Lorena Wiebes cannot be stopped at the Simac Ladies Tour, wins third straight stage
Lorena Wiebes of SD Worx-Protime won her third straight stage at the Simac Ladies Tour on Thursday. This time, the race leader sprinted to victory from a group of 17 that got away from the peloton early in the race thanks to some strong winds. At the finish, the gap to the lead group was over seven minutes ahead of the peloton.
Megan Jastrab (Picnic PostNL) continued her stellar run at the WWT stage race, finishing second on the stage, and Amalie Dideriksen (Cofidis) finished third. With the result, Jastrab moved into second overall, 20 seconds down, with Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) in third, 24 seconds behind Wiebes.
A lot of GC favourites who missed out on the move are likely out of contention for the overall win going into the fourth stage. Riejanne Markus, who had gained time on her rivals on Wednesday, will not be able to make up over seven minutes on Wiebes in the 10 km time trial on Saturday. Cat Ferguson (Movistar) was one of the top riders for the overall in the first group, along with Margaux Vigie (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Lily Williams (Human Powered Health).
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