ve been focusing on for most of my career, for the classics. And the last stages were about surviving and pushing ourselves to the limit. It definitely was one of the hardest...
Stage 7
5| Shirin VAN ANROOIJ
"It means a lot to wear the white jersey"
Shirin van Anrooij: "I felt pretty good but it was a really hard stage with a lot of climbing. I tried to find my own pace but I had no idea where I was in the race, I didn’t know if I was 20th, 50th, or something else, so I just tried to keep pushing until the finish line. I tried to be up front ahead of Petit Ballon but for the first time in my life, I had cramps, at the beginning of the climb. Then I found a group which was really nice to go over the Platzerwasel and to ride on the valley, and then I found my pace again for the final climb. It means a lot to wear...
Stage 7
11| Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN
"I didn’t think it was still possible"
Annemiek van Vleuten: "It’s one of the biggest wins of my career, especially because I know where I come from. I was super close to abandoning when I was sick at the beginning of the Tour. On day 2, I couldn’t pack my suitcase myself. I didn’t think it was still possible to wear the Yellow Jersey. It’s a little bit of a miracle. At 39 years old, I’ve improved my fitness level every year and I know I can go from the first climb. When I attacked, it was a tactical move, because Demi [Vollering] wasn’t taking turns and there was a 25km valley...
Stage 7
41| Marianne VOS
"This whole week has been incredible"
Marianne Vos: "I didn’t see it coming. From the bottom of the climb it was full gas. The pace was already so hard that riders were dropped and I didn’t feel that good. I saw at the front that they were attacking already, I was just trying to find the pace. And quite early we’re already out of reach. I’m very happy with the week, being able to take stage victories and also to ride with the Yellow Jersey until today has been really special, but I’m very happy to swap to the green jersey for the last day tomorrow. This whole week has been incredible...
Stage 7
21| Demi VOLLERING
"I fought with everything I had"
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...
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