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Vollering noted that the team executed their strategy perfectly by placing Amber Kraak and Eva van Agt into the early breakaway to provide vital support before the final ascent.
"It was a really long and hard day, we started racing already very early.
We wanted to have some riders of our team in the breakaway and we managed already with Amber and Lauren, like the plan it was perfect," she said.
The stage winner praised the exceptional work of her teammates, particularly highlighting Dickson's prolonged efforts on the flat sections and the lower slopes of the final climb.
"They did such an amazing job, at one point before came here on the last climb I still had Lauren in front of me, and she did amazing work after on the flat and on the first part of the last climb again," Vollering said.
Despite initiating her final move earlier than intended, Vollering expressed satisfaction with the aggressive collective effort displayed by her team throughout the demanding alpine route.
"I maybe went a little bit too early, so in the end I could not take the difference on the climb but yeah, it was a really nice day, we really raced with everything we had and it was a real battle out there," she said.
The next portion of the race features less challenging terrain before the peloton reaches the decisive weekend mountain stages.
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Stage 6 is scheduled to roll out at 13:50 CET.
