Schlagwort-Archive: Demi Vollering

Tour de Wallonie Femmes alle Etappen

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1. Etappe: La Grande Béroche – Lausanne – 134 Km

1 BALSAMO Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 03:29:15
2 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:00
3 LIPPERT Liane GER Movistar Team 00:00
4 RÜEGG Noemi SUI Switzerland 00:00
5 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 00:00
6 VINKE Nienke NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00
7 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG Insurance-Soudal Team 00:00
8 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 00:00
9 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 00:00
10 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00

2. Etappe: Chippis – Vercorin – 102 Km

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 02:50:17
2 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:00
3 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl-Trek 00:34
4 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 00:49
5 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:54
6 FISHER-BLACK Niamh NZL Team SD Worx-Protime 01:02
7 GIGANTE Sarah AUS AG Insurance-Soudal Team 01:06
8 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG Insurance-Soudal Team 01:16
9 DE SCHEPPER Lore BEL AG Insurance-Soudal Team 01:22
10 KERBAOL Cédrine FRA Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 01:27

3. Etappe: Morges – Morges – 144 Km

1 MARKUS Riejanne NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 03:38:44
2 FISHER-BLACK Niamh NZL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:00
3 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:21
4 RÜEGG Noemi SUI Switzerland 00:21
5 GASPARRINI Eleonora ITA UAE Team ADQ 00:21
6 LIPPERT Liane GER Movistar Team 00:21
7 MEIJERING Mareille NED Movistar Team 00:21
8 GÅSKJENN Ingvild NOR Liv AlUla Jayco 00:21
9 DE SCHEPPER Lore BEL AG Insurance-Soudal Team 00:21
10 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:21

Endstand:

1 KOPECKY Lotte BEL Team SD Worx-Protime 09:58:21
2 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 00:06
3 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl-Trek 00:46
4 FISHER-BLACK Niamh NZL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:51
5 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 01:05
6 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 01:10
7 GIGANTE Sarah AUS AG Insurance-Soudal Team 01:22
8 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG Insurance-Soudal Team 01:32
9 DE SCHEPPER Lore BEL AG Insurance-Soudal Team 01:38

Tour de France Femmes – Etappe 8

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8. Etappe: Le Grand-Bornand – Alpe d’Huez – 150 Km

1 Demi VOLLERING TEAM SD WORX – PROTIME 04h 34′ 14“ – B : 10“
2 Pauliena ROOIJAKKERS FENIX-DECEUNINCK 04h 34′ 18“ + 00h 00′ 04“ B : 6“
3 Evita MUZIC FDJ-SUEZ 04h 35′ 15“ + 00h 01′ 01“ B : 4“ –
4 K. NIEWIADOMA CANYON//SRAM RACING 04h 35′ 15“ + 00h 01′ 01“ – –
5 G. REALINI LIDL – TREK 04h 35′ 45“ + 00h 01′ 31“ – –
6 C. KERBAOL CERATIZIT – WNT PRO CYCLING TEAM 04h 37′ 29“ + 00h 03′ 15“ – –
7 V. CAVALLAR ARKEA – B&B HOTELS WOMEN 04h 37′ 48“ + 00h 03′ 34“ – –
8 S. GIGANTE AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL TEAM 04h 39′ 24“ + 00h 05′ 10“ – –
9 N. FISHER-BLACK TEAM SD WORX – PROTIME 04h 39′ 28“ + 00h 05′ 14“ – –
10 L. BRAND LIDL – TREK 04h 41′ 20“ + 00h 07′ 06“ –

Endstand:

1 Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA CANYON//SRAM RACING 24h 36′ 07“ – B : 14“ –
2 Demi VOLLERING TEAM SD WORX – PROTIME 24h 36′ 11“ + 00h 00′ 04“ B : 26“ –
3 Pauliena ROOIJAKKERS FENIX-DECEUNINCK 24h 36′ 17“ + 00h 00′ 10“ B : 6“ –
4 E. MUZIC FDJ-SUEZ 24h 37′ 28“ + 00h 01′ 21“ B : 4“ –
5 G. REALINI LIDL – TREK 24h 38′ 26“ + 00h 02′ 19“ – P : 20“
6 C. KERBAOL CERATIZIT – WNT PRO CYCLING TEAM 24h 38′ 58“ + 00h 02′ 51“ B : 10“ –
7 S. GIGANTE AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL TEAM 24h 43′ 16“ + 00h 07′ 09“ – –
8 L. BRAND LIDL – TREK 24h 44′ 13“ + 00h 08′ 06“ – –
9 J. LABOUS TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL 24h 44′ 14“ + 00h 08′ 07“ – –
10 T. DE JONG LOTTO DSTNY LADIES 24h 44′ 19“ + 00h 08′ 12“ – –

Yellow glory for Niewiadoma

The 8th and final stage of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift produced a thrilling finale on Alpe d’Huez with Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM Racing) securing the GC win as Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) took the stage victory. Vollering rode incredibly to win the stage, followed across the line by Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck) at 4”, with Evita Muzic (FDJ – SUEZ) third at 1’01” and Niewiadoma fourth, also at 1’01”, which was enough to secure the Yellow Jersey and GC glory for Niewiadoma by just 4”. Vollering therefore concluded the race in second place overall, with Rooijakkers completing the podium in third (10”) and Muzic fourth (1’21”).

