Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) claimed a third consecutive stage win at the 2026 UAE Tour Women in Abu Dhabi, beating Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) into second by less than a bike length – her tightest margin so far
The 121km stage from Abu Dhabi to the Breakwater followed the pattern of the opening two days, but the sprint itself was less controlled. Wiebes described it as a "chaos" after becoming separated from lead-out rider Barbara Guarischi, forcing her to navigate the final kilometres alone.
The victory is Wiebes' ninth stage win at the UAE Tour Women across multiple editions and her 121st professional victory. Gillespie's second place, the closest any rider has come to beating Wiebes this week, was another high finish for the Irish rider in the green jersey.
Stage 3 Results
Abu Dhabi TeamLab Phenomena - Abu Dhabi Breakwater • Feb 7 • 121km
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Lorena WIEBES | SDWTEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | 2:48:37 |
| 🥈 | Lara GILLESPIE | UADUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 🥉 | Amalie DIDERIKSEN | COFCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 4 | Nienke VEENHOVEN | TVLTEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 5 | Vittoria GUAZZINI | FDJFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 6 | Chiara CONSONNI | CSZCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 7 | Georgia BAKER | LIVLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 8 | Charlotte KOOL | APTFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 9 | Gladys VERHULST WILD | AGSAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 10 | Maggie COLES-LYSTER | HPHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 11 | Alison JACKSON | ST ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 12 | Alexandra VOLSTAD | EFOEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 13 | Linda ZANETTI | UXMUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 14 | Marta PAVESI | TOPTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 15 | Laura Lizette SANDER | HITHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 16 | Amber VAN DER HULST | VOLVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 17 | Scarlett SOUREN | VOLVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 18 | Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO | ST ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 19 | Emma Cecilie Norsgaard BJERG | LTKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 20 | Franziska KOCH | FDJFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 21 | Andrea CASAGRANDA | VINVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 22 | Megan JASTRAB | UADUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 23 | Babette VAN DER WOLF | EFOEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:00 |
| 24 | Noa JANSEN | LIVLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 25 | Rachele BARBIERI | TPPTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 26 | Carys LLOYD | MOVMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 27 | Marit RAAIJMAKERS | HPHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 28 | Martina ALZINI | COFCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 29 | Maria MARTINS | CSZCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 30 | Lauretta HANSON | LTKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 31 | Juliette BERTHET | FDJFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 32 | Steffi HÄBERLIN | SDWTEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 33 | Eleonora CIABOCCO | TPPTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 34 | Quinty SCHOENS | VOLVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 35 | Monica TRINCA COLONEL | LIVLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 36 | Nikola NOSKOVÁ | COFCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:00 |
| 37 | Matilde VITILLO | LIVLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 38 | Sophie VON BERSWORDT | VOLVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 39 | Karolina KUMIEGA | ST ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 40 | Quinty TON | LIVLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 41 | Silvia ZANARDI | HPHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 42 | Elisa LONGO BORGHINI | UADUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 43 | Zoe BACKSTEDT | CSZCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 44 | Mari Hole MOHR | HITHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 45 | Elisa DE VALLIER | TOPTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 46 | Arlenis SIERRA CANADILLA | MOVMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 47 | Tiffany CROMWELL | CSZCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 48 | Katarzyna Anna NIEWIADOMA-PHINNEY | CSZCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 49 | Gaia SEGATO | VINVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 50 | Aude BIANNIC | MOVMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 51 | Niamh FISHER-BLACK | UNKUnknown | +0:00 |
| 52 | Floortje MACKAIJ | MOVMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 53 | Daria PIKULIK | HPHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 54 | Pfeiffer GEORGI | TPPTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 55 | Jeanne KOREVAAR | LIVLIV-ALULA-JAYCO | +0:00 |
| 56 | Femke DE VRIES | TVLTEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 57 | Silvia PERSICO | UADUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 58 | Justine GHEKIERE | AGSAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 59 | Mary Patricia Kimberley LE COURT DE BILLOT - PIENAAR | AGSAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:00 |
