The final day of UAE Tour marked by a serious crash, but Wiebes pulls off hat-trick
Women's Cycling
Lorena Wiebes won the final stage of the UAE Tour for women in Abu Dhabi in a sprint. Elisa Longo Borghini kept her leading position in the GC and could thus immediately give her new team, UAE Team ADQ, a very important victory in their home race.
After three stages in the United Arab Emirates, SD Worx-Protime and UAE Team ADQ exclusively did the work. On day one, Wiebes won in a sprint, then the Dutch (stage) and Longo Borghini ( GC) joined forces in the wind on day two. Heading into Jebel Hafeet, the Italian took the win again, thanks in part to excellent work by number two Silvia Persico.
The final day featured a 127-kilometer stage in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, starting at the Abu Dhabi Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Academy and finishing at the Abu Dhabi Breakwater. A ride that will have been marked out with the help of the local tourist office because, along the way, the tour also included the Yas Marina Island (including its Formula One circuit) and Qasr al Hosn.
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Adegeest in the breakaway, but SD Worx-Protime controls for Wiebes
It was predicted as a sprint stage, and with so many fast women in the peloton, it became just that. Loes Adegeest (FDJ-SUEZ), Morgane Coston (Roland), Nina Berton (EF Education-Oatly), Millie Couzens (Fenix-Deceuninck), and Yuliia Biriukova (LABORAL Kutxa) rode in front for a while. Still, this leading group of five barely got any space from SD Worx-Protime.
Wiebes' team reeled in the five and saw Elinor Barker (Uno-X) break away. The British rider grabbed a minute but, of course, knew it was all against the odds. She was caught with four kilometers to go, and we got ready for the sprint. In that sprint, Wiebes went incredibly simple to stage three in four days, while behind her, there were hard crashes...
Stage 4 results and GC UAE Tour women 2025
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- Remco is still very young. And injuries can absolutely keep you from overdoing it and getting worse. The recent Remco accident didn't keep him from being able to ride a recumbent inside. Wout's knee is a different story thoughVeganpotter23-01-2025
- Van der Poel style is winning by a half a lap and leading the race from the end of the second lap.
Barnes127420-01-2025 - If she thinks talent alone will put her there she will not see many podium finishes much less a GC finish.....work as a team utilizing tactics to consistently be at the top.Germanrazor10-01-2025
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MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
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