Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) won stage 1 of the 2026 UAE Tour Women, claiming the red jersey after a high-speed desert sprint in Madinat Zayed.
The Dutch champion overtook Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) in the final 100 metres, with Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon//SRAM Zondacrypto) completing the podium. Pre-race concerns about crosswinds did not result in decisive splits, and the GC standings ahead of Jebel Hafeet remain close.
Results
Al Mirfa - Madinat Zayed • Feb 5 • 111km
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 |  Lorena Wiebes | TEAM SD WORX - PROTIMETEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | 2:26:17 |
| 🥈 |  Lara Gillespie | UAE TEAM ADQUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 🥉 |  Zoe Backstedt | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTOCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 4 |  Maggie Coles-Lyster | HUMAN POWERED HEALTHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 5 |  Martina Alzini | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAMCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 6 |  Gladys Verhulst Wild | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAMAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 7 |  Georgia Baker | LIV-ALULA-JAYCOLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 8 |  Emma Cecilie Norsgaard Bjerg | LIDL - TREKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 9 | Rachele Barbieri | TEAM PICNIC POSTNLTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 10 | Carys Lloyd | MOVISTAR TEAMMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 11 | Charlotte Kool | FENIX-PREMIER TECHFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 12 | Alexandra Grace Manly | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAMAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 13 | Nienke Veenhoven | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKETEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 14 |  Karolina Kumiega | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 15 |  Linda Zanetti | UNO-X MOBILITYUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 16 |  Aidi Gerde Tuisk | HITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROLHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 17 | Alison Jackson | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 18 | Vittoria Guazzini | FDJ UNITED - SUEZFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 19 |  Alicia Gonzalez Blanco | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 20 | Alexandra Volstad | EF EDUCATION - OATLYEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 21 | Chiara Consonni | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTOCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 22 | Amalie Dideriksen | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAMCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 23 | Irma Siri | TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLOTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 24 | Scarlett Souren | VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAMVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 25 |  Franziska Koch | FDJ UNITED - SUEZFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 26 | Marta Pavesi | TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLOTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 27 |  Megan Jastrab | UAE TEAM ADQUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 28 | Mylene de Zoete | FENIX-PREMIER TECHFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 29 |  Marthe Goossens | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAMAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 30 | Babette van der Wolf | EF EDUCATION - OATLYEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 31 | Lauretta Hanson | LIDL - TREKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 32 | Laura Lizette Sander | HITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROLHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 33 |  Nikola Nosková | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAMCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 34 |  Niamh Fisher-Black | UnknownUnknown | +0:00 |
| 35 | Gaia Segato | VINI FANTINI - BEPINKVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 36 | Eva van Agt | FDJ UNITED - SUEZFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 37 |  Arlenis Sierra Canadilla | MOVISTAR TEAMMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 38 | Matilde Vitillo | LIV-ALULA-JAYCOLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 39 |  Susanne Andersen | UNO-X MOBILITYUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 40 | Katarzyna Anna Niewiadoma-Phinney | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTOCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 41 | Silvia Zanardi | HUMAN POWERED HEALTHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 42 | Anna van der Breggen | TEAM SD WORX - PROTIMETEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 43 | Marlen Reusser | MOVISTAR TEAMMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 44 | Monica Trinca Colonel | LIV-ALULA-JAYCOLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 45 | Caroline Wreszin | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 46 | Juliette Berthet | FDJ UNITED - SUEZFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 47 | Justine Ghekiere | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAMAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 48 | Silvia Persico | UAE TEAM ADQUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 49 | Ilse Pluimers | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAMAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 50 | Quinty Ton | LIV-ALULA-JAYCOLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 51 | Noa Jansen | LIV-ALULA-JAYCOLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 52 | Steffi Häberlin | TEAM SD WORX - PROTIMETEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 53 | Lieke Nooijen | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKETEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 54 | Quinty Schoens | VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAMVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 55 | Auke de Buysser | EF EDUCATION - OATLYEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 56 | Mary Patricia Kimberley le Court de Billot - Pienaar | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAMAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 57 | Daria Pikulik | HUMAN POWERED HEALTHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 58 | Elisa Longo Borghini | UAE TEAM ADQUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 59 | Elena Cecchini | TEAM SD WORX - PROTIMETEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 60 | Marit Raaijmakers | HUMAN POWERED HEALTHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 61 | Felicity Wilson-Haffenden | LIDL - TREKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 62 |  Maria Martins | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTOCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 63 | Sophie von Berswordt | VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAMVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 64 | Eleonora Ciabocco | TEAM PICNIC POSTNLTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 65 | Pfeiffer Georgi | TEAM PICNIC POSTNLTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 66 | Tiffany Cromwell | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTOCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 67 | Kamilla Aasebø | UNO-X MOBILITYUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 68 | Mia Griffin | TEAM PICNIC POSTNLTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 69 | Jade Wiel | FDJ UNITED - SUEZFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 70 | Amanda Spratt | LIDL - TREKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 71 | Axelle Dubau | UnknownUnknown | +0:00 |
