Demi Vollering 'hungry for revenge' on Annemiek van Vleuten after Vuelta Femenina crosswind controversy

Demi Vollering said she was “hungry for revenge” for Sunday’s stage of La Vuelta Femenina after she lost her red classification jersey to Annemiek van Vleuten. The Movistar Team rider is the new race leader after usurping her Team SD Worx rival, making her play 36 kilometres into the stage at a time when Vollering had stopped for a nature break. Ad Vollering summed up the situation, saying: “At 70 kilometres from the finish, me and some other riders on my team had to pee.

Femke Markus also just had a puncture. It was just before a town. Nothing seemed to be happening.

At that moment the peloton was riding at a slow pace." Vuelta España FemeninaRealini earns stunning maiden World Tour win as Van Vleuten takes red jersey8 HOURS AGO Movistar sport director Sebastian Unzue explained the team’s tactics for that point of the race, when there was a heavy crosswind. He said: «We had a very clear plan this morning. We knew it was an unprotected area with a big bridge and with strong crosswind.» Van Vleuten added: “It was a super-good moment, super-good timing also, on the bridge, only it was unfortunate for some girls that stopped to pee.

But we already made the plan, and for them it’s not the best moment if they see we go on the right-hand side and wind is coming up. It’s also part of the race that you need to stop in a good moment and not with crosswinds coming up.” Evenepoel dominates the field on Stage 1 time trial, takes race lead Evenepoel 'obliterated' Giro TT, will force rivals 'back to the drawing board' — Lloyd Vollering was sceptical of her rival’s claims that it was a deliberate ploy, and was reportedly tearful as she said: “I would say the same if I were her. But it is all quite much of a coincidence.