‘It's a cruel queen stage’ - Niewiadoma blown away by trio of Saturday climbs at Tour de France Femmes

Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) is third on GC headed to final weekend of Tour de France Femmes
Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) is third on GC headed to final weekend of Tour de France Femmes (Image credit: Thomas Maheux)

The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will hit the first trio of category 1 ascents - Petit Ballon, Col du Platzerwasel and Grand Ballon - that are set to make their mark on the overall classification.

Highly regarded as the queen stage 7 on Saturday, Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) said she was blown away by its difficulty, calling the route ‘cruel’, and where the yellow jersey could be all but sealed ahead of the finale on Sunday.

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