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Baloise Ladies Tour: Zoe Bäckstedt powers to win on flat prologue
Baloise Ladies Tour: Zoe Bäckstedt wins her second time trial of the week during stage 3a to retake the lead overall
Baloise Ladies Tour: Nienke Veenhoven outpowers Charlotte Kool to secure stage 1 sprint victory
Baloise Ladies Tour: Nienke Veenhoven sprints to second stage win on stage 3b in Maaseik
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Gladys Verhulst-Wild is second and Maike van der Duin takes third
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Nienke Veenhoven (Visma-Lease a Bike) sprinted to her second stage victory on stage 3b at the Baloise Ladies Tour. The Dutch sprinter used the slipstream of race leader Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM) to launch her sprint in the Grote Markt in Maaseik.
Gladys Verhulst-Wild (AG Insurance-Soudal) edged out Maike van der Duin (Canyon-SRAM) to take second in a tight duel.
Bäckstedt crossed the line safely in tenth place and retained her overall lead with 23 seconds on Australian time trial champion Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (Lidl-Trek). Stage 2 winner Charlotte Kool (Fenix-Premier Tech) sits in third, at 30 seconds.
“We all started the second stage of the day with a lot of motivation. As a team, we were always well positioned at the key points; we really did that very well,” Veenhoven said.
“The communication was once again excellent today, and everyone started with the same plan in mind. It was really great to see and gave me extra motivation to go for it again.”
Taking place in Limburg, the first time the race had visited the region, stage 3b was the second of two stages held on Saturday, following the morning’s time trial, which Bäckstedt won.
Over the flat roads of the four-lap 104.8km race, a fairly disorganised peloton stayed mostly together.
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The final 45 kilometres saw a handful of attacks, with Fleur Moors (Lidl-Trek) and Wilson-Haffenden each trying separately to break away, but Bäckstedt was quick to react and close down the moves each time.
Racing concludes on Sunday with stage 4, a 114km circuit around Mechelen, and another flat stage perfect for a bunch sprint.
“I think tomorrow will be another sprint, but there will undoubtedly be some hard racing,” Veenhoven looked ahead. “It’s the final day, so there will certainly be riders who still want to try something to move up in the general classification. We’ll have to stay sharp as a team throughout the day.”
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Lyne has been involved in professional cycling for more than 15 years in both news reporting and sports marketing. She founded Podium Insight in 2008, quickly becoming a trusted source for news of the North American professional cycling world. She was the first to successfully use social media to consistently provide timely and live race updates for all fans. She is proud to have covered men’s and women’s news equally during her tenure at the helm of the site. Her writing has appeared on Cyclingnews and other news sites.
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5Baloise Ladies Tour: Nienke Veenhoven sprints to second stage win on stage 3b in Maaseik
Baloise Ladies Tour: Nienke Veenhoven sprints to second stage win on stage 3b in Maaseik
Race Results
By
Lyne Lamoureux
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Gladys Verhulst-Wild is second and Maike van der Duin takes third
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Nienke Veenhoven (Visma-Lease a Bike) sprinted to her second stage victory on stage 3b at the Baloise Ladies Tour. The Dutch sprinter used the slipstream of race leader Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM) to launch her sprint in the Grote Markt in Maaseik.
Gladys Verhulst-Wild (AG Insurance-Soudal) edged out Maike van der Duin (Canyon-SRAM) to take second in a tight duel.
Bäckstedt crossed the line safely in tenth place and retained her overall lead with 23 seconds on Australian time trial champion Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (Lidl-Trek). Stage 2 winner Charlotte Kool (Fenix-Premier Tech) sits in third, at 30 seconds.
“We all started the second stage of the day with a lot of motivation. As a team, we were always well positioned at the key points; we really did that very well,” Veenhoven said.
“The communication was once again excellent today, and everyone started with the same plan in mind. It was really great to see and gave me extra motivation to go for it again.”
