“It feels really good to still be the best sprinter" - Lorena Wiebes immediately asserts dominance on first raceday of 2025

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Thursday, 06 February 2025 at 21:30
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Lorena Wiebes was the all-conquering and unquestioned sprint leader in 2024. With just one raceday done of her 2025 season, the Team SD Worx - Protime star has already re-asserted her dominance with a thunderous stage 1 win at the UAE Tour.

Despite the all-star field of fastwomen in the United Arab Emirates, Wiebes made it look relatively simple in the final sprint, distancing 2nd placed Charlotte Kool by a clear margin. “It feels really good to still be the best sprinter after the winter,” the European champion reflected in her post-stage interview afterwards. “I think it was a very fair sprint. We (her and Kool ed.) were both completely in the wind. I am happy that my sprint is still very good. And there will be two more sprint opportunities. It is important to continue this line.”

“It was chaotic, as expected. We started in a good position at the last corner. Marta Lach and Barbara Guarischi then managed to do a very good lead-out,” she continues. “I was set off well. Charlotte came from behind at speed, so I had to catch her first. But I felt strong.”

Stage 1  - Women's UAE Tour 2025

1Wiebes LorenaTeam SD Worx-Protime5003:57:37
2Kool CharlotteTeam Picnic PostNL40+ 00
3Veenhoven NienkeTeam Visma | Lease a Bike30+ 00
4Griffin MiaRoland25+ 00
5Barbieri RacheleTeam Picnic PostNL20+ 00
6Verhulst-Wild GladysAG Insurance-Soudal Team18+ 00
7van Rooijen SofieUAE Team ADQ15+ 00
8Fiorin SaraCeratizit Pro Cycling Team10+ 00
9Gillespie LaraUAE Team ADQ8+ 00
10Schweinberger KathrinHuman Powered Health6+ 00
11Jackson AlisonEF Education-Oatly+ 00
12Ahtosalo AnniinaUno-X Mobility+ 00
13Fortin ValentineCofidis Women Team+ 00
14Gonzalez AliciaSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 00
15Dideriksen AmalieCofidis Women Team+ 00
16Zanardi SilviaHuman Powered Health+ 00
17Ferrand-Prevot PaulineTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 00
18Rysz KajaRoland+ 00
19Coles-Lyster MaggieHuman Powered Health+ 00
20Labous JulietteFDJ-SUEZ+ 00
21de Zoete MylèneCeratizit Pro Cycling Team+ 00
22Avoine AlisonSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 00
23Le Court KimAG Insurance-Soudal Team+ 00
24Consonni ChiaraCANYON//SRAM zondacrypto+ 00
25Kuijpers EvyFenix-Deceuninck+ 00
26Magalhães Ana VitoriaMovistar Team+ 00
27Guarischi BarbaraTeam SD Worx-Protime+ 00
28Balsamo ElisaLidl-Trek+ 00
29Lach MartaTeam SD Worx-Protime+ 00
30Norsgaard EmmaLidl-Trek+ 00
31Trinca Colonel MonicaLiv AlUla Jayco+ 00
32Lloyd CarysMovistar Team+ 00
33Dygert ChloéCANYON//SRAM zondacrypto+ 00
34Fidanza MartinaTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 00
35Kerbaol CédrineEF Education-Oatly+ 00
36Swinkels KarlijnUAE Team ADQ+ 00
37Persico SilviaUAE Team ADQ+ 00
38Perkins FloraFenix-Deceuninck+ 00
39Adegeest LoesFDJ-SUEZ+ 00
40Chereau ClémenceSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 00
41Korevaar JeanneLiv AlUla Jayco+ 00
42Georgi PfeifferTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
43Aalerud KatrineUno-X Mobility+ 00
44Teruel AlbaLaboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi+ 00
45Cromwell TiffanyCANYON//SRAM zondacrypto+ 00
46Zsanko PetraCeratizit Pro Cycling Team+ 00
