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Tour De France Favourite Vollering to Undergo Concussion Test Ahead of Stage 4
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, FRANCE, JUL 28 – Demi Vollering suffered multiple contusions but no concussion risk after a crash in stage 3 and is cleared to continue the women's Tour de France, FDJ-SUEZ said.
- On Jul 29, 2025, FDJ-SUEZ confirmed Demi Vollering will continue racing after a crash left her bruised, and tests excluded concussion risk.
- The crash occurred within 5km of the finish on stage three as Vollering exited a bridge near Angers, FDJ-SUEZ said.
- Holding an 18 point lead, Demi Vollering will start Tuesday’s 130.7km stage in the green jersey, determined to take the start after tests ruled out concussion risk.
- Further examinations, including a second concussion protocol, her FDJ-SUEZ team said, will be carried out Tuesday morning to confirm Vollering's fitness for stage four.
- On Thursday, the women’s Tour de France will face its first mountain test in stage six in the Massif Central, as Griffin, Mangan and Gillespie are the first Irish women to ride over nine stages this year.
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Are the top riders being given too little protection? Are people's lives being played with? Is there too little respect for the grandes dames of the women's peloton? These were serious accusations made by FDJ team boss Stephen Delcourt on Monday evening after his team leader, Demi Vollering, crashed heavily in the third stage of the Tour de France Femmes. "What he's saying is ridiculous," responded Jos van Emden, team manager at Visma-Lease a Bi…
The Dutch cyclist fell heavily in the final of the third stage of the Tour de France féminine. And her manager took the floor to denounce the behaviour of some teams.
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Modern GhanaTour de France favourite Vollering to undergo concussion test ahead of stage 4
Demi Vollering, one of the favourites for the 2025 women's Tour de France, will undergo medical tests on Tuesday to decide whether she will continue in this year's race following a fall towards the end of stage three on Monday.
The 24-year-old rider takes part in her third Tour, this time as a follower of the EF Education-Oatly team. Every evening, "Liber" takes stock with her.
The FDJ-Suez can breathe. On Monday, Demi Vollering fell at 3.5 km from the finish, caught in a collective fall. Touched at the leg, the Dutch woman was very marked and shocked on the finish line of Angelvine, six minutes after the success of Lorena Wiebes. The director of the FDJ-Suez was indeed up again after the race, explaining an unlikely risk-taking of the peloton. If Stéphen Delcourt wanted to remain positive, the training indicated that …
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