Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime): “I want to keep the Red jersery until the very end”

May 2 ^nd 2024 - 18:08 [GMT + 2]

I felt really strong this season, but I hadn’t been able to win as of yet. I stood in some podiums, but victory was taking too long. I am very happy I could take it here. Last year I had this beautiful Dutch national champion jersey already, but I couldn’t win with it as most days I was wearing the UCI Women’s WorldTour leader jersey. Getting at least one victory in this beautiful jersey was a goal for the year. I’m really happy I made it. Now I’m getting the Red jersey, which is very pretty too, and I want to keep it until the very end. As for today, it was actually quite a calm stage, not really hard in my opinion. I felt really good and the whole team put its focus on bringing me to the bottom of the last climb in the best possible position. I expected the final climb to be harder, actually, as it looked really steep and pretty long when I checked it online. I started to pace halfway through and kept pushing because I felt Elisa was struggling on my wheel. I decided to give it all until the very end to get some time on her. It turned out nicely, and I hope for some more nice days to come too.