The First Stage of the Ladies Tour on Tuesday was Chaotic. The Peloton was startled in the final in Leuven by a cyclist on the course. Lorena Wiebes was Dominant in The Sprint. Olav Kooij won in Great Britain.
The First Stage from and to Leuven Went about Eleven Local Rounds, Totaling 81.3 kilometers. At 25 kilometers from the finish, pfeiffer georgi and margaux vigié broke away from the peloton.
At 1.7 kilometers from the finish, the duo was still in the lead. There, they unintentionally received the company of a third lady. A cyclist Red Onto the Course and Quickly Slammed on the Brakes. There were no fences at that point of the course yet. The Peloton Whizzed Fits Shortly Afterward. A Massive Crash was Averted.
The Peloton Continued the Hunt for Georgi and Vigié, Who only CAUGHT 300 METERS FROM THE FINISH. Elisa Balsamo Tried to Pose a Threat to Wiebes with a lead-out from Clara Copponi, but the Dutch Top Sprinter had No Trouble Staying Ahead of the Duo from Lidl-Trek.
Wiebes Thus Effortlesly Achieved Her Eighteenth Victory of the Season. Last year she won Three Stages in The Simac Ladies Tour. The 26-Year-old Rider of Team SD Worx-Protime Aims to win the general classification this year.
The Ladies Tour Will Be Held in The Netherlands from Wednesday. The Second Stage is 124.5 kilometers with Start and Finish in Gennep in Limburg. The Stage Race Finishes on Sunday in Lichtenvoorde. For Ellen van Dijk It is the Last Cycling Race of Her Career.
Kooij also provid Dutch Daily Success, in the First Stage of the Tour of Great Britain. The Rider of Visma-Lease a Bike was The Fastest in the Sprint after the 161.4 kilometers Long Stage from Woodbridge to Southwold.
Kooij had to go to the extreme and pushed his wheel just before that of tord gudmestad, who finished second. Hugo Hofstetter Crossed the Line in Third Place, Well Behind.
The 23-Year-Old Kooij Crowned a Strong Performance by HIS Team, Who Red At The Head of the Peloton for Almost The Entire Stage. Especial Edoardo Affini and Matthew Brennan Brought Him Well Into Position for the Mass Sprint.
For Kooij It was the Eighth Stage Victory This Season and The 44TH in Total. In His Previous Participation in the Tour of Great Britain (2023), Kooij won the first four stages. That Trick Seems Difficult to Repeat, because the Fourth Stage is after a Climb of the Second Category. The Six-Day Stage Race Ends on Sunday in Wales.