A final battle commences
Shayla Gutierrez (Movistar), Barbara Malcotti (Human Powered Health), Marit Raaijmakers (Human Powered Health) and Josie Talbot (Cofidis) did not start the last stage. There were therefore 116 riders on the road as the peloton rolled out of Le Grand-Bornand ready for the 149.9 km challenge on the way to Alpe d’Huez, via Col du Glandon.

A big breakaway group
Ahead of the first categorised climb of the day – Col de Tamie (km 27.2, Cat. 2, 9.5km at 4%) – a strong 22 rider breakaway formed, comprising Mischa Bredewold, Christine Majerus, Blanka Vas, Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime), Franziska Koch (dsm-firmenich PostNL), Lucinda Brand (Lidl-Trek), Justine Ghekiere (AG Insurance-Soudal Team), Loes Adegeest (FDJ-Suez), Riejanne Markus, Fem Van Empel (Visma | Lease a Bike), Silke Smulders (Liv-AlUla-Jayco), Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ceratizit-WNT), Kristen Faulkner, Noemi Ruegg (EF-Oatly-Cannondale), Liane Lippert, Olivia Baril (Movistar), Silvia Persico, Erica Magnaldi (UAE Team ADQ), Katrine Aalerud, Mie Bjorndal Ottestad (Uno-X Mobilty), Camille Fahy and Celia Le Mouel (St-Michel-Mavic-Auber93).

Ghekiere presses on
At the top of the Tamie climb Ghekiere strengthened her position in the Mountain classification reaching the summit first, followed by Bredewold, Majerus and Adegeest. By the time the breakaway riders reached the intermediate sprint at km 53.4 at Aiguebelle (Val D’arc) they had a 2’50” gap over the bunch. Wiebes won the sprint, ahead of Majerus and Barrel. Approaching the Col du Glandon (km 98.5, HC,19.7km at 7.2%) the peloton accelerated and the gap to the break was quickly reduced to 1’30” as the climb started.

Moves on the Glandon
The likes of Faulkner, Fahy, Wiebes and Persico were dropped by the breakaway early on the Col du Glandon climb. 1’00” was the gap from the peloton to the front of the race 15.5 km from the summit of the Glandon, with Lippert, Brand, Magnaldi, Aalerud, Smulders, Arzuffi and Adegeest riding clear of the remainder of the breakaway, their former companions in the lead group dropping back into the bunch on the climb. Ghekiere was one of those who fell backwards on the ascent, then also dropping behind the peloton having expended so much energy in her epic win yesterday.

Vollering sets the race alight
Valentina Cavallar (Arkea – B&B Hotels Women) attacked from the main group and went solo at the front, overtaking what remained of the breakaway 5km from the summit of the Glandon. The race then exploded as Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) distanced the wearer of the Yellow Jersey Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM Racing) with her first attack, 2.5 kilometers from the top of the Col du Glandon, with only Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck) managing to follow the 2023 Tour winner, as they joined Cavallar at the front. Those three went over the summit 57” ahead of Niewiadoma, who was in a group with Gigante, Realini, Muzic, Brand and Kerbaol. As Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) was not one of the point-scoring first 8 riders over Glandon summit it confirmed the polka dot jersey for Ghekiere.

Tour de France Femmes – Etappe 4

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4. Etappe: Valkenburg – Liège – 123 Km

1 PIETERSE Puck NED Fenix-Deceuninck 03:12:28
2 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx – Protime 00:00
3 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL Canyon//SRAM Racing 00:00
4 PIENAAR Kimberley MRI AG Insurance – Soudal Team 00:29
5 RÜEGG Noemi SUI EF-Oatly-Cannondale 00:29
6 DE JONG Thalita BEL Lotto Dstny Ladies 00:29
7 MUZIC Évita FRA FDJ – SUEZ 00:29
8 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl – Trek 00:29
9 FISHER-BLACK Niamh NZL Team SD Worx – Protime 00:29
10 MEIJERING Mareille NED Movistar Team 00:29

Gesamt:

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx – Protime 07:40:10
2 PIETERSE Puck NED Fenix-Deceuninck 00:22
3 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL Canyon//SRAM Racing 00:34
4 FAULKNER Kristen USA EF-Oatly-Cannondale 00:47
5 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:56
6 ROOIJAKKERS Pauliena NED Fenix-Deceuninck 01:03
7 PIENAAR Kimberley MRI AG Insurance – Soudal Team 01:03
8 DE JONG Thalita BEL Lotto Dstny Ladies 01:04
9 KERBAOL Cédrine FRA CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling Team 01:04
10 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl – Trek 01:07

Liege glory for Pieterse

Stage 4 of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift was won by Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) who produced a powerful performance over the hilly 122.7 km route from Valkenberg to the Quai des Ardennes in Liege. In an exciting finale Pieterse took a brilliant first win, just beating Yellow Jersey Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) to the line in a photo finish, with Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon//Sram Racing) crossing the line in third place. In wet conditions in Belgium it was the final Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons climb which proved decisive and the result leaves Vollering top of the GC by 22” from Pieterse, with Niewiadoma third overall at 34”.

