Demi Vollering gallops to Strade Bianche win – despite being slowed by runaway horse on course Vollering recovered from her worrying equine encounter to outsprint SD Worx teammate Lotte Kopecky to the victory in Siena cycling StradeBianche
Siena, the medieval Tuscan city that hosts the picturesque finale of Strade Bianche, is famous around the world for Il Palio, the semi-annual horse race centred on laps of the Piazza del Campo.
The animal – doubtlessly startled by the vehicles and helicopters following the race – continued to run along the road between Vollering and the camera motorbike for almost a full kilometre, before it eventually fell on a corner .The incident initially appeared to derail Vollering’s chances of victory, as the gap to Faulkner – who had launched her solo attack with just over 40 kilometres to go – extended by almost 20 seconds in the immediate aftermath.
The SD Worx two-up time trial effort eventually managed to catch the courageous and super-strong Faulkner just as the Via Santa Caterina reared up to its famous double-digit gradients with 500 metres to go. “I am very happy of course to win,” Vollering said at the finish. “It was a crazy final. We rode well as a team, and the other girls rode super strong today.
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