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Vollering wins stage five to move second in Giro
Key takeaways
- Demi Vollering has won the Tour de France Femmes and twice triumphed at La Vuelta Femenina
- Demi Vollering won stage five of the women's Giro d'Italia as Anna van der Breggen retained the overall leader's pink jersey.
- Elisa Longo Borghini, who has won the two previous editions of the race, was dropped on the final climb of the 146km route into Santo Stefano di Cadore.
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Demi Vollering has won the Tour de France Femmes and twice triumphed at La Vuelta Femenina
Demi Vollering won stage five of the women's Giro d'Italia as Anna van der Breggen retained the overall leader's pink jersey.
Dutch rider Vollering pipped her compatriot to the line in a four-way sprint at the end of the first mountain stage of this year's race, with Germany's Antonia Niedermaier in third on the same time and Canada's Isabella Holmgren, two seconds back.
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