{"id":572396,"date":"2026-03-29T16:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/572396\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T16:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:22:08","slug":"in-flanders-fields-women-lorena-wiebes-sprints-to-record-third-consecutive-victory-in-wevelgem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/572396\/","title":{"rendered":"In Flanders Fields Women: Lorena Wiebes sprints to record third consecutive victory in Wevelgem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lorena Wiebes<\/a> (SD Worx-Protime) won in the streets of Wevelgem for the third year in a row. But unlike the two previous years, she won the 2026 edition of In Flanders Fields in the sprint of a small group of five that had formed on the Kemmelberg, driving the group home, closing down attacks and outsprinting Fleur Moors (Lidl-Trek) and Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ).<\/p>\n

An attack by Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ) on the Baneberg had led to a group of 14 riders getting away. From that group, Wiebes pushed hard on the Kemmelberg, and only Elise Chabbey (FDJ United-Suez), Eleonora Gasparrini (UAE Team ADQ), Moors, and Swinkels could follow her over the top.<\/p>\n

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This set up a 35-kilometre tail-crosswind pursuit. The eight-rider chase steadily lost ground to the front group and was reeled in by the peloton with 15km to go.<\/p>\n

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Up front, the five riders traded turns until the last kilometres, and although the peloton came closer in the end, they were too late. Gasparrini attacked with 3.8km to go, and Wiebes was forced to chase her down, then keep the group moving on her own, as nobody wanted to take over from her anymore.<\/p>\n

Despite this, Wiebes easily pulled away when she launched her sprint, and although Moors got out of her slipstream in the final metres and closed in as Wiebes sat up to celebrate, the Dutch champion was first over the line.<\/p>\n

17 seconds later, Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ United-Suez) won the bunch sprint for sixth place.<\/p>\n

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