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Women’s Tour of Britain: Demi Vollering takes crown as Balsamo wins final stage

09-Oct-2021 17:02:21 | The Guardian

• SD-Worx rider wins title after finale in Felixstowe
• Elisa Balsamo of UCI Women’s Continental sprints to stage win

Elisa Balsamo, of Italy, won the final stage of the rescheduled 2021 Women’s Tour of Britain in Felixstowe, as 24-year-old Demi Vollering sealed a comfortable overall victory in the week-long event.

Vollering, of the SDWorx team, finished in the main field after Balsamo, riding for Valcar-Travel & Service, outsprinted double stage winner, Lorena Wiebes, of Team DSM, and Chloe Hosking, riding for Trek-Segafredo. This was the 24-year-old Dutch rider’s first World Tour overall success and came courtesy of her emphatic performance in the time trial on stage three.