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Vollering Wins Cycling Road Race World Title
Vollering outkicked Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney after a late duel, capping a season that included wins at the Tour de France Femmes and Giro d'Italia Women.
- On Saturday, Demi Vollering won the women's road race world title in Montreal, outsprinting Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney after 4 hours 45 minutes 9 seconds of racing.
- Vollering credited her Dutch teammates for controlling the peloton and sacrificing individual ambitions, with Puck Pieterse delivering an 'amazing lead-out' on the Camillien-Houde climb with 39km remaining.
- A high-speed crash involving 15 riders disrupted the race early, forcing the withdrawal of defending champion Magdeleine Vallieres and Great Britain's Flora Perkins among others.
- Italian Elisa Longo Borghini secured the bronze medal, holding off world time-trial champion Marlen Reusser after the leaders engaged in tense cat-and-mouse tactics during the final sprint.
- This world title caps a stunning year for the 29-year-old, who previously triumphed at the Tour de France Femmes and Giro d'Italia Women, cementing her dominance.
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After the terrifying fall of Quebec's Magdeleine Vallières Mill, it was the Dutch Demi Vollering who won the race on Saturday.
·Montreal, Canada
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Leaning Left13Leaning Right8Center16Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Center
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