De Vries experiences tough day in queen stage Giro d’Italia Women
On the penultimate day of the Giro d’Italia Women, a gruelling mountain stage awaited the peloton. With 3600 altitude metres and two Blockhaus-climbs, Team Visma | Lease a Bike, which saw Maud Oudeman abandon the race due to health reasons, knew in advance that the chances of a stage win would be small. Nevertheless, Carlijn Achtereekte, Lieke Nooijen and De Vries started in good spirits. De Vries made a strong impression on the first passage of the Passo Lanciano and headed towards the second and final passage of the climb with a select group. On the steep flanks, however, she could no longer keep up and rode up at her own pace.
“I’ve never been so exhausted.”
Femke de Vries
“I gave everything today,” De Vries said. “I’ve never been so exhausted, so I definitely pushed my limits. The first time Blockhaus I felt really good, so I hoped to stay in the front group a bit longer on the second passage. Unfortunately, I had to drop out quickly.”Tomorrow the Giro d’Italia Women ends with a stage from Pescara to l’Aquila. According to De Vries, the key is to be alert at the beginning of the stage. “If there is a nice breakaway and I have good legs, I will definitely try to jump as well. First a night’s sleep and see how I feel tomorrow,” De Vries concludes.
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Giro d’Italia Women
Stage 7
Result
Rankings
Result
1
Neve Bradbury
Canyon//SRAM Racing
04:17:34
2
Lotte Kopecky
Team SD Worx – Protime
+00:00:44
3
Elisa Longo Borghini
Lidl – Trek
+00:00:44
22
Femke de Vries
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:57
37
Lieke Nooijen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:31:00
41
Carlijn Achtereekte
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:32:46
–
Maud Oudeman
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
DNF
Rankings
1
Elisa Longo Borghini
Lidl – Trek
20:42:43
2
Lotte Kopecky
Team SD Worx – Protime
+00:00:01
3
Neve Bradbury
Canyon//SRAM Racing
+00:01:12
20
Femke de Vries
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:17:48
43
Lieke Nooijen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:00:55
59
Carlijn Achtereekte
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:16:32
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