'It's very strange': April Tacey on taking biggest career win without having to leave the house

A well-timed power-up helped the 19-year-old Brit to victory on the first-ever virtual Tour de France stage

April Tacey (Zwift)

For young riders signing to new teams ahead of the 2020 season, the coronavirus pandemic has forced an agonising wait on many to prove their worth within the peloton.

For 19-year-old Brit April Tacey, her debut race for Drops was the first-ever virtual Tour de France stage, and she couldn't have asked for a better introduction, taking the victory ahead of the likes of world time trial champion Chloe Dygert and Chantal Van den Broek-Blaak.

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Jonny was Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor until 2022.

I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.

Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I neede