Visma-Lease a Bike may have reigning Tour de France champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot on their La Vuelta Femenina roster, but the stated goal for the Dutch team this week is picking up stage victories.

The Frenchwoman targeted the Tour of Flanders and Liège-Bastogne-Liège this spring, but she didn't come away with the results she had hoped for, instead finishing second and 22nd as Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) won both races.

Ferrand-Prévot will end her spring in Spain as she heads up Visma's team the seven-day race, which starts this Sunday. She said her team is aiming for a stage win during the week, while she's hoping to "progress" as a stage racer ahead of the Tour de France Femmes in August.

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"Of course, we’re aiming for the best possible result and want to win a stage. As a team, we’ll have to work well together to make that happen. I hope to play my part in that," said Ferrand Prévot.

"Personally, I’m also here to make progress as a stage racer.…