Amstel Gold Race climbs
There were 144 starters for Stage 4, with Elise Chabbey (Canyon//SRAM Racing), Clara Emond (EF-Oatly-Cannondale), Christina Schweinberger (Fenix-Deceuninck) not taking the start. Over the first four categorised climbs of the day which are firm fixtures in the Amstel Gold Race route – Bemelerberg (km 6.6, Cat. 4, 1.3km at 4.9%), Cauberg (km 12.8, Cat. 3, 0.7km at 8%), Geulhemmerberg (km 17.8, Cat. 4, 1.1km at 5.1%) & Bemelerberg (km 23.4, Cat. 4, 1.3km at 4.9%) – it was Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ) who dominated the proceedings, topping each summit in first place, to move into the virtual lead of the Mountain classification.

Martin goes solo
After that hilly start Sara Martin (Movistar) went solo at the front and soon built up a 1’15“ lead over the peloton at km 41. Upon reaching Aubel, at km 43.3, the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift left the Netherlands to enter Belgium and the climbs so familiar from Liege-Bastogne-Liege awaited. Laura Tomasi (Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi) briefly went on the counter-attack, chasing Martin, but she was soon reeled back in. After solo attacker Martin was first through the intermediate sprint at Pepinster (km 67.5), Charlotte Kool (dsm-firmenich PostNL) was the first of the bunch in the sprint in her green jersey, ahead of Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime).

Martin caught on Mont-Theux
The race was briefly stopped at a level crossing before the Mont-Theux climb (Km 74.8, Cat. 3, 2.8km at 5.6%) with the commissaires neutralising the bunch to fairly maintain Martin’s lead. But once onto that climb Martin would not last much longer in the lead and she was caught by the main group 500m from the top. Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck) went over the top of the Mont-Theux climb first, followed by Justine Ghekiere (AG Insurance – Soudal Team) and Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance – Soudal Team). Behind the climbers and GC favourites the peloton was split into several groups with Wiebes in one group, polka dot jersey wearer Cristina Tonetti (Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi) in a third group and Kool in a fourth.

Onto ‘la Redoute’
At the top of the Côte de la Redoute (km 88.8, Cat. 2, 1.6km at 9.4%) Pieterse from the Fenix-Deceuninck team led a peloton reduced to around 15 riders, with Niewiadoma, Vollering and Kimberley Le Court (AG Insurance – Soudal Team), 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively on that climb. Belgian rider Ghekiere from AG Insurance-Soudal took the lead ahead of Kastelijn and Gigante at the top of the Côte des Forges (Km 99.6, Cat. 3, 1.3km at 7.8%) pressing on hard on the descent and soon moving 20” ahead of the bunch.

Final Roche-aux-Faucons climb
Indeed 20” was Ghekiere’s lead starting the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons climb (km 109.4, Cat. 2, 1.3km at 11%) but she was caught by a severely reduced main group 330m from the summit, with Vollering herself setting a fearsome pace in yellow on the ascent. Pieterse took the lead at the summit of Roche-aux-Faucons ahead of Niewiadoma, Vollering and Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck) and they soon forced a 10″ gap over the rest of the diminished main group. With less than 10km to go it was just Pieterse, Niewiadoma and Vollering at the front, 30″ ahead. In the end it was Pieterse who had the power to get to the finish line first and she also ended the day top of the mountain classification.

Tour de France Femmes – Etappen 1 bis 3

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1. Etappe: Rotterdam – The Hague – 123 Km

1 KOOL Charlotte NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 02:47:40
2 AHTOSALO Anniina FIN Uno-X Mobility 00:00
3 BALSAMO Elisa ITA Lidl – Trek 00:00 3
4 HENTTALA Lotta FIN EF-Oatly-Cannondale 00:00
5 VOS Marianne NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:00
6 PIKULIK Daria POL Human Powered Health 00:00
7 DE ZOETE Mylène GBR CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling Team 00:00
8 PIENAAR Kimberley MRI AG Insurance – Soudal Team 00:00
9 FAHLIN Emilia SWE Arkéa – B&B Hotels Women 00:00
10 VAS Blanka HUN Team SD Worx – Protime 00:00
11 SCHWEINBERGER Kathrin AUT CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling Team 00:00
12 NORSGAARD Emma DEN Movistar Team 00:00
13 TON Quinty NED Liv AlUla Jayco 00:00
14 SWINKELS Karlijn NED UAE Team ADQ 00:00
15 BARIL Olivia CAN Movistar Team 00:00

2. Etappe: Dordrecht – Rotterdam – 68 Km

1 KOOL Charlotte NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 01:32:49 43,89
2 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx – Protime 00:00
3 VOS Marianne NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:00
4 HENTTALA Lotta FIN EF-Oatly-Cannondale 00:00
5 BALSAMO Elisa ITA Lidl – Trek 00:00
6 BARBIERI Rachele ITA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00

3. Etappe: Rotterdam – Rotterdam – ITT – 6,3 Km

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx – Protime 00:07:25
2 DYGERT Chloe NOR Canyon//SRAM Racing 00:05
3 ADEGEEST Loes NED FDJ – SUEZ 00:05
4 KERBAOL Cédrine FRA CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling Team 00:05
5 FAULKNER Kristen USA EF-Oatly-Cannondale 00:06
6 VAN DIJK Ellen NED Lidl – Trek 00:07
7 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx – Protime 00:09
8 BREDEWOLD Mischa AUS Team SD Worx – Protime 00:10
9 NORSGAARD Emma DEN Movistar Team 00:10
10 HENDERSON Anna GBR Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:12

