Simac Ladies Tour: Bäckstedt wins stage 6 ITT, Wiebes holds onto overall lead
After winning the first four stages of the Simac Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) was finally knocked off the top step of the podium on Saturday, but was able to hold onto the overall race lead with one stage remaining.
Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) won the fifth stage, a time trial, six seconds ahead of Christina Schweinberger (Fenix-Decuninck) in second, and 17 seconds ahead of Ellen van Dijk (Lidl-Trek) in third.
After four road stages, three of which ended in a sprint, the 10 km time trial ended with no major moves in the general classification. Previously, the most impactful stage was the third, when a group of 17 riders finished seven minutes and 45 seconds ahead of the peloton.
Wiebes, who finished ninth in the time trial 33 seconds behind Bäckstedt, held onto her lead by 48 seconds over Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek), who moved into second. Bäcksedt moved into third overall, 51 seconds down, and Megan Jastrab (Picnic PostNL) slipped off the podium into fourth on the same time as Bäckstedt.
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