In the result of the Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Comune di Cittiglio, Dominika Włodarczyk (UAE Staff ADQ) was once indexed in fifteenth position – a excellent, however now not an excellent end result. Alternatively, the numbers belie an excellent trip from the 24-year-old Polish champion, who went all-out in strengthen of her crew leaders Elisa Longo Borghini and Karlijn Swinkels, the duo completing tenth and thirteenth, respectively.
When a breakaway of 14 riders, that integrated her teammate Eleonora Gasparrini, have been reeled in, Włodarczyk went at the assault herself with 32km to head. She were given away with Magdeleine Vallieres Mill (EF Training-Oatly) and saved the tempo top at the Orino climb, and was once first on the best prior to being stuck at the descent.
“My coach told me before the race that I’m really strong, but to be honest I didn’t believe him,” laughed Włodarczyk.
“During the race I didn’t feel super good, but I was repeating to myself that I needed to fight until the end.”
At the ultimate lap, the Polish Champion confirmed herself on the entrance of the race once more, putting in Longo Borghini’s assault at the final a part of the Orino climb, then leaping after Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez).
“It was hard to first create a gap for Elisa and then jump to her group, but when I saw Demi chasing, I thought ‘we need one more rider from UAE in the first group’. That’s why I joined this group – I wanted to help in the final and I knew I can be really useful. In the group, it was just all-out, we needed a hard pace,” Włodarczyk described the general.
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This crew of six was once stuck at the descent, and when every other crew with Longo Borghini was once introduced again at the completing instantly, the race ended with out a best end result for the Emirati crew – however Włodarczyk has proven that she is on an upward curve.
“Now, thanks to my team I have the opportunity to go to altitude training camp in the Sierra Nevada, where I’m going to prepare for my first-ever Ardennes Classics. I have on my calendar Brabantse Pijl, Amstel Gold Race, Flèche Wallonne, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and then the Vuelta Femenina.
“I’m really looking forward to those races,” she completed.
