Tour de France Femmes: Demi Vollering seizes maillot jaune with searing late attack

Demi Vollering arrives alone to the finish in Nice
Demi Vollering wins stage 8 in Nice (Image credit: Getty Images)

Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) won stage 8 of the Tour de France Femmes with an attack on the short but steep Chemin de l'Arieta with 6km to go, also taking the yellow jersey with one stage to go.

Italian champion Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L'IMAD) finished second with stage 7 winner and overnight GC leader Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM) in third place.

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Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018.

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