{"id":810877,"date":"2026-07-18T21:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/810877\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T21:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:31:11","slug":"baloise-ladies-tour-nienke-veenhoven-sprints-to-second-stage-win-on-stage-3b-in-maaseik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/810877\/","title":{"rendered":"Baloise Ladies Tour: Nienke Veenhoven sprints to second stage win on stage 3b in Maaseik"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nienke Veenhoven<\/a> (Visma-Lease a Bike) sprinted to her second stage victory on stage 3b at the Baloise Ladies Tour<\/a>. The Dutch sprinter used the slipstream of race leader Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon-SRAM) to launch her sprint in the Grote Markt in Maaseik.<\/p>\n

Gladys Verhulst-Wild (AG Insurance-Soudal) edged out Maike van der Duin (Canyon-SRAM) to take second in a tight duel.<\/p>\n

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B\u00e4ckstedt crossed the line safely in tenth place and retained her overall lead with 23 seconds on Australian champion Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (Lidl-Trek). Stage 2 winner Charlotte Kool (Fenix-Premier Tech) sits in third, at 30 seconds.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe all started the second stage of the day with a lot of motivation. As a team, we were always well positioned at the key points; we really did that very well,” Veenhoven said.<\/p>\n

“The communication was once again excellent today, and everyone started with the same plan in mind. It was really great to see and gave me extra motivation to go for it again.”<\/p>\n

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Taking place in Limburg, the first time the race had visited the region, stage 3b was the second of two stages held on Saturday, following the morning’s time trial, which B\u00e4ckstedt won.<\/p>\n

Over the flat roads of the four-lap 104.8km race, a fairly disorganised peloton stayed mostly together.<\/p>\n

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The final 45 kilometres saw a handful of attacks, with Fleur Moors (Lidl-Trek) and Wilson-Haffenden each trying separately to break away, but B\u00e4ckstedt was quick to react and close down the moves each time.<\/p>\n

Racing concludes on Sunday with stage 4, a 114km circuit around Mechelen, and another flat stage perfect for a bunch sprint.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think tomorrow will be another sprint, but there will undoubtedly be some hard racing,\u201d Veenhoven looked ahead. \u201cIt\u2019s the final day, so there will certainly be riders who still want to try something to move up in the general classification. We\u2019ll have to stay sharp as a team throughout the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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