The Mur de Huy is tough enough under good conditions. But for Kasian Niewiadoma-Phinney (CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto) a glitchy front derailleur made it even harder. If you watched La Fleche Wallone on Wednesday, you saw the looks on the riders faces as they powered up the extremely tough ramp. It is a brutally steep 1.3-km climb averaging about 9.6 per cent. There are pitches ramping up to roughly 20 per cent at its toughest.<\/p>\n
Hubby Taylor mentions what happened<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t mention it after the race, but her former pro husband\u2014or is he a current pro? Or soon-to-be pro? Or future Olympian? Or whatever he is, Taylor Phinney mentioned on Instagram Stories that she was stuck in the big ring. He said his wife would never mention it, but she rode the entire thing, including that brutal 20 per cent section, in the large chainring. He even joked that former Italian star Michele Bartoli was the only one who did it once, but he probably only had a 52.<\/p>\n
Taylor Phinney: I\u2019m back<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m definitely not happy. I was really bummed with the last climb because I got stuck on the big chainring. I had to just power through the climb and couldn\u2019t shift to the small one for some reason. That was not ideal, and we didn\u2019t come here for fourth, but c\u2019est la vie,\u201d Niewiadoma-Phinney said to cyclingnews.com.<\/a><\/p>\n Vollering takes it\u2026barely<\/p>\n