Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Lorena Wiebes wins stage 2
Emma Norsgaard maintains overall race lead in Gera
Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) won the bunch sprint in Gera to secure the stage 2 victory at Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour.
Wiebes beat the previous day’s winner and overall race leader Emma Norsgaard (Movistar) while Christine Majerus (SD Worx) finished third.
“Today was a bit of an easier stage than yesterday,” Wiebes said. “We controlled the race and staying in front the whole race and then with the lead-out we did a really good job getting into a strong position.
“The team placed me coming into the important last two corners where I could start my sprint in a great position. It gives us great confidence going into the coming days.”
Multiple opportunistic attacks were reeled back in throughout the cold and wet stage and the peloton crested the final climb together to set up for an anticipated bunch sprint on the cobblestone streets of Gera.
Wiebes won the kick to the line proving to be on great form while Norsgaard, ever-present at the front of the field, finished just one second behind but retained her overall race lead heading into the third stage on Thursday.
How it unfolded
The second stage at the Lotto Thuringen Ladies Tour offered a 125km held across two large circuits in Gera. The route included three intermediate sprints (14.5km, 60.5km and 78km) along with four category climbs (35km, 49.5km, 99.5km and 112.5km) before finishing on the streets of Gera.
Early attacks were reeled back in just in time for Belgian Champion Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) to take the max points in the opening intermediate sprint at Polzig ahead of Aude Biannic (Movistar) and Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo).
Several attacks came from RSG Gießen Biehle until Helena Bieber managed to clear the field and held a 23-second gap heading into the first climb, but she was caught on the slopes of the Durrenberg. Kathrin Hammes (Ceratizit-WNT) picked up full points the top of the climb with Bieber holding on for second place and Ella Harris (Canyon-SRAM) in third.
The peloton was all back together heading into the steep 15 per cent ascent of the Kaltenborn with Hammes taking full points again ahead of Harris and her teammate Hannah Ludwig.
Katharina Fox from the RSG Gießen Biehle team was the next to attack and managed to open a gap on the field that built up to one minute heading into the start of the second and final large circuit. Fox rolled through the second intermediate sprint at to take max points. Behind in the main field, Liane Lippert (Team DSM) picked up second-place points with overall leader Norsgaard with third-place points.
Fox also took the final intermediate sprint at Polzig, while the peloton behind her fought for remaining spots, with Kopecky taking second place and Lucinda Brand (Trek-Segafredo) taking third place.
The solo RSG Gießen Biehle rider was caught ahead of the penultimate climb over Durrenberg. There were several more attacks coming from the Hitec team but the field remained intact and Hammes crested the climb first to snap up the max mountain points head of Emilia Fahlin (FDJ) and Harris. Hammes’ efforts means that she now leads the mountain classification.
Amalie Lutro (Hitec Products) was the next to try her chance at a solo breakaway but she was pulled back into the fold as the speeds on the peloton increased in the closing 20km.
Amy Pieters (SD Worx) crested the final climb of the day over the Kaltenborn ahead of Lippert and Norsgaard and the some 60-rider field barreled down toward the finish line for a sprint in Gera won by Wiebes.
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM | 3:24:12 |
2 | Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women | 0:00:01 |
3 | Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx | |
4 | Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
5 | Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Belgium | |
6 | Anna Henderson (GBr) Jumbo-Visma Women Team | |
7 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | |
8 | Susanne Andersen (Nor) Team DSM | |
9 | Gladys Verhulst (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
10 | Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
11 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
12 | Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM | |
13 | Valerie Demey (Bel) Belgium | |
14 | Lisa Klein (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
15 | Friederike Stern (Ger) Germany | |
16 | Anne Dorthe Ysland (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
17 | Léa Curinier (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
18 | Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team | |
19 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Jumbo-Visma Women Team | |
20 | Kristen Faulkner (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
21 | Ingvild Gåskjenn (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
22 | Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
23 | Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team DSM | |
24 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx | |
25 | Lucie Jounier (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
26 | Ilse Pluimers (Ned) Netherlands | |
27 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
28 | Amalie Lutro (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
29 | Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | |
30 | Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo | |
31 | Laura Süßemilch (Ger) Germany | |
32 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM | |
33 | Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
34 | Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
35 | Franziska Koch (Ger) Team DSM | |
36 | Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Team SD Worx | |
37 | Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Movistar Team Women | |
38 | Svenja Betz (Ger) Germany | |
39 | Sandra Levenez (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
40 | Clara Honsinger (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
41 | Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Germany | |
42 | Sara Van De Vel (Bel) Belgium | |
43 | Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Team SD Worx | |
44 | Ann-Sophie Duyck (Bel) Belgium | |
45 | Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
46 | Typhaine Laurance (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
47 | Beate Zanner (Ger) Maxx-Solar Lindig | |
48 | Julie Leth (Den) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
49 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | |
50 | Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | |
51 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
52 | Katharina Hechler (Ger) Germany | |
