Lorena Wiebes sprints convincingly to second win in a row in Baloise Ladies Tour

Lorena Wiebes sprints convincingly to second win in a row in Baloise Ladies Tour

"Confidence boost heading into Olympics"

18/07/2024

In the second stage of the Baloise Ladies Tour, there was again no stopping Lorena Wiebes in the sprint. The Dutch rider set off about 150 metres from the line and convincingly won the final sprint ‘Two out of two is a nice start after my training camp,’ said Lorena Wiebes.

Linked race Baloise Tour 2024 - Linked cyclists Lorena Wiebes - Gekoppelde ploegleiders: Lars Boom

Lorena Wiebes: ‘It was very nervous today. That's why we rode at the front the whole race. We didn't want to get into trouble. At five kilometres from the end, we escaped. Right next to us there was a crash. I was in the verge, but without crashing or serious consequences. And someone crashed into Christine Majerus' bike, after which she had derailleur problems. That meant I missed my lead-out woman for the final sprint, but Femke Gerritse kept me safe in the last kilometres. At about 150 metres from the line I went on, as the time was there to accelerate. It's nice that nobody else came over and so I take my second win of this Baloise Ladies Tour."

"I think this is the ideal preparation for the Olympics. The goal is clear: stay safe, gain the percentages and gain confidence ahead of the road race. Today I fortunately stayed straight, despite the many crashes. Thanks to this win, I am doing well in the general classification. I also made it a goal. That's also why I competed fully in the first intermediate sprint. With this win and bonification seconds I strengthen my leading position."

Sport director Lars Boom: ‘This is a nice start. Luckily we were not involved in the many crashes. Hopefully we can keep it that way in the coming weeks. The whole team was on target today. Tomorrow will be a trickier stage with the cobbles and Nokereberg. Lorena Wiebes would like to win the general classification, so tomorrow will be an important day."

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