The Women's Tour: Lorena Wiebes wins stage 4

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SOUTHEND ENGLAND OCTOBER 07 Lorena Wiebes of Netherlands and Team DSM celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 7th The Womens Tour 2021 Stage 4 a 1178km stage from Shoeburyness to SouthendonSea thewomenstour UCIWWT on October 07 2021 in Southend England Photo by Justin SetterfieldGetty Images — Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) wins stage 4 at The Women's Tour(Image credit: Getty Images)

Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) has won stage 4 of The Women's Tour. The 22-year-old Dutch sprinter was fastest to the finish line in a seaside sprint in Southend-on-Sea, beating Chiara Consonni (Valcar-Travel & Service) and Chloe Hosking (Trek-Segafredo) to win her first Women's Tour stage.

“The win means a lot,” said Wiebes. “We really went for this win. Pfeiffer Georgi was really close at stage 2 so I’m really happy for the team that we took it today.”

Overall leader Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx) finished with the peloton and defended her blue leader's jersey with a 1:09 margin over runner-up Juliette Labous (Team DSM) and 1:19 over third placed Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope).

After the stage 3 individual time trial, The Women’s Tour moved to East Anglia for the second half of the race. Stage 4 started in Shoeburyness and finished in Southend-on-Sea after 117.8 kilometres, including a long loop on the Dengie peninsula. Due to the flat terrain and the relatively calm wind, a mass sprint was the expected outcome.

The stage was raced at a high speed, with 40km covered in the first hour of racing, meaning that none of the early breakaway attempts were successful. Janneke Ensing (Team BikeExchange) eventually got away and took the points and bonus seconds at the first intermediate sprint in Burnham-on-Crouch after 50km.

She was 15 seconds ahead of the peloton at that point and, a few kilometres later, decided to save her strength and let herself be caught. The next rider to break away was Lourdes Oyarbide (Movistar Team), followed by Anna Christian (Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur) trying to bridge across to the Spaniard.

Oyarbide held an advantage of up to 1:05 minutes over the peloton with 46km to go, Christian trailing her by 40 seconds. The Manxwoman was caught soon after, and as Oyarbide was only 34 seconds ahead at the 40-kilometre mark, she also decided to sit up and wait for the peloton.

Wiebes won the second intermediate sprint in Woodham Ferrers ahead of Amy Pieters (Team SD Worx), who moved within one second of Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) due to the bonus seconds on offer, and Nina Kessler (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) who defended the red sprint jersey.

There were numerous attacks, including on the classified Hambro Hill where Elise Chabbey (Canyon-SRAM) took maximum points to defend her green QOM jersey, but the sprinters teams kept the peloton together as it neared Southend-on-Sea.

In the sprint up the Western Esplanade, Wiebes launched late and sped past Consonni on the final 100 metres to win the stage. In Wiebes’ slipstream, Hosking came up fast on the final metres, but Consonni held on to the runner-up place.

