When initially asked how she felt following stage 3 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift on Tuesday, Annemiek van Vleuten just had one word to say.
What happened to Annemiek van Vleuten at Tour de France Femmes?
The race’s overall winner revealed to VeloNews that she had been having stomach problems since two hours after the first stage ended on Sunday.
Van Vleuten battled to hold the wheels as the chase was destroyed by the crosswinds after missing the winning move on stage 2.
After being unable to consume food or liquids during the stage yesterday, Movistar’s captain stated that the objective for Tuesday was to simply ride the stage from beginning to end.
Van Vleuten lost a significant amount of time at the end of stage 3’s trip through Champagne, although she only lost 18 seconds.
Van Vleuten, who is currently at 1:14 in the overall standings, will be anticipating an improvement in health as well as the final mountaintop finishes.
