The Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes was once again fastest when the Copenhagen Sprint was decided in a sprint ahead of the National Gallery of Denmark. The rider from SD Worx-Protime referred Charlotte Kool and Nienke Veenhoven to the other podium places, while Amalie Dideriksen was the best Dane in 8th place.
Just like last year, Lorena Wiebes, SD Worx-Protime, was untouchable in the sprint, when the second edition of the Copenhagen Sprint on Saturday was decided in a showdown between the fastest sprinters on Sølvgade in front of the National Gallery of Denmark.
The Dutchman relegated Charlotte Kool, Fenix-Premier Tech, to second place and Nienke Veenhoven, Team Visma Lease a Bike, to third place. During the day, three Danish riders were part of the breakaway, which was pretty much all the way to Copenhagen, and at the finish line, the former world champion Amalie Dideriksen became the best Dane in 8th place.
The 27-year-old Dutch winner was happy to repeat the triumph from last year and she highlighted the team’s efforts – both out on the course and inside the circuit in the heart of Copenhagen:
“I’m really happy to win again. The team worked hard, which is an extra motivation, and inside the circuit, the team was good at keeping me in front all the way,” says Lorena Wiebes, who hopes she will come back next year and score a hat-trick.
“Of course, I hope I can come back next year and score a hat-trick. I like Denmark, and I have many good memories here in Denmark – both with the two victories here in Copenhagen, but I have also become a junior world champion here in Denmark.”
It is Lorena Wiebe’s 11th win and 127th win in her career.
The 156 km started in Roskilde and went around North Zealand via Frederikssund, Hillerød, Farum, Hillerød and Ballerup, before the peloton after about 125 km hit the circuit in Copenhagen.
The trip was characterized by a breakaway with seven riders, including the three Danes Solbjørk Minke Anderson, EF Education-Oatly, Ida Krickau Ketelsen, O’Shea Red Chilli Bikes. The breakaway managed to have a lead of 1.40, but before the circuit in Copenhagen, the lucky knights were picked up. The best attempt to cheat the sprinters came from the national team’s Silje Antvorskov, but in the end the strongest sprinter teams were in control, so in the end the first edition of the World Tour race had to be decided in a sprint, and here Lorena Wiebes was supreme.
On Sunday, the men’s Copenhagen Sprint will be run, where Tobias Lund Andresen is the best bet for a Danish top position.