The second Tour de France Femmes ends with the overall victory of Demi Vollering from the Netherlands. The edition with two stage wins was also a great success for the German female cyclists.
Demi Vollering (right) celebrates her overall victory in the Tour de France with the best sprinter Lotte Kopecky. AFP via Getty Images
Dutch Demi Vollering has won the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes. The 26-year-old won the overall victory in the final time trial in Pau on Sunday. After eight stages and 959.9 kilometers, Vollering had a lead of 3:03 minutes over second-placed Belgian Lotte Kopecky in the overall standings. Vollering’s compatriot and defending champion Annemiek van Vleuten had to settle for fourth place overall. The last time trial was won by Swiss European champion Marlen Reusser, who was ten seconds ahead of Vollering in 29:15 minutes over 22.6 kilometers.
Bauernfeind: “That was absolutely brilliant”
Ricarda Bauernfeind, who celebrated an impressive solo victory on stage five, finished the tour in ninth place overall. The 23-year-old made a strong tour premiere and is one of the hopeful drivers for the future. “The tour went more than perfectly. That was absolutely brilliant,” said Bauernfeind of ARD.
In any case, the German women presented themselves strongly. Liane Lippert also knew how to convince with her stage win on the second day and as van Vleuten’s noble helper. However, a fall on the king’s stage still bothered her. “It wasn’t so comfortable on the bike anymore. My knee and hip are bruised. I’m still very happy with my shape,” explained Lippert.
Laying of the foundation stone at the Tourmalet
Vollering had laid the groundwork for victory on Saturday’s Tourmalet hilltop finish when she won by almost two minutes. She crowned her outstanding year with overall victory, after winning the difficult one-day races Strade Bianche, Amstel Gold Race, Fleche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège in spring.
At the next Tour de France, Vollering then has a home game to start with. The tour will start in Rotterdam in 2024, and the second and third stages will also be held in the Netherlands.
Tour de France Women – UCI World Series (960.40km): Stats
8th stage/individual time trial Pau/France – Pau/France (22.60 km)
1. Marlen Reusser (Switzerland) – Team SD Worx 29:15 min.; 2. Demi Vollering (Netherlands) – Team SD Worx +10s; 3. Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) – Team SD Worx +38; 4. Grace Brown (Australia) – FDJ – SUEZ + 40; 5. Riejanne Markus (Netherlands) – Jumbo-Visma Women Team +50; 6. Juliette Labous (France) – Team DSM-Frmenich + 1:17 min.; 7. Olivia Baril (Canada) – UAE Team ADQ + 1:18; 8. Vittoria Guazzini (Italy) – FDJ – SUEZ + 1:21; 9. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Poland) – Canyon-SRAM Racing + 1:23; 10. Lucinda Brand (Netherlands) – TFS + 1:30
Overall ranking individual, final result after the 8th stage:
1. Demi Vollering (Netherlands) – Team SD Worx 25:17:35 hours; 2. Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) – Team SD Worx + 3:03 min.; 3. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Poland) – Canyon-SRAM Racing; 4. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Netherlands) – Movistar Team + 3:59; 5. Juliette Labous (France) – Team DSM-Frmenich + 4:48; 6. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (South Africa) – AG Insurance – SQS +5:21; 7. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Denmark) – FDJ – SUEZ + 9:09; 8. Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spain) – Team Jayco AlUla + 9:36; 9. Ricarda Bauernfeind (Ansbach) – Canyon-SRAM Racing + 9:56; 10. Amanda Spratt (Australia) – TFS + 10:14
Mountain classification, final result after the 8th stage:
1. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Poland) – Canyon-SRAM Racing 27 pts; 2. Yara Kastelijn (Netherlands) – Fenix-Deceuninck 23; 3. Demi Vollering (Netherlands) – Team SD Worx 19; 4. Anouska Koster (Netherlands) – Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 19; 5. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Netherlands) – Movistar Team 18; 6. Kathrin Hammes (Freiburg im Breisgau) – EF Education-Tibco-SVB 11; 7. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (South Africa) – AG Insurance – SQS 11; 8. Juliette Labous (France) – Team DSM-Frmenich 10; 9. Julie Van De Velde (Belgium) – Fenix-Deceuninck 9; 10. Agnieszka Skalniak (Poland) – Canyon-SRAM Racing 8; … 15. Ricarda Bauernfeind (Ansbach) – Canyon SRAM Racing 2; 20. Hannah Ludwig (Wittlich) – Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 2
Sprint ranking, final score after the 8th stage:
1. Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) – Team SD Worx 243 pts.; 2. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (South Africa) – AG Insurance – SQS 153; 3. Demi Vollering (Netherlands) – Team SD Worx 97; 4. Ricarda Bauernfeind (Ansbach) – Canyon-SRAM Racing 81; 5. Emma Norsgaard (Denmark) – Movistar Team 67; 6. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Poland) – Canyon-SRAM Racing 66; 7. Liane Lippert (Friedrichshafen) – Movistar Team 64; 8. Marlen Reusser (Switzerland) – Team SD Worx 61; 9. Yara Kastelijn (Netherlands) – Fenix-Deceuninck 60; 10. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Netherlands) – Movistar Team 59; … 12. Romy Kasper (Forst) – AG Insurance – SQS 43; 35. Kathrin Hammes (Freiburg im Breisgau) – EF Education-Tibco-SVB 22; 61. Clara Koppenburg (Friedrichshafen) – Cofidis Women Team 6; 71. Hannah Ludwig (Wittlich) – Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 3
Team ranking, final result after the 8th stage:
1st Team SD Worx (Netherlands) 76:17:38 hours; 2. Canyon-SRAM Racing (Germany) + 12:05 min.; 3. Movistar Team (Spain) +18:03; 4. FDJ – SUEZ (France) + 19:40; 5. UAE Team ADQ (United Arab Emirates) +31:26; 6. AG Insurance – SQS (Netherlands) +35:53; 7. Jumbo-Visma Women Team (Netherlands) +44:26; 8. TFS (USA) + 47:31; 9. Team DSM-Frmenich (Germany) + 50:20; 10. Israel Premier Tech (Russia) +57:29; … 13. Ceratizit – Wnt Pro (Germany) + 1:11:36 hrs.
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