As I said on the Paceline yesterday, I believe sports are just character-driven narrative, and since I spent so much time breaking down the men’s Tour on that show, I was happy to see this video pop up in my feed, featuring the top women’s racer in the world, Demi Vollering.
The Femmes du Tour isn’t until August, but why not get to know this absolute beast of a rider now. With Annemiek van Vleuten retired, it’s time for Vollering to establish herself as one of the all-time greats. She won last year’s Tour. Can she do it again? I think so. I know so.