Vollering snatches overall lead in Tour de France Femmes with dramatic stage eight win

Aug 8 : Dutch rider Demi Vollering won the gruelling eighth stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Saturday to seize the yellow jersey from Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney and move into the overall lead with one day remaining.The 171.9-km mountain stage from Sisteron to Nice was shaken up before the start when defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot of Visma-Lease a Bike withdrew due to illness.On the road, Vollering delivered the decisive move on the steep Chemin de l'Arieta climb with six kilometres remaining, accelerating clear of Niewiadoma-Phinney and Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini before extending her advantage on the descent into Nice.The victory completed a swift turnaround for the FDJ United-Suez rider, who had lost one minute and 16 seconds to Niewiadoma-Phinney on Mont Ventoux the previ