Kasia Niewiadoma: "Finishing in the top 3 in the general classification of the Tour de France Femmes is something that I've been dreaming of, So I'm over the moon, extremely happy"

Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) finished third overall at the Tour de France Femmes.She secured one bronze in the second stage of the tour .

"To be honest, I feel like I still didn't have enough time to let it sink in," said Niewiadoma. She continues, "But finishing in the top 3 in the general classification of the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift is something that I've been dreaming of ever since I found out that we were going to have this race on our calendar. So I'm over the moon, extremely happy and proud of my teammates."

Niewiadoma surprisingly maintained her third position thought the tour even when there was a massive change in ranking after Van Vleuten’s stage victory. "Personally, I've been enjoying the first couple of days. I like explosive, punchy climbs, so particularly the first six stages I would say was something that I really enjoyed, and the last two stages were more about surviving," said Niewiadoma.

She was part of a massive crash that occurred in stage 3 of the tour, which made her miss the potential stage victory and what could have been her first yellow jersey in the tour.“I wish that I hadn't crashed on the third stage and that I arrived to the last kilometer more fresh and that I could fight for the victory. I feel like that was in some ways a heartbreaking stage for me," concluded Niewiadoma.