Mystery around Mont Ventoux Strava QOM solved after Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney finally reveals record-shattering file
Canyon-SRAM rider updates privacy settings to receive iconic segment crown
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, a Canyon-SRAM rider, has finally revealed her record-breaking time on the Mont Ventoux Strava QOM, after initially failing to post her time due to privacy settings on her Strava account. The 31-year-old Polish cyclist broke the record on stage seven of the Tour de France Femmes, completing the 20.74km climb in one hour, six minutes and two seconds.
This time is one minute and 15 seconds faster than the previous record set by Elisa Longo Borghini of UAE Team L’IMAD, who finished third on the stage. Niewiadoma-Phinney's average speed on the climb was 18.8kph, just 0.4kph faster than Longo Borghini, and she maintained an average gradient of 8.3%. After the race, Niewiadoma-Phinney admitted she was "nearly two minutes faster" than Longo Borghini, explaining that her privacy settings were preventing her from updating the leaderboard initially.
Seven riders managed to secure a spot in the top-10 of the Strava segment, with Niewiadoma-Phinney and Longo Borghini leading the charge.
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