Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) won stage 1 of the Simac Ladies Tour from a reduced bunch after over 60km in a strong, 21-rider breakaway.
Wiebes sprinted to victory with a clear margin, beating Karlijn Swinkels (Jumbo Visma) and Audrey Cordon-Ragot (Trek-Segafredo) into second and third.
A crash in the peloton saw the bunch split around 80km into the stage, after which a group of 21 riders established themselves in the front. With most big teams represented, the group worked well together and held their lead all the way to the line
A lead-out from Charlotte Kool and Franziska Koch delivered Wiebes to her 18th win of the season, and her first in the European champion’s jersey.
How it happened
The opening stage of the 2022 Simac Ladies Tour started and finished in Lelystad, taking in one and a half laps of an 83km circuit before heading back into the center of the city for the finale. Set in the pan-flat region of Flevoland, stage 1 was as flat as a stage could be — Lelystad sits at 3m below sea level — and looked nailed on for a sprint. The risks of Dutch winds posed a possible challenge, though.
The first 20km were somewhat uneventful, with no breakaways going as Team DSM led the peloton, already taking control in support of Wiebes, but the action soon started. After 25km, the crosswinds made themselves known for the first time and split the peloton, allowing a 28-rider group to emerge at the front of the race, 15 seconds ahead of the next group.
After a hard chase, the second group re-joined the lead to make a bigger bunch, but several riders were still distanced as the race headed towards the 40km mark.
Amongst the chaos of the wind, a crash saw Coryn Labecki (Jumbo-Visma) go down and abandon the race. The Simac Tour was the American’s return to racing after a two-month absence and would have been a key test ahead of the world championships in Wollongong next month.
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With much of the peloton regrouped and the wind letting up, the peloton calmed slightly approaching the first bonus sprint of the race. Shortly after, Wiebes was involved in a crash that saw the peloton split again, though Wiebes made it to the front group that contained 21 riders after 80km.
Caught on the wrong side of the split, FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope chased in the second group, trying to close a 24-second gap to the front of the race.
Going into the final 40km of the race, the lead group’s advantage had grown to a minute. With many teams well represented, they were working well together and making it hard for the chasing riders. Among the sprinters represented in the lead were Lonneke Uneken (SD Worx), Alison Jackson (Liv Racing Xstra), Ruby Roseman-Gannon (BikeExchange-Jayco), and Chloe Hosking (Trek-Segafredo), but their chances were perhaps overshadowed by the presence of Wiebes, who also had key lead-out riders Charlotte Kool and Franziska Koch with her.
Despite a big push, their advantage did shrink somewhat going into the final 30km of the stage and what remained of the peloton behind had the leaders in view on the longer straights. After cooperating for so long, the front group began to attack each other in the final 15km, with the Liv Racing Xstra quartet of Jackson, Smulders, Buurman, and Korevaar taking turns to accelerate and forcing Team DSM to control things.
At 11km to go, Hosking punctured out of the lead group, which took some steam out of the leaders’ efforts as Trek shouldered less responsibility on the front. This caused the gap to shrink again, but with 4km to go, the leaders still held a healthy advantage and looked set to contest the win between them.
Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (SD Worx) launched an attack from the front group with 1.8km to go but could not get away. Going into the final kilometer, Kool once again executed an effective lead-out for Wiebes, allowing the European champion to easily outsprint the bunch, winning by several bike lengths. Karlijn Swinkels (Jumbo Visma) took second, whilst Audrey Cordon-Ragot (Trek-Segafredo) just beat Jackson to take third.
With bonus seconds on the line, Wiebes now leads the race by two seconds over Swinkels. In the end, 19 leaders finished 49 seconds ahead of the peloton, meaning the general classification is already beginning to take shape after what was expected to be a straightforward sprint stage.
Tomorrow’s stage starting and finishing in Ede is a similarly flat day, taking in three laps of a 40km circuit with a small rise in the final 10km but a flat run to the line.
