Demi Vollering defends the race leader's yellow jersey on final stage of the Women's Tour de France
Dutchwoman Demi Vollering is defending the race leader's yellow jersey as the final stage of the Tour de France got underway on Sunday. The 2023 champion is looking to win the race for the second time but only has a slender lead of 8 seconds over Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney, the 2024 champion, and 1 minute, 12 seconds over Marlen Reusser in third overall. Two years ago,…
Demi Vollering, the reigning Tour de France champion, has secured the yellow jersey as the final stage of the Women's Tour commenced on Sunday. Vollering currently holds a narrow 8-second lead over Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney, the 2024 champion, and a more substantial 1-minute 12-second gap over third-place finisher Marlen Reusser.
Niewiadoma-Phinney won her first Tour title two years ago in a dramatic final-day mountain stage, narrowly beating Vollering by just four seconds. The 29-year-old Vollering has triumphed in all three Grand Tours, including the Spanish Vuelta and the Giro d'Italia, held in June. The ninth stage of the race, set to take place today, covers just under 100 kilometers and includes four loops around the city of Nice, along with four steep climbs of Col d'Èze, situated in the hills overlooking Monaco.
The stage concludes with a thrilling downhill finish past the picturesque French Riviera town of Villefranche-sur-Mer, leading to the finish line in Nice.
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