Yesterday's finale at the
Tour de France Femmes was as tense as it could be, as the breakaway held on for dear life, successfully. In the peloton there was a crash inside the final kilometer,
Demi Vollering avoided it but did not have nice words to say after the finish line.
“I just had to survive the ride and stay out of trouble. It was a chaotic final and I insisted on staying ahead, so I chose Lotte's [Kopecky] wheel," Vollering told NOS after the stage. "The other sprinters started giving shoulder pushes to grab that wheel too, so I lost her rear wheel for a while. Fortunately I was able to stay well positioned and that way I was in front of the crash. I hope I gained some time that way, because it was quite a fight to stay at the front.”
