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Tour de France Femmes stage eight LIVE: Demi Vollering looks to retain the yellow jersey on the final day of the Tour in the individual time trial

Tour de France Femmes
Stage 8 | Flat | Women | 30.07.2023
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Imogen Ainsworth

Updated 30/07/2023 at 18:11 GMT


19:00
GOODBYE AND THANK YOU
Well, that's all from me after an incredibly exciting eight days of racing! From Lotte Kopecky's win on stage one to Marlen Reusser's win on stage eight and every moment in between it's been a pleasure to bring you live coverage of the second edition of Tour de France Femmes. Thank you for following our coverage!
If you're wondering how to fill the cycling-shaped gap in your lives following two epic Tours fear not cycling fans, the World Championships start in only four days for an incredible ten-day event featuring all of the events cycling has to offer. As always you can catch the action on Eurosport and discovery+ as well as following along with our live blogs.
The women's peloton return for another individual time trial on 10th August followed by the road race on the 13th, and I'll be bringing you live coverage again for both!
See you then!
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18:56
HIGHLIGHTS - STAGE EIGHT
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Stage 8 highlights: Reusser wins, Vollering seals overall

18:51
TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES 2023 - STAGE WINNERS
Stage one, Clermont-Ferrand: Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx)
Stage two, Clermont-Ferrand to Mauriac: Liane Lippert (Movistar)
Stage three, Collonges-la-Rouge to Montignac-Lascaux: Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx)
Stage four, Cahors to Rodez: Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck)
Stage five, Onet-le-Château to Albi: Ricarda Bauernfeind (Canyon//SRAM Racing)
Stage six, Albi to Blagnac: Emma Norsgaard (Movistar Team)
Stage seven, Lannemezan to Col du Tourmalet: Demi Vollering (SD Worx)
Stage eight, Pau: Marlen Reusser (Team SD Worx)
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18:24
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THE FINAL JERSEY UPDATE
Vollering wins the yellow jersey, Kopecky the points, Niewiadoma the Queen of the Mountains, and Kerbaol the best young rider.
Kopecky and Kerbaol have retained their jerseys for the entirety of the race in what was a highly competitive Tour.
The podiums:
Yellow - Vollering, Kopecky, Niewiadoma
Green - Kopecky, Moolman-Pasio, Vollering
Polka dot - Niewiadoma, Kastelijn, Vollering
White - Kerbaol, Wyllie, Gasparrini
Combativity - Kastelijn
Team - SD Worx, Jumbo-Visma, FDJ-SUEZ
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18:23
WATCH - THE MOMENT DEMI VOLLERING WON THE TOUR DE FRANCE
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The moment Vollering sealed the Tour de France Femmes title

16:44
VOLLERING WINS THE TOUR DE FRANCE
After finishing second on the podium last year Demi Vollering moves up to take a well-deserved first place!
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16:35
SD WORX TAKE GENERAL CLASSIFICATION 1-2
Kopecky joins team-mate Vollering on the podium in second! Niewiadoma takes third place, Van Vleuten fourth.
16:32
REUSSER WINS!
Vollering crosses the line to take the yellow jersey with a time of 29.25,780 to finish second and win the general classification. It's an SD Worx 1-2-3 on the podium with Kopecky in third. The stage finishes with Reusser victorious with a time of 29.15,73.
16:30
NIEWIADOMA DOWN TO THIRD IN THE GC
It's so close between her and Kopecky as she crosses the line in 30.38,21. Kopecky moves into second on the GC.
16:28
VAN VLEUTEN FOURTH ON THE VIRTUAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
She finishes just outside of the top ten for the stage with a time of 30.56 as her team-mates gather around her.
16:25
KOPECKY INTO SECOND, THIRD ON VIRTUAL GC
The green jersey moves herself up on the virtual general classification with an impressive time of 29.53 to also move to second in the stage behind team-mate Reusser.
16:22
LABOUS FOURTH AT THE FINISH LINE
The French rider crosses the line with a time of 30.32,81.
16:18
VOLLERING SECOND AT THE INTERMEDIATE SPLIT
The yellow jersey has a time of 16.51, around 13" behind team-mate Reusser.
16:17
NIEWIADOMA FIFTH AT THE TIME CHECK
She passes the intermediate point in 17.10,01.
16:15
VAN VLEUTEN DOWN AT INTERMEDIATE POINT
The defending champion is ninth at the intermediate time split with a time of 17.39,720.
16:13
KOPECKY THIRD AT INTERMEDIATE POINT
Her time is 17.08,810. Van Vleuten is seven seconds behind her in the GC in third, so Kopecky may be able to secure a podium place today.
16:11
MARKUS INTO THIRD
Dutch national TT champion Riejanne Markus (Jumbo-Visma) into third with a time of 30.05,35.
16:09
WHITE JERSEY FINISHES THE TOUR
Best young rider Cédrine Kerbaol (CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling) crosses the line to finish a incredible Tour!
16:08
LABOUS FOURTH AT INTERMEDIATE TIME SPLIT
Her time is 17.34,54.
16:01
VOLLERING STARTS THE FINAL STAGE
And the yellow jersey is away! Just over 22km between Demi Vollering (SD Worx) and winning the Tour...