Women’s World Cup LIVESTREAM: Demi Vollering leads the selection uphill, Lotte Kopecky holds out in elite group – sporza.be

Team NL’s plans are clear: Demi Vollering is the overall leader. “I really want to be world champion,” she told NOS. “That would mean everything.”

The hard course without a moment’s rest is already smiling at her. “Yes, but you can’t say in advance that you will win. Everything has to go well. In the past I have often thought that I had something in my pocket, but I didn’t work it out.”

She mentioned the Tour, which she lost by 4 seconds after a crash. That gives extra motivation. “I’m still a bit disappointed after that Tour, you want to do something straight.

When asked if she was at her best, she sounded confident: “Yes, I think so. I’ve been feeling pretty good lately. I have a lot of confidence, that’s also very important.”

In the meantime, she has also been training with the trainers of her new team – which she has not named yet. “That’s a new boost. We’ve been working mostly on the explosives.”

Vollering lives in Switzerland, in Meggen. “The fact that I can compete in the World Cup so close to home gives me more energy.”