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Vollering Wins Cycling Road Race World Title
Vollering overpowered Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney in the final 200 meters after a late solo attack and capped a season that included Tour de France Femmes and Giro wins.
- On Saturday, Dutch rider Demi Vollering secured the 2026 UCI Women's Road Race World Championship in Montreal, finishing in 4 hours 45 minutes 9 seconds after out-sprinting Poland's Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney.
- Vollering's victory capped a dominant season featuring Tour de France Femmes and Giro d'Italia Women titles, with Dutch teammate Puck Pieterse executing a blistering pull on the Camillien-Houde climb to control the race.
- An early high-speed crash involving about 15 riders disrupted the race, forcing the withdrawal of defending champion Magdeleine Vallieres and Great Britain's Flora Perkins among several contenders.
- Italian cyclist Elisa Longo Borghini claimed bronze, while fourth-place finisher Marlen Reusser expressed frustration with the chase group's lack of cooperation, calling it "incredibly stupid."
- This world title solidifies Vollering as cycling's current benchmark, following a year-long trajectory that included victories in the Tour of Flanders and Liege-Bastogne-Liege this spring.
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At the Road Cycling World Championships in Montreal, Dutchwoman Demi Vollering became the first-ever world champion in the women's group stage.
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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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