Vollering wins Stage 9 and yellow in Nice

Vollering decides it on the final climb

Demi Vollering turned the final stage into Nice into the decisive move of the Tour de France Femmes, dropping Kasia Niewiadoma on the last ascent of the Col d'Èze before riding solo to the stage win.

That sequence matters because it shows how narrow the tactical window was at the end of the race. On a final-stage parcours with a last major climb, Vollering did not need a complicated move or a long-range gamble. She needed separation at the moment when the terrain made drafting and team support less decisive, then enough control to carry that gap to the finish.

The result gave Vollering Stage 9 and the yellow jersey, turning the Nice finale into both a stage victory and the overall-winning ride. For a rider already framed by the report as a Dutch star, this was not just a strong finish to the race. It was the kind of climbing performance that directly settled the hierarchy when the Tour was at its most compressed.

Full details are at the linked PezCycling News source.