'I was nearly two minutes faster' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney answers mystery around Mont Ventoux Strava QOM at Tour de France Femmes
Canyon-Sram rider confirms she took the segment, and will update her Strava file
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney claimed victory on Mont Ventoux during the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, leaving fans puzzled when she uploaded her Strava ride and didn't have the fastest recorded women's time, the QOM. Elisa Longo Borghini, who finished third on stage seven, took the crown with a recorded time of 1:07:44 on the official segment.
Niewiadoma-Phinney expressed confusion over the issue, stating she was "nearly two minutes faster" than Longo Borghini. It later emerged that her Strava privacy settings were the culprit, as she had hidden the ends of her ride, making her file appear to finish a few hundred meters short of Ventoux's summit. She expressed her intention to amend the file to secure the QOM, jokingly asking Longo Borghini if she'd buy her drinks in return.
Seven of the top 10 women's Strava times on Mont Ventoux were set on Friday during the stage, with Paula Blasi, Kim Le Court Pienaar, Marion Bunel, Thalita de Jong, Justine Ghekiere, and Maeva Squiban also featuring on the leaderboard. Despite her second-place overall finish, Niewiadoma-Phinney reflected on her Tour performance as "happy and satisfied," emphasizing that her win on Mont Ventoux was the biggest day of her cycling career.
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