Évita Muzic (FDJ-SUEZ): “I’m very proud of what I have done”

May 3 ^rd 2024 - 18:45 [GMT + 2]

“I said before the stage that I wanted to stay on Demi’s wheel and then overtake her in the final meters, but I wasn’t 100% sure that I could do it. When I looked back and I saw that I was the only one on her wheel, I started focusing on not getting dropped. Finally, I came around her. I’m very proud of what I have done. All my teammates did a really good job all race long to keep me in a good position, and then Grace Brown did the lead-out in the first part of the climb. They were amazing, and this win is also for them. This victory means a lot to me! I often finish 4th, like in La Flèche Wallonne Femmes, and also yesterday or in the climbing stages of last year’s Vuelta Femenina. I really wanted one big victory, and now I have it. I think now I will have more confidence on me. Sometimes, I’m too kind and I always start the climbs a bit too far behind, but I always have the leg as I showed everyone today. I won’t be fighting for the overall win, but I will try to gain some more positions on the GC… and why not scoring one more victory?”