Demi Vollering reflects on World Championship defeat: “It’s just a shame, but that's it, unfortunately”
CyclingMonday, 14 October 2024 at 09:00
Two weeks after missing out on the gold medal at the World
Championships in Zurich, Demi Vollering is still processing the disappointment.
At 27 years old, Vollering has had an impressive season, but the World
Championship title eluded her. Speaking to Hardloopnetwerk, the Dutch
rider admitted that the sting of defeat hasn’t quite faded yet.
“I think that will take a while. It’s just a shame, but
that's it, unfortunately,” Vollering said, reflecting on her performance at the
World Championships.
Now, with the season behind her, Vollering is taking some
time to rest and recover. Though she’s not training intensively, she’s still
enjoying cycling. “I will continue to cycle a bit these weeks, but that is not
intensive. Long endurance training, because it is fun,” she shared. Vollering
also mentioned her plans to incorporate more running into her off-season
routine, something she has always enjoyed. “A pleasant time has arrived, in
which I definitely want to take up running,” she added.
Vollering, who is set to leave SD Worx-Protime, reflected on
her long-standing love for running, a passion she has balanced with her cycling
career. “It was quite easy for me. I have always enjoyed it. When my cycling
career started a year later, I continued to do it in the winter,” she said.
However, running hasn’t always been encouraged by her
cycling teams. “When I entered the professional circuit, my team leaders kept
telling me to stop running. It was not done, because according to the old laws
we had to cycle as many kilometres as possible,” Vollering explained. But times
have changed, and more cyclists are now embracing running as part of their
training. “Now more and more cyclists are running: as long as you build it up
properly, there is nothing wrong,” she concluded.
As she looks ahead to the next chapter in her career,
Vollering is taking her time to rest, reflect, and prepare for what’s to come.
The World Championship defeat may still weigh on her, but her sights are set on
the future and the joy she continues to find in her sport.
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she crushed her team's chances at the world championships. she wasn't strong enough to snap the cord to riders like Kopecky. the only thing she managed to do was drop the Dutch riders that could beat Kopecky.
Vos beat Kopecky in the sprint gravel worlds. the Dutch would have double rainbow if not for Demi. Vos would have beaten her on the road too. She always does.
Demi only thinks of herself it seems. Everyone wonders why no one at SD Worx helped her at time - now we know why. It was interesting to see the strong camaraderie and teamwork amongst their riders at the Simac tour.
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