Wiebes sprints to second Scheldeprijs Women victory
By Kirsten Frattini published
Dutchwoman defends her title, beating Consonni in bunch sprint
Lorena Wiebes won the Scheldeprijs women’s race for a second consecutive year, again using her powerful sprint to distance her rivals in the closing bunch sprint.
The Team DSM rider was well-protected in the final kilometres after the early break was caught and then she started her sprint early. She wisely dived left as the road turned left and surged to victory along the barriers.
Chiara Consonni (Valcar-Travel & Service) finished second in the sprint, with fellow Italian Rachele Barbieri (Liv Racing Xstra) taking third.
The win was Wiebes’ 40th career victory, and the fourth of the 2022 season, following wins at the GP Oetingen, Ronde van Drenthe, and Nokere Koerse.
“We hoped for echelons today but the wind was not perfect to break it up in this way. A group of three went in the break early and we controlled it with Esmée [Peperkamp] behind. At all the important points today we were in good position," Wiebes said.
“Then in the final lap Esmée, Elise [Uijen] and Léa [Curinier] did everything to close the gap after which Megan [Jastrab] did a great job to position Charlotte [Kool] and I into the final kilometres. I followed Charlotte in the last part, made a small mistake in the final straight but found her again and was able to finish off the teamwork. I’m happy to take this team win."
How it unfolded
The women’s Scheldeprijs is the only event on Flanders Classics’ spring calendar that remains at a 1.1-level to allow opportunities for the second-tier women’s teams to secure spots on the starting line.
Shorter than the previous near-160km routes that the women’s peloton have been racing on the Women’s WorldTour, Scheldeprijs was 138km that started and finished in Schoten, and offered three 17km local finishing circuits that catered to a bunch sprint. The pan-flat course also included five cobblestone segments with the first across Stint Jabsestenweg, and the final four across Broekstraat located on the local circuits.
A three-rider breakaway set of early in the race that included Megan Armitage (IBCT), Abi Smith (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) and Simone Boilard (St Michel-Auber93). The trio stretched their gap out to a maximum of two minutes but the day was always meant for the powerful sprinters in the field, and their teams kept the breakaway at a more manageable one minute with 70km remaining.
The breakaway made it onto the local circuits but the gap was reduced to 30 seconds as Team DSM set a quick pace for their sprinter and defending champion Wiebes, back in the main field inside 25km to the finish.
Smith attacked her breakaway companions with 8km to go, but Team DSM gauged their efforts with perfect timing and caught her inside the last 5km.
A crash inside the last kilometres of the race saw several riders go down but many of the sprinters were still in position for a bunch sprint.
Valcar-Travel & Service started their lead-out first for Consonni but Team DSM took over in the final few hundred metres with Wiebes latching onto the wheel of teammate Charlotte Kool. Wiebes then launched her sprint inside the last 100 metres to take a commanding victory in Schoten.
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM Women | 3:21:56 |
2 | Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | |
3 | Rachele Barbieri (Ita) Liv Racing Xstra | |
4 | Georgia Baker (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco Women | |
5 | Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Movistar Team Women | |
6 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo Women | |
7 | Julie De Wilde (Bel) Plantur-Pura | |
8 | Letizia Borghesi (Ita) EF Education-TIBCO-SVB | |
9 | Anna Trevisi (Ita) UAE Team ADQ | |
10 | Charlotte Kool (Ned) Team DSM Women | |
11 | Marta Jaskulska (Pol) Liv Racing Xstra | |
12 | Katrijn De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | |
13 | Maike Van der Duin (Ned) Le Col Wahoo | |
14 | Danique Braam (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire-Van Eyck Sport | |
15 | Sanne Cant (Bel) Plantur-Pura | |
16 | Ingvild Gåskjenn (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products | |
17 | Eline Van Rooijen (Ned) AG Insurance-NXTG Team | |
18 | Marion Norbert Riberolle (Bel) Plantur-Pura | |
