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Vollering defends Tour de France Femmes lead by 8 seconds
Demi Vollering is defending the race leader's yellow jersey in the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, holding a slender 8-second lead over Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney, the 2024…
The Story in Brief
Demi Vollering is defending the race leader's yellow jersey in the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, holding a slender 8-second lead over Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney, the 2024 champion. The 29-year-old Dutchwoman, who has won all three Grand Tours including the Giro d'Italia in June, aims for her second Tour title.
Stage 9 covers nearly 100 km around Nice with four loops including the steep Col d'Èze climbs, ending with a downhill finish to Villefranche-sur-Mer. In 2024, Niewiadoma-Phinney beat Vollering by just 4 seconds in a dramatic final mountain stage to claim her first title, setting up another tense finale.
The Indian Opinion
The Tour de France Femmes is being sold as a coronation for Vollering, but the numbers tell a different story. An 8-second gap over Niewiadoma-Phinney, who snatched the 2024 title by just 4 seconds, means this is far from settled. The narrative of Dutch dominance ignores the tight margins that define elite women’s cycling. The real test is the Col d'Èze, will Vollering's climbing hold up, or will she crack on the final sharp ascent, as champions often do?
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com
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