Gesamt:
1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx – Protime 04:27:54
2 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx – Protime 00:03
3 DYGERT Chloe NOR Canyon//SRAM Racing 00:05
4 ADEGEEST Loes NED FDJ – SUEZ 00:05
5 KOOL Charlotte NED Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:05
6 KERBAOL Cédrine FRA CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling Team 00:05
7 FAULKNER Kristen USA EF-Oatly-Cannondale 00:06
8 VAN DIJK Ellen NED Lidl – Trek 00:06
9 BREDEWOLD Mischa AUS Team SD Worx – Protime 00:09

Victory and yellow for Vollering
Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx – Protime) took the victory on the third stage of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift with a sublime ITT performance in Rotterdam, to seize control of the Yellow Jersey. Vollering’s best time of 7’25”14 gave her the win by 5”21 from World time trial champion Chloe Dygert (Canyon//SRAM Racing), whilst Loes Adegeest (FDJ-Suez) was third by 5”38 from her compatriot Vollering. The superb time trial exhibition by Vollering around Rotterdam’s city streets puts her back in the Yellow Jersey again as she now leads by 3” from her colleague Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx – Protime) with Dygert third overall, trailing Vollering by 5”.
Extended Highlights – Stage 3 – Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2024

Adegeest sets down a marker
147 riders took part in the ITT, after a crash this morning during the 2nd stage meant the Frenchwoman Dilyxine Miermont (St-Michel-Mavic-Auber93) could not take part. That was the 6th abandon since the start of the Tour. Just under an hour into the time trial Dutchwoman Loes Adegeest (FDJ-Suez) became the first rider to complete the course at an average speed of over 50 km /h, going provisionally top with a time of 7’30”, which put her 14” ahead of previous leader Elena Pirrone (Roland).

World time trial champion
As the 101st rider to start, World time trial champion Chloe Dygert (Canyon//SRAM Racing) moved into the provisional lead by just 0.17s, taking over from Adegeest in the lead. The winner of the 2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx – Protime) then took over at the top as she completed the course 5″ faster than Dygert, with the ‘Oranje’ fans cheering her on.

The big stars do battle
The final riders to start were of course those who had performed best in the opening two stages, with the excited Dutch crowds eager to see who could potentially outpace Vollering. In the Yellow Jersey in front of the vociferous spectators who lined the course in Rotterdam, Charlotte Kool (Team dsm-firmenich-PostNL) was the last rider to start. However, Kool would ultimately finish 25” down on Vollering in 33rd place, ceding the Yellow Jersey to her fellow Dutchwoman.

Tour de Suisse Women alle Etappen

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1. Etappe: Villars-sur-Ollon – Villars-sur-Ollon – 59 Km


Plomi Foto

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 01:47:10
2 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl-Trek 00:22
3 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:46
4 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl-Trek 00:58
5 CADZOW Kim NZL EF Education-Cannondale 01:03
6 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 01:17
7 BUNEL Marion FRA St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 01:17
8 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:17
9 ZIGART Urska SLO Liv AlUla Jayco 01:17
10 SPRATT Amanda AUS Lidl-Trek 01:29
11 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:29
12 NIEDERMAIER Antonia GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:41
13 FISHER-BLACK Niamh NZL Team SD Worx-Protime 01:48
14 DE VRIES Femke NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 01:48
15 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 01:59

2. Etappe: Aigle – Villars-sur-Ollon – ITT – 15,7 Km

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 00:39:47
2 LIECHTI Jasmin SUI Switzerland 00:18
3 CADZOW Kim NZL EF Education-Cannondale 00:26
4 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:47
5 NIEDERMAIER Antonia GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:01
6 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl-Trek 01:02
7 CHAPMAN Brodie AUS Lidl-Trek 01:24
8 SPRATT Amanda AUS Lidl-Trek 01:50
9 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 02:19
10 DE VRIES Femke NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 02:36
11 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM Racing 02:40
12 TRINCA COLONEL Monica ITA BePink-Bongioanni 02:49
13 FISHER-BLACK Niamh NZL Team SD Worx-Protime 02:50
14 ZIGART Urska SLO Liv AlUla Jayco 02:59
15 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 03:09

3. Etappe: Vevey – Champagne – 126 Km

1 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 03:16:36
2 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:00
3 DE VRIES Femke NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 01:55
4 SPRATT Amanda AUS Lidl-Trek 01:55
5 LIECHTI Jasmin SUI Switzerland 02:11
6 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 02:11
7 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl-Trek 02:11
8 CADZOW Kim NZL EF Education-Cannondale 02:11
9 PIRRONE Elena ITA Roland 02:49
10 CHAPMAN Brodie AUS Lidl-Trek 02:53
11 TRINCA COLONEL Monica ITA BePink-Bongioanni 02:53
12 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 02:53
13 KASTELIJN Yara NED Fenix-Deceuninck 02:53
14 NIEDERMAIER Antonia GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 02:53
15 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 02:53

4. Etappe: Champagne – Champagne – 127 Km

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 03:17:53
2 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl – Trek 00:00
3 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:00
4 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:00
5 HÄBERLIN Steffi SUI Switzerland 00:42
6 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 00:42
7 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:42
8 FISHER-BLACK Niamh NZL Team SD Worx-Protime 00:42
9 REIJNHOUT Rosita NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:42
10 ZIGART Urska SLO Liv AlUla Jayco 00:42
11 NIEDERMAIER Antonia GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:42

