With seven squads that were in this year's Tour de France, coupled with some strong Pro Series and Continental teams, this year's line-up is stacked with the most talent the event has seen to date,
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney has finished on the final podium in each of the four editions of the revived Tour de France Femmes, with three third places and one victory.
"Super hectic, I think more hectic than I imagined," Bäckstedt said, describing the race after the finish. "I think the rain brought a lot of that tension in the peloton, but once you stopped around halfway, then it got flowing a little bit better. And then it was a little bit more enjoyable."
FDJ-SUEZ have set an ambitious goal to win all three Grand Tours and five major Classics by 2028, reflecting their sustainable growth in the women's peloton.
Justine Ghekiere executed a stunning final-kilometre attack in the Belgian road championships, disrupting Lotte Kopecky's ambitions for a third consecutive title.
Vittoria Guazzini clinched the elite women’s individual time trial title at the Italian Road Championships, completing the 28km race in 34:19, securing victory over her rivals.
We had a lot of goals, number one was to win the GC. Number two was to win the race, number three was team GC. QOM was our next goal too, and we got that one too so we're happy," Stephens told organisers at the finish on Tuesday.
