Ashley Moolman-Pasio scored another top-10 finish at the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femme with a fourth-place finish behind SD Worx teammate Demi Volering.
Moule, who hails from South Africa, has finished in the top ten in all seven races he has entered over the past two months, including a podium finish at Strade Bianche and a fourth-place finish at La Flèche Wallonne.
Mourmain Passio was active in the Liège-Bastogne-Liège women's final, setting up on the Côte de la Redoute, the final climb, and chasing behind Annemiek van Fruten (Movistar) on the Côte de Roche-aux-Faucons, the final climb. Lead.
"Today I was aware of Zwifter and I didn't give up," Moolman-Pasio told Cycling News after the race. But it wasn't enough."
"I did my best to keep up with Anne-Mike, but she moved up one gear at the top [of Roche-aux-Focons] and unfortunately I couldn't match that. After that, Demi and I worked really well together and did our best to get SD Walks back in contention for the win. In the end, we had to settle for third place."
Mourman-Pasio led her teammates in the final sprint, but lost second place to Grace Brown of FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuros, who was alone between La Redoute and Roche aux Faucons.
"I started the sprint a little early - that was the plan - and I was thinking that Demi would catch up. But in the end, Grace Brown was too fast on the line. So we ended up third and fourth, but I'm proud of our effort. We definitely did our best. We left nothing on the road and drove our hearts out.
"We didn't make any tactical mistakes. 'She has an extra gear and she pushes at the top of the climbs. She has an extra gear and she pushes up at the top of the climb. I think that comes from her time trial. I just did what I could do."
Mourman-Pasio said she was proud of her spring campaign, citing her consistency in the mountains of Italy, Limburg, and Belgium, and after a two-week break and May's Iturria Women's and Vuelta a Burgos Feminas races, her attention turned to the women's Tour and Tour de France Femme.
"I had two fourth places in Flèche and Liège, and I'm proud of them. 'This spring I was able to finish in the top 10,' she said. 'In the spring I was just trying to get into the top 10. I'm satisfied and looking forward to what's to come."
"Obviously the Tour is a big goal for me. Obviously, Zwift is a very big goal for me, because Zwift is a platform that is very important to me and that I really appreciate."
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