Endstand:

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 09:03:17
2 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:28
3 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA Lidl – Trek 01:30
4 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM Racing 02:24
5 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 03:47
6 NIEDERMAIER Antonia GER CANYON//SRAM Racing 04:11
7 REALINI Gaia ITA Lidl-Trek 05:33
8 CADZOW Kim NZL EF Education-Cannondale 05:44
9 ZIGART Urska SLO Liv AlUla Jayco 06:00
10 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 06:49

Vuelta a Burgos Feminas – 4. Etappe:

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Peñaranda de Duero – Canicosa de la Sierra – 122 Km


Plomi Foto

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 03:17:44
2 BRAND Lucinda NED Lidl-Trek 00:51
3 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 01:14
4 SWINKELS Karlijn NED UAE Team ADQ 01:38
5 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM Racing 01:40
6 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl-Trek 01:42
7 RÜEGG Noemi SUI EF Education-Cannondale 02:50
8 BRADBURY Neve AUS CANYON//SRAM Racing 02:51
9 VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge NED Fenix-Deceuninck 02:51
10 CURINIER Léa FRA FDJ-SUEZ 02:51
11 OUDEMAN Maud NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 02:51

Endstand:

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 12:19:41
2 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 01:28
3 SWINKELS Karlijn NED UAE Team ADQ 01:59
4 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM Racing 02:13
5 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl-Trek 02:21
6 RÜEGG Noemi SUI EF Education-Cannondale 03:23
7 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM Racing 03:27
8 LIPPERT Liane GER Movistar Team 03:30
9 WYLLIE Ella NZL Liv AlUla Jayco 03:30
10 OUDEMAN Maud NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 03:30
11 BORGHESI Letizia ITA EF Education-Cannondale 03:39
12 REIJNHOUT Rosita NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 03:39
13 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE Team ADQ 03:44
14 DRONOVA Tamara RUS Roland 03:48
15 SMULDERS Silke NED Liv AlUla Jayco 03:48
16 MINKE ANDERSON Solbjørk DEN Uno-X Mobility 03:50
17 CURINIER Léa FRA FDJ-SUEZ 03:55
18 MACKAIJ Floortje NED Movistar Team 03:57
19 TOWERS Alice GBR CANYON//SRAM Racing 04:01
20 SCHREMPF Carina AUT Fenix-Deceuninck 04:04

Vuelta a Burgos Feminas – 3. Etappe:

Ergebnisse, Etappenrennen, Frauenradsport, Strassenrennen, , , , , ,

Roa de Duero – Melgar de Fernamental – 122 Km


Plomi Foto

1 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx-Protime 02:54:21
2 COPPONI Clara FRA Lidl-Trek 00:00
3 VAN DER DUIN Maike NED CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:00
4 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia ITA Uno-X Mobility 00:00
5 MANLY Alexandra AUS Liv AlUla Jayco 00:00
6 JASTRAB Megan USA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00
7 NEUMANOVA Tereza CZE UAE Team ADQ 00:00
8 ZANARDI Silvia ITA Human Powered Health 00:00
9 BORGHESI Letizia ITA EF Education-Cannondale 00:00
10 HENTTALA Lotta FIN EF Education-Cannondale 00:00

Gesamt:

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 09:02:07
2 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 00:08
3 SWINKELS Karlijn NED UAE Team ADQ 00:11
4 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:23
5 RÜEGG Noemi SUI EF Education-Cannondale 00:23
6 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:26
7 BORGHESI Letizia ITA EF Education-Cannondale 00:29
8 LIPPERT Liane GER Movistar Team 00:29
9 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE Team ADQ 00:29
10 WYLLIE Ella NZL Liv AlUla Jayco 00:29
11 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl-Trek 00:29
12 OUDEMAN Maud NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:29
13 DRONOVA Tamara RUS Roland 00:38
14 SMULDERS Silke NED Liv AlUla Jayco 00:38
15 REIJNHOUT Rosita NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:38

Vuelta a Burgos Feminas – 1. und 2. Etappe:

Ergebnisse, Etappenrennen, Frauenradsport, , , ,

Villagonzalo Pedernales – Burgos – 123 Km

1 HENTTALA Lotta FIN EF Education-Cannondale 03:02:33
2 SCHREMPF Carina AUT Fenix-Deceuninck 00:00
3 WIEBES Lorena NED Team SD Worx-Protime 00:00
4 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:00
5 ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby AUS Liv AlUla Jayco 00:00
6 SWINKELS Karlijn NED UAE Team ADQ 00:00
7 BORGHESI Letizia ITA EF Education-Cannondale 00:00
8 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:00
9 JASTRAB Megan USA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:00
10 ROY Sarah AUS Cofidis Women Team 00:00
11 TONETTI Cristina ITA Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi 00:00
12 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia ITA Uno-X Mobility 00:00
13 ZANARDI Silvia ITA Human Powered Health 00:00
14 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl-Trek 00:00
15 VIGIE Margaux FRA Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:00

