'I’m just blown away' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney soars to victory and yellow jersey on Mont Ventoux on stage seven of Tour de France Femmes
Canyon-SRAM rider puts well over a minute into Marlen Reusser and Demin Vollering
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney took stage seven victory and the yellow jersey on Mont Ventoux during the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift on Friday, marking a historic moment. The Canyon-SRAM rider, a 2024 race winner, executed a strategic attack with 9.7km left on the challenging mountain climb, gradually widening her lead as the race leaders, Marlen Reusser and Demi Vollering, hesitated to close the gap.
Niewiadoma-Phinney, now leading with 15 seconds over Vollering and 24 seconds ahead of Reusser, expressed her emotions, crediting her family, friends, team, and coach for her achievement. She described riding Mont Ventoux as an incredible feeling of being back at the top of the mountain, with pure joy in every pedal stroke.
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