Tour de France Femmes steps out of Pogacar’s shadow to showcase truly compelling racing | Jeremy Whittle

Overall winner was uncertain until final climb – a world away from Slovenian’s dominance of men’s eventDemi Vollering’s second overall win in the Tour de France Femmes in Nice on Sunday was achieved after a heated dispute with Kasia Niewiadoma, but by the time the sun was setting on the Promenade des Anglais, the sisterhood that has always characterised this race had kicked back in.On a final stage of high drama, the Dutchwoman erased the lingering controversy with an attacking win of the highest quality, further boosting the prestige of the long-dormant native cycling scene in a gutsy performance from her French-sponsored FDJ United-Suez team. Continue reading...