2. Etappe: Briviesca – Alto de Rosales – 123 Km

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 03:05:23
2 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 00:04
3 SWINKELS Karlijn NED UAE Team ADQ 00:09
4 RÜEGG Noemi SUI EF Education-Cannondale 00:13
5 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:13
6 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE Team ADQ 00:19
7 BORGHESI Letizia ITA EF Education-Cannondale 00:19
8 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:19
9 LIPPERT Liane GER Movistar Team 00:19
10 WYLLIE Ella NZL Liv AlUla Jayco 00:19
11 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl-Trek 00:19
12 OUDEMAN Maud NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:19
13 OSTOLAZA ZABALA Usoa ESP Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi 00:26
14 SMULDERS Silke NED Liv AlUla Jayco 00:28
15 REIJNHOUT Rosita NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:28

Gesamt:
1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 06:07:46
2 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 00:08
3 SWINKELS Karlijn NED UAE Team ADQ 00:11
4 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:23
5 RÜEGG Noemi SUI EF Education-Cannondale 00:23
6 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:26
7 BORGHESI Letizia ITA EF Education-Cannondale 00:29
8 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl-Trek 00:29
9 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE Team ADQ 00:29
10 LIPPERT Liane GER Movistar Team 00:29
11 WYLLIE Ella NZL Liv AlUla Jayco 00:29
12 OUDEMAN Maud NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:29
13 SMULDERS Silke NED Liv AlUla Jayco 00:38
14 DRONOVA Tamara RUS Roland 00:38
15 REIJNHOUT Rosita NED Team Visma | Lease a Bike 00:38

Itzulia Women – 3. Etappe:

Ergebnisse, Etappenrennen, Frauenradsport, Strassenrennen, , , , ,

Donostia – Donostia – 115 Km


Plomi Foto

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 03:03:34
2 DE JONG Thalita NED Lotto Dstny Ladies 00:44
3 BREDEWOLD Mischa NED Team SD Worx-Protime 00:44
4 BARIL Olivia CAN Movistar Team 00:44
5 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:44
6 REUSSER Marlen SUI Team SD Worx-Protime 00:44
7 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:44
8 KERBAOL Cédrine FRA Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:44
9 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl-Trek 00:44
10 WYLLIE Ella NZL Liv AlUla Jayco 00:44
11 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 00:44
12 SANTESTEBAN Ane ESP Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi 00:44
13 ARZUFFI Alice Maria ITA Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 00:44
14 GUILMAN Victorie FRA St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 00:44
15 ANDERSSON Caroline SWE Liv AlUla Jayco 00:44

Endstand:

1 VOLLERING Demi NED Team SD Worx-Protime 09:03:42
2 BREDEWOLD Mischa NED Team SD Worx-Protime 00:34
3 LABOUS Juliette FRA Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 00:52
4 GARCIA Mavi ESP Liv AlUla Jayco 00:53
5 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM Racing 00:56
6 BARIL Olivia CAN Movistar Team 00:59
7 DE JONG Thalita NED Lotto Dstny Ladies 01:00
8 SIERRA Arlenis CUB Movistar Team 01:01
9 REUSSER Marlen SUI Team SD Worx-Protime 01:05
10 WYLLIE Ella NZL Liv AlUla Jayco 01:05
11 MUZIC Evita FRA FDJ-SUEZ 01:06
12 ASENCIO Laura FRA Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 01:06
13 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED Lidl-Trek 01:07
14 KERBAOL Cédrine FRA Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling 01:07
15 SANTESTEBAN Ane ESP Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi 01:07

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – 8. Etappe Pau – Pau – ITT – 22,6 Km

Ergebnisse, Etappenrennen, Frauenradsport, Tour de France, , , , , ,

1 REUSSER Marlen SUI TEAM SD WORX 00:29:15
2 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 00:10
3 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 00:38
4 BROWN Grace AUS FDJ-SUEZ 00:40
5 MARKUS Riejanne NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 00:50
6 LABOUS Juliette FRA TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 01:17
7 BARIL Olivia CAN UAE TEAM ADQ 01:18
8 GUAZZINI Vittoria ITA FDJ-SUEZ 01:21
9 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:23
10 BRAND Lucinda NED LIDL – TREK 01:30
11 CORDON RAGOT Audrey FRA HUMAN POWERED HEALTH 01:33
12 KRAAK Amber NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 01:34
13 HENDERSON Anna GBR TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 01:36
14 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek NED MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 01:41
15 HOWE Georgina AUS TEAM JAYCO ALULA 01:41
16 DEMAY Coralie FRA ST MICHEL – MAVIC – AUBER93 01:50
17 SCHWEINBERGER Christina AUT FENIX-DECEUNINCK 01:51
18 PEPERKAMP Esmée NED TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 01:53
19 DE JONG Thalita NED LIV RACING TEQFIND 01:56
20 BREDEWOLD Mischa NED TEAM SD WORX 02:03

Endstand:


Foto HERBERT MOOS

1 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 25:17:35
2 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 03:03
3 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM RACING 03:03
4 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek NED MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 03:59
5 LABOUS Juliette FRA TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 04:48
6 MOOLMAN PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL QUICK-STEP TEAM 05:21
7 LUDWIG Cecilie DEN FDJ-SUEZ 09:09
8 SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane ESP TEAM JAYCO ALULA 09:36
9 BAUERNFEIND Ricarda GER CANYON//SRAM RACING 09:56
10 SPRATT Amanda AUS LIDL – TREK 10:14
11 MARKUS Riejanne NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 10:32
12 KERBAOL Cedrine FRA CERATIZIT – WNT PRO CYCLING TEAM 12:27
13 MAGNALDI Erica ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 13:51
14 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 14:00
15 KOPPENBURG Clara GER COFIDIS WOMEN TEAM 14:38
16 WYLLIE Ella NZL LIFEPLUS WAHOO 15:35
17 KRAAK Amber NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 17:11
18 STEELS Claire GBR ISRAEL PREMIER TECH ROLAND 17:21
19 CAVALLI Marta ITA FDJ-SUEZ 17:49
20 LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 18:02

