“Today we have to make it quick because I have to go and recover for tomorrow,” Marlen Reusser begins her press conference after stage six of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
Dressed in the yellow jersey, she’s just ridden 150km and climbed 2,500m through the hills of the Ardèche, all in 33°C heat, but already Friday’s queen stage is on her mind. It’s the day that will likely decide this Tour. More specifically, it's the climb that will likely decide this Tour: Mont Ventoux.