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BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
BBC to broadcast live 2025 Women's Tour of Britain
BBC Sport will broadcast live this year's Lloyds Women's Tour of Britain as part of its Women's Summer of Sport coverage. The four-day race across England and Scotland begins on 5 June and will be aired live on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and of Britain's best riders will compete in the event, including two-time winner Lizzie Deignan and her Lidl-Trek team-mate and 2024 Olympic silver medallist Anna prospects Cat Ferguson of Movistar and Imogen Wolff, who rides for Visma-Lease a Bike, are also part of BBC Sport's Women's Summer of Sport coverage, the Women's Euros, Women's Rugby World Cup and World Athletics Championships will be live across the BBC alongside Wimbledon, The Hundred cricket tournament and the tennis at Queen's, where women will compete for the first time in more than 50 years."The Tour of Britain Women will be another great moment for women's sport this summer and we're delighted to bring this event to fans across the UK through our popular digital platforms," said Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport."The BBC has a strong track record of backing women's sport. Not just the victories, but the stories, the grit and the passion behind them. And as the UK's most-used sports broadcaster, we're proud to shine a spotlight on this race and its great cyclists."The Tour of Britain Women was rescued by British Cycling last year after being cancelled in 2023 because of funding issues. Tour of Britain Women 2025 stages: Stage one: Thursday, 5 June, Dalby Forest to RedcarStage two: Friday, 6 June, Hartlepool to Saltburn-by-the-SeaStage three: Saturday, 7 June, The Scottish Borders Stage, Kelso to KelsoStage four: Sunday, 8 June, The Glasgow Stage
New York Times
10-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Demi Vollering wins second straight Vuelta a Espana after dominant final stage
Demi Vollering has won La Vuelta Femenina after breaking away in the last kilometre of Saturday's final stage to take her second stage victory of the race. The Dutch rider has been the dominant Grand Tour rider in women's cycling over recent seasons, and took her second consecutive Vuelta a Espana title by one minute and one second over Switzerland's Marlen Reusser. Advertisement This is Vollering's first Grand Tour win since moving to French team FDJ-Suez over the winter, when she became the first female cyclist to earn a salary of over €1million (£846k; $1.13m) per season. She won the Tour de France in 2023, but lost the 2024 edition to Katarzyna Niewiadoma in heartbreaking fashion, missing out on the yellow jersey by just four seconds — the closest finish in race history — despite winning the final stage. During this Vuelta, Vollering remained close to the race lead during the first four stages before winning the first summit finish to Lagunas de Neila to seize the maillot rojo (red jersey). Post-stage, a visibly emotional Vollering dedicated the win to a friend struggling with their mental health. A very emotional Demi Vollering dedicates her win to those suffering with mental health challenges ❤️ — Cycling on TNT Sports (@cyclingontnt) May 8, 2025 The 28-year-old then comfortably navigated the sprint on Stage Six to take a 45-second lead into the race's final day, which culminated with an ascent of Alto de Cotobello in northern Spain's Asturias region. 'I always like it when it's really hard, because I want the group as small as possible,' Vollering told The Athletic last September. 'Then the situations are simpler, and it's a woman-against-woman fight. It's not about tactics any more, but just a really hard battle. That's what I like.' This was how Saturday's final stage unfolded. Anna van der Breggen, who entered in second place, set a high pace with her SD-Worx Protime team — incidentally, Vollering's old squad. Van der Breggen had taken the first victory of her comeback with a breakaway victory on Stage Four — the Dutchwoman returned to competing this season, having previously retired in 2021 to work as a directeur sportif at SD-Worx. Advertisement However, Vollering was too strong for her compatriot, comfortably sitting on Van der Breggen's wheel after the latter attacked with just over 6km left, reducing the peloton to just four riders. Vollering then demonstrated her superiority by launching a seated attack with 800m remaining to take the stage victory, her second of the Vuelta, and ninth overall in Grand Tours. 'I'm really happy I could win both mountain stages,' Vollering said post-race. 'My team was so strong and I felt we were always in control. Van der Breggen was trying to drop us with a high speed, but I knew I had something left, so I waited for the less steep part to attack and take the win.' Van der Breggen had only entered the final stage with a lead of one second over third-place time-trialling specialist Reusser. However, Reusser broke away from Van der Breggen in the final two hundred metres to take second in the general classification, her first Grand Tour podium.
