Vollering wins final stage to clinch Tour de Suisse title

Demi Vollering clinched her first Women's Tour de Suisse title successful style to widen her winning streak successful shape races.

The Dutchwoman, 27, made it 4 title victories successful little than 2 months by winning nan 4th and last shape successful Champagne, Switzerland connected Tuesday.

The SD Worx-Protime rider had an 82-second advantage complete Neve Bradbury going into nan last time and prevailed successful a sprint decorativeness to declare her 3rd shape triumph of nan event.

Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini edged retired Bradbury for 2nd connected nan day, but nan Australian vanished runner-up overall.

Bonus seconds for winning nan shape meant Vollering won wide by 1 infinitesimal and 28 seconds, pinch Longo Borghini 2 seconds further backmost successful third.

"I didn't expect to triumph [the stage] today, but it was really bully to sprint again," said Vollering, who lives and trains successful Switzerland betwixt races.

"It's benignant of a location race, truthful I'm really happy that I could win. It's a bully emotion towards nan Tour de France because we person a batch of climbing location also.

"It's ever bully to triumph climbing races earlier your large goal."

Vollering, who hopes to take sides her Tour title successful August, built a commanding lead successful nan wide classification standings by winning nan first 2 stages earlier Bradbury, 22, claimed her first UCI shape triumph to move into 2nd overall.

Tuesday's 127.5km way started and ended successful Champagne, and pinch astir of nan elevation summation coming successful nan first portion of nan time it offered a chance for nan sprinters to compete for nan shape win.

But Vollering's lead ne'er came nether threat from her wide classification rivals and they caught nan breakaway group pinch 10km remaining, erstwhile Katarzyna Niewiadoma attacked.

Niewiadoma was joined by Canyon-SRAM team-mate Bradbury, Lidl-Trek's Longo Borghini and Vollering successful vying for nan beforehand complete nan past 6km, earlier nan yellowish jersey holder edged to victory.

Vollering, who was 2nd to location favourite Marlen Reusser successful past year's race, adds this title to victories astatine nan Vuelta Femenina, Itzulia Women and Vuelta a Burgos - each successful Spain.