Lorena Wiebes takes Stage 1 honours and red jersey in UAE Tour Women
Lorena Wiebes clinched Stage 1 of the UAE Tour Women on Thursday to claim the red jersey and become the first race leader of 2024.
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Ricarda Bauernfeind wins Tour de France Femmes stage five as SD Worx struggle
Ricarda Bauernfeind took a superb solo win on stage five of the Tour de France Femmes in Albi on a bad day for the in-form SD Worx squad.
Blanka Vas steps out of Lorena Wiebes' shadow to win Stage 8 at Giro d'Italia Donne for SD Worx
Blanka Vas (SD Worx) claimed the biggest win of her blossoming career on Stage 8 at the 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne as Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) avoided trouble to move within one stage of a fourth title. The 21-year-old easily held off the fast-finishing Chloe Dygert (Canyon-SRAM) and Liane Lippert (Movistar) in the sprint, with Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) left slamming her handlebars in frustration after fading in the finale. Ad With Sunday's final stage featuring just two Cat.
Giro d'Italia Donne 2023: Annemiek van Vleuten powers away from rivals in style to take Stage 6 and secure grip on pink
A monstrous performance from world champion Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) saw her power away from the peloton and take the win on Stage 6, tightening her grip on the pink jersey at the 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne. The stage was again marred by misfortune for a rider high up in the general classification. Ahead of the finale white jersey holder Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon–SRAM) was caught up in a bad crash that led to her leaving the race in an ambulance.
Giro Donne 2023: Elisa Longo Borghini sees off Veronica Ewers and Annemiek van Vleuten on Stage 4
Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) claimed victory from a three-up sprint on Stage 4 at the Giro d'Italia Donne with Veronica Ewers (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) and race leader Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar). The Italian champion was positioned perfectly in the finale and held off her two rivals to take a second career win at the Italian Grand Tour.
Giro d'Italia Donne 2023: Lorena Wiebes sprints to Stage 3 win as Annemiek van Vleuten keeps pink
Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) underlined her status as the world's best sprinter with a dominant victory ahead of Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) on Stage 3 at the 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne. Wiebes was delivered round the final corner by lead-out extraordinaire Barbara Guarischi (SD Worx) and Vos was unable to come out of her slipstream. Chloe Dygert (Canyon-SRAM Racing), who was nursing a bruised sacrum after crashing on Friday's time trial washout, took another impressive third place in the American national champions jersey.
Lorena Wiebes lands Scheldeprijs hat-trick as SD Worx dominate again, Charlotte Kool second
Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) made it a hat-trick at Scheldeprijs as she continued her dominance at the Flanders Classic. The Dutch star has won all three editions of the race since its inception in 2021, with Wiebes seeing off former team-mate Charlotte Kool (DSM) in a tight sprint.
Tour of Flanders 2023: Is SD Worx's Lotte Kopecky unstoppable, or will Annemiek van Vleuten reign again?
The cobblestones of Flanders are set to play host to an exciting race on Sunday as the Tour of Flanders takes place. The 20th edition of the women's event features a number of standout contenders, none more so than reigning champion Lotte Kopecky. Ad The native Belgian has seen her SD Worx team reshaped in the intervening 12 months to accommodate the arrival of Lorena Wiebes from Team Sunweb, but remains among the favourites.