LORENA WIEBES WINS STAGE 1 OF THE UAE TOUR WOMEN AND WEARS THE FIRST RED JERSEY
Dubai Harbour, 8 February 2024 – Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx) has won Stage 1, the Dubai Stage, of the second edition of the UAE Tour Women, ahead of Rachele Barbieri (Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL) and Chiara Consonni (UAE Team ADQ).
Lorena Wiebes is also the first Red Jersey of the race as she leads the General Classification.
PROVISIONAL STAGE RESULT
1 – Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx), 122km in 2h59’11”, average speed 40.852 km/h
2 – Rachele Barbieri (Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL) s.t.
3 – Chiara Consonni (UAE Team ADQ) s.t.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx)
2 – Rachele Barbieri (Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL) at 4″
3 – Chiara Consonni (UAE Team ADQ) at 6″
THE OFFICIAL JERSEYS
The leader jerseys of the UAE Tour Women are provided by ALÉ
- Red Jersey, leader of the General Classification, sponsored by Al Ain Water – Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx)
- Green Jersey, leader of the Points Classification, sponsored by Tadweer – Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx)
- White Jersey, Best Young Rider, sponsored by Burjeel Holdings – Yanina Kuskova (Tashkent City Professional Cycling Team)
- Black Jersey, leader of the Intermediate Sprint Classification, sponsored by ALDAR – Yanina Kuskova (Tashkent City Professional Cycling Team)
Speaking seconds after the stage finish, the stage winner and Red Jersey Lorena Wiebes said: “It feels great to already win stage 1. It was chaos before the final because of the long straight before the last corner, but I got a very good lead out. We planned to sprint on the right side knowing the wind was blowing from the left. It’s great to have the world champion for the lead out. Lotte [Kopecky] love working for each other. I would have preferred to sprint against Charlotte Kool like last year because I would have known more where to position myself. At the difference of last year, I’m the race leader after stage 1. It means the pressure will be more on us tomorrow but we are ready for that”.
Press conference interviews and further details to follow.
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