When Yanina Kuskova rolled across the line on top of Alpe d'Huez in this year's Tour de France Femmes, she did so alone. At least in terms of her Tashkent City Women's team, for whom Kuskova was the sole rider left in the race.
Her team-mates had all abandoned – four of them after the first stage – leading to questions as to why and how the team came to be riding.
