Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx Protime) received three levels on the UAE Tour Women 2025 and was clearly the very best sprinter of the peloton, by a number of bike lengths.
Her highly effective acceleration and phenomenal pace noticed her win stage 1, 2 and 4 comfortably and take the inexperienced jersey general.
With the outcomes, Wiebes has now collected 96 levels in her profession since she joined the professional peloton in 2018.
“I’m near the 100 wins in my profession and I feel that is additionally one thing particular,” she stated.
While a typical reply for her domination may be leg energy or pedalling effectivity, Wiebes revealed a lightning bolt tattoo hidden below a hoop on her center finger. She additionally wore earrings with the identical slightly apt motif.
“I just like the lightning bolt so much because it’s one thing that helps me win races,” Wiebes informed Cyclingnews.
“For me, if I put on the earrings in races and I win, I carry on sporting them.”
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Wiebes’s quick twitch fibres dominated the quick flat levels of the UAE Tour Women, but it surely practically did not occur on the ultimate stage.
Coming into the ultimate dash, Wiebes was initially not in a superb place, having misplaced her leadouts Barbara Guarischi and Marta Lach in amongst the peloton. However, she managed to navigate herself by means of the pack and win comfortably.
This wasn’t the one uncertain second as earlier within the race Wiebes suffered a knock.
“With 10km to go there have been these poles on the facet of the highway, after which I hit my handlebar with my knee, so I wasn’t too positive in regards to the dash,” she stated. “Luckily, you do not really feel that ache within the dash however It’s fairly stiff now.”
What was most outstanding about Wiebes at this race was her efficiency on stage 3.
While the Dutch rider has all the time been seen as a pure sprinter, she was eager to problem general GC winner Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) on the climb up Jebel Hafeet.
Wiebes stunned many as she wasn’t dropped early on and completed twentieth, in entrance of extra typical climbers together with Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (AG Insurance – Soudal).
“When I stated I needed to strive one thing to the crew on the mountain stage, they informed me to consider the final stage and to ensure I had sufficient power,” stated Wiebes with a coy smile.
“I’m pleased that I recovered sufficient at the moment to ship a superb dash, regardless of the ability I misplaced yesterday.
“Winning levels right here offers me numerous confidence in direction of the subsequent races, and I feel we might be pleased as a crew additionally as we have made some good steps in winter and we are able to construct on these within the season.”
Lined up for Wiebes within the coming weeks are the European monitor championships after which Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on March 1, 2025.
For now, Wiebes is in unbeatable sprinting kind and that one centesimal stage win may very well be very shut.
“I attempt to not suppose an excessive amount of about it and simply do my races as I wish to,” Wiebes stated.