'It's so childish' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney slams FDJ United-Suez after incident on Tour de France Femmes stage 8
Canyon-Sram rider accuses Demi Vollering's team of blocking her in finale
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, a rider for Canyon-Sram, accused FDJ United-Suez of blocking her against the barriers during the finale of stage eight of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. The Polish cyclist, who had claimed the yellow jersey on Mont Ventoux, lost her lead in Nice after failing to close the gap to Demi Vollering. Niewiadoma-Phinney confronted FDJ United-Suez's Célia Gery, expressing her frustration over being impeded by the French champion.
She felt the move was childish and unfair, claiming that FDJ United-Suez always had a plan. However, FDJ United-Suez and Vollering's team managers insisted there was no intention to block Niewiadoma-Phinney. The incident was not cited in the post-stage report, and no sanctions were imposed.
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