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Lorena Wiebes Wins Stage 1 Sprint, Tour of Britain

8/20/2026

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Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) won Stage 1 sprint of the 2026 Tour of Britain Women.
She finished seconds ahead of Chiara Consonni (Canyon-SRAM) and second ahead of Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team L'IMAD).
Mischa Bredewold (SD Worx-Protime) led a 500 m lead-out, then Arabella Blackburn (Handsling Alba) and Audrey De Keersmaeker (Picnic PostNL) broke away but SD Worx neutralized, ending attacks in 40 km and setting a sprint on 158.9 km Cockermouth circuit.

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Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) won Stage 1 sprint of the 2026 Tour of Britain Women.
She finished seconds ahead of Chiara Consonni (Canyon-SRAM) and second ahead of Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team L'IMAD).
Mischa Bredewold (SD Worx-Protime) led a 500 m lead-out, then Arabella Blackburn (Handsling Alba) and Audrey De Keersmaeker (Picnic PostNL) broke away but SD Worx neutralized, ending attacks in 40 km and setting a sprint on 158.9 km Cockermouth circuit.