Vollering hits the Tour with a solo win that gave him the yellow jersey
Demi Vollering has chosen a short but very hard climb to attack, without establishing any level.
The Dutchman Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) won the eighth stageof the 171.9 km Tour de France, between Sisteron and Nice, after attacking the Kasia Niewiadoma (CANYON) .
After nearly 30 kilometers, Loes Adegeest (Lidl-Trek) and Maeva Squiban (UAE) have opened a significant first gap, with more than six minutes apart, but the fall of Squibanhas caused the K platoon to be hit earlier, which has occurred in the absence of 9 kilometers to finish.
After the last qualifying step of the day, Demi Vollering has chosen a short but tough climb to attack, followed by Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE) and Kasia Niewiadoma (CANYON) , but with a second attack she has left her pursuers behind and gone alone to the finish with 17 seconds ahead.
Ferrand-Prevot, champion of the title, has not been in the penultimate stage.
The Frenchman Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt will not defend the title of the women's Tour de France won last year because it was not due to physical problemsin the eighth and penultimate stage , the Visma team said.
The 34-year-old veteran cyclist has not shown last year's level, and in the absence of two stages before the end of the race, he was ranked 14th, 14 minutes from the yellow jersey.
Ferrand-Prevot acknowledged at the end of the previous day that he was not in the best position.
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