Simac Ladies Tour Stage 1 Results
Stage | Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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1 | WIEBES Lorena | Team DSM | 3:17:24 |
2 | SWINKELS Karlijn | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:00 |
3 | CORDON-RAGOT Audrey | Trek - Segafredo | 0:00 |
4 | JACKSON Alison | Liv Racing Xstra | 0:00 |
5 | DUVAL Eugénie | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 0:00 |
6 | ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 0:00 |
7 | PALADIN Soraya | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 0:00 |
8 | GASPARRINI Eleonora Camilla | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:00 |
9 | HENDERSON Anna | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:00 |
10 | KOREVAAR Jeanne | Liv Racing Xstra | 0:00 |
11 | UNEKEN Lonneke | Team SD Worx | 0:00 |
12 | KOOL Charlotte | Team DSM | 0:00 |
13 | BREDEWOLD Mischa | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:00 |
14 | KASPER Romy | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:00 |
15 | KOCH Franziska | Team DSM | 0:00 |
16 | HANSON Lauretta | Trek - Segafredo | 0:00 |
17 | BÄCKSTEDT Elynor | Trek - Segafredo | 0:00 |
18 | VAN DEN BROEK-BLAAK Chantal | Team SD Worx | 0:00 |
19 | SMULDERS Silke | Liv Racing Xstra | 0:00 |
20 | DRONOVA-BALABOLINA Tamara | Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad | 0:46 |
21 | DE ZOETE Mylène | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 0:49 |
22 | AHTOSALO Anniina | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:49 |
23 | HENGEVELD Daniek | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 0:49 |
24 | DE WILDE Julie | Plantur-Pura | 0:49 |
25 | DIDERIKSEN Amalie | Trek - Segafredo | 0:49 |
26 | PLUIMERS Ilse | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 0:49 |
27 | BAKER Georgia | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 0:49 |
28 | GEORGI Pfeiffer | Team DSM | 0:49 |
29 | HOSKING Chloe | Trek - Segafredo | 0:49 |
30 | ANDERSEN Susanne | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:49 |
31 | TOMASI Laura | UAE Team ADQ | 0:49 |
32 | PATUELLI Alessia | UAE Team ADQ | 0:49 |
33 | BUJAK Eugenia | UAE Team ADQ | 0:49 |
34 | RIJNBEEK Maud | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 0:49 |
35 | HARRIS Ella | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 0:49 |
36 | KLEIN Lisa | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 0:49 |
37 | BAUR Caroline | Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad | 0:49 |
38 | WOOD Alice | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 0:49 |
39 | COPPONI Clara | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 0:49 |
40 | FAHLIN Emilia | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 0:49 |
41 | GROSSETÊTE Maëlle | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 0:49 |
42 | SEITZ Aline | Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad | 0:49 |
43 | DE VRIES Femke | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 0:49 |
44 | LUNDMARK Clara | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 0:49 |
45 | SCHOENS Quinty | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:49 |
46 | MARKUS Riejanne | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:49 |
47 | SCHWEINBERGER Christina | Plantur-Pura | 0:49 |
48 | RÜEGG Noemi | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:49 |
49 | BORGLI Stine | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 0:49 |
50 | LUTRO Amalie | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:49 |
51 | SPRATT Amanda | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 0:49 |
52 | CAMPBELL Teniel | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 0:49 |
53 | SANGUINETI Ilaria | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:49 |
54 | KIRCHMANN Leah | Team DSM | 0:49 |
55 | MOOLMAN Ashleigh | Team SD Worx | 0:49 |
56 | CONSONNI Chiara | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:49 |
57 | WRIGHT Sophie | UAE Team ADQ | 0:49 |
58 | FOURNIER Roxane | Team SD Worx | 0:49 |
59 | NOOIJEN Lieke | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:49 |
60 | GHEKIERE Justine | Plantur-Pura | 0:49 |
61 | KESSLER Nina | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 0:49 |
62 | UIJEN Elise | Team DSM | 0:49 |
63 | CARBONARI Anastasia | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:49 |
64 | CECCHINI Elena | Team SD Worx | 0:49 |
65 | PIRRONE Elena | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:49 |
66 | DIJKSTRA Anneke | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 0:49 |
67 | KNAVEN Senne | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 0:59 |
68 | ALLEN Jessica | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 0:59 |
69 | CANT Sanne | Plantur-Pura | 1:08 |
70 | VAN ROOIJEN Eline | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 1:52 |
71 | CIPRESSI Carlotta | Valcar - Travel & Service | 8:40 |
72 | OUDEMAN Maud | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 8:40 |
73 | ZANETTI Linda | UAE Team ADQ | 8:40 |
74 | VAN DER WOLF Rosalie | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 8:40 |
75 | BAKS Marissa | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 8:40 |
