Eneco Tour Women: Lieke Nooijen dominates prologue for first race leader's jersey

Lieke Nooijen of Visma-Lease a Bike heads to win on Prologue at 2026 Eneco Tour Women (Image credit: Getty Images)

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Lieke Nooijen (Visma-Lease a Bike) secured the prologue victory and took the first leader's jersey at the Eneco Tour Women. The Dutch rider covered the 3.1km course with the fastest time of 3:51, beating her compatriots Charlotte Kool (Fenix-Premier Tech) and Lonneke Uneken (VolkerWessels) by eight seconds in The Hague.

Nooijen started her time trial in the third of three waves, surpassing both Kool, who posted the early benchmark and had sat in the hot seat since the opening wave, and Uneken to take the day's spoils.

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Place	Full Name (Team)	Time
1	Lieke Nooijen (Team Visma \| Lease a Bike)	00:03:51
2	Charlotte Kool (Fenix-Premier Tech)	+0:00:08
3	Lonneke Uneken (VolkerWessels Cycling Team)	+0:00:08
4	Sandrine Tas (Lotto-Intermarché Ladies)	+0:00:09
5	Maud Rijnbeek (VolkerWessels Cycling Team)	+0:00:10
6	Anneke Dijkstra (VolkerWessels Cycling Team)	+0:00:10
7	Nienke Vinke (Team SD Worx-Protime)	+0:00:11
8	Letizia Borghesi (AG Insurance-Soudal Team)	+0:00:12
9	Femke Markus (Team SD Worx-Protime)	+0:00:12
10	Margaux Vigié (Team Visma \| Lease a Bike)	+0:00:12
11	Rose Kloese (Carbonbike Giordana Sofré)	+0:00:12
12	Quinty Ton (Liv AlUla Jayco)	+0:00:12
13	Anna Vanderaerden (Fenix-Premier Tech)	+0:00:13
14	Femke de Vries (Team Visma \| Lease a Bike)	+0:00:13
15	Pfeiffer Georgi (Team Picnic PostNL)	+0:00:13
16	Robyn Clay (Team Picnic PostNL)	+0:00:14
17	Jeanne Korevaar (Liv AlUla Jayco)	+0:00:14
18	Julia Kopecky (Team SD Worx-Protime)	+0:00:14
19	Silke Smulders (Liv AlUla Jayco)	+0:00:15
20	Mylène de Zoete (Fenix-Premier Tech)	+0:00:15
21	Scarlett Souren (VolkerWessels Cycling Team)	+0:00:15
22	Katharina Sadnik (Team Visma \| Lease a Bike)	+0:00:16
23	Barbara Guarischi (Team SD Worx-Protime)	+0:00:16
24	Femke Gerritse (Team SD Worx-Protime)	+0:00:16
25	Christina Schweinberger (Fenix-Premier Tech)	+0:00:17
26	Puck Langenbarg (Fenix-Premier Tech)	+0:00:17
27	Mia Griffin (Team Picnic PostNL)	+0:00:18
28	Nicole Steigenga (AG Insurance-Soudal Team)	+0:00:18
29	Manon de Boer (Citymesh-Customm Pro Cycling Team)	+0:00:18
30	Antje Valkeneers (Carbonbike Giordana Sofré)	+0:00:19
31	Marthe Truyen (Fenix-Premier Tech)	+0:00:19
32	Talia Appleton (Liv AlUla Jayco)	+0:00:20
33	Eleonora Ciabocco (Team Picnic PostNL)	+0:00:21
34	Linda Riedmann (Lotto-Intermarché Ladies)	+0:00:21
35	Viktória Chladonová (Team Visma \| Lease a Bike)	+0:00:21
36	Anabelle Thomas (Liv AlUla Jayco)	+0:00:22
37	Amber van der Hulst (VolkerWessels Cycling Team)	+0:00:22
38	Nina Lavenu (AG Insurance-Soudal Team)	+0:00:22
39	Florien Bolks (VolkerWessels Cycling Team)	+0:00:23
