Lizzie Deignan: A complete rider will win the Tour de France Femmes
𒅌Paris-Roubaix winner welcomes 🐼the inclusion of gravel stage

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) believes that only a complete rider will win the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2022 Tour de France Femmes after the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:race route was announced on Thursday in Paris.
The eight-day race lacks a time trial but h🌠as two back-to-back mountain stages, opportunities for all-rounders and sprinters, as well as a sta🐽ge that features several sectors of gravel roads.
The 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2021 Paris-Roubaix winner did not atten🌳d the route presentation after a long season on the road but the former road world champion was enthused by ASO’s and Marion Rousse’s first route as race d♔irector.
"I think the organisers have done a really good job preparing the route for this edition. I think it will showcase the best♊ that women’s cycling has to offer with a stage suited to every type of rider, something I was really hoping for," Deignan said.
"The route has been designed to offer entertaining racing from start to finish, but also to reach a crescendo with the final stage finishing on the Super Planche des Belles Filles, one of the hardest climbs in professional cycling.
"I think each stage is dynamic, different and interestin🐈g. There are so many challenges thrown into just eight days of racing. I’m particularly interested in the fourth stage between Troyes and Bar-su🌺r-Aube; the unpaved roads are unusual and something we don’t often encounter.
"The inclusion of a stage with gravel sectors will mean it’s likely to be a complete rider who wins the Tour de France Femmes. I think you can either win or lose the entire race on a stage like this; it’s not just going to be about who can climb the fastest on the final stage, it 🤡will open up the GC early.
"Personally, I’m a fan of the gravel stage; I love Strade Bianche and have won that before. Also, the fifth stage at🍃 175km long will be interesting as we no𝓰rmally don’t race close to this distance, especially during a stage race."
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Thursday’s route unveiling was a😼 significant moment in women’s cycling, with the Tou🗹r de France returning to the women’s calendar after a long absence.
The eight-day race gives women’s cycling the muဣch-deserved opportunity to race on the biggest stage in the world with a centerpiece event that will hopefully attract sponsors, revenue, and fans. Deignan a🌠cknowledged that women’s cycling is moving in the right direction and showing progress.
"It’s an important day for cycling, not just women’s cycling, with the route unveiling fꦚor the Tour de France Femmes. It is a key indicator that the sport is still progressing as we are now able to compete in the most well-known bike race iဣn the world," she said.
A raft of top-level fema🦹le riders were in Paris for the route presentation, including Deignan’s teammate Audrey Cordon-Ragot aꩵnd newly-crowned world champion – and future Trek-Segafredo rider – Elisa Balsamo. Deignan predicted that because of the race route and the variety of stages within the race, the yellow jersey will change hands multiple times.
"I eꦐxpect the first yellow jersey to go to a sprinter, but then also to change hands many times along the way which will be exciting for the fans. We’ll see lots of super-motivated riders and everyone will be in top shape because there are opportunities everywhere," she said.