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Results
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM	2:54:43
2	Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service
3	Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo
4	Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women
5	Marjolein Van'T Geloof (Ned) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
6	Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Liv Racing
7	Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange
8	Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing
9	Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana
10	Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx
11	Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Coop Hitec Products
12	Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
13	Amber van der Hulst (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
14	Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women
15	Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
16	Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women
17	Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM
18	Eugenia Bujak (Slo) Ale' BTC Ljubljana
19	Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service
20	Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-SRAM Racing
21	Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx
22	April Tacey (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
23	Pernille Larsen Feldmann (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products
24	Natalie Grinczer (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi
25	Juliette Labous (Fra) Team DSM
26	Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale' BTC Ljubljana
27	Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
28	Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
29	Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM Racing
30	Soraya Paladin (Ita) Liv Racing
31	Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
32	Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM
33	Pien Limpens (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
34	Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx
35	Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
36	Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Ned) Team SD Worx
37	Anna Shackley (GBr) Team SD Worx
38	Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM
39	Evita Muzic (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
40	Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx
41	Lauren Stephens (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
42	Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Team BikeExchange
43	Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
44	Veronica Ewers (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
45	Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Movistar Team Women
46	Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing
47	Joscelin Lowden (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
48	Hayley Simmonds (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi
49	Nicole Frain (Aus) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	0:00:16
50	Jelena Eric (Srb) Movistar Team Women
51	Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service	0:00:21
52	Teniel Campbell (TTo) Team BikeExchange
53	Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange	0:00:26
54	Femke Gerritse (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
55	Danielle Christmas (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
56	Abi Smith (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	0:00:28
57	Connie Hayes (GBr) AWOL Oshea	0:00:30
58	Jessica Allen (Aus) Team BikeExchange	0:00:35
59	Kirstie van Haaften (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	0:00:38
60	Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo
61	Alice Lethbridge (GBr) AWOL Oshea	0:00:41
62	Gloria Rodriguez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team Women	0:00:43
63	Becky Storrie (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi
64	Elena Pirrone (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service
65	Mari Hole Mohr (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products	0:01:07
66	Sophie Wright (GBr) Ale' BTC Ljubljana	0:01:28
67	Alice Towers (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
68	Anna Christian (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
69	Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
70	Jessica Finney (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi
71	Margaux Vigie (Fra) Valcar-Travel & Service
72	Katie Scott (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi	0:01:39
73	Phoebe Martin (GBr) AWOL Oshea
74	Emma Edwards (USA) CAMS-Tifosi
75	Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo	0:03:20
76	Francesca Morgans Slader (GBr) AWOL Oshea	0:03:45
DNS	Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM
DNS	Femke Markus (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg

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Finish
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM	15
2	Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service	12
3	Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo	9
4	Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women	7
5	Marjolein Van'T Geloof (Ned) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur	6
6	Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Liv Racing	5
7	Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange	4
8	Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing	3
9	Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana	2
10	Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx	1

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Sprinit 1 - Burnham-on-Crouch, 50.7km
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange	3
2	Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM	2
3	Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM	1

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Sprinit 2 - Woodham Ferrers, 92.3km
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM	3
2	Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx	2
3	Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	1

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Mountain 1 - Hambro Hill, 105.2km
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-SRAM Racing	6
2	Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM	5
3	Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Team BikeExchange	4
4	Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service	3
5	Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women	2
6	Soraya Paladin (Ita) Liv Racing	1

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Teams
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Movistar Team Women	8:44:09
2	Team DSM
3	Ale' BTC Ljubljana
4	Canyon SRAM Racing
5	Team SD Worx
6	FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
7	Parkhotel Valkenburg
8	Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
9	Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
10	Valcar-Travel & Service	0:00:21
11	Team BikeExchange
12	CAMS - Basso	0:00:43
13	Team Coop - Hitec Products	0:01:07
14	Trek-Segafredo	0:02:06
15	AWOL O'Shea	0:02:50

