Jeremy Whittle is our reporter on the scene at Le Grand Bornand:
And that concludes our Tour de France Femmes coverage for today. Thank you for reading and emailing in. We’ll be back for more tomorrow and the concluding stage eight. Will Niewiadoma finish it off? Bye for now.
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Kasia Niewiadoma, the race leader, speaks to Iris Slappendel of Eurosport about how her day went.
“I felt very good. At first, at the beginning of the [final] climb, I was like: ‘Wow, we’ve been riding for so long’. Once you get in race mode, you forget about everything, I was able to dial in.
“I am super happy I felt that way because of all the training rides I did with my coach. All the work we did on endurance has paid off.
“To be honest, I was trying not to focus on Demi … there’s a lot of talk about Demi and I, but the whole peloton consists of a lot of talented riders. I felt like Demi was following me for the most part.
“I think she confused part of the [final] climb. She attacked during the descent. Then I could feel her confusion … I tried to stay in the front so I could react quick. If she wanted to stay on my wheel, c’est la vie.
“I think four [bonus] seconds [for Vollering] is nothing. On Alpe d’Huez I think the real battle will start.
“I am looking forward to crossing the Alpe d’Huez finish line and celebrating with whatever we are going to achieve.”
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