The winner of the women’s Tour de France will be decided on the last and most difficult stage. The top favorite is defeated in a dramatic finale.
Despite a great effort and a stage win on the legendary climb to Alpe d’Huez, Demi Vollering was unable to defend her title in the women’s Tour de France. In the end, the Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma triumphed with a four-second lead over the Dutch rider in the overall ranking. The best German rider was Liane Lippert in 18th place, 14:22 minutes behind.
29-year-old Niewiadoma cried uncontrollably at the finish. “To be honest, it’s crazy. The whole stage was a crazy rollercoaster ride,” the winner said happily at the finish.
On the fifth stage, Vollering was involved in a mass crash around six kilometers from the finish and lost 1:19 minutes to Niewiadoma. She was unable to fully make up this deficit by the end of the tour.
On the final stage, Vollering and her compatriot Pauliena Rooijakkers rode together in a neck-and-neck race up the 21 hairpin bends to Alpe d’Huez. Vollering ultimately came first. Niewiadoma, who finished fourth on the stage, was 1:01 minutes behind Vollering. In the end, it was enough for the Pole to triumph in the Tour.
The professional cyclists rode from Le Grand-Bornand to Alpe d’Huez on the difficult eighth stage, covering 149.9 kilometers. The Tour of France covered a total of eight stages and 949.7 kilometers. The tour was in the Netherlands for four days.
Source: Stern
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