Vollering Wins Cycling Road Race World Title
Vollering outkicked Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney in a sprint finish after a 39km solo attack and added the title to wins at the Tour de France Femmes and Giro d'Italia Women.
- On Saturday, Netherlands' Demi Vollering won the women's road race world title in Montreal after a thrilling battle with Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney.
- Vollering lit the race with a solo attack 39km from the finish, supported by teammate Puck Pieterse, who delivered an 'amazing lead-out' on the Camillien-Houde climb.
- The 180-kilometer race saw Vollering and Niewiadoma-Phinney playing cat-and-mouse in the final hundred meters, where Vollering easily out-kicked her rival to secure the victory.
- Italian Elisa Longo Borghini held off world time-trial champion Marlen Reusser to take bronze, while two-time winner Lotte Kopecky finished 20th, eight and a half minutes off the pace.
- Capping a dominant season that included wins at the Tour de France Femmes and Giro d'Italia Women, Vollering said, 'I just dared and then tried again, and never gave up.
39 Articles
39 Articles
On Saturday, the Dutch woman won the online race of the World Cycling Championships in Montreal, adding one of the last titles she missed to her list.
She had been running for so many years: the Dutch woman Demi Vollering won the title of world champion by ruling in the Polish sprint Kasia Niewiadoma, this Saturday in Montreal (Canada). A sacre hoped by many at the end of a crazy race.
The Cycling World Championships in Canada are coming to an end, with the men's road race set to culminate tomorrow. The world champion is Demi Vollering.
The 29-year-old Dutch woman was the strongest on Saturday, September 26 in Montreal to win her first rainbow jersey. Four years of domination of women's cycling.
Vollering wins cycling road race world title
Italian Elisa Longo Borghini held off world time-trial champion Marlen Reusser to win bronze for the third time. Vollering has had a stunning year, winning the Tour de France Femmes and Giro d'Italia Women before triumphing at the worlds. The reigning European champion also enjoyed a dominant spring with victories in a series of one-day classics: Tour of Flanders, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and La Fleche Wallonne Femmes. And it …
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
