Demi Vollering went clear on the Col d’Èze, overlooking Nice, to win her second Tour de France Femmes from rival Kasia Niewiadoma, champion in 2024, by one minute and 18 seconds. The row continued into Sunday afternoon and was inflamed further when Vollering’s manager, Stephen Delcourt, demanded an apology from Niewiadoma. View image in fullscreen Winner Demi Vollering (centre) alongside runner-up Kasia Niewiadoma (left) and third-placed Elisa Longo Borghini. Photograph: Nicolas Tucat/AFP/Getty Images“For the credibility of her sport, I prefer she apologises,” Delcourt said before the start of the final stage. “I wanted to make it clear that we, as a team, deserved to win a beautiful Tour de France Femmes with humility and pride.”