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  "id": 411872,
  "title": "Demi Vollering wins Tour de France for the 2nd time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/demi-vollering-wins-tour-de-france-for-the-2nd-time",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T22:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/09/g-s1-137991/demi-vollering-tour-de-france-winner"
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  "summary": "Demi Vollering, a Dutch cyclist, has won the Tour de France Femmes for the second time. She previously won the competition in 2023 and finished second in 2024. Vollering sealed her victory by winning the final stage, which finished in Nice.\n\nVollering finished more than a minute ahead of Spaniard Paula Blasi Cairol, according to NPR. She extended her overall lead to 1 minute, 18 seconds over 2024 champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney from Poland, as reported by ABC News AU and ABC News. Niewiadoma-Phinney had started the final stage only eight seconds behind Vollering.\n\nAfter winning the Tour de France Femmes for the second time, Vollering was emotional, trying to hold back tears while the Dutch national anthem played. She said, \"It's not only the dream of winning the Tour de France. It's also the dream of living this life, of working hard along with passionate people.\" Vollering is 29 years old.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Cycling Weekly",
        "title": "'I didn't forget what she did when I was on the ground two years ago' – Demi Vollering hits back at Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney at Tour de France Femmes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/i-didnt-forget-what-she-did-when-i-was-on-the-ground-two-years-ago",
        "published": "2026-08-09T15:16:43.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Demi Vollering wins Tour de France Femmes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/demi-vollering-wins-tour-de-france-femmes",
        "published": "2026-08-09T16:58:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Demi Vollering wins second Women’s Tour de France title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/demi-vollering-wins-second-womens-tour-de-france-title",
        "published": "2026-08-09T17:04:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Demi Vollering wins the Women’s Tour de France for the second time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/demi-vollering-wins-the-womens-tour-de-france-for-the-second-time",
        "published": "2026-08-09T17:23:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "Demi Vollering wins Women's Tour de France for the second time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/demi-vollering-wins-womens-tour-de-france-for-the-second-time",
        "published": "2026-08-09T17:42:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News",
        "title": "'Go chase the dreams': Vollering wins second Tour de France Femmes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/go-chase-the-dreams-vollering-wins-second-tour-de-france-femmes",
        "published": "2026-08-09T20:31:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Demi Vollering wins Tour de France Femmes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/demi-vollering-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-413437",
        "published": "2026-08-09T22:24:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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