"In the end I tried to set up the sprint for Alexis but unfortunately she crashed in the final kilometre."
"Thanks to my teammates for keeping me calm and making me still believe that there was a chance to turn things around and create possibilities for us to go for the victory."
"These double stages are always hard, it will be a tough and the races like this can never be underestimated from the riders."
"These double stages are always hard, it will be a tough and the races like this can never be underestimated from the riders."
"There is of course some disappointment about the sprint because you never race for 6th place."
"You really need to have the perfect day to win this race but perfect days happen and in our team we’re all feeling good about Sunday."
" I'm happy with the result and I think I'm in good shape."
" I'm happy with the result and I think I'm in good shape."
"It makes our team unpredictable and it's something we like."
""We wanted a hard race and at the end we had the cards to play because we had four riders in the front."
"There are challenging and self-testing moments for sure, but for the most part I feel like I am living this charmed life and I am so blessed to be here. It's amazing."
"I must admit that I am disappointed. It’s not often that Trofeo Binda is decided in a sprint and this could have been an opportunity for me."
"It’s a good way for the junior girls to watch us racing after their own race, and I hope we inspire them to see that this sport can be a career for them.”
"I said okay now I just go full gas until the finish line. I'm really happy I won."
"I said okay now I just go full gas until the finish line. I'm really happy I won."
And then suddenly I just said to myself 'okay Elena, let's try something.'
"Maybe I need to be smarter in the final and try to chase them back, but now I just have to look forward to another chance next week.”
"I knew I had good form going into the race, but then when you don't perform up to the expectations you had on yourself, it does knock your confidence a bit."
With 30km of gravel roads over eight different sectors the 127km race is one of the most beautiful on the women’s calendar.