| 72 | Karlijn Swinkels | UAE TEAM ADQUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 73 | Floortje Mackaij | MOVISTAR TEAMMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 74 | Alexis Magner | EF EDUCATION - OATLYEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 75 | Amber van der Hulst | VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAMVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 76 | Margot Vanpachtenbeke | LIDL - TREKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 77 | Elisa de Vallier | TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLOTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 78 | Chiara Reghini | TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLOTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 79 | Femke Markus | TEAM SD WORX - PROTIMETEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 80 | Femke de Vries | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKETEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 81 | Francesca Barale | MOVISTAR TEAMMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 82 | Barbara Guarischi | TEAM SD WORX - PROTIMETEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 83 | Katrine Aalerud | UNO-X MOBILITYUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 84 |  Christina Schweinberger | FENIX-PREMIER TECHFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 85 | Elynor Backstedt | UAE TEAM ADQUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 86 | Eglantine Rayer Girault | FDJ UNITED - SUEZFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 87 | Margaux Vigie | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKETEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 88 | Daniek Hengeveld | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKETEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 89 | Aude Biannic | MOVISTAR TEAMMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 90 | Victorie Guilman | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAMCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 91 |  Anniina Ahtosalo | UNO-X MOBILITYUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 92 | Evy Kuijpers | FENIX-PREMIER TECHFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 93 | Marthe Truyen | FENIX-PREMIER TECHFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 94 | Kristýna Burlová | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAMCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:17 |
| 95 | Jeanne Korevaar | LIV-ALULA-JAYCOLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:20 |
| 96 | Laura Tomasi | UNO-X MOBILITYUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:51 |
| 97 | Robyn Clay | TEAM PICNIC POSTNLTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +1:35 |
| 98 | April Tacey | HITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROLHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +3:16 |
| 99 | Marion Borras | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAMCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +3:16 |
| 100 | Sonia Rossetti | VINI FANTINI - BEPINKVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +3:16 |
| 101 | Elyne Roussel | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +3:16 |
| 102 | Mari Hole Mohr | HITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROLHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +3:16 |
| 103 | Sara Luccon | TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLOTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +3:16 |
| 104 | Megan Arens | TEAM PICNIC POSTNLTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +3:16 |
| 105 | Sofia Arici | VINI FANTINI - BEPINKVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +3:16 |
| 106 | Linda Laporta | VINI FANTINI - BEPINKVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +3:16 |
| 107 | Monica Castagna | TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLOTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +3:16 |
| 108 | Martina Fidanza | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKETEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +3:16 |
| 109 | Magdalene Lind | HITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROLHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +3:16 |
| 110 | Emilie Morier | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +3:16 |
| 111 | Neve Summer Bradbury | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTOCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +3:16 |
| 112 | Meis Poland | VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAMVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +3:16 |
| 113 | Nina Buijsman | HUMAN POWERED HEALTHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +3:16 |
| 114 |  Nina Berton | EF EDUCATION - OATLYEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +3:16 |
| 115 | Anneke Dijkstra | VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAMVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +3:16 |
| 116 | Petra Stiasny | HUMAN POWERED HEALTHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +12:59 |
| 117 | Andrea Casagranda | VINI FANTINI - BEPINKVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +12:59 |
| 118 | Misia Belotti | VINI FANTINI - BEPINKVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +12:59 |
Wiebes leads by four seconds over Gillespie and six over Bäckstedt. Femke De Vries (Visma-Lease a Bike) collected three bonus seconds at the intermediate sprint to sit fourth, seven seconds back.
Sprint dynamics
SD Worx-Protime held the front inside the final 2km but lost control as UAE Team ADQ surged forward. Defending champion Elisa Longo Borghini pulled hard to the flamme rouge, positioning Gillespie for the sprint – Longo Borghini is targeting the overall title.
Wiebes, lacking her full train, tracked the UAE wheels before launching on the left near the barriers. She touched wheels with Maggie Coles-Lyster (Human Powered Health) during her acceleration but stayed upright.
"I chose the wheel of Gillespie because I saw that the lead-out train of UAE had a lot of speed," Wiebes said. "It was a bit of a gamble which side to launch my sprint on. I chose the left. They could have boxed me in there, but fortunately I had just enough space to deliver my sprint.."
What comes next
This is Wiebes' seventh UAE Tour Women stage win. Stage 2 features another flat finish through Dubai, with bonus seconds available before the summit finish on Jebel Hafeet on stage 4.
Check out our guide on how to watch the UAE Tour Women.
