"I lost the girls just before the last corner, it was chaotic, as always, then I saw Marta up ahead in the attack and thought 'okay, that's nice', De Zoete told Cyclingnews. I just followed this wheel in front of me, because I was quite well-positioned in front. We caught Marta in the last 300 metres, I think, and then I started sprinting."
"It was the plan to sprint for the bonus seconds with several girls because we are all fast, and we all wanted to see how we would do in those sprints. We actually helped each other well doing it, that was nice, and we all got some seconds," explained De Zoete.
"I think tomorrow [Wednesday] we will do the same as today, also for the intermediate sprints, but again with several girls, probably, and then sprint for the stage as well," De Zoete finished.
"I'm very happy with this podium because it's been a difficult season for me, with physical problems causing a lot of stress. To be on the podium today is really rewarding. The win was very close, and while it's a bit disappointing not to have taken it, I think we can build on this result for the future."
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