Four out of four for Lorena Wiebes in Simac Ladies Tour
# Wiebes Achieves Historic Fourth Victory at Simac Ladies Tour
**Lorena Wiebes once again showcased her top-tier sprinting abilities by clinching her fourth consecutive victory at the Simac Ladies Tour.** The Dutch cyclist expressed her excitement, stating, “It’s great that I managed to do it again. It didn’t want to break today into echelons, but we had to stay alert. The team did a great job again. I’m very grateful to the girls. They protect me perfectly.”
Wiebes acknowledged the challenges of the day, noting, “There was a lot of headwind. Do I also have good time trial legs? We’ll see tomorrow. At 10.2 kilometres, it’s not such a long time trial, so I hope not to lose too much time. I don’t want to give up this yellow jersey.”
Her sports manager, Danny Stam, praised Wiebes’ performance and the team’s strategy: “If you set Lorena up well, you can be almost certain she’ll finish it off. People are starting to take it for granted that Lorena will win the sprint, but that’s not the case. She is pure, unadulterated class.” He emphasized the team’s effort, stating, “As a rider, if you can be so confident that your teammate will almost always finish it off, you push yourself even harder.”
Stam further detailed the intensity of the race: “Today was a pretty tough race. It kept going on the side, but it just never really broke. That leads to a nervous day in the peloton where, as a rider, you have to pay attention every moment.” He added, “If it doesn’t break eight times and you don’t pay attention at the front once, that could be the time it breaks. That’s why these are gruelling stages.”
Reflecting on Wiebes’ consistent performance, Stam noted, “In the end, everyone stayed together, and it turned into a peloton sprint in which Lorena was dropped off where she needed to be. And just like the previous three days, she finished it off again.”
The season has been fruitful for Team SD Worx-Protime, boasting 42 road victories so far. “This is another great season for us. Our focus is already on tomorrow’s time trial stage. We are here with the goal of winning the overall classification of the Simac Ladies Tour with Lorena. The big time trial specialists are already behind,” Stam concluded confidently. “There is a 10.2-kilometre time trial to be ridden. I don’t expect Lorena to lose too much time over that distance.”
With all eyes on Wiebes, the cycling community awaits the next leg of the challenge.
