Niewiadoma-Phinney wins on Ventoux to take Tour lead
Summary
Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney won the seventh stage of the Tour de France Femmes by riding solo to the top of Mont Ventoux, a famous mountain included in the race for the first time. This win gave her the overall lead in the race, with two stages left to compete.Key Facts
- Niewiadoma-Phinney is a Polish cyclist riding for the Canyon-SRAM team.
- She won the solo climb to the summit finish on Mont Ventoux in stage seven.
- This was her first stage win in the Tour de France Femmes after finishing on the podium for four years.
- She started the stage third overall, 1 minute 17 seconds behind the leader.
- She finished 1 minute 16 seconds ahead of second-place rider Demi Vollering.
- Niewiadoma-Phinney now leads the general classification with a 15-second advantage over Vollering.
- Two stages remain: a long flat stage for sprinters and a final mountain stage in Nice.
- Her parents surprised her on the climb, which motivated her to try harder.
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