It was second again for Demi Vollering at the Tour de France Femmes, though this felt like a very different type of runner-up spot, with no sign of the degree of distress that struck after missing out by four seconds in 2024.
"I think how we fought as a team the whole day and also the whole Tour de France – I'm really proud of that in a new team. Everything went really well as a team, so I'm really proud of that, and at this moment, that makes me very happy," Vollering told the assembled media after working herself up one spot on the overall standings on stage 9.