76 | VAN DER HULST Amber | Liv Racing Xstra | 8:40 |
77 | BARBIERI Rachele | Liv Racing Xstra | 8:40 |
78 | GUILMAN Victorie | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 8:40 |
79 | COUZENS Millie | Plantur-Pura | 8:40 |
80 | VAN HAAFTEN Kirstie | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 8:40 |
81 | VAN DE VELDE Julie | Plantur-Pura | 8:40 |
82 | BARNES Hannah | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 8:40 |
83 | VAN DER MOLEN Yuli | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 8:40 |
84 | BUURMAN Eva | Liv Racing Xstra | 15:36 |
85 | BUCH Hannah | Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad | 15:36 |
86 | VAN NECK Melissa | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 15:36 |
87 | KOERNER Rebecca | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 15:36 |
GC | Rank | Name | Team | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | WIEBES Lorena | Team DSM | 3:17:13 |
2 | SWINKELS Karlijn | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:05 |
3 | CORDON-RAGOT Audrey | Trek - Segafredo | 0:05 |
4 | JACKSON Alison | Liv Racing Xstra | 0:07 |
5 | HENDERSON Anna | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:08 |
6 | DUVAL Eugénie | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 0:11 |
7 | ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 0:11 |
8 | PALADIN Soraya | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 0:11 |
9 | GASPARRINI Eleonora Camilla | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:11 |
10 | KOREVAAR Jeanne | Liv Racing Xstra | 0:11 |
11 | UNEKEN Lonneke | Team SD Worx | 0:11 |
12 | KOOL Charlotte | Team DSM | 0:11 |
13 | BREDEWOLD Mischa | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:11 |
14 | KASPER Romy | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:11 |
15 | KOCH Franziska | Team DSM | 0:11 |
16 | HANSON Lauretta | Trek - Segafredo | 0:11 |
17 | BÄCKSTEDT Elynor | Trek - Segafredo | 0:11 |
18 | VAN DEN BROEK-BLAAK Chantal | Team SD Worx | 0:11 |
19 | SMULDERS Silke | Liv Racing Xstra | 0:11 |
20 | DRONOVA-BALABOLINA Tamara | Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad | 0:57 |
21 | GEORGI Pfeiffer | Team DSM | 0:58 |
22 | DE ZOETE Mylène | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 1:00 |
23 | AHTOSALO Anniina | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 1:00 |
24 | HENGEVELD Daniek | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 1:00 |
25 | DE WILDE Julie | Plantur-Pura | 1:00 |
26 | DIDERIKSEN Amalie | Trek - Segafredo | 1:00 |
27 | PLUIMERS Ilse | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 1:00 |
28 | BAKER Georgia | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 1:00 |
29 | HOSKING Chloe | Trek - Segafredo | 1:00 |
30 | ANDERSEN Susanne | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 1:00 |
31 | TOMASI Laura | UAE Team ADQ | 1:00 |
32 | PATUELLI Alessia | UAE Team ADQ | 1:00 |
33 | BUJAK Eugenia | UAE Team ADQ | 1:00 |
34 | RIJNBEEK Maud | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 1:00 |
35 | HARRIS Ella | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 1:00 |
36 | KLEIN Lisa | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 1:00 |
37 | BAUR Caroline | Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad | 1:00 |
38 | WOOD Alice | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 1:00 |
39 | COPPONI Clara | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 1:00 |
40 | FAHLIN Emilia | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 1:00 |
41 | GROSSETÊTE Maëlle | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 1:00 |
42 | SEITZ Aline | Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad | 1:00 |
43 | DE VRIES Femke | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 1:00 |
44 | LUNDMARK Clara | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 1:00 |
45 | SCHOENS Quinty | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 1:00 |
46 | MARKUS Riejanne | Team Jumbo-Visma | 1:00 |
47 | SCHWEINBERGER Christina | Plantur-Pura | 1:00 |
48 | RÜEGG Noemi | Team Jumbo-Visma | 1:00 |
49 | BORGLI Stine | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 1:00 |
50 | LUTRO Amalie | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 1:00 |
51 | SPRATT Amanda | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 1:00 |
52 | CAMPBELL Teniel | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 1:00 |
53 | SANGUINETI Ilaria | Valcar - Travel & Service | 1:00 |
54 | KIRCHMANN Leah | Team DSM | 1:00 |
55 | MOOLMAN Ashleigh | Team SD Worx | 1:00 |
56 | CONSONNI Chiara | Valcar - Travel & Service | 1:00 |
57 | WRIGHT Sophie | UAE Team ADQ | 1:00 |
58 | FOURNIER Roxane | Team SD Worx | 1:00 |
59 | NOOIJEN Lieke | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 1:00 |
60 | GHEKIERE Justine | Plantur-Pura | 1:00 |
61 | KESSLER Nina | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 1:00 |
62 | UIJEN Elise | Team DSM | 1:00 |
63 | CARBONARI Anastasia | Valcar - Travel & Service | 1:00 |
64 | CECCHINI Elena | Team SD Worx | 1:00 |
65 | PIRRONE Elena | Valcar - Travel & Service | 1:00 |
66 | DIJKSTRA Anneke | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 1:00 |