19 | Barbara Fonseca (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | |
20 | Arianna Fidanza (Ita) BikeExchange-Jayco Women | |
21 | Karolina Kumiega (Pol) Valcar-Travel & Service | 0:00:05 |
22 | Margot Pompanon (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | |
23 | Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
24 | Laura Asencio (Fra) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
25 | Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | |
26 | Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM Women | 0:00:08 |
27 | Maria Martins (Por) Le Col Wahoo | |
28 | Svenja Betz (Ger) IBCT | |
29 | Letizia Paternoster (Ita) Trek-Segafredo Women | 0:00:10 |
30 | Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Coop-Hitec Products | |
31 | Margaux Vigie (Fra) Valcar-Travel & Service | |
32 | Maria Van 'T Geloof (Ned) Le Col Wahoo | |
33 | Anastasiya Kolesava (Blr) Stade Rochelais Charente Maritime | |
34 | Caroline Andersson (Swe) Team Coop-Hitec Products | |
35 | Julie Stockman (Bel) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team | |
36 | Simone Boilard (Can) St Michel-Auber 93 | |
37 | Corinna Lechner (Ger) Massi Tactic Women's Team | |
38 | Jessy Druyts (Bel) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team | |
39 | Marie Morgane Le Deunff (Fra) Arkea Team | |
40 | Maeva Squiban (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente Maritime | |
41 | Sara Maes (Bel) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team | |
42 | Quinty Ton (Ned) Liv Racing Xstra | |
43 | Mireia Trias Jordan (Spa) Massi Tactic Women's Team | |
44 | Alena Ivanchenko (Rus) UAE Team ADQ | |
45 | Nienke Wasmus (Ned) | |
46 | Lieke Nooijen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | |
47 | Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women | |
48 | Fabienne Buri (Swi) Andy Schleck-CP Nvst-Immo Losch | |
49 | Melissa Van Neck (Cze) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | |
50 | Millie Couzens (GBr) Plantur-Pura | |
51 | Yuliia Biriukova (Ukr) Arkea Team | |
52 | Mireia Benito Pellicer (Spa) Massi Tactic Women's Team | 0:00:14 |
53 | Jelena Eric (Srb) Movistar Team Women | |
54 | Alexandra Manly (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco Women | 0:00:15 |
55 | Leonie Bos (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | |
56 | Shirin van Anrooij (Ned) Trek-Segafredo Women | |
57 | Inge van der Heijden (Ned) Plantur-Pura | |
58 | Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo Women | |
59 | Silvia Persico (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | |
60 | Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | |
61 | April Tacey (GBr) Le Col Wahoo | |
62 | Flora Perkins (GBr) Le Col Wahoo | |
63 | Caren Commissaris (Bel) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire-Van Eyck Sport | 0:00:20 |
64 | Abi Smith (GBr) EF Education-TIBCO-SVB | 0:00:24 |
65 | Ines Van De Paar (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | |
66 | Jessica Allen (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco Women | |
67 | Léa Curinier (Fra) Team DSM Women | 0:00:27 |
68 | Perrine Clauzel (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | |
69 | Elise Uijen (Ned) Team DSM Women | |
70 | Kim De Baat (Bel) Plantur-Pura | 0:00:36 |
71 | Mylene de Zoete (Ned) AG Insurance-NXTG Team | 0:00:42 |
72 | Sanne Bouwmeester (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | |
73 | Kylie Waterreus (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies | |
74 | Femke Markus (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | |
75 | Mieke Docx (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | |
76 | Clara Lundmark (Swe) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | |
77 | Tanja Erath (Ger) EF Education-TIBCO-SVB | |
78 | Trine Holmsgaard (Den) | |
79 | Elodie Le Bail (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | |
80 | Lara Vieceli (Ita) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
81 | Anneke Dijkstra (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | |
82 | Elizabeth Bennett (GBr) IBCT | |
83 | Daniek Hengeveld (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | |
84 | Elise Vander Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | |
85 | Maud Rijnbeek (Ned) AG Insurance-NXTG Team | |
86 | Sophie Wright (GBr) UAE Team ADQ | |
87 | Michelle Andres (Swi) Andy Schleck-CP Nvst-Immo Losch | |
