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'It's so childish' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney slams FDJ United-Suez after incident on Tour de France Femmes stage 8
Niewiadoma-Phinney said the move cost her the yellow jersey, and race officials issued no sanctions after reviewing the finale.
- On Saturday, Canyon-Sram rider Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney accused FDJ United-Suez of blocking her against barriers during stage eight of the Tour de France Femmes, alleging the maneuver prevented her from tracking Demi Vollering's decisive attack.
- The incident occurred around 6.5km from the finish as Vollering launched her acceleration. Niewiadoma-Phinney lost her overall race lead, with Vollering entering Sunday's final stage in Nice holding an eight-second advantage.
- Confronting FDJ United-Suez rider Célia Gery after the finish, Niewiadoma-Phinney expressed frustration. She said, "I feel like if they want to compete, they should compete with fair play," calling the move "so childish."
- Sports director Lars Boom and team manager Stephen Delcourt denied the allegations, maintaining Gery simply followed Vollering's wheel. Vollering stated she was sure Gery "didn't do it on purpose" during the race.
- Race officials issued no sanctions in their post-stage report. The Tour de France Femmes concludes Sunday with a final stage in Nice, featuring four ascents of Col d'Èze .
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On Saturday, Polish racer Katarzyna 'Kasia' Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM) lost the yellow leader jersey of the Tour de France Femmes to the Dutch Half Vollering (FDJ United-Suez). ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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'If she's on Demi's wheel, she gets over the top and nothing changes on GC' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney loses yellow as complaint about Gery goes nowhere at Tour de France Femmes
No penalty for FDJ rider after a frustrating day for Canyon-SRAM, but still all to play for on stage 9
·Bath, United Kingdom
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Kasia Niewiadoma accused Célia Géry of blocking her against the barriers during the penultimate stage of the Tour, making him lose the yellow jersey in favour of Demi Vollering. Despite the absence of sanctions...
Dismissed from his yellow jersey this Saturday by Demi Vollering, Kasia Niewiadoma criticized the attitude Celia Gery during the attack of her Dutch teammate Kasia Niewiadoma, who lost the jersey
·France
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