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Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) stormed to victory at Le Samyn des Dames 2025 with a dominant dash, managing the uphill end with no lead-out to nonetheless win with a large margin.
The Dutch sprinter used to be remoted within the finale as Liv AlUla Jayco confirmed off their firepower, on the other hand, the Australian group and the remainder of the bunch could not fit Wiebes as soon as she introduced for the road in Dour.Â
Linda Zanetti (Uno-X Mobility) took a robust moment for the Norwegian squad, narrowly pipping Lara Gillespie (UAE Staff ADQ) to the road.
23-year-old Irish sprinter Gillespie endured her brilliant begin to the season with a third-place end, including to the second-place end she scored at Omloop van het Hageland on Sunday.Â
“It’s nice to win in the spring, and it’s nice to do it in this race, and actually, I enjoyed it,” stated Wiebes, who relished the 122km of cobbled racing.Â
“It was pretty chaotic, like always on the Belgian roads. We had a good position every time going into the cobbled section, the team did a good job.Â
“Sadly, we misplaced Elena Cecchini in a crash, so we had one rider much less, however the ladies introduced me completely each time at the cobbles. One time, I attempted it myself as a result of I had just right legs – I loved it
“I had good legs today, so I felt really ready for the sprint, and I like it when it’s slightly uphill also.”
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