88 | Friederike Stern (Ger) Andy Schleck-CP Nvst-Immo Losch | |
89 | Georgia Danford (NZl) Andy Schleck-CP Nvst-Immo Losch | |
90 | Sofie van Rooijen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | |
91 | Yuli Van Der Molen (Ned) AG Insurance-NXTG Team | |
92 | Christa Riffel (Ger) Team Coop-Hitec Products | |
93 | Lucie Jounier (Fra) Arkea Team | |
94 | Esmée Peperkamp (Ned) Team DSM Women | |
95 | Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Movistar Team Women | |
96 | Amandine Fouquenet (Fra) Arkea Team | |
97 | Minke Bakker (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire-Van Eyck Sport | |
98 | Ane Iversen (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products | |
99 | Lizbeth Yarely Salazar Vazquez (Mex) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
100 | Emma Langley (USA) EF Education-TIBCO-SVB | |
101 | Megan Armitage (Irl) IBCT | |
102 | Senne Knaven (Bel) AG Insurance-NXTG Team | 0:00:47 |
103 | Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Trek-Segafredo Women | 0:00:54 |
104 | Maaike Boogaard (Ned) UAE Team ADQ | 0:00:56 |
105 | Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women | |
106 | Bente Van Teeseling (Ned) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team | |
107 | Clara Honsinger (USA) EF Education-TIBCO-SVB | |
108 | Rosalie van der Wolf (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:01:11 |
109 | Amber van der Hulst (Ned) Liv Racing Xstra | 0:01:29 |
110 | Eluned King (GBr) Le Col Wahoo | |
111 | Marith Vanhove (Bel) Parkhotel Valkenburg | |
112 | Marthe Goossens (Bel) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team | 0:01:31 |
113 | Antonia Gröndahl (Fin) IBCT | 0:02:10 |
114 | Fien Van Eynde (Bel) IBCT | |
115 | Ayesha McGowan (USA) Liv Racing Xstra | 0:02:25 |
116 | Susanne Meistrok (Ned) | 0:02:42 |
117 | Noemie Abgrall (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente Maritime | 0:03:00 |
118 | Eva Buurman (Ned) Liv Racing Xstra | 0:03:10 |
119 | Alison Avoine (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 | 0:03:16 |
120 | Juliet Eickhof (Ned) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team | |
121 | Ilse Grit (Ned) | |
122 | Jinse Peeters (Bel) | |
123 | Zsófia Szabó (Hun) Andy Schleck-CP Nvst-Immo Losch | |
124 | Typhaine Laurance (Fra) Arkea Team | |
125 | Amber Aernouts (Bel) AG Insurance-NXTG Team | |
126 | Haylee Fuller (Aus) IBCT | |
127 | Frances Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Stade Rochelais Charente Maritime | |
128 | Gloria Rodriguez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team Women | 0:03:20 |
129 | Naomi De Roeck (Bel) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire-Van Eyck Sport | 0:04:06 |
130 | Claudia Jongerius (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire-Van Eyck Sport | |
DNF | Melanie Klement (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Linda Zanetti (Swi) UAE Team ADQ | |
DNF | Spela Kern (Slo) Massi Tactic Women's Team | |
DNF | Kristina Nenadovic (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente Maritime | |
DNF | Maryanne Hinault (Fra) Arkea Team | |
DNF | Martina Moreno Monteys (Spa) Massi Tactic Women's Team | |
DNF | Noa Jansen (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire-Van Eyck Sport | |
DNF | Alicia Franck (Bel) | |
DNF | Pernille Larsen Feldmann (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products | |
DNF | Esmée Gielkens (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | |
DNS | Nathalie Eklund (Swe) Massi Tactic Women's Team |

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Kirsten Frattini is an honours graduate of Kinesiology and Health Science from York University in Toronto, Canada. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's WorldTour. She has worked in both print and digital publishing, and started with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. Moving into a Production Editor's role in 2014, she produces and publishes international race coverage for all men's and women's races including Spring Classics, Grand Tours, World Championships and Olympic Games, and writes and edits news and features. As the Women's Editor at Cyclingnews, Kirsten also coordinates and oversees the global coverage of races, news, features and podcasts about women's professional cycling.
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