Racing again feels great. Before the start of stage one in the Tour Feminin en Limousin, I felt great and was ready to give it my all for team mate Ruth Corset. Ruth was in good form and the first stage was going to be tough.
Stage 1 was 118 km with 7 Climbs and with a motivated Lotto Team, the race didn’t take long to get serious and selections were being made. I had the form to get into the decisive spilt, working for Ruth for the final climb. I raced hard to set it up for Ruth to go in the final break, I unfortunately didn’t have enough left to go with them. I finished in 12th but Ruth finished in second but had done enough through out the day to take the race lead on GC.
Stage 2 was A Time Trial and I was again feeling good. It was an opportunity for me to see what kind of form i was in! I gave it my all and at the finish I was seventh on the stage. Feeling very satisfied with my 4th European top ten in only my second race back after my crash in Spain, it was a ride that also moved me up to 8th overall. Ruth was third on the day and has slipped to 2nd in GC by only 5 seconds so we will be looking to help her get back into the yellow soon.
I will update again after stage three, it will be a big two days on the road but looking forward to it!
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