Baloise Ladies Tour: Charlotte Kool wins two in a row with stage 1 sprint victory

Charlotte Kool
Charlotte Kool (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

Charlotte Kool (Team dsm-firmenich) made it two in a row at the Baloise Ladies Tour winning the stage 1 sprint in Zwevegem and extending her overall race lead.

Emma Norsgaard (Movistar) was second on the day with Lucinda Brand (Lidl-Trek) taking third in the group sprint after the peloton caught the last rider of the day's breakaway in the closing kilometres of the race.

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