The penultimate stage of the UAE Tour for our Women’s program, Team dsm-firmenich PostNL worked together well on the flat parcours, keeping climbers Pfeiffer Georgi, Becky Storrie and Elise Uijen out of the wind as the famous Jebel Hafeet climb awaited them. The trio looked strong near the front of the peloton before the ever-reducing bunch exploded once the pace went up again and a group of five riders went clear. Storrie held on in the small chasing group as she gave it her all on the brutal ascent, finishing just outside the top ten as Kopecky took the win.
After fighting the Jebel Hafeet, Storrie commented: “The girls rode selflessly to protect Pfieffer, Elise and myself today. To have the opportunity to fight for a result up such an iconic climb was super motivating and I can be satisfied with my result today. It’s a promising start to the season; plenty more to come.”