Van der Breggen gave everything, Vollering just laughed in her slipstream: "I had to wait, which wasn’t easy"

“I’m really happy I could win both mountain stages, with a strong team that always felt in control,” Vollering said in her flash interview, praising her FDJ-SUEZ teammates. Evita Muzic took home the mountains classification, while Juliette Labous secured a solid spot in the GC top ten. “I’m proud of the entire team performance,” Vollering added with a touch of understatement.

That Vollering waited until the final kilometer to make her move was part of the plan. “Anna (van der Breggen, ed.) tried to drop us by setting a high pace, but I knew I still had something left. I waited for the final steep section to attack and take the win. I didn’t need to take any risks today, but I really wanted to win the stage. So I had to wait, which wasn’t easy, because I was eager. In the end, I got the green light and gave everything to the finish line,” laughed the overall winner.