Justine Ghekiere becomes the undisputed Queen of Mountains of 2024, winning the classifcation at both Giro and Tour
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On the last day of Tour de France Femmes, Justine Ghekiere once again jumped into the breakaway, but after securing just enough points to win the QoM classifcation on the first mountain sprint on Col de Tamié, the AG Insurance - Soudal rider sat back and crossed the line together with Points classification winner Marianne Vos.
"It was a dream what I did this week. I still couldn’t believe it when I learned I won the jersey. I did so much hard work all week and then I thought, 'Justine just relax on Alpe d’Huez and just enjoy the crowd and the people'. It was just so amazing!"
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In the finish, Ghekiere still struggled to come in terms with what she has achieved. "Now I realise what I did and it was a fantastic end to my Tour. Like it was also special for my in the Giro to get on the podium and now I’ve done it on the Tour. It’s the next level, it’s the highest level. It’s perfect."
It wasn't as easy as it might have seemed to find enough motivation to squeeze the legs once again after yesterday's impressive victory in Le Chinaillon. "I felt so dead today, it was really hard. I knew I had to take the points on the first climb," she knew what was needed to secure the polka dot jersey. "It still wasn’t sure then but it was more of a chance then for the jersey. I had to go all in from the beginning, then it was over for me. I’d had such a short night last night because it was so overwhelming for me. It was really on the limit today so I’m happy I could ride Alpe d’Huez easy and just enjoy the last kilometres on the Tour."
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