Freewheeling

A week after the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift concluded the full Freewheeling team, plus one old friend, gathered to talk about their favourite moments from the race and what the event meant to everyone individually.

Grab some tissues, things get emotional.

Abby, Kit and Caley discuss the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and Amy and Matt report from on the ground. Plus, Veronica Ewers (EF Education-Tibco-SVB), Audrey Cordon-Ragot (Trek-Segafredo), and Julie Leth and Anne Dorthe Ysland (Uno-X) check in one last time.

For our final Femmes Mini of 2022, Abby caught up with Kate Veronneau of Zwift to talk about how they got involved in the race and what they hope for the future. Hear more from Kate on a previous episode of Freewheeling.

Geerike Schreurs of Trek-Segafredo gives us a look at what it's like to be a soigneur at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Matt and Amy ran into some familiar friends at the start of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift stage 7. No one is surprised about the results at the end of the day, although the time gaps were a bit of a shock. With an 18% time cut, it's likely some riders will not see the startline for the eighth stage. One more stage to go!

Veronica Ewers (EF Education-Tibco-SVB), Julie Leth and Anne Dorthe Ysland (Uno-X), and Audrey Cordon-Ragot (Trek-Segafredo) check-in after the stage.

Amy Jones caught up with former professional and always advocate for women's cycling Iris Slappendel after stage 6. Iris is currently following the race on the back of a moto, you can see her spicy mid-race takes on Eurosport and GCN's coverage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Abby and Alison Jackson talk about stage 6 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and lament the downfall of a perfect breakaway. Matt and Amy were on the ground on the final circuits.

Plus, hear from our riders in the peloton; Audrey Cordon-Ragot who represented Trek-Segafredo in the day's breakaway, Veronica Ewers of EF Education-Tibco-SVB, and the duo from Uno-X: Julie Leth and Anne Dorthe Ysland.

Matt de Neef caught up with retired professional cyclist and Freewheeling member Gracie Elvin at the start of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift stage 5. They chat about Gracie's retirement from cycling and subsequent move to commentary and how she feels about the revival of a women's Tour de France. 

Read Matt's full profile with Gracie here.

It was a day for the sprinters at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Abby and Loren are joined by Alison Jackson to watch the stage finale while Amy and Matt report from on the ground.

Post-race reactions from our riders in the peloton Veronica Ewers (EF Education-Tibco-SVB), Anne Dorthe Ysland and Julie Leth (Uno-X).

Matt and Amy highlight a few of the young riders racing the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Rider interviews in order:

Henrietta Christie (Human Powered Health/New Zealand)

Maike van der Duin (Le Col-Wahoo/Netherlands) - after stage 1 and before stage 4

Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope/Italy)

Julia Borgström (AG Insurance-NXTG/Sweden)

Anya Louw (AG Insurance-NXTG/Australia)