{"id":8613,"date":"2025-03-10T10:12:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fdj-suez.fr\/strade-bianche-2025-demi-vollering-in-majestic-style-on-the-tuscan-roads\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T10:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T08:51:14","slug":"strade-bianche-2025-demi-vollering-in-majestic-style-on-the-tuscan-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fdj-suez.fr\/en\/strade-bianche-2025-demi-vollering-in-majestic-style-on-the-tuscan-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Strade Bianche 2025: Demi Vollering in majestic style on the Tuscan roads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Demi Vollering gave her team a prestigious victory on Saturday 8 March 2025 by winning the 11th edition of the women&#8217;s Strade Bianche. On the white roads of Tuscany, the Dutch rider once again used her power and tactical sense to dominate a breathless final. She finished ahead of her compatriot Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime), while French rider Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike) completed the podium.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An intense race scenario<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right from the start of the 136km race around Siena, the pace set by the favourite teams was high. An initial breakaway of seven riders, including Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot and \u00c9vita Muzic (FDJ-Suez), formed with 40km to go. Whilst the Frenchwoman from Visma-Lease a Bike tried to dynamise the race, Vollering&#8217;s team-mates Juliette Labous and \u00c9vita Muzic managed the pace perfectly to allow their leader to catch up.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Colle Pinzuto, with 18km to go, Demi Vollering accelerated for the first time. Van der Breggen&#8217;s response was swift, and the two Dutch riders broke away at the front of the race. Behind them, Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot and Juliette Labous battled to stay in touch.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A high-flying duel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colle Tolfe served as the judge of peace. With 5km to go, Van der Breggen tried a final attack, but Vollering kept his composure before counter-attacking with 400m to go on the mythical Piazza del Campo. The FDJ-Suez leader was more powerful on the final gradients and crossed the line alone, arms raised, for her second Strade Bianche victory after her success in 2023.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fdj-suez.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2203949484-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fdj-suez.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2203949484-980x694.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.fdj-suez.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2203949484-480x340.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Everyone was waiting for me here and I really wanted to reward the work of my team. Evita and Juliette were incredible today\u2019; \u2019This success makes me very proud.\u2019 &#8211; Demi Vollering<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This is a big win for us. We knew Demi was in form and she proved it. Our runners controlled the race perfectly. This season is shaping up to be exceptional.&#8221; &#8211; Stephen Delcourt, General Manager<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Behind the Vollering &#8211; Van der Breggen duo, Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot completed the final podium. Juliette Labous, after some remarkable work for Demi, finished in fourth place, confirming the collective strength of FDJ-Suez. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fdj-suez.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2203950687-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fdj-suez.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2203950687-980x652.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.fdj-suez.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2203950687-480x319.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"What it took to win one of cycling\u2019s toughest races\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bcVDq1PPdCE?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><br\/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demi Vollering gave her team a prestigious victory on Saturday 8 March 2025 by winning the 11th edition of the women&#8217;s Strade Bianche. 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