Demi Vollering Strikes Back After Defeat In Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 8

6.6k to go and this little classified climb that everyone's been talking about all day could be the springboard for the stage win. Geri on the front still, Demi Vollering has put her squad to work and look at Vollering goes now, Demi Vollering attacks straight onto the climb and Kasia Niewiadoma is sprinting so is Elisa Longoborghini. Vollering has gone absolutely flying up the initial ramps of this climb. This rider didn't like to be beaten yesterday, now she's defiant but look at Longoborghini and Kasia Niewiadoma who are gonna bring her back. Look at this now, it is rider against rider to the top of this climb on this brutal rise that gets up to 17%. Vollering is knocking blows now against these other two contenders. Longoborghini starting to struggle, Niewiadoma Finney though is going shoulder to shoulder. These gradients of 17%, Niewiadoma Finney, she just needs to hang on, she's almost at the top. She's cracking now, the yellow jersey starts to crack just towards the top of the climb. Now Longoborghini there, Vollering goes around the corner, this is where it flattens out and Longoborghini and Kasia Niewiadoma are there but Vollering just got a couple of seconds. This is good for Niewiadoma Finney and Longoborghini, they've got each other to work with, they're gonna fully commit to this because Longoborghini knows third place on the podium is up for grabs. Vollering now has the advantage, she goes flying past the camera bike and here's the chase that's going on. Remember there's 10 seconds time bonus on the finish line and right now Vollering is absolutely in full flight. The European champion digs back on the penultimate stage. This is that sweeping left hand turn. Now they need to work really hard together, 90 meters these two, another fast right hand turn coming up. It's all out, oh Niewiadoma is right on the limit now. Look at this, Vollering is absolutely on the limit now trying to take time. She knows I need to throw everything at this, take every single risk on the way back into Nice. Absolutely flat out, 3.9k to go and now Vollering is in time trial mode. Can she take the time to take the yellow jersey a day later than she wanted? Who would have thought that a little road on the road into Nice would do this much damage with inside the last six kilometers of racing to go. Niewiadoma now may well be suffering because of her exploits on the Ventoux yesterday. It's now 13 seconds, Demi Vollering is about to go into the yellow jersey of this Tour de France fan and Niewiadoma doesn't look like she can even work with Longa Borghini now. Niewiadoma Finney has got nothing left in the tank, I think she's come almost to a standstill. Longa Borghini looking around, has she got anything to give her a turn? This rider is throwing all the anger and disappointment of yesterday into every single pedal stroke. The red kite, one kilometer of racing to go and Demi Vollering is in a fight against time. All she wants is every single second she can take. They can see her in front and Longa Borghini is riding away at the moment towards a possible podium in this Tour de France Fan Mavic Zwift. These three riders are flying into Nice to a huge crowd. Well she's turning it around, she could be in yellow on the podium by the beachside this evening in this Tour de France Fan Mavic Zwift. She put her entire team onto the front of this race and now Vollering is going to fight back with one day to go. Demi Vollering, it is a demolition of everyone on the roads to Nice. Vollering wins the stage, now we start to time it. Including a time bonus now, she is going to be the yellow jersey of this race. Longa Borghini crosses the line now. Niwi Adamafini's head goes down. She knows the yellow is gone. Vollering collapses onto the Promenade des Anglais. A little road in the back streets on the way to Nice has completely turned around this Tour de France Fan Mavic Zwift.