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Vollering wins final stage to clinch second Tour title
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BBC Sport - Sport
Demi Vollering showed her prowess on the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes to become the race's first two-time winner.
The Dutch FDJ-Suez rider won the penultimate stage to snatch the leader's yellow jersey from Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney and carry an eight-second lead into Sunday's finale.
The 29-year-old went on to finish more than a minute ahead of her rivals as she claimed her third stage win from nine in this year's race.
Niewiadoma-Phinney felt Vollering's team-mate Celia Gery delibrately blocked her during stage eight, so Vollering wanted to prove a point with Sunday's emphatic victory.
"That's not what I believe, and I wanted to make it clear that we, as a team, deserve to win a beautiful Tour de France Femmes, with humility and pride."