Vollering, Reusser and Kopecky – SD Worx take it all
Tour de France Femmes 2023 | Stage 8 | PAU > PAU

Team SD Worx completed their dominant Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 with an absolute triumph. Marlen Reusser powered to the stage win in the closing ITT of Pau, ahead of Demi Vollering, 2nd on the day but the winner of the Maillot Jaune after she conquered the Tourmalet on Saturday, and Lotte Kopecky, whose performances also bring her the second place in the overall standings! Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//Sram) delivered a strong performance but she finishes 3rd due to the split seconds recorded in the ITT. The Polish climber conquers the polka-dot jersey, while Kopecky wins the green jersey on top of her GC achievement. Cédrine Kerbaol (Ceratizit-WNT) is the best young rider and Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck) was named the Super Combative of the race.

Among the very first starters, the U23 ITT world champion Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ-Suez) immediately sets a strong reference: 30’36’’ to cover the 22.6km at an average speed of 44.3km/h. Anna Henderson (Jumbo Visma) is 3’’ faster at the intermediate point (km 12.1) but she can’t keep up with Guazzini’s pace all the way to the finish and eventually drops 15’’ on the line.

Brown and Reusser up the ante

The intensity rises with the starts of the Australian ITT champion Grace Brown (FDJ-Suez), a silver medallist in last year’s Worlds, and the European ITT champion Marlen Reusser (SD Worx), a bronze medallist in the Worlds. Brown is 35’’ faster than her teammate Guazzini after 12.1km… But Reusser starts even stronger, already putting 27’’ between herself and the Australian champ!

Brown eventually betters Guazzini’s reference by 40’’… But Reusser powers to the finish with an average of 51.8km/h in the last 10.5km to build the same gap to Brown and clock a time of 29’15’’ (46.3km/h).

Kopecky edges Niewiadoma by the smallest margin

The top-10 riders on GC begin their effort as Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek) sets off at 16:43. Demi Vollering (SD Worx) is the last rider off the ramp, at 17:01. But she’s the best of the GC contenders at the first intermediate point, only 12’’ behind Reusser, while Kopecky (+30’’) threatens Van Vleuten (+1’01’’). Niewiadoma is off to a strong start (+31’’).

In the end, Vollering seals the overall victory with a 2nd place in the ITT (+10’’). Kopecky (+37’’) makes it a 1-2-3 for SD Worx… And Niewiadoma eventually drops 1’22’’. Kopecky moves past her in the overall standings due to the split seconds recorded in the ITT (27 hundredths of a second for Kopecky vs 48 for Niewiadoma).

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – 6. und 7. Etappe:

Ergebnisse, Etappenrennen, Frauenradsport, Strassenrennen, Tour de France, , , , , ,

6. Etappe: Albi – Blagnac – 122 Km

1 NORSGAARD Emma DEN MOVISTAR TEAM 02:59:16
2 KOOL Charlotte NED TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 00:01
3 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 00:01
4 VOS Marianne NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 00:01
5 PALADIN Soraya ITA CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:01
6 CONSONNI Chiara ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 00:01
7 DE WILDE Julie BEL FENIX-DECEUNINCK 00:01
8 LACH Marta POL CERATIZIT-WNT PRO CYCLING 00:01
9 GUAZZINI Vittoria ITA FDJ-SUEZ 00:01
10 SKALNIAK-SÓJKA Agnieszka POL CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:01
11 ANDERSEN Susanne NOR UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM 00:01
12 BRAND Lucinda NED LIDL-TREK 00:01
13 JACKSON Alison CAN EF EDUCATION-TIBCO-SVB 00:01
14 CHABBEY Elise SUI CANYON//SRAM RACING 00:01
15 MARKUS Riejanne NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 00:01
16 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 00:01
17 LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM 00:01

Norsgaard Bjerg takes off to victory in Blagnac
Tour de France Femmes 2023 | Stage 6 | ALBI > BLAGNAC

Emma Norsgaard Bjerg (Movistar) was beautifully inspired by the previous attackers’ successes in the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 as she powered to a thrilling success in Blagnac, at the end of a fast stage 6. The Dane is among the fastest riders in the bunch… And she decided to make the most of her raw power in the breakaway, joining Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Canyon//Sram) and Sandra Alonso (Ceratizit-WNT) at the front of the race. The peloton almost came back… But for the third day in a row, an attacker claimed glory, as Charlotte Kool (DSM-Firmenich) dominated the sprint from the bunch and finished 2nd, 1’’ behind the 24 year-old day, who celebrated her birthday on Wednesday. After a fast and furious six days of racing, the riders head into the decisive final week-end of the race, with a summit finish at Col du Tourmalet on Saturday and the Pau ITT on Sunday.