47Jencusova NoraBePink-Imatra-Bongioanni+ 00
48Trevisi AnnaLiv AlUla Jayco+ 00
49Mackaij FloortjeMovistar Team+ 00
50Volstad AlexandraEF Education-Oatly+ 00
51Koch FranziskaTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
52Vinke NienkeTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
53Moolman Pasio AshleighAG Insurance-Soudal Team+ 00
54Tonetti CristinaLaboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi+ 00
55Andersen SusanneUno-X Mobility+ 00
56Guazzini VittoriaFDJ-SUEZ+ 00
57Garcia MaviLiv AlUla Jayco+ 00
58Arzuffi Alice MariaLaboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi+ 00
59Markus RiejanneLidl-Trek+ 00
60Grassi VittoriaBePink-Imatra-Bongioanni+ 00
61Bunel MarionTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 00
62Burlova KristynaCeratizit Pro Cycling Team+ 00
63Longo Borghini ElisaUAE Team ADQ+ 00
64Uiterwijk Winkel MeikeBePink-Imatra-Bongioanni+ 00
65Meijering MareilleMovistar Team+ 00
66Silvestri DeboraLaboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi+ 00
67Confalonieri Maria GiuliaUno-X Mobility+ 00
68Baril OliviaMovistar Team+ 00
69Berteau VictoireCofidis Women Team+ 00
70Jastrab MeganTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
71Roussel ElyneSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 00
72Normand AdèleSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 00
73Alzini MartinaCofidis Women Team+ 00
74De Wilde JulieFenix-Deceuninck+ 00
75Kasper RomyHuman Powered Health+ 00
76Berton NinaEF Education-Oatly+ 00
77Ton QuintyLiv AlUla Jayco+ 00
78Bego JulieCofidis Women Team+ 00
79Ludwig HannahCofidis Women Team+ 00
80Malcotti BarbaraHuman Powered Health+ 00
81Sanguineti IlariaLidl-Trek+ 00
82Minke Anderson SolbjørkUno-X Mobility+ 00
83Segato GaiaBePink-Imatra-Bongioanni+ 00
84Valtulini ElisaBePink-Imatra-Bongioanni+ 00
85Brauße FranziskaCeratizit Pro Cycling Team+ 00
86Ruiz Perez LucíaMovistar Team+ 00
87Barker ElinorUno-X Mobility+ 00
88Williams LilyHuman Powered Health+ 00
89Niedermaier AntoniaCANYON//SRAM zondacrypto+ 00
90Kessler NinaEF Education-Oatly+ 00
91Paladin SorayaCANYON//SRAM zondacrypto+ 00
92Biriukova YuliiaLaboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi+ 00
93Coston MorganeRoland+ 00
94Miermont DilyxineCeratizit Pro Cycling Team+ 00
95Stiasny PetraRoland+ 00
96Curinier LéaFDJ-SUEZ+ 00
97Wilson-Haffenden FelicityLidl-Trek+ 00
98Pirrone ElenaRoland+ 00
99Zigart UrskaAG Insurance-Soudal Team+ 00
100Thomas SégolèneSt Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93+ 00
101Cecchini ElenaTeam SD Worx-Protime+ 00
102Gerritse FemkeTeam SD Worx-Protime+ 00
103Schweinberger ChristinaFenix-Deceuninck+ 00
104Swinkels SylvieRoland+ 00
105Pluimers IlseAG Insurance-Soudal Team+ 00
106Markus FemkeTeam SD Worx-Protime+ 00
107Goossens MartheAG Insurance-Soudal Team+ 00
108Laporta LindaBePink-Imatra-Bongioanni+ 00
109Tomasi LauraLaboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi+ 00
110Backstedt ElynorUAE Team ADQ+ 30
111von Berswordt SophieTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 34
112Achtereekte CarlijnTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 34
113Demay CoralieFDJ-SUEZ+ 34
114Deignan LizzieLidl-Trek+ 34
115Aintila WilmaCANYON//SRAM zondacrypto+ 01:11
116Vigilia AlessiaFDJ-SUEZ+ 01:29
117Schrempf CarinaFenix-Deceuninck+ 00
118Couzens MillieFenix-Deceuninck+ 01:41
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