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Lorena Wiebes of SD Worx-Protime won the opening stage of the Tour of Chongming in China in a bunch sprint. She finished ahead of France’s Clara Copponi of Lidl-Trek and Ireland’s Lara Gillespie of UAE-L'IMAD. It was the 27-year-old Dutch sprinter’s 20th victory of the season. The race on the island near Shanghai continues with two more flat stages.
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Demi Vollering won the European championship, retaining the title while racing in the rainbow jersey. Puck Pieterse finished second, giving the Netherlands the top two places.
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Demi Vollering won the European women’s road-race title in Slovenia, one week after winning the world title. The Dutch rider attacked on the final climb of Možjanca and rode solo for roughly the final 15 kilometres to the finish in Šenčur, securing her second consecutive European road title.
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Demi Vollering said her successful cycling season was nearly over, with the European Championship time trial in Slovenia still to ride on Wednesday. She said she was looking forward to racing in the rainbow jersey next year and hoped for another strong season.
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Demi Vollering won after a strong performance by the Dutch team at the World Championship.