
Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) lost a valuable eight seconds in what she described as 'the first test' against Demi Vollering (SD Worx) on the hilly stage 4 into Rodez at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
The defending champion explained that she surged too soon on the 13% slopes of the 600-metre climb to the finish and then faded as Vollering pulled away with a small gap to take second place behind solo winner Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck).