Cavalli not racing to fight against Van Vleuten at Tour de France Femmes

PASSO DEL MANIVA ITALY JULY 07 Marta Cavalli of Italy and Team FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope crosses the finishing line during the 33rd Giro dItalia Donne 2022 Stage 7 a 1129km stage from Prevalle to Passo del Maniva 1743m GiroDonne UCIWWT on July 07 2022 in Passo del Maniva Italy Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
Marta Cavalli of FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope crosses the finish line of stage 7 at Giro d'Italia Donne, in third overall (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

The hierarchy at FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope is set to change when the team starts the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift this weekend, with Giro d'Italia Donne runner-up Marta Cavalli stepping into a support role for teammate Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig.

Cavalli may be one of the best-placed riders in the peloton to know how to win against favourite Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar), having beaten her twice in the spring and going head-to-head at the Giro. Her knowledge will be put to use helping Uttrup Ludwig's ambitions on the overall.

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