Wiebes wins stage 1 to take GC lead at Baloise Ladies Tour

Baloise Ladies Tour 2022 8th Edition 1st stage Zulte Zulte 1286 km 14072022 Lorena Wiebes NED Team DSM photo Davy RietbergenCVSprintCyclingAgency2022
Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) on the podium after winning stage 1 of Baloise Ladies Tour 2022 (Image credit: Davy Rietbergen/CV Sprint Cycling Agency)

Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) soared across the line in Zulte to win the second day of the Baloise Ladies Tour. Mylene de Zoete (AG Insurance-NXTG Team) was second and Amber van der Hulst (Liv Racing Xstra) was third, making it an all-Dutch sweep of the podium.

With the victory, Wiebes moved into the GC lead, just one second ahead of prologue winner Ellen Van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo). Third place is occupied by Trek-Segafredo's Audrey Cordon-Ragot, 14 seconds back. Wiebes also took over the lead in the points classification, while her teammate Pfeiffer Georgi was the best young rider.

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