SD Worx Star Lorena Wiebes Wins Hat-Trick of Tour de Pologne Women Titles
The Team SD Worx-Protime star secured a three-stage sweep in Poland, bringing the 131st victory of her professional career to a close with a 20-second winning margin over Elisa Balsamo.
The Final Stage Control and Tactical Execution
Team SD Worx-Protime took total command of the race in the final 5 kilometers. According to the race results, the Dutch squad successfully reeled in a resilient two-rider breakaway featuring Bodine Vollering (VolkerWessels) and Marta Pavesi (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo), who had spent nearly 70 kilometers off the front. Once the catch was made, Lotte Kopecky executed a massive lead-out turn on the front. That acceleration launched Wiebes toward the line.
Elisa Balsamo of Lidl-Trek and Lara Gillespie of UAE Team Adq finished second and third on the stage and in the final general classification, respectively. Balsamo crossed with the same time as the winner on the stage, but settled 20 seconds behind Wiebes in the overall standings. Gillespie secured third overall, trailing by 23 seconds. Chiara Consonni of Canyon-SRAM rounded out the immediate front group in fourth place as the rest of the bunch was gapped.
Stage 3 Podium and Top Ten Standings
The definitive outcome of the three-day race settled through the following official general classification standings:
| Place | Rider Name (Team) | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx-Protime) | 8:24:08 |
| 2 | Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) | +0:00:00 |
| 3 | Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) | +0:00:00 |
| 4 | Chiara Consonni (CANYON//SRAM) | +0:00:00 |
| 5 | Maggie Coles-Lyster (Human Powered Health) | +0:00:00 |
| 6 | Lonneke Uneken (VolkerWessels Cycling Team) | +0:00:00 |
| 7 | Linda Riedmann (Lotto-Intermarché Ladies) | +0:00:00 |
| 8 | Flora Perkins (Fenix-Premier Tech) | +0:00:00 |
| 9 | Marthe Truyen (Fenix-Premier Tech) | +0:00:00 |
| 10 | Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx-Protime) | +0:00:00 |
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