53 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Ned) Team SD Worx | |
54 | Marta Cavalli (Ita) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
55 | Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women | |
56 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx | |
57 | Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
58 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
59 | Neve Bradbury (Aus) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
60 | Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 0:01:24 |
61 | Eline van Rooijen (Ned) Netherlands | |
62 | Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Movistar Team Women | |
63 | Janneke Ensing (Ned) Netherlands | |
64 | Ilse Grit (Ned) Netherlands | |
65 | Hannah Fandel (Ger) Maxx-Solar Lindig | |
66 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
67 | Tanja Erath (Ger) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 0:01:28 |
68 | Zsófia Szabó (Hun) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch | |
69 | Carolin Schiff (Ger) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch | |
70 | Lisa Fischer (Ger) Maxx-Solar Lindig | |
71 | Georgia Danford (NZl) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch | |
72 | Lisa Müllenberg (Ned) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch | |
73 | Caroline Andersson (Swe) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
74 | Lena Charlotte Reißner (Ger) Germany | |
75 | Christa Riffel (Ger) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
76 | Shari Bossuyt (Bel) Belgium | |
77 | Helena Bieber (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | |
78 | Franziska Brauße (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
79 | Sandra Weiss (Swi) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch | |
80 | Rozemarijn Ammerlaan (Ned) Netherlands | |
81 | Thalita De Jong (Ned) Netherlands | |
82 | Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
83 | Bianca Bernhard (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | |
84 | Amélie Hild (Ned) RSG Gießen Biehle | |
85 | Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women | |
86 | Alba Teruel Ribes (Spa) Movistar Team Women | 0:01:39 |
87 | Aafke Soet (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team | |
88 | Jip van den Bos (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team | |
89 | Lone Meertens (Bel) Belgium | |
90 | Lydia Ventker (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | 0:01:43 |
91 | Mieke Kröger (Ger) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
92 | Katharina Fox (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | 0:05:21 |
93 | Adelheid Schütz (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | 0:19:33 |
DNF | Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
DNF | Olivia Schoppe (Ger) Maxx-Solar Lindig |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Katharina Fox (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | 6 |
2 | Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Belgium | 5 |
3 | Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women | 3 |
4 | Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM | 2 |
5 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | 1 |
6 | Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo | 1 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | 15 |
2 | Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 7 |
3 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx | 5 |
4 | Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM | 3 |
5 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 3 |
6 | Helena Bieber (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | 3 |
7 | Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women | 2 |
8 | Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 2 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM | 3:24:12 |
2 | Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women | 0:00:01 |
3 | Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
4 | Friederike Stern (Ger) Germany | |
5 | Anne Dorthe Ysland (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
6 | Léa Curinier (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
7 | Ilse Pluimers (Ned) Netherlands | |
8 | Amalie Lutro (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
9 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM | |
10 | Franziska Koch (Ger) Team DSM | |
11 | Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Team SD Worx | |
12 | Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
13 | Katharina Hechler (Ger) Germany | |
14 | Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
15 | Neve Bradbury (Aus) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
16 | Eline van Rooijen (Ned) Netherlands | 0:01:24 |
17 | Ilse Grit (Ned) Netherlands | |
18 | Georgia Danford (NZl) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch | 0:01:28 |
19 | Caroline Andersson (Swe) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
20 | Lena Charlotte Reißner (Ger) Germany | |
21 | Shari Bossuyt (Bel) Belgium | |
22 | Rozemarijn Ammerlaan (Ned) Netherlands | |
23 | Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women | 5:41:36 |
2 | Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Belgium | 0:00:10 |
3 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:12 |
4 | Anna Henderson (GBr) Jumbo-Visma Women Team | 0:00:16 |
5 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx | |
6 | Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM | 0:00:17 |
7 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 0:00:19 |
8 | Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:21 |
9 | Kristen Faulkner (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 0:00:23 |
10 | Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
11 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:00:24 |
12 | Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx | 0:00:28 |
13 | Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 0:00:32 |
14 | Valerie Demey (Bel) Belgium | |
15 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Jumbo-Visma Women Team | |
16 | Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | |
17 | Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Germany | |
18 | Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM | 0:01:10 |
19 | Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:01:21 |
20 | Ingvild Gåskjenn (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
21 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx | |
22 | Franziska Koch (Ger) Team DSM | |
23 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:24 |
24 | Anne Dorthe Ysland (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
25 | Lisa Klein (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
26 | Léa Curinier (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
27 | Lucie Jounier (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
