"The girls are always around me. That's nice” - Demi Vollering full of praise for teammates after taking GC win in first FDJ - Suez race

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Sunday, 16 February 2025 at 17:18
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Demi Vollering hasn't taken long to settle into life at FDJ - Suez. After storming to a stunning win in her first raceday at the French team on stage 1 of the 2025 women's Volta a Comunitat Valenciana, the Dutch superstar has now secured the general classification win.

On the 4th and final stage, Lidl-Trek's Elisa Balsamo powered to the sprint win in Alacant. For Vollering though, it was all about keeping out of trouble and managing her lead over former teammates Marlen Reusser and Anna van der Breggen in the GC. “This is very good,” she reacted afterwards. “I am very happy with this. I managed to win my first race with the team right away, that is great.”

The stage was also capped off with double joy for FDJ-Suez, but Nina Buijsman's breakaway was caught close to the finish. "I was happy with that breakaway, I really hoped they would stay away. I think it's a shame for Nina that the peloton comes back. But Lidl-Trek worked hard for it in the peloton," Vollering concludes. “We rode very strongly as a team today. The girls are always around me. That's nice.”  

Stage 4 - 2025 Women's Volta a Comunitat Valenciana

1Balsamo ElisaLidl-Trek2503:33:55
2Skalniak-Sójka AgnieszkaCANYON//SRAM zondacrypto20+ 00
3Lippert LianeMovistar Team15+ 00
4de Jong ThalitaHuman Powered Health12+ 00
5Bredewold MischaTeam SD Worx-Protime10+ 00
6Reusser MarlenMovistar Team8+ 00
7Gåskjenn IngvildUno-X Mobility6+ 00
8Trinca Colonel MonicaLiv AlUla Jayco4+ 00
9Chabbey EliseFDJ-SUEZ+ 00
10van der Breggen AnnaTeam SD Worx-Protime+ 00
11Quagliotto NadiaCofidis Women Team+ 00
12Perkins FloraFenix-Deceuninck+ 00
13Benito MireiaAG Insurance-Soudal Team+ 00
14Fidanza AriannaLaboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi+ 00
15Borgström JuliaAG Insurance-Soudal Team+ 00
16De Keersmaeker AudreyLotto Ladies+ 00
17Andersson CarolineLiv AlUla Jayco+ 00
18Ryo TitiaARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 00
19Van Wersch AnnaLotto Ladies+ 00
20Squiban MaevaUAE Team ADQ+ 00
21Gasparrini EleonoraUAE Team ADQ+ 00
22Ciabocco EleonoraTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
23Vollering DemiFDJ-SUEZ+ 00
24Blasi Cairol PaulaUAE Team ADQ+ 00
25Gilabert Vilaplana ArianaEneicat-CM Team+ 00
26Mahé OcéaneARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 00
27Le Mouel CéliaCeratizit Pro Cycling Team+ 00
28Aalerud KatrineUno-X Mobility+ 00
29de Vries FemkeTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 00
30Niewiadoma KatarzynaCANYON//SRAM zondacrypto+ 00
31Buijsman NinaFDJ-SUEZ+ 00
32Ivanchenko AlenaUAE Team ADQ+ 00
33Wiel JadeFDJ-SUEZ+ 00
34Schrempf CarinaFenix-Deceuninck+ 00
35Garcia MaviLiv AlUla Jayco+ 00
36Kulynych OlhaFenix-Deceuninck+ 00
37Londono JulianaTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
38Patiño PaulaMovistar Team+ 00
39Barale FrancescaTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
40Van Sinaey XaydeeFenix-Deceuninck+ 00
41Santesteban AneLaboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi+ 00
42Ostolaza Zabala UsoaLaboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi+ 00
43Edseth Marte BergUno-X Mobility+ 00
44Häberlin SteffiTeam SD Worx-Protime+ 00
45Chapman BrodieUAE Team ADQ+ 00
46Harvey MikaylaTeam SD Worx-Protime+ 00
47Claes LotteARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 00
48Schweikart AileenBePink-Imatra-Bongioanni+ 00
49Markus RiejanneLidl-Trek+ 00
50Ludwig Cecilie UttrupCANYON//SRAM zondacrypto+ 00
51Muzic EvitaFDJ-SUEZ+ 00
52Magnaldi EricaUAE Team ADQ+ 00
53Steinmetz NicoleEneicat-CM Team+ 00
54Smulders SilkeLiv AlUla Jayco+ 00
55Noskova NikolaCofidis Women Team+ 00
56Kraak AmberFDJ-SUEZ+ 00
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