DRAMA FILLED FINISH! 🤩 | 2026 Women's Giro d'Italia Stage 9 Final KM's | TNT Sports Cycling

Winner and looking Alice at the way Van der Breggen has attacked this this Giro She said in interviews earlier on this week that she was feeling better than she ever has in her career But even now here It has been the big return we would say of Anna van der Breggen that big sort of fanfare Return that has taken her just around a season and a bit to get back to the sort of general classification rider that we knew Definitely I mean it was the the time trial on stage four that was so impressive to be over a minute ahead of Marlon Royce and Demi Vollering and of course, there was a lot of Elements of it with the the equipment choices But she was on the exact same equipment as Demi Vollering and let me say putting over a minute into it was so impressive And just has tailed off on this final stage really she's defended it so well, like we've said with not too much support in terms of teammates either and And just in the the final climb of the Giro Unfortunately for her just was distanced by Demi Vollering and Demi Vollering having the power To drag out that gap and with two and a half minutes to go It's been a very impressive ride from Demi and the fight from her as well after we heard from her Yesterday and how she said that they will continue to try and see if they could do anything We didn't have an interview from her immediately after the finish yesterday, and I think she had some time to digest her feelings and Kind of think about what she was going to do with the team on today's stage to win overall through three kilometers to go and need Fisher black has attached herself onto the wheel of Demi Vollering Antonio Niedermeyer and then Elisa longer We need there's the run-in to the finish Alice and those that little tight that little sort of kink to the right there with 250 to go It's a it's a slightly technical final kilometer with Around about a couple of kinks in the road and that final main corner at 350 to go It's going to be really important about positioning like we've we've seen previously in stages where you need to make sure you're on the right wheel and you open up at the right time and I think It's gonna be again really interesting between these four riders. And of course, there's been the different ambitions For them all Antonio Niedermeyer has stepped up from third to second in the general classification and Demi Vollering Fighting all the way to the line even though she's very comfortably within the time gap that she was down and the Deficit that she had to Van der Bruggen at the start of the day We are we've seen a few little tells their ash in terms of stretching her back blowing out her cheeks Demi Bollering and she has been all-in on this one This has been a big effort from from Bollering to go after this Malia Rosa It has been a really big effort and after yesterday's stage She initially did say in an interview that and this stage was not one that she had really at the top of her mind So obviously in the lead-up to the G row She was really focusing on stage 8 with her FDJ United Swiss team That was the day. They really wanted to pounce and she handled it pretty well with the disappointment of the stage being shortened Yesterday and she did say as Alice alluded that that they'd have to go back to the drawing board to Reassess the options for today. But of course, we've seen in this G row that they have a really strong team especially with Lauren Dixon as Climbing support to Demi we knew that she had it in her today to be able to Support Demi one last time and set her up to take the victory and we saw that play out and like a class act a Lesson for us all in in great teamwork and in composure and now as we approach the finish line I think Demi is thinking mostly about that pink jersey and making the history books today by the only woman to have won the Yellow pink and red jersey, but you can never count Demi out when it goes to going for the victory and a sprint We're lining up for the finish. Demi Vollering is driving for seconds here but she's got this G row with Anna van der Breggen at 239 but where is the stage victory going? We sort of keep to the left here with 750 meters to go. We've then got two bends to come 500 meters to go Vollering on the front here knee Fisher black moving up to be poised and ready for this sprint she wants to be in the position to try and come off the wheel here of Demi vollering Left-hander with a little kink to the right still to come it's going to be the blue jersey that leads out here and knee Fisher Black goes for it and at least a longer Borghini trying to come up It's between knee Fisher black and at least a longer Borghini Who's closing down the little Trek New Zealander as a longer Borghini tries to come back to her? It's gonna be right on the line at least a longer Borghini comes through Takes the final stage of the Giro Demi Bollering takes the Mallea Rosa and does the triple but the Italian Champion rides through this Giro and takes a phenomenal stage victory and Demi Bollering Takes the Mallea Rosa in a mighty ride for FDJ United Suez if you wanted a drama filled finish you got it What a stage