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Vollering wins after Giro queen stage shortened
Key takeaways
- Demi Vollering has won the Tour de France and La Vuelta Femenina but is yet to win the Giro
- Demi Vollering claimed victory on a shortened queen stage of the women's Giro d'Italia on Saturday but admitted it was the "weirdest finish line of my life".
- A summit finish in Sestriere had been scheduled for the eighth and penultimate stage, but organisers reduced the route by 28 kilometres as an unstable slab of ice was threatening to fall on to the route.
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Demi Vollering has won the Tour de France and La Vuelta Femenina but is yet to win the Giro
Demi Vollering claimed victory on a shortened queen stage of the women's Giro d'Italia on Saturday but admitted it was the "weirdest finish line of my life".
A summit finish in Sestriere had been scheduled for the eighth and penultimate stage, but organisers reduced the route by 28 kilometres as an unstable slab of ice was threatening to fall on to the route.
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