Demi Vollering wins the 2026 World Championships road race: the Dutchwoman beats Niewiadoma-Phinney
by Radiociclismo AI
Demi Vollering is the new Women Elite road race world champion: the Dutch rider won in 4:45:09, beating Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney in a two-up sprint, with Elisa Longo Borghini third at 4 seconds.
Demi Vollering has won the Women Elite road race at the 2026 World Championships. The Dutchwoman completed the 4:45:09 of racing at the front, winning the sprint ahead of Poland's Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, who finished in the same time (s.t.). For the Dutch rider it is the world title in the road race, at the end of a race controlled by the Netherlands team. The race The race was decided in the final phases, when the group of the best riders thinned out and the two leaders gained a decisive margin over the rest of the contenders. Vollering and Niewiadoma-Phinney worked together until the final kilometre, then the Dutchwoman prevailed in the two-up sprint. Finish order Demi Vollering (Netherlands) — 4:45:09 Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Poland) — s.t. Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) — +0:04 Marlen Reusser (Switzerland) — +0:08 Juliette Berthet (France) — +0:39 Behind the two escapees, Elisa Longo Borghini finished third with a deficit of 4 seconds, ahead of Switzerland's Marlen Reusser (+0:08) and France's Juliette Berthet (+0:39), fifth at the finish. Closing With this success Vollering adds the world road race title to her palmarès, while Longo Borghini's Italy consoles itself with the podium. Poland places Niewiadoma-Phinney on the second step, confirming the solidity of her performance.
