When Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) made her unsuccessful charge for overall glory at the Tour de France Femmes up the Col du Glandon, it wasn’t yellow jersey clad Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) that was able to respond to her pivotal attack, or any of the other pre-race GC favourites, but Pauliena Rooijakkers.
Rooijakkers snapped onto her compatriot's wheel 2.4km from the crest of the hors categorie climb, and held onto it for nearly all of the final 60km, taking an incredible second place up Alpe d’Huez behind Vollering that moved her into third overall and completed a ‘dream’ week for Fenix-Deceuninck.
