SD Worx-Protime go 1-2 on Tour de Romandie Féminin queen stage – but cracks appear in team

On the surface, stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie Féminin was a great day for SD Worx-Protime: They took a 1-2 as Demi Vollering won the stage ahead of Lotte Kopecky who is the new overall leader going into Sunday’s final stage. However, the task of managing the two stars’ race programs and characters is becoming harder and harder with only months left until Vollering leaves the team.

“I don’t know. It’s a strange situation because I will leave the team, so I hope my team will be neutral on this. We will see tomorrow,” Vollering said when asked about the plans for stage 3. She then asked the interviewer for confirmation that Kopecky was ahead of her in GC before continuing: “Probably they will go for her.”