Lorena Wiebes sprints to third place in final stage of UAE Tour

Lorena Wiebes sprints to third place in final stage of UAE Tour

"Instructive for the future"

12/02/2023

Team SD Worx closed the UAE Tour with two podium finishes, a top-ten finish and a win. In the final stage it came down to a sprint again, in which Lorena Wiebes finished third. "We lost each other a bit in the chaos, so it was gambling. I made a mistake and started too early. Losing is never fun, but this is instructive for the future." 

Linked race UAE Tour - Linked cyclists Barbara Guarischi Lorena Wiebes - Gekoppelde ploegleiders: Danny Stam

The final stage of the UAE Tour also came to a sprint as expected. The run-up to it was hectic. "It was really chaotic and we lost each other a bit," said Lorena Wiebes.  "It was a bit of a gamble and that's where I made a mistake to start too early. Losing is never fun, but this is instructive for the future."

The European champion closed the UAE Tour with a win, a second and a third place. "I look back on the UAE Tour with mixed feelings. Of course I am happy with the victory. The sprint train went really well in the first two days. Today we could've done better, but after these three stages we know what things we can adjust towards the future. We showed great things as a team so we can go home with a satisfied feeling."

For Barbara Guarischi, the UAE Tour was the ideal round to get the sprint train on point. "We knew it would be difficult to build a lead-out train from scratch, but we have already worked very well. We can still improve some small details, but the basis is there. So it can only get better. This was the perfect race to start the season and get some speed in the legs. We leave the United Arab Emirates with a lot of confidence."

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