Demi Vollering emphasizes that health is her top priority in cycling, responding to comments from her team regarding weight loss as a potential performance enhancer. In an Instagram post, she stated that despite public focus on weight, she refuses to conform to pressures to be exceptionally thin. Vollering advocates for body positivity, encouraging young athletes to believe in their strength and hard work over strict weight standards. She highlighted the concern about the cycling community's focus on rider weight, acknowledging the importance of health in sports.
I make, and will continue to make, every decision in my career by putting my health first. Always.
The biggest priority is to be healthy. I can show girls that you don't have to be super, super skinny, and that you can just believe that if you have the power and that you train hard, that you can make it.
After the Tour, around 80% of the questions I received in the final press conference were about my weight. Whether I planned to lose more.
I don't want to force my body to become something that it's not by losing weight, and I'm already racing at the top level.
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