Kasia Niewiadoma wins Tour de France Femmes by four seconds in epic finale

• Polish rider clings to yellow jersey on Alpe d’Huez
• Demi Vollering wins stage but just falls short of title

Kasia Niewiadoma won the 2024 women’s Tour de France by four seconds, the narrowest margin in the history of either the women’s or men’s race, clinging on to the yellow jersey, despite an Alpine assault from the defending champion, Demi Vollering.

On Saturday afternoon, a defiant Niewiadoma had said: “I lost four seconds, so that’s nothing,” after Vollering had picked up that much via time bonus. Twenty-four hours later, though, for the Pole and her Canyon-SRAM team, four precious seconds at the top of Alpe d’Huez meant everything.

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