En attendant le début du Tour de Suisse version masculine à partir de dimanche, le Tour de Suisse Femmes lançait les hostilités dès ce jeudi 12 juin et jusqu'à dimanche de l'autre côté des Alpes ! Pour débuter ces quatre jours de compétition, la 1ère étape tracée autour de Gstaad proposait un faible kilomètrage (seulement 95.5 km) mais de belles difficiltés à gravir dans la première partie du parcours, avec le Saanenmöser (5.3 km à 4.5%) dès le départ suivi du terrible Jaunpass (8 km à 8.4%). Et même s'il restait plus de 60 km à parcourir, les leaders n'ont pas laissé passer l'opportunité de se faire la guerre dans ce gros col, le plus dur de la semaine. Marlen Reusser (Movistar) a attaqué la première, suivie sans surprise par la tenante du titre Demi Vollering (FDJ-SUEZ), et les deux grandes favorites se sont ensuite relayées jusqu'à l'arrivée, creusant déjà de gros écarts avec la concurrence. Au-dessus du lot, la Suissesse et la Néerlandaise se sont donc jouées au sprint la victoire... revenue à Reusser !
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01:29We're going to be short.
01:36How do you analyze this first stage?
01:39Marlene was incredible on the descent, I think.
01:42Yeah, she attacked in the descent, just went on the bottle in my hand.
01:48I didn't want to react directly.
01:50I was like, I let the others do first.
01:53But after I saw that I needed to do it myself, so I jumped after her because if you give Marlene
02:00too much space, you will not see her back.
02:02So, and then I was, when I was in a reel, I was like, oh no, now it's going to be a long,
02:09long way to the finish, I guess.
02:10But we worked pretty well together and it was nice.
02:15We did exactly the same work and I didn't feel so good today because of the heat, I think.
02:21But yeah, then I felt already when she did the last kilometer on attack, I felt she had
02:28still a good pinch.
02:29So then I was like, okay, then I'm going to wait for the sprint.
02:34But yeah, I think I went a little bit too early also because I couldn't hold myself.
02:39And then Marlene, all the really strong sprints.
02:41So I think also Marlene really, really wanted to win this and in her own country, of course,
02:47it's really special for her.
02:48So I think today she could give a bit of extra.
02:51You have the impression that Marlene is in the shape of her life?
02:57Yeah, I never saw her so strong.
02:58I mean, I know that she's a really good rider.
03:01I know what she's capable of, but on the moment she's really, really strong.
03:04Yeah.
03:04And how do you see now the things happening during the last three stages?
03:10Because she's so strong, like you.
03:13Is it going to be a battle for the bonifications?
03:17Yeah, I think so.
03:18I mean, there's not so, so long climbs in this tour.
03:23So I think it's going to be every day a little bit trying to get seconds everywhere.
03:29So we will see.
03:32Thank you very much.
03:33Thank you very much.
03:34Thank you very much.