Tour de France Femmes: Niewiadoma and Vollering fight for yellow on final stage - live updates
Demi Vollering reflects on her performance and team dynamics following the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes. She discusses her strategic decisions during the race and her commitment to competing with integrity.
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What was Vollering thinking when she crossed the finish line?
“A lot. I thought, I’d never won in the yellow jersey before, I thought about my team, I thought about Célia [Gery] who had a really, really rough night. I thought about all the work I did before this, about all the people who are standing behind me, working together with Specialized, on the new bike. They made this bike to do this kind of thing …
“It’s incredible, the people I have around … You know, it’s not only the dream to win in yellow here, to win a second Tour de France … it’s the dream to live this life, to work hard together with people with a lot of passion: I think that’s the whole dream.”
What did she say to Niewiadoma during the race today?
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