Lorena Wiebes storms to Tour of Britain Women stage 1 win after hectic day
The Dutch sprinter earned her eighth Tour of Britain stage win and took the green leader’s jersey after bonus seconds.
- On Wednesday, August 19, Lorena Wiebes of SD Worx-Protime won the opening stage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women in Cockermouth, triumphing in a mass sprint finish after a chaotic final stretch.
- Sport director Christian Kos decided to keep the peloton together to position Wiebes for the win, and SD Worx-Protime successfully neutralized multiple breakaway attempts from rival squads in the final 30km.
- With 500 metres remaining, Lotte Kopecky guided Wiebes into the final corner; Mischa then kept the speed high, and with 200 metres to go Wiebes launched her sprint, defeating Chiara Consonni and Josie Nelson for her eighth stage win.
- Cockermouth residents and visitors packed Main Street, boosting local businesses like Moon and Sixpence throughout the day. Penrith and Solway MP Markus Campbell-Savours called the route a 'grand cycle tour of wonderful west Cumbria.'
- Ahead of next year's 'once in a generation' Tour de France, Cumberland Council leader Mark Fryer described the event as a test for the region. Stage 2 runs 110.5km from Clitheroe to Blackpool.
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Lorena Wiebes has won a stage in the Tour of Great Britain for the eighth time in her career. The 27-year-old cyclist from SD Worx - Protime convincingly won the sprint after 159 kilometers in Cockermouth, the start and finish town. Wiebes was already the record holder for stage wins in the WorldTour race.
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Parents should not be scared their children might not come back from a race following the death of Finlay Tarling, says the winner of stage one of the Tour of Britain Women. Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx – Protime) sprinted to take the opening stage in Cockermouth. Before the race began, there was a touching tribute to the British 19-year-old who died last week in a high-speed collision with a van, which had strayed on to the road during …
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