Wiebes sprints to second women's Gent-Wevelgem title

Wiebes sprints to second women's Gent-Wevelgem title

WEVELGEM (Belgium): Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes won the women’s Gent-Wevelgem one-day classic for the second year running on Sunday, beating Italian rider Elisa Balsamo and her compatriot Charlotte Kool in a sprint at the end of the 169km race. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

There was once a bike repairman around the corner who predicted that Lorena Wiebes would become the new Marianne Vos. "Ruud van der Schaft said that, I remember it well," Wiebes remembered on Sunday evening. The boss of Van der Schaft Tweewielers, on Dorpsstraat in Uithoorn. He is increasingly proving himself right. Last weekend Wiebes booked her hundredth professional victory, when she crossed the finish line as winner at Gent-Wevelgem. She jus…

Winning Ghent-Wevelgem on Sunday, Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) stressed the importance of her teammates' work in her victory this Sunday, especially Lotte Kopecky's investment.

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100 career victories for Lorena Wiebes! Masterfully piloted by world champion Lotte Kopecky, the European champion took victory in the Gent-Wevelgem 2025, repeating the victory she had achieved twelve months ago. The strong Dutch sprinter from SD Worx Protime......

Gent-Wevelgem Women: Lorena Wiebes sprints to repeat victory

Elisa Balsamo, Charlotte Kool round out podium