67 | KNAVEN Senne | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 1:10 |
68 | ALLEN Jessica | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 1:10 |
69 | CANT Sanne | Plantur-Pura | 1:19 |
70 | VAN ROOIJEN Eline | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 2:03 |
71 | CIPRESSI Carlotta | Valcar - Travel & Service | 8:51 |
72 | OUDEMAN Maud | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 8:51 |
73 | ZANETTI Linda | UAE Team ADQ | 8:51 |
74 | VAN DER WOLF Rosalie | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 8:51 |
75 | BAKS Marissa | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 8:51 |
76 | VAN DER HULST Amber | Liv Racing Xstra | 8:51 |
77 | BARBIERI Rachele | Liv Racing Xstra | 8:51 |
78 | GUILMAN Victorie | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 8:51 |
79 | COUZENS Millie | Plantur-Pura | 8:51 |
80 | VAN HAAFTEN Kirstie | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 8:51 |
81 | VAN DE VELDE Julie | Plantur-Pura | 8:51 |
82 | BARNES Hannah | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 8:51 |
83 | VAN DER MOLEN Yuli | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 8:51 |
84 | BUURMAN Eva | Liv Racing Xstra | 15:47 |
85 | BUCH Hannah | Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad | 15:47 |
86 | VAN NECK Melissa | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 15:47 |
87 | KOERNER Rebecca | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 15:47 |
Points | Rank | Name | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | WIEBES Lorena | Team DSM | 25 |
2 | SWINKELS Karlijn | Team Jumbo-Visma | 20 |
3 | CORDON-RAGOT Audrey | Trek - Segafredo | 16 |
4 | JACKSON Alison | Liv Racing Xstra | 14 |
5 | DUVAL Eugénie | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 12 |
6 | ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 10 |
7 | PALADIN Soraya | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 9 |
8 | GASPARRINI Eleonora Camilla | Valcar - Travel & Service | 8 |
9 | HENDERSON Anna | Team Jumbo-Visma | 7 |
10 | KOREVAAR Jeanne | Liv Racing Xstra | 6 |
11 | UNEKEN Lonneke | Team SD Worx | 5 |
12 | KOOL Charlotte | Team DSM | 4 |
13 | BREDEWOLD Mischa | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 3 |
14 | KASPER Romy | Team Jumbo-Visma | 2 |
15 | KOCH Franziska | Team DSM | 1 |
Youth | Rank | Name | Team | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GASPARRINI Eleonora Camilla | Valcar - Travel & Service | 3:17:24 |
2 | UNEKEN Lonneke | Team SD Worx | 0:00 |
3 | BREDEWOLD Mischa | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:00 |
4 | KOCH Franziska | Team DSM | 0:00 |
5 | BÄCKSTEDT Elynor | Trek - Segafredo | 0:00 |
6 | SMULDERS Silke | Liv Racing Xstra | 0:00 |
7 | GEORGI Pfeiffer | Team DSM | 0:47 |
8 | AHTOSALO Anniina | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:49 |
9 | HENGEVELD Daniek | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 0:49 |
10 | DE WILDE Julie | Plantur-Pura | 0:49 |
11 | PLUIMERS Ilse | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 0:49 |
12 | PATUELLI Alessia | UAE Team ADQ | 0:49 |
13 | RIJNBEEK Maud | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 0:49 |
14 | RÜEGG Noemi | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:49 |
15 | LUTRO Amalie | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:49 |
16 | NOOIJEN Lieke | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:49 |
17 | UIJEN Elise | Team DSM | 0:49 |
18 | KNAVEN Senne | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 0:59 |
19 | VAN ROOIJEN Eline | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 1:52 |
20 | CIPRESSI Carlotta | Valcar - Travel & Service | 8:40 |
21 | OUDEMAN Maud | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 8:40 |
22 | ZANETTI Linda | UAE Team ADQ | 8:40 |
23 | VAN DER WOLF Rosalie | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 8:40 |
24 | COUZENS Millie | Plantur-Pura | 8:40 |
25 | VAN DER MOLEN Yuli | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 8:40 |
26 | BUCH Hannah | Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad | 15:36 |
27 | KOERNER Rebecca | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 15:36 |
Mountains | Rank | Name | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | SWINKELS Karlijn | Team Jumbo-Visma | 5 |
2 | CORDON-RAGOT Audrey | Trek - Segafredo | 3 |
3 | HENDERSON Anna | Team Jumbo-Visma | 1 |
Teams | Rank | Name | Time |
---|---|---|
1 | Team Jumbo-Visma | 9:52:12 |
2 | Team DSM | 0:00 |
3 | Liv Racing Xstra | 0:00 |
4 | Trek - Segafredo | 0:00 |
5 | Team SD Worx | 0:49 |
6 | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 1:38 |
7 | FDJ - SUEZ - Futuroscope | 1:38 |
8 | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 1:38 |
9 | Valcar - Travel & Service | 1:38 |
10 | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 1:38 |
11 | Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad | 2:24 |
12 | AG Insurance - NXTG Team | 2:27 |
13 | UAE Team ADQ | 2:27 |
14 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 2:27 |
15 | GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling | 2:27 |
16 | Plantur-Pura | 2:27 |
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