Baloise Ladies Tour: Redemption for Charlotte Kool with stage 2 sprint victory and overall race lead

ZULTE, BELGIUM - JULY 17: (L-R) Maike Van Der Duin of Netherlands, Zoe Backstedt of Great Britain and Team CANYON//SRAM - Purple Leader Jersey, Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Team SD Worx - Protime, stage winner Charlotte Kool of Netherlands and Team Fenix-Premier Tech - Orange Best Dutch Rider Jersey, Clara Copponi of France and Team Lidl - Trek and Maike Van Der Duin of Netherlands and Team CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto sprint at finish line during the 12th Baloise Ladies Tour 2026, Stage 2 a 130.4km stage from Zulte to Zulte on July 17, 2026 in Zulte, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images) — (Image credit: Getty Images)

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Stage 2 Results
General classification after stage 2

Charlotte Kool (Fenix-Premier Tech) made up for the previous day's loss by taking the sprint victory on stage 2 at the Baloise Ladies Tour.

The Dutch sprinter, who finished second on stage 1, stormed across the line ahead of runner-up Nienke Veenhoven (Visma- Lease a Bike) and third-placed Maike van der Duin (Canyon-SRAM) in Zulte.

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Position	Rider (Country) Team	Time Gap
1	Charlotte Kool (Ned) Fenix-Premier Tech	3:09:30
2	Nienke Veenhoven (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Maike Van Der Duin (Ned) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Clara Copponi (Fra) Lidl-Trek	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Lotte Kopecky (Bel) SD Worx-Protime	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Jane Zoe Backstedt (GBr) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Linda Zanetti (Swi) Uno-X Mobility	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Georgia Baker (Aus) Liv AlUla Jayco	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Volkerwessels	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Femke Gerritse (Ned) SD Worx-Protime	Row 9 - Cell 2

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Position	Rider (Country) Team	Time Gap
1	Charlotte Kool (Ned) Fenix-Premier Tech	5:58:30
2	Zoe Bäckstedt (GBr) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:05
3	Nienke Veenhoven (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:07

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Stage 2 Results

General classification after stage 2