Skip to content

tagblick

Monday, 10 August 2026

Search

Sport

Demi Vollering draws motivation from incident with Niewiadoma

Demi Vollering, winner of the Tour de France Femmes, found extra motivation from an incident with competitor Katarzyna Niewiadoma.

Demi Vollering draws motivation from incident with Niewiadoma
Photo: Florian Pépellin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Demi Vollering, who recently won the Tour de France Femmes, stated that she drew extra strength from an incident with competitor Katarzyna Niewiadoma. According to Vollering, the situation led to a difficult night for a teammate, which motivated her even more during the race on Sunday.

Vollering, who achieved her second victory in the Tour, spoke proudly about her performances and those of her teammates at FDJ-Suez. She described finishing in yellow in Nice as 'super special,' which brought her a lot of satisfaction.

In a conversation, Vollering emphasized that she greatly enjoyed the past week and was speechless about the events. Despite feeling anger over the incident, a sense of pride predominated in her reactions.

The incident with Niewiadoma apparently played a role in Vollering's mental preparation, but she mainly focused on her victory and her team's successes, which influenced her mindset during the competition.