7. Etappe: Lannemezan – Col du Tourmalet – 90 Km

1 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 02:52:43
2 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:58
3 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek NED MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 02:34
4 MOOLMAN PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL QUICK-STEP TEAM 02:43
5 LABOUS Juliette FRA TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 02:46
6 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 03:32
7 SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane ESP TEAM JAYCO ALULA 05:24
8 CAVALLI Marta ITA FDJ-SUEZ 05:43
9 LUDWIG Cecilie DEN FDJ-SUEZ 05:46
10 BAUERNFEIND Ricarda GER CANYON//SRAM RACING 06:57
11 WYLLIE Ella NZL LIFEPLUS WAHOO 07:08
12 SPRATT Amanda AUS LIDL – TREK 07:12
13 LUDWIG Hannah GER UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM 07:52
14 KERBAOL Cedrine FRA CERATIZIT – WNT PRO CYCLING TEAM 07:52
15 MAGNALDI Erica ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 07:58
16 KOPPENBURG Clara GER COFIDIS WOMEN TEAM 07:58
17 MARKUS Riejanne NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 08:19
18 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 09:54
19 PEPERKAMP Esmée NED TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 10:01
20 GARCIA Mavi ESP LIV RACING TEQFIND 10:55

Gesamt:

1 VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORX 24:48:10
2 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CANYON//SRAM RACING 01:50
3 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek NED MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 02:28
4 KOPECKY Lotte BEL TEAM SD WORX 02:35
5 MOOLMAN PASIO Ashleigh RSA AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL QUICK-STEP TEAM 02:39
6 LABOUS Juliette FRA TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH 03:41
7 SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane ESP TEAM JAYCO ALULA 06:23
8 LUDWIG Cecilie DEN FDJ-SUEZ 06:42
9 BAUERNFEIND Ricarda GER CANYON//SRAM RACING 07:42
10 SPRATT Amanda AUS LIDL – TREK 08:18
11 MAGNALDI Erica ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 09:22
12 MARKUS Riejanne NED TEAM JUMBO-VISMA 09:52
13 KERBAOL Cedrine FRA CERATIZIT – WNT PRO CYCLING TEAM 10:06
14 PERSICO Silvia ITA UAE TEAM ADQ 11:24
15 GARCIA Mavi ESP LIV RACING TEQFIND 11:59
16 WYLLIE Ella NZL LIFEPLUS WAHOO 12:07
17 KOPPENBURG Clara GER COFIDIS WOMEN TEAM 12:34
18 CAVALLI Marta ITA FDJ-SUEZ 13:48
19 STEELS Claire GBR ISRAEL PREMIER TECH ROLAND 14:04
20 LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN 15:20

Vollering takes her climbing crown on Tourmalet
Tour de France Femmes 2023 | Stage 7 | LANNEMEZAN > TOURMALET BAGNÈRES-DE-BIGORRE

The queen stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 saw an all out battle over the Pyrenean summits. Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) already put the hammer down up Col d’Aspin, to try and wear down her rivals, but she couldn’t repeat her one-woman-show from last year, with Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//Sram) throwing everything she had in this fight, before Demi Vollering (SD Worx) surged on the iconic ascent of the Tourmalet. Through the mist, the Dutch star covered the last 5 kilometres on her own to open significant gaps on the line: 1’58’’ to Niewiadoma and 2’34’’ to Van Vleuten. Vollering also takes the Maillot Jaune on the eve of the closing ITT in Pau.

The higher summits of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 lie ahead of the 130 riders starting from Lannemezan (after they finished inside the GC top-10 last year, Elisa Longo Borghini and Veronica Ewers don’t start due to physical issues). And many riders are inspired according to the flurry of attacks on the way to the first ascent of the day, up to Col d’Aspin.

With an average of 41.6km/h all the way to km 48, Margot Pompanon (St Michel-Mavic-Auber93) and Susanne Andersen (Uno X) are the last attackers to be reeled right at the bottom of the climb.

Van Vleuten opens up the battle
Annemiek van Vleuten’s Movistar immediately set a strong pace that wears down the peloton. And the winner of the Tour 2022 puts the hammer down with 5km to go to the summit of the cat-1 ascent up Col d’Aspin (12km at 6.5%). Only Demi Vollering (SD Worx) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//Sram) can accompany her. At the summit, Lotte Kopecky, Marlen Reusser (SD Worx), Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step), Juliette Labous (DSM-Firmenich), Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, Marta Cavalli (FDJ-Suez), Ane Santesteban (Jayco-AlUla), Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek) trail by 45’’.

Niewiadoma accelerates on the downhill towards the final ascent of the day. Vollering and Van Vleuten look at each other. They’re eventually caught by the chasers, while Niewiadoma keeps pushing. She faces the HC ascent to Col du Tourmalet with a lead of 45’’.

Vollering flies through the mist
With Reusser setting the pace, the gap drops down to 5’’ with 12km to go. But the Swiss powerhouse is done with her work, and the gap increases again, up to 35’’ for the last 10km. Labous tries to attack several times. Vollering, Van Vleuten, Moolman Pasio and Kopecky match her moves.

Vollering eventually attacks with 5.5km to go. And nobody can react. Niewiadoma is caught 500 metres later and the Polich attacker can’t keep up with the pace set but the Dutch climber.
Through the mist, Vollering never looks back. And she celebrates an iconic success with significant gaps: 1’58’’ to Niewiadoma, 2’34’’ to Van Vleuten, 2’43’’ to Moolman Pasio, 2’46’’ to Labous and 3’32’’ to Kopecky, who gives her Maillot Jaune to Vollering on the eve of the final ITT, in Pau.