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General classification after stage 4
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx	9:40:44
2	Juliette Labous (Fra) Team DSM	0:01:09
3	Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:01:19
4	Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx	0:01:20
5	Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women	0:01:33
6	Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM	0:01:46
7	Joscelin Lowden (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur	0:01:47
8	Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing	0:01:51
9	Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Ned) Team SD Worx	0:01:52
10	Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM	0:01:53
11	Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-SRAM Racing	0:01:54
12	Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women	0:02:05
13	Anna Shackley (GBr) Team SD Worx	0:02:08
14	Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing	0:02:10
15	Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx	0:02:17
16	Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange	0:02:26
17	Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM Racing	0:02:29
18	Abi Smith (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	0:02:31
19	Lauren Stephens (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	0:02:48
20	Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale' BTC Ljubljana	0:02:53
21	Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana
22	Hayley Simmonds (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi	0:02:55
23	Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx	0:02:58
24	Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	0:03:00
25	Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Movistar Team Women	0:03:01
26	Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service	0:03:04
27	Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Team BikeExchange	0:03:08
28	Eugenia Bujak (Slo) Ale' BTC Ljubljana	0:03:09
29	Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service	0:03:27
30	Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Liv Racing	0:03:28
31	Soraya Paladin (Ita) Liv Racing	0:03:30
32	Natalie Grinczer (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi	0:03:33
33	Veronica Ewers (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	0:03:36
34	Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo
35	Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:03:39
36	Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:03:40
37	Pien Limpens (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	0:03:45
38	Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Coop Hitec Products	0:03:58
39	Evita Muzic (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:03:59
40	Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	0:04:01
41	Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM	0:04:07
42	Jelena Eric (Srb) Movistar Team Women	0:04:20
43	Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:04:36
44	Amber van der Hulst (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	0:04:52
45	Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange	0:04:54
46	Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service	0:05:11
47	Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo	0:05:33
48	Sophie Wright (GBr) Ale' BTC Ljubljana	0:05:56
49	Nicole Frain (Aus) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	0:06:01
50	Connie Hayes (GBr) AWOL Oshea	0:06:30
51	Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo	0:06:55
52	April Tacey (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur	0:07:01
53	Becky Storrie (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi	0:07:12
54	Elena Pirrone (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service	0:07:16
55	Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women	0:07:28
56	Anna Christian (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur	0:07:37
57	Femke Gerritse (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	0:07:48
58	Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM	0:08:14
59	Alice Lethbridge (GBr) AWOL Oshea	0:08:23
60	Gloria Rodriguez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team Women	0:08:42
61	Margaux Vigie (Fra) Valcar-Travel & Service	0:08:51
62	Teniel Campbell (TTo) Team BikeExchange	0:09:26
63	Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo	0:10:27
64	Marjolein Van'T Geloof (Ned) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur	0:10:39
65	Mari Hole Mohr (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products	0:10:56
66	Danielle Christmas (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur	0:13:05
67	Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:16:28
68	Pernille Larsen Feldmann (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products	0:17:52
69	Alice Towers (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur	0:19:27
70	Emma Edwards (USA) CAMS-Tifosi	0:19:53
71	Kirstie van Haaften (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	0:20:06
72	Katie Scott (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi	0:26:39
73	Phoebe Martin (GBr) AWOL Oshea	0:31:50
74	Jessica Finney (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi	0:31:58
75	Francesca Morgans Slader (GBr) AWOL Oshea	0:33:57
76	Jessica Allen (Aus) Team BikeExchange	0:38:39

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Points classification
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women	23
2	Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	21
3	Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo	21
4	Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx	18
5	Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana	17
6	Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx	16
7	Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM	15
8	Joscelin Lowden (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur	12
9	Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service	12
10	Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM	10
11	Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing	10
12	Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Liv Racing	9
13	Juliette Labous (Fra) Team DSM	8
14	Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo	7
15	Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM	6
16	Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing	6
17	Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx	6
18	Marjolein Van'T Geloof (Ned) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur	6
19	Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Ned) Team SD Worx	5
20	Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-SRAM Racing	5
21	Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange	4
22	Abi Smith (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	4
23	Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale' BTC Ljubljana	4
24	Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women	3
25	Veronica Ewers (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	3
26	Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Coop Hitec Products	3
27	Anna Shackley (GBr) Team SD Worx	2

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Mountain classification
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-SRAM Racing	16
2	Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx	9
3	Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Team BikeExchange	7
4	Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange	6
5	Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM	6
6	Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM Racing	3
7	Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service	3
8	Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service	3
9	Joscelin Lowden (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur	2
10	Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women	2
11	Evita Muzic (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	2
12	Elena Pirrone (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service	2
13	Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	1
14	Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM	1
15	Soraya Paladin (Ita) Liv Racing	1
16	Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo	1

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Sprint classification
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	15
2	Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange	6
3	Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Liv Racing	4
4	Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM	4
5	Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange	3
6	Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx	2
7	Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM	2
8	Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana	2
9	Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx	1
10	Teniel Campbell (TTo) Team BikeExchange	1

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Teams classification
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Team SD Worx	29:05:31
2	Team DSM	0:01:31
3	Canyon SRAM Racing	0:02:29
4	Movistar Team Women	0:03:24
5	Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	0:03:36
6	Ale' BTC Ljubljana	0:05:13
7	FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:05:29
8	Team BikeExchange	0:06:15
9	Valcar-Travel & Service	0:07:06
10	Parkhotel Valkenburg	0:08:18
11	Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur	0:09:19
12	CAMS - Basso	0:10:21
13	Trek-Segafredo	0:11:57
14	Team Coop - Hitec Products	0:17:16
15	AWOL O'Shea	0:43:22

Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018.