RACE FAVOURITE DEMI Vollering won a three-way sprint for stage five on the Tour de France Femmes as Marlen Reusser held a slender 12-second overall lead on the day’s winner. Former champion Kasia Niewiadoma sprinted first as Reusser refused to attack, but a determined Vollering overtook the fading Pole at the line. I think it was a relief after the finish line,” Vollering said of the cat-and-mouse finale. “Marlen has not won a Tour yet, and she will have to work for it. In terms of Irish interest, Fiona Mangan crossed the line in 83rd and Mia Griffin in 121st, 25 and 30 minutes behind Vollering.