The disappointment was necessarily palpable in Demi full ring and in the clan FDJ-Suez when the 8th stage of the Tour de France womenqueen step of this 4th edition which ended at the top of the Madeleine pass. Big favorite in the race for the yellow jersey and still ideally placed in the general classification despite her fall at the start of the week, the Dutchman certainly lost all hope of winning a second success on the big loop this Saturday, undergoing the law of a Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma | lease a bike) in demonstration. In difficulty when the race accelerated in the Madeleine and unable to follow the French and the Australian Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal Team), Full still did not disun and were able to finish in 4th position, more than 3 minutes from PFP. Sufficient to stay on the provisional podium, but at 3'18 “of the new yellow jersey, which has unless incident or huge failure won before the last stage on Sunday.
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“For the moment, I'm quite badly in point”
“I don't really feel myself“She said in front of the media after the line.”I just missed a little power in my legs. My heart and my lungs went well, but my legs were out of breath today. In fact, I felt good at first, but I had no response to the attack on Gigante. Normally, I should be able to follow. I am very disappointed with myself, of course, but that's like that. I rolled up until the arrival in the last kilometer. I didn't have much left, but it was at least enough to let go of Kasia (Niewiadoma-Phinney). I can perhaps go up on the podium in the general classification, but we will see … For the moment, I am quite bad in point. We recover first, and we will see tomorrow (Sunday)“, concluded a Demi full ring Who necessarily accused the blow after such a defeat.
