Demi Vollering continues her magnificent season winning La Course by Le Tour de France

Another breathless edition of La Course was won by new Dutch superstar Demi Vollering after excellent work from her SD Worx squad.

Demi Vollering wins the 2021 editon of La Course by Le Tour de France, on June 26th.
(Image credit: Benoit Tessier/AFP/Getty)


Another breathless edition of La Course was won by new Dutch superstar Demi Vollering after excellent work from her SD Worx squad.

The 24-year-old was barely visible throughout the race, hiding in the wheels, coming to the fore only in the final where world champion and team-mate Anna van der Breggen led her out. Patient, Vollering sat on the wheel of Jumbo-Visma’s Marianne Vos who finished third, with Cecile Uttrup Ludwig in between in second place.

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Owen Rogers is an experienced journalist, covering professional cycling and specialising in women's road racing. He has followed races such as the Women's Tour and Giro d'Italia Donne, live-tweeting from Women's WorldTour events as well as providing race reports, interviews, analysis and news stories. He has also worked for race teams, to provide post race reports and communications.