Demi Vollering climbs to first victory of the season on stage 5 of the Vuelta Femenina

Dutchwoman distances rivals on first summit finish of race to take leader's jersey

Demi Vollering wins at the Vuelta Femenina
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Demi Vollering took her first victory of the season on stage five of the Vuelta Femenina, climbing to victory atop the Alto del Fuerte Rapitán, and taking the red jersey in the process.

The SD Worx-Protime rider powered up the second-category climb, comfortably pushing everyone else off her wheel, to break her season duck. 28 seconds behind, Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck) took second place, out-sprinting Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek).

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