Greig Leach

The defending Tour de France Femmes champion, Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) was on a hot ride in the individual time trial this afternoon. She matched the current leader's time at the split which is when I painted this piece. Yet, she gained another five seconds in the remaining three kilometers of the stage! That is stunning, she finished the day besting Chloe Dygert by just over five seconds. Not only did she claim the stage, she also claimed the Maillot Jaune of race leader. She holds that same five seconds over Dygert who is now in third on the general classification. It is her teammate Lorena Wiebes who is in second just three seconds off of her lead. Logically that moves her team into the team classification lead as well.