| 60 | Sofia ARICI | VINVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 61 | Misia BELOTTI | VINVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 62 | Chiara REGHINI | TOPTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:00 |
| 63 | Amanda SPRATT | LTKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 64 | Nina BUIJSMAN | HPHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:00 |
| 65 | Martina FIDANZA | TVLTEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 66 | Magdalene LIND | HITHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 67 | Aidi Gerde TUISK | HITHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:00 |
| 68 | Susanne ANDERSEN | UXMUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 69 | Mia GRIFFIN | TPPTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:00 |
| 70 | Anna VAN DER BREGGEN | SDWTEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:00 |
| 71 | Linda LAPORTA | VINVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:00 |
| 72 | Neve Summer BRADBURY | CSZCANYON//SRAM ZONDACRYPTO | +0:00 |
| 73 | Caroline WRESZIN | ST ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:00 |
| 74 | Eva VAN AGT | FDJFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:00 |
| 75 | Felicity WILSON-HAFFENDEN | LTKLIDL - TREK | +0:00 |
| 76 | Margaux VIGIE | TVLTEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:00 |
| 77 | Marthe TRUYEN | APTFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +0:00 |
| 78 | Karlijn SWINKELS | UADUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 79 | Francesca BARALE | MOVMOVISTAR TEAM | +0:00 |
| 80 | Elynor BACKSTEDT | UADUAE TEAM ADQ | +0:00 |
| 81 | Katrine AALERUD | UXMUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:00 |
| 82 | Meis POLAND | VOLVOLKERWESSELS CYCLING TEAM | +0:00 |
| 83 | Lieke NOOIJEN | TVLTEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +0:14 |
| 84 | Margot VANPACHTENBEKE | LTKLIDL - TREK | +0:14 |
| 85 | Kristýna BURLOVÁ | COFCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:16 |
| 86 | Kamilla AASEBØ | UXMUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:16 |
| 87 | Sonia ROSSETTI | VINVINI FANTINI - BEPINK | +0:16 |
| 88 | Elyne ROUSSEL | ST ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:16 |
| 89 | Victorie GUILMAN | COFCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:16 |
| 90 | Nina BERTON | EFOEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:16 |
| 91 | Barbara GUARISCHI | SDWTEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:16 |
| 92 | Marion BORRAS | COFCOFIDIS WOMEN TEAM | +0:16 |
| 93 | April TACEY | HITHITEC PRODUCTS-FLUID CONTROL | +0:22 |
| 94 | Monica CASTAGNA | TOPTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +0:26 |
| 95 | Petra STIASNY | HPHHUMAN POWERED HEALTH | +0:26 |
| 96 | Emilie MORIER | ST ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 | +0:26 |
| 97 | Jade WIEL | FDJFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:26 |
| 98 | Eglantine RAYER GIRAULT | FDJFDJ UNITED - SUEZ | +0:26 |
| 99 | Alexandra Grace MANLY | AGSAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:26 |
| 100 | Femke MARKUS | SDWTEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:31 |
| 101 | Axelle DUBAU | UNKUnknown | +0:35 |
| 102 | Robyn CLAY | TPPTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:38 |
| 103 | Anniina AHTOSALO | UXMUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:43 |
| 104 | Elena CECCHINI | SDWTEAM SD WORX - PROTIME | +0:54 |
| 105 | Laura TOMASI | UXMUNO-X MOBILITY | +0:54 |
| 106 | Marthe GOOSSENS | AGSAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:54 |
| 107 | Ilse PLUIMERS | AGSAG INSURANCE - SOUDAL TEAM | +0:54 |
| 108 | Megan ARENS | TPPTEAM PICNIC POSTNL | +0:54 |
| 109 | Alexis MAGNER | EFOEF EDUCATION - OATLY | +0:57 |
| 110 | Evy KUIJPERS | APTFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +1:02 |
| 111 | Sara LUCCON | TOPTOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO | +1:13 |
| 112 | Christina SCHWEINBERGER | APTFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +1:29 |
| 113 | Mylene DE ZOETE | APTFENIX-PREMIER TECH | +1:29 |
| 114 | Daniek HENGEVELD | TVLTEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | +1:36 |
Breakaway gamble stretches the peloton
A five-rider breakaway featuring riders from Top Girls Fassa Bortolo, Hitec Products-Fluid Control and Vini Fantini-BePink was given limited rope before being neutralised with around 40km remaining. Nina Berton (EF Education-Oatly) then launched a solo attack that built to a maximum gap of around 90 seconds, stretching the sprint teams on the exposed roads into Abu Dhabi.
Berton's move forced SD Worx-Protime and UAE Team ADQ to commit riders to the chase earlier than on the previous stages. The combined effort of the sprint trains brought her back with just under 5km to go.
AG Insurance-Soudal and Cofidis moved to the front at the flamme rouge, with Franziska Koch (FDJ United-Suez) opening her sprint early. But with around 200m remaining, Wiebes launched from an exposed position, riding through the wind before holding off Gillespie on the line
Amalie Dideriksen (Cofidis) took third, with pre-race second favourite to Wiebes, Charlotte Kool (Fenix-Premier Tech), finishing fourth. Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) rounded out the top five.
"I found some gaps but also some wind so it was difficult to sprint to victory today." Wiebes said. "But my team did an amazing job all day long to chase the breakaways down."
Elisa Longo Borghini was active near the front inside the final 2km, protecting her own GC position while supporting Gillespie's sprint run. UAE Team ADQ now shift focus to tomorrow's decisive stage.
With the flat stages complete and the overall standings still tightly grouped, the 10km ascent of Jebel Hafeet, averaging 7.2% with ramps to 11%, is now expected to decide the GC in the 2026 UAE Tour Women.
Cover image credit: RCS/Luca Bettini/SprintCyclingAgency
