Elena Cecchini (SD Worx-Protime): “It’s nice to race like this every now and then”

“Why did I attack? Well, it wasn’t on the plan. I was hoping that somebody would jump on my wheel. Then I found myself alone in the lead, and I decided it was too long before the finish to keep going. It’s nice to race like this every now and then - I had fun. It has been a strange, stressful day because of the rain.”

Marianne Vos (Visma | Lease a Bike): “It is amazing that I just had to follow the wheel of my teammates”

“It’s really good to win - especially, when all the team put their effort in as they have done all season. After what happened yesterday, we wanted to put all our energy into today’s stage. We just all committed to it. I’m happy I could finish it off. We head into the next stages with a good motivation to keep the momentum going.”

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