At the Paris-Roubaix Femmes start line in Denain, neither Katia Ragusa (Liv Racing TeqFind) nor Marthe Truyen (Fenix-Deceuninck) expected to sprint for victory. But a few hours later, they stood on the podium in the Roubaix velodrome in second and third place, respectively. Both of them concentrated on the result they achieved rather than the victory they missed.
"It feels like a victory. Before the race, I was hoping for a top 20 and now I'm third," said Truyen at the post-race press conference.