28 | Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team DSM | |
29 | Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team | |
30 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM | |
31 | Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Team SD Worx | |
32 | Sandra Levenez (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
33 | Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
34 | Marta Cavalli (Ita) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
35 | Neve Bradbury (Aus) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
36 | Gladys Verhulst (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:37 |
37 | Susanne Andersen (Nor) Team DSM | |
38 | Amalie Lutro (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
39 | Laura Süßemilch (Ger) Germany | |
40 | Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
41 | Clara Honsinger (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
42 | Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | |
43 | Sara Van De Vel (Bel) Belgium | |
44 | Katharina Hechler (Ger) Germany | |
45 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | |
46 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Ned) Team SD Worx | |
47 | Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
48 | Julie Leth (Den) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:34 |
49 | Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 0:02:47 |
50 | Carolin Schiff (Ger) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch | 0:02:51 |
51 | Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women | |
52 | Janneke Ensing (Ned) Netherlands | 0:02:53 |
53 | Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Movistar Team Women | 0:03:00 |
54 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
55 | Lone Meertens (Bel) Belgium | 0:03:15 |
56 | Jip van den Bos (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team | |
57 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:39 |
58 | Shari Bossuyt (Bel) Belgium | 0:04:01 |
59 | Friederike Stern (Ger) Germany | 0:06:40 |
60 | Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
61 | Ilse Pluimers (Ned) Netherlands | |
62 | Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Team SD Worx | 0:06:44 |
63 | Typhaine Laurance (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
64 | Eline van Rooijen (Ned) Netherlands | 0:08:07 |
65 | Tanja Erath (Ger) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
66 | Helena Bieber (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | |
67 | Thalita De Jong (Ned) Netherlands | |
68 | Caroline Andersson (Swe) Team Coop Hitec Products | 0:08:11 |
69 | Svenja Betz (Ger) Germany | 0:10:22 |
70 | Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Movistar Team Women | |
71 | Ann-Sophie Duyck (Bel) Belgium | |
72 | Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women | |
73 | Beate Zanner (Ger) Maxx-Solar Lindig | |
74 | Ilse Grit (Ned) Netherlands | 0:11:45 |
75 | Georgia Danford (NZl) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch | 0:11:49 |
76 | Lisa Fischer (Ger) Maxx-Solar Lindig | |
77 | Sandra Weiss (Swi) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch | |
78 | Christa Riffel (Ger) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
79 | Lena Charlotte Reißner (Ger) Germany | |
80 | Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
81 | Franziska Brauße (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
82 | Rozemarijn Ammerlaan (Ned) Netherlands | |
83 | Bianca Bernhard (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | |
84 | Katharina Fox (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | 0:11:54 |
85 | Alba Teruel Ribes (Spa) Movistar Team Women | 0:12:00 |
86 | Aafke Soet (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team | |
87 | Lydia Ventker (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | 0:12:04 |
88 | Mieke Kröger (Ger) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
89 | Zsófia Szabó (Hun) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch | 0:19:39 |
90 | Lisa Müllenberg (Ned) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch | |
91 | Hannah Fandel (Ger) Maxx-Solar Lindig | 0:25:25 |
92 | Amélie Hild (Ned) RSG Gießen Biehle | 0:28:33 |
93 | Adelheid Schütz (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | 0:29:54 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women | 8 |
2 | Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Belgium | 8 |
3 | Katharina Fox (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | 6 |
4 | Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo | 5 |
5 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | 5 |
6 | Anna Henderson (GBr) Jumbo-Visma Women Team | 5 |
7 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx | 4 |
8 | Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM | 2 |
9 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 2 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | 18 |
2 | Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM | 8 |
3 | Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 7 |
4 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx | 6 |
5 | Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo | 3 |
6 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 3 |
7 | Helena Bieber (Ger) RSG Gießen Biehle | 3 |
8 | Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women | 2 |
9 | Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 2 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women | 5:41:36 |
2 | Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM | 0:01:10 |
3 | Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:01:21 |
4 | Franziska Koch (Ger) Team DSM | |
5 | Anne Dorthe Ysland (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | 0:01:24 |
6 | Léa Curinier (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team | |
7 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM | |
8 | Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Team SD Worx | |
9 | Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
10 | Neve Bradbury (Aus) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
11 | Amalie Lutro (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | 0:01:37 |
12 | Katharina Hechler (Ger) Germany | |
13 | Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
14 | Shari Bossuyt (Bel) Belgium | 0:04:01 |
15 | Friederike Stern (Ger) Germany | 0:06:40 |
16 | Ilse Pluimers (Ned) Netherlands | |
17 | Eline van Rooijen (Ned) Netherlands | 0:08:07 |
18 | Caroline Andersson (Swe) Team Coop Hitec Products | 0:08:11 |
19 | Ilse Grit (Ned) Netherlands | 0:11:45 |
20 | Georgia Danford (NZl) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch | 0:11:49 |
21 | Lena Charlotte Reißner (Ger) Germany | |
22 | Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team | |
23 | Rozemarijn Ammerlaan (Ned) Netherlands |
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