Stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie-Feminine was a great day for SD Works-Pro Time: Demi Vollering took a 1-2 finish ahead of Lotte Kopecký. But with only a few months to go before Vollering leaves the team, the task of managing the race program and character of the two stars is becoming increasingly difficult.

“I don't know. I'm leaving the team and I want the team to be neutral. We'll see tomorrow,” said Vollering, when asked about her plans for stage 3. She confirmed to the interviewer that Kopecký was ahead on GC, then continued: “They will probably go for her.”

In these situations, players usually use “we” as a pronoun to refer to the team. It is possible that Vollering is referring to the sporting directors, Danny Stam and Anna van der Breggen, who make the tactical decisions for the team.

Often, when another team scores a 1-2 finish, the players celebrate by crossing the finish line together, but Vollering and Kopecký sprinted past each other for the win: in the 2023 Strade Bianche, after catching and dropping Kristen Faulkner [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]