Lorena Wiebes wins again at Simac Ladies Tour
Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) won the second stage of the Simac Ladies Tour on Wednesday after winning the opening stage on Tuesday. The stage was split due to crosswinds, and a group of nine riders came to the line together. Second behind the race leader was Clara Copponi (Lidl-Trek), while Megan Jastrab of Picnic PostNL finished third.
Lidl-Trek swapped their sprinters for the stage, with Elisa Balsamo performing the leadout for Copponi. Other riders in the group included their teammate Riejanne Markus, one of the strongest time trialists in the bunch, as well as Linda Zanetti and Maria Giulia Confalonieri of Uno-X Mobility. Margaux Vigié was the sole representative of Visma-Lease, a Bike to make it up the road.
Wiebes initially had three teammates in the move with her. Femke Markus finished at the back of the group of nine, and Barbara Guarischi and Elena Cecchini finished 18 and 23 seconds behind after some significant work for their leader.
Cat Ferguson brought the peloton across the line 44 seconds behind the Wiebes group.
