Demi Vollering wins the Walloon Arrow and expands her dominance in the Ardennes

Demi Vollering wins the Walloon Arrow and expands her dominance in the Ardennes

Demi Vollering wins the Walloon Arrow and expands her dominance in the Ardennes

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The Dutch cyclist demi volleringof the team SD Worxhas won this Wednesday the walloon arrow, with which it has expanded its domain in the Ardennes. Vollering has won the Mur d’Huy, ahead of the German Liane Lippert (Movistar)second, and the Italian Gaia Realini (Trek – Segafredo)third classified, only three days after winning the Amstel Gold Racewith which, in the absence of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Sunday, opt for the triplet in the Triptych of the Ardennes.

Demi Vollering, winner also in this 2023 season of the Strade Bianche and the classic Across Flanders, has won with authority in the Fleche Wallonne, and has shown his great form throughout the tour. He attacked on the last climb to Muro de Huy, 500 meters from the finish, and managed to open up enough of a gap to raise his arms at the top, under the finish line banner.

The race began to break up in the second pass through Huy, where Annemiek Van Vleuten (Movistar) has accelerated, to select a first group of four runners, which has then been expanded to about 20 cyclists. From that group, the Australian has jumped Amanda Spratt (Trek-Segafredo)neutralized seven kilometers from the end of the race.

On the final ascent to Huy, a hard climb of 1.3 kilometers at 9.6%, Vollering has launched his attack; yes ok Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon) He has followed her at first, soon he has been alone in the lead, until he prevailed in the Fleche Wallonne 2023. Anne Santestebanafter her remarkable twelfth place in the Amstel Gold Race, she entered in 76th place, 04:55 behind the winner.

RACE CLASSIFICATION:

1 – VOLLERING Demi (Team SD Worx) 3:29:25

2 – LIPPERT Liane (Movistar) +0:05

3 – REALINI Gaia (Trek) +0:07

4 – Mavi GARCIA (Liv Racing) +0:10

5 – MUZIC Évita (FDJ) mt

6 – MOOLMAN Ashleigh (AG Insurance) mt

7 – VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek (Movistar) mt

8 – PERSIAN Silvia (UAE) +0:16

9 – CHABBEY Elise (Canyon) mt

10 – KASTELIJN Yara (Fenix) mt

Source: Eitb

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