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.
Stage 2 Results
Dubai Police Academy - Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University • Feb 6 • 145km
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Lorena WIEBES | SDWTEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | 3:38:44 |
| 🥈 | Chiara CONSONNI | CSZCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 🥉 | Nienke VEENHOVEN | TVLTEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 4 | Vittoria GUAZZINI | FDJFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 5 | Lara GILLESPIE | UADUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 6 | Amalie DIDERIKSEN | COFCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 7 | Georgia BAKER | LIVLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 8 | Gladys VERHULST WILD | AGSAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 9 | Charlotte KOOL | APTFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 10 | Maggie COLES-LYSTER | HPHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 11 | Zoe BACKSTEDT | CSZCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 12 | Emma Cecilie Norsgaard BJERG | LTKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 13 | Franziska KOCH | FDJFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 14 | Susanne ANDERSEN | UXMUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 15 | Linda ZANETTI | UXMUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 16 | Carys LLOYD | MOVMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 17 | Barbara GUARISCHI | SDWTEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 18 | Alexandra VOLSTAD | EFOEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 19 | Rachele BARBIERI | TPPTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 20 | Maria MARTINS | CSZCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 21 | Arlenis SIERRA CANADILLA | MOVMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 22 | Mia GRIFFIN | TPPTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 23 | Andrea CASAGRANDA | VINVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 24 | Babette VAN DER WOLF | EFOEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 25 | Margaux VIGIE | TVLTEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 26 | Aidi Gerde TUISK | HITHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 27 | Eva VAN AGT | FDJFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 28 | Juliette BERTHET | FDJFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 29 | Karolina KUMIEGA | ST ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 30 | Mary Patricia Kimberley LE COURT DE BILLOT - PIENAAR | AGSAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 31 | Eleonora CIABOCCO | TPPTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 32 | Elisa LONGO BORGHINI | UADUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 33 | Karlijn SWINKELS | UADUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 34 | Femke DE VRIES | TVLTEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 35 | Tiffany CROMWELL | CSZCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 36 | Elisa DE VALLIER | TOPTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 37 | Katarzyna Anna NIEWIADOMA-PHINNEY | CSZCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 38 | Eglantine RAYER GIRAULT | FDJFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 39 | Megan JASTRAB | UADUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 40 | Margot VANPACHTENBEKE | LTKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 41 | Amber VAN DER HULST | VOLVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 42 | Jade WIEL | FDJFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 43 | Quinty TON | LIVLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 44 | Mylene DE ZOETE | APTFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 45 | Lauretta HANSON | LTKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 46 | Martina FIDANZA | TVLTEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 47 | Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO | ST ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 48 | Sophie VON BERSWORDT | VOLVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 49 | Elyne ROUSSEL | ST ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 50 | Silvia PERSICO | UADUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 51 | Pfeiffer GEORGI | TPPTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 52 | Steffi HÄBERLIN | SDWTEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 53 | Anna VAN DER BREGGEN | SDWTEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 54 | Quinty SCHOENS | VOLVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 55 | Amanda SPRATT | LTKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 56 | Alexandra Grace MANLY | AGSAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 57 | Laura Lizette SANDER | HITHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 58 | Noa JANSEN | LIVLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 59 | Marit RAAIJMAKERS | HPHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 60 | Justine GHEKIERE | AGSAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 61 | Linda LAPORTA | VINVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 62 | Auke DE BUYSSER | EFOEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 63 | Sofia ARICI | VINVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 64 | Lieke NOOIJEN | TVLTEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 65 | Sara LUCCON | TOPTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 66 | Daria PIKULIK | HPHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 67 | Nina BUIJSMAN | HPHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 68 | Chiara REGHINI | TOPTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 69 | Magdalene LIND | HITHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 70 | Sonia ROSSETTI | VINVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 71 | Silvia ZANARDI | HPHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 72 | Caroline WRESZIN | ST ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 73 | Nikola NOSKOVÁ | COFCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 74 | Axelle DUBAU | UNKUnknown | +0:00 |
| 75 | Jeanne KOREVAAR | LIVLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 76 | Katrine AALERUD | UXMUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 77 | April TACEY | HITHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 78 | Kamilla AASEBØ | UXMUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 79 | Alexis MAGNER | EFOEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 80 | Meis POLAND | VOLVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 81 | Matilde VITILLO | LIVLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 82 | Monica CASTAGNA | TOPTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 83 | Mari Hole MOHR | HITHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 84 | Misia BELOTTI | VINVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 85 | Petra STIASNY | HPHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 86 | Neve Summer BRADBURY | CSZCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 87 | Floortje MACKAIJ | MOVMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 88 | Gaia SEGATO | VINVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 89 | Christina SCHWEINBERGER | APTFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 90 | Ilse PLUIMERS | AGSAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 91 | Marthe GOOSSENS | AGSAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 92 | Victorie GUILMAN | COFCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 93 | Elynor BACKSTEDT | UADUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 94 | Aude BIANNIC | MOVMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 95 | Elena CECCHINI | SDWTEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 96 | Femke MARKUS | SDWTEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 97 | Francesca BARALE | MOVMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 98 | Emilie MORIER | ST ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 99 | Kristýna BURLOVÁ | COFCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 100 | Monica TRINCA COLONEL | LIVLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 101 | Niamh FISHER-BLACK | UNKUnknown | +0:00 |
| 102 | Marion BORRAS | COFCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:44 |
| 103 | Martina ALZINI | COFCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 104 | Nina BERTON | EFOEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 105 | Daniek HENGEVELD | TVLTEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 106 | Megan ARENS | TPPTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +1:08 |
| 107 | Laura TOMASI | UXMUNO-X MOBILITY | +1:14 |
| 108 | Anniina AHTOSALO | UXMUNO-X MOBILITY | +1:14 |
| 109 | Felicity WILSON-HAFFENDEN | LTKLIDL - TREK | +1:14 |
| 110 | Marthe TRUYEN | APTFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +1:17 |
| 111 | Evy KUIJPERS | APTFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +1:17 |
| 112 | Robyn CLAY | TPPTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +1:36 |
| 113 | Irma SIRI | TOPTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 114 | Scarlett SOUREN | VOLVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 115 | Marta PAVESI | TOPTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 116 | Marlen REUSSER | MOVMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 117 | Alison JACKSON | ST ST 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.
