Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Group) stated she soared into yellow on Phase 7 of the Tour de France right after “six days of waiting and surviving” just after currently being laid low by a sickness bug.
Van Vleuten was the pink-sizzling favorite for the inaugural operating of the Tour de France Femmes. Even so, possessing leaked time over the very first two flat levels, Van Vleuten unveiled that she had been struggling from a abdomen bug as she fought to stay in rivalry for the yellow jersey.
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And in her write-up-race interview, she advised Eurosport that it experienced been a ready recreation soon after her sickness.
“It was this kind of a rollercoaster,” she said later on. “After staying ill – I was so, so ill – and then to earn below, like this, is unbelievable and attractive to end listed here solo. Incroyable.”
“My design and style is generally attacking and not waiting around until the closing,” added Van Vleuten.
“I did recon the phase and observed that Le Petit Ballon was a tough just one. Immediately after six days of waiting around, surviving and recovering, I imagined I wished to make the most significant time gaps and that also means going on the initial climb. This phase was genuinely suited to me.”
Van Vleuten will start off the last day of the Tour de France Femmes in yellow – a 123.3km ride from Lure to La Tremendous Planche des Belles Filles reside on Eurosport and discovery+.
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Source: Euro Sporting activities
