Niewiadoma-Phinney seizes Tour de France Femmes lead on Mont Ventoux
The Polish rider attacked from 9 km out and finished 1:16 ahead of Demi Vollering, taking a 15-second overall lead.
- On Friday, Polish cyclist Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney won the 7th stage of the Women's Tour de France on Mont Ventoux, overcoming a 1min 17sec deficit to claim the overall lead.
- Attacking 9km from the summit, the 31-year-old rider executed an audacious plan to exploit wind conditions and force rivals Marlen Reusser and Demi Vollering into a tactical stalemate.
- Niewiadoma-Phinney crested the finish 1min 16sec ahead of Vollering, establishing a 15sec overall lead. Overnight leader Reusser fell to third, 39sec behind.
- Reusser admitted, "It was stupid of us," as she and Vollering failed to coordinate against the attacker. Niewiadoma-Phinney celebrated spotting her parents, calling it a "career-defining moment."
- The race concludes Sunday in Nice with a tense finale featuring four climbs of the same steep 7km slope. Niewiadoma-Phinney defends a 15sec lead, echoing her 2024 title won by four seconds.
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INTELLINEWSThe Dutch member of the FDJ United-Suez team managed to win her Polish rival Kasia Niewiadoma, who is now ahead of the general standings. The final stage this Sunday will be decisive.
The Polish Kasia Niewiadoma won yesterday the seventh stage of the Tour de France femenile at the top of Mont Ventoux and took over the yellow leotard of leader, while the Mexican Romina Hinojosa Cruz resisted the heavy journey of 146.8 kilometers of high mountain and concluded in place 85.
Niewiadoma-Phinney seizes Tour de France Femmes lead on Mont Ventoux
Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney sprung a surprise on her two rivals Marlen Reusser and Demi Vollering with a long-range solo win at Mont Ventoux during the Women's Tour de France Queen stage on Friday, edging her into a narrow overall lead.
Niewiadoma-Phinney wins Mont Ventoux stage to take overall lead on Women’s Tour de France
MONT VENTOUX, France (AP) — Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney launched a decisive attack up Mont Ventoux to win the seventh stage of the Women’s Tour de France and take the overall lead from Marlen Reus…
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