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Lukas Knöfler

Giro d'Italia Women: Demi Vollering powers across gravel sector of Colle delle Finestre to win compressed stage 8 and second stage of race

SESTRIERE, ITALY - JUNE 06: Demi Vollering of Netherlands and Team FDJ United - SUEZ celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 37th Giro d'Italia Women 2026, Stage 8 a 106km stage from Rivoli to Sestriere 2034m / #UCIWWT / on June 06, 2026 in Sestriere, Italy. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images).

Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) won stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia Women, outsprinting Isabella Holmgren (Lidl-Trek) and Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon-SRAM) on a shortened stage that ended about a kilometre from the top of the Colle delle Finestre.

The stage had to be shortened by 28.5km due to an avalanche and the risk of more ice falling onto the road in the descent from the climb. Race leader Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) finished fourth, a few seconds behind Vollering to defend the maglia rosa.

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