Kasia Niewiadoma faces what she called the “most important day of her career” in the French Alps as she bids to contain Demi Vollering and take overall victory in the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday.
The growing rivalry between Niewiadoma, the race leader, and Vollering, the defending champion, will reach a head on a gruelling mountain stage that features two mighty climbs, the Col du Glandon and the famed ascent of Alpe d’Huez.