The race was colored by Maud Rijnbeek. After she first attacked Laura Tomasi, she went further after a good kilometer solo. The big goal of 22-year-old Dutch was the first mountain points (2) of the day. Then she let herself walk in by the peloton. On the climb closer to the finish, however, the points (3) were for Elise Chabbey, the Swiss therefore drives on Sunday in the BolletjeStrui.
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In the meantime, the competition lost one of big favorites for the overall victory. Marlen Reusser was sick for the past few days and rode 25 kilometers from the line on minutes from the peloton. Moments later the Swiss gave up.
Arrival in Plumenec
The finish was on a difficult climb of more than one and a half kilometers in Plumenec. Visma-Lease A Bike reigned. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot first drove away, after which the rest had to close the gap. Vos benefited optimally from her escaped teammate and then drove to the win. Kimberley (Le Court) Pienaar was second for Ferrand-Prévot and defending champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma. Demi Volling was fifth, but already lost three seconds on the quartet.