RideLondon Classique: Lorena Wiebes fastest in battle of the sprinters to win stage 1, takes race lead

Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) confirmed her status as the best sprinter in the women's peloton by sprinting to victory on the opening stage at RideLondon Classique in Colchester ahead of Letizia Paternoster (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) and Clara Copponi (Lidl-Trek).

Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018.

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