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SBS Australia
26-05-2025
- Sport
- SBS Australia
Unclipped with Grace Brown: Mountains, Momentum and the GC Shift
From Vollering's dominance at the Vuelta Femenina and the Itzulia Tour, to Marlen Reusser's long-awaited GC breakthrough, the Spanish block revealed more than just results, it exposed where the real battles may lie later this season. Over at the Giro, the favourites are faltering, young talent is thriving, and the final week promises fireworks.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Vollering wins final stage to defend Vuelta title
Demi Vollering defended her Vuelta Femenina title by winning the final stage of the race in style. The Dutch rider broke clear of her rivals in the final kilometre of stage seven to cross the line solo at the Alto de Cotobello summit finish in Asturias, Spain. Vollering, 28, held a 45-second advantage heading into the final day and her second stage win of the race ensured she claimed her second Vuelta title by one minute one second over Switzerland's Marlen Reusser. Vollering's compatriot and former team-mate Anna van der Breggen finished third overall, a further 15 seconds back. FDJ-Suez rider Vollering took the leader's red jersey with victory in the race's other mountain stage on Thursday. "I am very happy that I could win both mountain stages," said Vollering, who moved to FDJ from SD-Worx this season. "My team was so strong again, so strong, and we were always in control. I'm really happy about the whole performance with the whole team." Van der Breggen, who returned to competing this year after retiring in 2021, started the day second and led for much of the final 10.3km climb in the rain on the 152km route from La Robla to Cotobello. But she had no answer for Vollering's explosive attack with around 800 metres to go, also falling behind Reusser. Vollering has now won three major tour titles in women's cycling, having won the 2023 Tour de France Femmes to go with her two Vuelta triumphs. Her second victory of the race also ensured every individual stage was won by a Dutch rider. After American outfit Lidl-Trek claimed the opening team time trial, Marianne Vos won stages two and six, Van der Breggen won stage four and Femke Gerritse took victory on stage three. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-Suez) 19hrs 41mins 32secs Marlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar) +1min 01secs Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD-Worx) +1min 16secs Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra/EF Education-Oatly) +2mins 34secs Juliette Labous (Fra/FDJ) +3mins 24secs Niamh Fisher-Black (NZ/Lidl-Trek) +3mins 25secs Monica Trinca Colonel (Ita/Liv AlUla Jayco) +4mins 07secs Yara Kastelijn (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +5mins 20secs Nienke Vinke (Ned/Team Picnic PostNL) +5mins 40secs Evita Muzic (Fra/FDJ-Suez) +5mins 41secs
BBC News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Vollering wins final stage to defend Vuelta title
Demi Vollering defended her Vuelta Femenina title by winning the final stage of the race in Dutch rider broke clear of her rivals in the final kilometre of stage seven to cross the line solo at the Alto de Cotobello summit finish in Asturias, 28, held a 45-second advantage heading into the final day and her second stage win of the race ensured she claimed her second Vuelta title by one minute one second over Switzerland's Marlen compatriot and former team-mate Anna van der Breggen finished third overall, a further 15 seconds back. FDJ-Suez rider Vollering took the leader's red jersey with victory in the race's other mountain stage on Thursday."I am very happy that I could win both mountain stages," said Vollering, who moved to FDJ from SD-Worx this season."My team was so strong again, so strong, and we were always in control. I'm really happy about the whole performance with the whole team."Van der Breggen, who returned to competing this year after retiring in 2021, started the day second and led for much of the final 10.3km climb in the rain on the 152km route from La Robla to she had no answer for Vollering's explosive attack with around 800 metres to go, also falling behind has now won three major tour titles in women's cycling, having won the 2023 Tour de France Femmes to go with her two Vuelta second victory of the race also ensured every individual stage was won by a Dutch American outfit Lidl-Trek claimed the opening team time trial, Marianne Vos won stages two and six, Van der Breggen won stage four and Femke Gerritse took victory on stage three. Final general classification standings Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-Suez) 19hrs 41mins 32secs Marlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar) +1min 01secsAnna van der Breggen (Ned/SD-Worx) +1min 16secsCedrine Kerbaol (Fra/EF Education-Oatly) +2mins 34secsJuliette Labous (Fra/FDJ) +3mins 24secsNiamh Fisher-Black (NZ/Lidl-Trek) +3mins 25secsMonica Trinca Colonel (Ita/Liv AlUla Jayco) +4mins 07secsYara Kastelijn (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +5mins 20secsNienke Vinke (Ned/Team Picnic PostNL) +5mins 40secsEvita Muzic (Fra/FDJ-Suez) +5mins 41secs
