Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) won stage 2 of the UAE Tour Women on Friday, holding off Chiara Consonni (Canyon//SRAM) and Nienke Veenhoven (Visma-Lease a Bike) after a crash at just outside the final kilometre disrupted the sprint trains.
The victory, her eighth career stage win at this race, extends her overall lead with time bonuses while GC contenders Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) and Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) finished safely in the bunch.
Results
Dubai Police Academy - Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University • Feb 6 • 145km
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 |  Lorena Wiebes | TEAM SD WORX - PROTIMETEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | 3:38:44 |
| 🥈 |  Chiara Consonni | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTOCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 🥉 | Nienke Veenhoven | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKETEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 4 | Vittoria Guazzini | FDJ UNITED - SUEZFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 5 |  Lara Gillespie | UAE TEAM ADQUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 6 |  Amalie Dideriksen | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAMCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 7 |  Georgia Baker | LIV-ALULA-JAYCOLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 8 |  Gladys Verhulst Wild | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAMAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 9 | Charlotte Kool | FENIX-PREMIER TECHFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 10 |  Maggie Coles-Lyster | HUMAN POWERED HEALTHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 11 |  Zoe Backstedt | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTOCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 12 | Emma Cecilie Norsgaard Bjerg | LIDL - TREKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 13 |  Franziska Koch | FDJ UNITED - SUEZFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 14 |  Susanne Andersen | UNO-X MOBILITYUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 15 |  Linda Zanetti | UNO-X MOBILITYUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 16 | Carys Lloyd | MOVISTAR TEAMMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 17 | Barbara Guarischi | TEAM SD WORX - PROTIMETEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 18 | Alexandra Volstad | EF EDUCATION - OATLYEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 19 | Rachele Barbieri | TEAM PICNIC POSTNLTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 20 |  Maria Martins | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTOCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 21 |  Arlenis Sierra Canadilla | MOVISTAR TEAMMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 22 | Mia Griffin | TEAM PICNIC POSTNLTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 23 | Andrea Casagranda | VINI FANTINI - BEPINKVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 24 | Babette van der Wolf | EF EDUCATION - OATLYEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 25 | Margaux Vigie | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKETEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 26 |  Aidi Gerde Tuisk | HITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROLHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 27 | Eva van Agt | FDJ UNITED - SUEZFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 28 | Juliette Berthet | FDJ UNITED - SUEZFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 29 |  Karolina Kumiega | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 30 | Mary Patricia Kimberley le Court de Billot - Pienaar | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAMAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 31 | Eleonora Ciabocco | TEAM PICNIC POSTNLTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 32 | Elisa Longo Borghini | UAE TEAM ADQUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 33 | Karlijn Swinkels | UAE TEAM ADQUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 34 | Femke de Vries | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKETEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 35 | Tiffany Cromwell | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTOCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 36 | Elisa de Vallier | TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLOTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 37 | Katarzyna Anna Niewiadoma-Phinney | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTOCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 38 | Eglantine Rayer Girault | FDJ UNITED - SUEZFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 39 |  Megan Jastrab | UAE TEAM ADQUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 40 |  Margot Vanpachtenbeke | LIDL - TREKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 41 | Amber van der Hulst | VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAMVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 42 | Jade Wiel | FDJ UNITED - SUEZFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 43 | Quinty Ton | LIV-ALULA-JAYCOLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 44 | Mylene de Zoete | FENIX-PREMIER TECHFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 45 | Lauretta Hanson | LIDL - TREKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 46 | Martina Fidanza | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKETEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 47 |  Alicia Gonzalez Blanco | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 48 | Sophie von Berswordt | VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAMVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 49 | Elyne Roussel | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 50 | Silvia Persico | UAE TEAM ADQUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 51 | Pfeiffer Georgi | TEAM PICNIC POSTNLTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 52 | Steffi Häberlin | TEAM SD WORX - PROTIMETEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 53 | Anna van der Breggen | TEAM SD WORX - PROTIMETEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 54 | Quinty Schoens | VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAMVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 55 | Amanda Spratt | LIDL - TREKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 56 | Alexandra Grace Manly | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAMAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 57 | Laura Lizette Sander | HITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROLHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 58 | Noa Jansen | LIV-ALULA-JAYCOLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 59 | Marit Raaijmakers | HUMAN POWERED HEALTHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 60 | Justine Ghekiere | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAMAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 61 | Linda Laporta | VINI FANTINI - BEPINKVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 62 | Auke de Buysser | EF EDUCATION - OATLYEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 63 | Sofia Arici | VINI FANTINI - BEPINKVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 64 | Lieke Nooijen | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKETEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 65 | Sara Luccon | TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLOTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 66 | Daria Pikulik | HUMAN POWERED HEALTHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 67 | Nina Buijsman | HUMAN POWERED HEALTHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 68 | Chiara Reghini | TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLOTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 69 | Magdalene Lind | HITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROLHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 70 | Sonia Rossetti | VINI FANTINI - BEPINKVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 71 | Silvia Zanardi | HUMAN POWERED HEALTHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 72 | Caroline Wreszin | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 73 |  Nikola Nosková | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAMCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 74 | Axelle Dubau | UnknownUnknown | +0:00 |
| 75 | Jeanne Korevaar | LIV-ALULA-JAYCOLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 76 | Katrine Aalerud | UNO-X MOBILITYUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 77 | April Tacey | HITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROLHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 78 | Kamilla Aasebø | UNO-X MOBILITYUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 79 | Alexis Magner | EF EDUCATION - OATLYEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 80 | Meis Poland | VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAMVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 81 | Matilde Vitillo | LIV-ALULA-JAYCOLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 82 | Monica Castagna | TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLOTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 83 | Mari Hole Mohr | HITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROLHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 84 | Misia Belotti | VINI FANTINI - BEPINKVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 85 | Petra Stiasny | HUMAN POWERED HEALTHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 86 | Neve Summer Bradbury | CANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTOCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 87 | Floortje Mackaij | MOVISTAR TEAMMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 88 | Gaia Segato | VINI FANTINI - BEPINKVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 89 |  Christina Schweinberger | FENIX-PREMIER TECHFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 90 | Ilse Pluimers | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAMAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 91 | Marthe Goossens | AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAMAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 92 | Victorie Guilman | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAMCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 93 | Elynor Backstedt | UAE TEAM ADQUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 94 | Aude Biannic | MOVISTAR TEAMMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 95 | Elena Cecchini | TEAM SD WORX - PROTIMETEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 96 | Femke Markus | TEAM SD WORX - PROTIMETEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 97 | Francesca Barale | MOVISTAR TEAMMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 98 | Emilie Morier | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 99 | Kristýna Burlová | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAMCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 100 | Monica Trinca Colonel | LIV-ALULA-JAYCOLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 101 |  Niamh Fisher-Black | UnknownUnknown | +0:00 |
| 102 | Marion Borras | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAMCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:44 |
| 103 | Martina Alzini | COFIDIS WOMEN TEAMCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 104 |  Nina Berton | EF EDUCATION - OATLYEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 105 | Daniek Hengeveld | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKETEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 106 | Megan Arens | TEAM PICNIC POSTNLTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +1:08 |
| 107 | Laura Tomasi | UNO-X MOBILITYUNO-X MOBILITY | +1:14 |
| 108 |  Anniina Ahtosalo | UNO-X MOBILITYUNO-X MOBILITY | +1:14 |
| 109 | Felicity Wilson-Haffenden | LIDL - TREKLIDL - TREK | +1:14 |
| 110 | Marthe Truyen | FENIX-PREMIER TECHFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +1:17 |
| 111 | Evy Kuijpers | FENIX-PREMIER TECHFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +1:17 |
| 112 | Robyn Clay | TEAM PICNIC POSTNLTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +1:36 |
| 113 | Irma Siri | TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLOTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 114 | Scarlett Souren | VOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAMVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 115 | Marta Pavesi | TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLOTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 116 | Marlen Reusser | MOVISTAR TEAMMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 117 | Alison Jackson | ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
The 145km stage through Dubai began with a four-rider break that built a seven-minute advantage before SD Worx-Protime, UAE Team ADQ and Fenix-Premier Tech organised the chase. The catch came with 29km remaining, but a drop in pace over the following 20km left a large peloton entering the technical finale.
The congestion affected positioning in the run-in to the finish. As the race funnelled from wide boulevards onto the narrower roads approaching Mohammed Bin Hamdan Smart University, teams scrambled for position into the corners at 1.2km and 600m to go. A crash before the penultimate turn scattered several lead-outs, and Franziska Koch (FDJ United-Suez) launched a late acceleration that forced an early chase.
Wiebes and lead-out rider Barbara Guarischi lost contact multiple times in the final kilometres but reunited before the final bend. Wiebes launched early and held off Consonni's surge, while Charlotte Kool (Fenix-Premier Tech) finished ninth after the disruption.
"Today I was actually scared in the final," Wiebes said in a post-finish interview. "We went so slow in the last 20km, everybody was full gas in the last five kilometres. I keep on trusting Barbara, and that was the most important thing."
Stage 3 takes place in Abu Dhabi, where Wiebes will have the chance to take a third sprint win.