Taking place in Limburg, the first time the race had visited the region, stage 3b was the second of two stages held on Saturday, following the morning’s time trial, which Bäckstedt won.
Over the flat roads of the four-lap 104.8km race, a fairly disorganised peloton stayed mostly together.
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The final 45 kilometres saw a handful of attacks, with Fleur Moors (Lidl-Trek) and Wilson-Haffenden each trying separately to break away, but Bäckstedt was quick to react and close down the moves each time.
Racing concludes on Sunday with stage 4, a 114km circuit around Mechelen, and another flat stage perfect for a bunch sprint.
“I think tomorrow will be another sprint, but there will undoubtedly be some hard racing,” Veenhoven looked ahead. “It’s the final day, so there will certainly be riders who still want to try something to move up in the general classification. We’ll have to stay sharp as a team throughout the day.”
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Lyne has been involved in professional cycling for more than 15 years in both news reporting and sports marketing. She founded Podium Insight in 2008, quickly becoming a trusted source for news of the North American professional cycling world. She was the first to successfully use social media to consistently provide timely and live race updates for all fans. She is proud to have covered men’s and women’s news equally during her tenure at the helm of the site. Her writing has appeared on Cyclingnews and other news sites.
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1‘Paul Seixas mania has begun’ – Amid French fervour, the great home hope ignites his Tour de France
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2‘I suffered quite a bit from the rain’ – tenacious Remco Evenepoel retains podium spot at Tour de France despite struggling on stage 14 final ascent
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3‘It was certainly not a bad day’ – Jonas Vingegaard remains upbeat despite latest time loss to Tadej Pogačar on Tour de France stage 14
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4‘He’s missing a little bit compared to other Tours’ – Tadej Pogačar observes Jonas Vingegaard’s weaknesses at Tour de France
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5Baloise Ladies Tour: Nienke Veenhoven sprints to second stage win on stage 3b in Maaseik
Baloise Ladies Tour: Nienke Veenhoven sprints to second stage win on stage 3b in Maaseik
Race Results
By
Lyne Lamoureux
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Gladys Verhulst-Wild is second and Maike van der Duin takes third
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Nienke Veenhoven (Visma-Lease a Bike) sprinted to her second stage victory on stage 3b at the Baloise Ladies Tour. The Dutch sprinter used the slipstream of race leader Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM) to launch her sprint in the Grote Markt in Maaseik.
Gladys Verhulst-Wild (AG Insurance-Soudal) edged out Maike van der Duin (Canyon-SRAM) to take second in a tight duel.
Bäckstedt crossed the line safely in tenth place and retained her overall lead with 23 seconds on Australian time trial champion Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (Lidl-Trek). Stage 2 winner Charlotte Kool (Fenix-Premier Tech) sits in third, at 30 seconds.
“We all started the second stage of the day with a lot of motivation. As a team, we were always well positioned at the key points; we really did that very well,” Veenhoven said.
“The communication was once again excellent today, and everyone started with the same plan in mind. It was really great to see and gave me extra motivation to go for it again.”
Taking place in Limburg, the first time the race had visited the region, stage 3b was the second of two stages held on Saturday, following the morning’s time trial, which Bäckstedt won.
Over the flat roads of the four-lap 104.8km race, a fairly disorganised peloton stayed mostly together.
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The final 45 kilometres saw a handful of attacks, with Fleur Moors (Lidl-Trek) and Wilson-Haffenden each trying separately to break away, but Bäckstedt was quick to react and close down the moves each time.
Racing concludes on Sunday with stage 4, a 114km circuit around Mechelen, and another flat stage perfect for a bunch sprint.
“I think tomorrow will be another sprint, but there will undoubtedly be some hard racing,” Veenhoven looked ahead. “It’s the final day, so there will certainly be riders who still want to try something to move up in the general classification. We’ll have to stay sharp as a team throughout the day.”
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