{"id":526055,"date":"2026-04-12T00:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/526055\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T00:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:35:08","slug":"we-want-to-leave-no-stone-unturned-picnic-postnl-build-paris-roubaix-femmes-squad-around-one-day-specialist-pfeiffer-georgi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/526055\/","title":{"rendered":"‘We want to leave no stone unturned’ – Picnic PostNL build Paris-Roubaix Femmes squad around one-day specialist Pfeiffer Georgi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Picnic PostNL<\/a> will be staking all their bets on 2024 podium finisher Pfeiffer Georgi<\/a> in Sunday’s edition of Paris-Roubaix<\/a>, the team say, with the entire squad built around putting the 25-year-old in the best position possible to go for a top result.<\/p>\n

Georgi has taken part in every edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes since it began in 2021, with her best results ninth in 2022, eighth in 2023 and third in 2024.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Equally encouragingly, the former triple British National Champion has shown good form this season, finishing just outside the top ten in one-day races as varied and prestigious as the Trofeo Alfredo Binda, Milan-San Remo and In Flanders Fields.<\/p>\n

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Picnic PostNL’s team coach, Callum Ferguson, explained in a press release that Georgi’s motivation and form were obviously strong enough to warrant trying to bring her into the “decisive phase in the best possible condition.”<\/p>\n

“For Paris\u2013Roubaix, we have one clear goal: to support and guide Pfeiffer into the final in the best possible way. It\u2019s a race where teamwork is absolutely crucial, and this group has already built strong connections by racing together frequently throughout the season.”<\/p>\n

“Pfeiffer is in good form and highly motivated, so we want to leave no stone unturned in our preparation and execution.<\/p>\n

“If we can bring her into the decisive phase in the best possible condition, we give ourselves a strong opportunity to fight for a good result.”<\/p>\n

Speaking back in 2024 when she secured her top result in the Hell of the North to date by outsprinting Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike)<\/a>, Georgi described Paris-Roubaix as her “dream race to win.”<\/p>\n

The Briton had had to fight hard for it, first staying ahead when Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-ProTime) launched a key late acceleration on the Camphin-en-P\u00e9v\u00e8le sector, then battling back alone across the Carrefour d’Arbre and before regaining contact alongside Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) 12 kilometres from the line.<\/p>\n

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A small bunch sprint in the velodrome then ensued, allowing her to claim third place on the podium alongside Kopecky and Balsamo.<\/p>\n

“I think I believed that coming into this race I belonged in that top group,” Georgi said later that day. “So I had confidence coming in, but it’s obviously nice to have the confirmation and reassurance that I am at that level.”<\/p>\n

For Sunday’s 143-kilometre race across the cobbles of northern France, Georgi will be backed by Rachele Barbieri (ITA), Robyn Clay (GBR), Lucie Fityus (AUS), Mia Griffin (IRL) and Josie Nelson (GBR).<\/p>\n

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