Demi Vollering outsprints SD Worx teammate to win Strade Bianche

Vollering defeated defending champion Lotte Kopecky in close sprint

Demi Vollering
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Demi Vollering won the 2023 Strade Bianche ahead of her teammate Lotte Kopecky in a sprint finish in the Piazza del Campo, Siena.

Rather than decide upon a winner prior to the finish, the SD Worx riders sprinted against each other having reached the finish ahead of everyone else, with Vollering coming out narrowly on top ahead of the defending champion. 

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Stephen Puddicombe is a freelance journalist for Cycling Weekly, who regularly contributes to our World Tour racing coverage with race reports, news stories, interviews and features. Outside of cycling, he also enjoys writing about film and TV - but you won't find much of that content embedded into his CW articles.