Date |
July 16-20 |
Distance |
482.7km |
Start Location |
Yerseke |
Finish Location |
Zwevegem |
Category |
2.1 |
Previous Edition - Winner |
Lorena Wiebes |
Baloise Ladies Tour 2025 Results
Stage 1: Charlotte Kool wins to take control of race lead
Charlotte Kool (Picnic-PostNL) was the fastest in a bunch sprint to win stage 1 at the Baloise Ladies Tour. The Dutch sprinter capitalised on a perfect lead from her teammates to take the win ahead of Chiara Consonni (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) and Nienke Veenhoven (Visma-Lease a Bike). She has also moved into the overall race lead.
Prologue: Zoe Bäckstedt smashes prologue to claim first leader's jersey
Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) was the fastest in the 3.1km prologue that opened the Baloise Ladies Tour on Wednesday in Yerseke. The 20-year-old covered the distance with a winning time of 00:04.06, beating Ellen van Dijk (Lidl-Trek) and Charlotte Kool (Picnic PostNL) by one second to take the stage win and the event's first leader's jersey.
2025 Baloise Ladies Tour Information
The Baloise Ladies Tour is one of Belgiums top stage races on the international calendar, currently running as a 2.1-level event.
The race is celebrating its 10th edition in 2025, having begun in 2014 and taking a one-year hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Emma Johansson won the inaugural edition in 2014 followed by two wins from Jolien D'hoore in 2015 and 2016. Marianne Vos won two editions in 2017 and 2018, and Lisa Klein won the next two editions in 2019 and 2021.
Ellen van Dijk won the overall title in 2022, Lucinda Brand won it in 2023 and Lorena Wiebes won the most recent edition in 2024.
