Demi Vollering wins 2025 European Women's Road Cycling Championship

Demi Vollering secured the women’s European Road Cycling Championship in 2025 with a commanding solo attack 37 kilometers from the finish on the Côte de Saint-Romain-de-Lerps climb. Her decisive move created a significant gap, allowing her to finish 1 minute and 18 seconds ahead of Poland's Kasia Niewiadoma, with Dutch teammate Anna van der Breggen completing the podium. The race route was 116.1 kilometers featuring challenging climbs, where the Dutch team, boasting six riders in the leading group, controlled the pace effectively. Vollering's victory marks the Netherlands' ninth win in ten editions of the women’s European road race, highlighting their dominance in the event. This win is Vollering's 11th of the season and her 55th professional victory, reaffirming her status as one of the sport’s leading cyclists. The performance followed her seventh-place finish at the recent World Championships and continued a season that included wins at the Strade Bianche and Vuelta a España.