There was more suspense in the Women’s Tour d’Émilie that in the Male Emilie Towerdominated by the new World Champion Tadej Pogacar. Indeed, she is the Italian of the American training Lidl-Trek, Elisa Longo Borghiniwho won after an attack 1.4 km from the finish. Juliette Labous (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL) finished 3rd in this race, behind the Italian and the French Avoid Music (FDJ – SUEZ). The 25-year-old Bisontine had very good legs to get this podium on the terrible climb of San Luca.
Video – Juliette Labous’ last race was the Worlds
Juliette Labous: “Satisfied with the strength I felt today”
After the race, the Frenchwoman spoke about her current form and her next goal, Tuesday (Tre Valli Varesine Femmes) : “Today the race was fast and rainy. We were always good together and everything was under control. The girls positioned Nienke and I perfectly before the first climb to San Luca. Longo Borghini opened a gap on the descent, and no one chased her down, so she had a good lead on the final climb. Nienke attacked, and I tried to counter and chase Elisa, but it wasn’t enough. I’m happy to get on the podium for the team, and I’m also happy with the strength I felt today. We all worked well, which allows us to be motivated again for Tuesday,” she said in her team’s press release.
Kelvin Dekker: “We still have one race left to aim even higher”
The Dutch team’s sporting director expressed his satisfaction with his team’s results today, with Juliette Labous 3rd and the young Dutch runner Nienke Vinke 6th: “It rained and was cold all day, so we tried to stay together and avoid problems throughout the race. We knew that positioning towards San Luca would be crucial, and we established a solid plan for this, which we executed well. The girls started their climb in a good position, and we had Juliette and Nienke in a small group at the top. In the end, two runners were a little stronger than Juliette, but finishing on the podium in such a high level race is a big confirmation that we are still very strong and sharp as a team at this late stage of the race. season. We have one race left to aim even higher, but we feel good after today’s race,” he also states in the team’s press release.
