Demi

NICE, France — Dutch rider Demi Vollering won the Women’s Tour de France for the second time and in style by winning Sunday’s ninth and final stage to extend her overall margin of victory.

The 2023 champion raised her bike in the air moments after crossing the finish line in Nice comfortably ahead of Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney, the 2024 champion. Niewiadoma-Phinney started Sunday’s stage eight seconds behind Vollering, who got a time bonus for winning the stage.

Knowing that she was well clear of her rival, Vollering began to celebrate as the line approached, raising her arm in triumph and then tapping her head with her finger to show her mental strength.

She finished the stage 1 minute, 4 seconds ahead of Spaniard Paula Blasi Cairol and Niewiadoma-Phinney and, after collecting the time bonus, ended up 1:18 clear of Niewiadoma-Phinney overall.

Former Giro d’Italia champion Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy was third overall in the Tour — 4:29 behind — after Marlen Reusser lost valuable time after crashing going downhill after the second of the day’s four climbs.

Niewiadoma-Phinney had it all to do on the final climb, especially with her rival sitting on her wheel, and was unable to pressure Vollering.

Vollering attacked about 800 meters from the top and dropped Niewiadoma-Phinney — as she did when winning Saturday’s eighth stage to take the overall lead from her rival.

Two years ago, Vollering missed out on Tour victory after finishing an agonizing four seconds behind Niewiadoma-Phinney on the last stage.

She made full amends this time.

The 29-year-old Vollering has now won five Grand Tours, including two Spanish Vuelta titles and the Giro d’Italia secured in June to join countrywoman Annemiek van Vleuten as the only other female cyclist to have won all three Grand Tours.

Four climbs

Each of the first three climbs on Sunday was 7.7 kilometers long with a 5.9% average gradient. But the final ascent branched off onto a slightly different route which, even though it was shorter at 6 kilometers, had a steeper average gradient of 7.6% with one portion stretching to a grueling 12%.

It made little difference.

After winning Friday’s seventh stage with an impressive solo attack of her own up the iconic Mont Ventoux, Niewiadoma-Phinney seemed short of energy and Vollering’s lead was never under threat.

RETIRED Instagram model Demi Rose has been spotted flaunting her famous curves for the first time in three years.

The OG influencer, now 31, made sure to turn heads in Ibiza as she stripped to a sexy bikini.

Demi, who shot to fame ten years ago, reminded fans why they used to love her so much, as she strutted along the beach.

Known for her enviable curves, all eyes were on the model as she enjoyed her time on the famous Party Isle.

Proving she’s still got it, Demi flaunted her figure in a bright orange bikini.

The social media star also wore her long brunette hair in braids.

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Demi Rose strips fully naked for sexiest shoot yet in Ibiza

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Demi Rose leaves nothing to the imagination as she goes topless for shoot

Despite her last Instagram post being in 2023, Demi still boasts a whopping 17m followers.

After ditching Insta, the stunning star has since switched her attention to OnlyFans.

Demi shot to international fame when she was pictured on a date with Kylie Jenner‘s first love Tyga in Cannes back in 2016.

It was shortly after the Kardashians star had split from the rapper.

Demi also briefly dated DJ Tom Zanetti in 2017 and DJ Chris Martinez in 2018.

But It hasn’t all been plain sailing though and Demi has previously revealed she was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome.

The condition causes those affected to become tired often – and she started skipping school to stay at home.

She was bullied so badly at school, she quit lessons too.

“Boys, girls, and so I wasn’t really able to learn.

“Everyone just used to like to pick on me, put chewing gum in my hair, like, just to wind me up for their own entertainment,” she said.

Demi Vollering claimed victory on a shortened queen stage of the women’s Giro d’Italia on Saturday but admitted it was the “weirdest finish line of my life”.

A summit finish in Sestriere had been scheduled for the eighth and penultimate stage, but organisers reduced the route by 28 kilometres as an unstable slab of ice was threatening to fall on to the route.

Ice had already been cleared from an avalanche shortly before the riders passed through the Italian Alps.

Instead the line was hastily moved to one kilometre below the Colle delle Finestre, where Vollering, of FDJ United–Suez, prevailed in a four-way sprint finish.

The pre-race favourite edged out Isabella Holmgren, Antonia Niedermaier and fellow Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen to claim her second stage win of this year’s race.

“It was strange because the Finestre was suddenly the final climb,” said the 29-year-old Vollering. “It was the weirdest finish line of my life, but I’m very happy to take the win.”

Team SD Worx–Protime rider Van der Breggen retains the pink jersey for the final stage, over 145km around Saluzzo at the foot of the Alps, with Vollering having cut the four-time winner’s lead slightly to 49 seconds.

“We hoped that we could get closer to the maglia rosa today,” said Vollering. “Tomorrow’s stage is not as hard as today’s, but we will make a plan and think about how to try to win the Giro.”