40	Julia Borgström (Hitec Products-Fluid Control)	+0:00:23
41	Gaia Masetti (Team Picnic PostNL)	+0:00:24
42	Imogen Wolff (Team Visma \| Lease a Bike)	+0:00:25
43	Sveva Klok (Regioteam Midden-Nederland)	+0:00:25
44	Tess Moerman (AG Insurance-Soudal Team)	+0:00:25
45	Marthe Goossens (AG Insurance-Soudal Team)	+0:00:25
46	Elena Cecchini (Team SD Worx-Protime)	+0:00:26
47	Elisabeth Ebras (Lotto-Intermarché Ladies)	+0:00:26
48	Sara Sonnemans (Flying Freelancers & ZZPR.nl-WV Schijndel)	+0:00:26
49	Fauve Bastiaenssen (AG Insurance-Soudal Team)	+0:00:27
50	Evie Smith (O'SHEA Red Chilli Bikes)	+0:00:27
51	Daniela Hezinova (Team Picnic PostNL)	+0:00:27
52	Eline van Rooijen (Citymesh-Customm Pro Cycling Team)	+0:00:28
53	Dina Boels (Lotto-Intermarché Ladies)	+0:00:28
54	Kristy Ton (Regioteam Midden-Nederland)	+0:00:29
55	Kamma Bergholt (Hitec Products-Fluid Control)	+0:00:29
56	Bloeme Kalis (Regioteam Midden-Nederland)	+0:00:30
57	Misia Belotti (Vini Fantini-BePink)	+0:00:30
58	Mirthe Boneschansker (Regioteam Midden-Nederland)	+0:00:30
59	Vittoria Grassi (Vini Fantini-BePink)	+0:00:30
60	Zoë van Velzen (Flying Freelancers & ZZPR.nl-WV Schijndel)	+0:00:30
61	Isere Koster (Flying Freelancers & ZZPR.nl-WV Schijndel)	+0:00:30
62	Elise Timmerman (Citymesh-Customm Pro Cycling Team)	+0:00:31
63	Quinty van Klink (Regioteam Midden-Nederland)	+0:00:31
64	Marina Garau Roca (Vini Fantini-BePink)	+0:00:32
65	Magdalene Lind (Hitec Products-Fluid Control)	+0:00:32
66	Ida Krickau Ketelsen (O'SHEA Red Chilli Bikes)	+0:00:32
67	Lani Wittevrongel (Lotto-Intermarché Ladies)	+0:00:33
68	Iris Mulder (Flying Freelancers & ZZPR.nl-WV Schijndel)	+0:00:33
69	Kaia Schmid (O'SHEA Red Chilli Bikes)	+0:00:33
70	Fariba Hashimi (Vini Fantini-BePink)	+0:00:34
71	Yilla Threels (O'SHEA Red Chilli Bikes)	+0:00:34
72	Andrea Casagranda (Vini Fantini-BePink)	+0:00:35
73	Anna Van Wersch (Lotto-Intermarché Ladies)	+0:00:35
74	Lotte Van Ombergen (Citymesh-Customm Pro Cycling Team)	+0:00:35
75	Josse Nonneman (Carbonbike Giordana Sofré)	+0:00:35
76	Femke Van Goethem (Citymesh-Customm Pro Cycling Team)	+0:00:36
77	Sidney Swierenga (Liv AlUla Jayco)	+0:00:36
78	Anouk Van Leest (Carbonbike Giordana Sofré)	+0:00:38
79	Sonia Rossetti (Vini Fantini-BePink)	+0:00:38
80	Stine Marie Snortheim (Hitec Products-Fluid Control)	+0:00:38
81	Fenna Hoegee (Flying Freelancers & ZZPR.nl-WV Schijndel)	+0:00:42
82	Carmen van der Veen (Carbonbike Giordana Sofré)	+0:00:42
83	Grace Ward (O'SHEA Red Chilli Bikes)	+0:00:42
84	Rikke Steen Enstad (Hitec Products-Fluid Control)	+0:00:43
85	Dina Scavone (Carbonbike Giordana Sofré)	+0:00:43
86	Sophia Zwaan (Flying Freelancers & ZZPR.nl-WV Schijndel)	+0:00:45
87	Lieke van Weereld (Regioteam Midden-Nederland)	+0:00:47
88	Georgia Lancaster (O'SHEA Red Chilli Bikes)	+0:00:58

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