Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) swept to a fourth consecutive win on stage 4 of the Simac Ladies Tour, meaning she has claimed every stage in the 2025 race so far.
She beat Chiara Consonni (Canyon//SRAM Zondacrypto) into second place and Shari Bossuyt (AG Insurance–Soudal Team) into third in the closest sprint finale so far.
It was a heated sprint where Letizia Paternoster (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) was the first to open up the sprint, with Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) driving a considerable sprint acceleration in the final 500m before Consonni, Bossuyt and Wiebes emerged from relatively far back in the bunch. Wiebes made an early final move to seal her victory - the 114th in her career.
The sprint was the closest seen so far, with Consonni offering a strong challenge to Wiebes in the final metre to finish within a bike length. Wiebes extends her lead in the overall general classification to 30 seconds over Megan Jastrab (Picnic–PostNL), gaining a 10-second time bonus from her sprint win.
The stage, which took in 125.8km of racing to and from Alkmaar saw a major crash immediately after the start, affecting nearly a dozen riders and forcing the abandon of India Grainger (Team Coop-Repsol). From there, the stage was tightly controlled by the peloton, allowing no major break to escape.
A small challenge came from Floortje Mackaij (Movistar Team) just inside 40km, but the attack lasted less than 10km. Similarly, Maud Rijnbeek (VolkerWessels Cycling Team) launched a brave but short attack within the final 15km, but the sprint teams were simply too focused.
Stage 5 may promise disruption to the established stage winner, as a 10.2km time trial from Doetinchem to Westendorp is likely to favour the time trial specialists and perhaps even unseat Wiebes' current race lead.
Results
Position |
Rider (Team) |
Time Gap |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx-Protime) |
2:54:37 |
2 |
Chiara Consonni (Canyon//SRAM Zondacrypto) |
" |
3 |
Shari Bossuyt (AG Insurance-Soudal Team) |
" |
4 |
Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) |
" |
5 |
Linda Zanetti (Uno-X Mobility) |
" |
6 |
Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Uno-X Mobility) |
" |
7 |
Cat Ferguson (Movistar Team) |
" |
8 |
Kaja Rysz (Roland Le Devoluy) |
" |
9 |
Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) |
" |
10 |
Babette Van Der Wolf (EF Education-Oatly) |
" |
11 |
Valentine Fortin (Cofidis Women Team) |
" |
12 |
Kathrin Schweinberger (Human Powered Health) |
" |
13 |
Scarlett Souren (VolkerWessels Cycling Team) |
" |
14 |
Nienke Veenhoven (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
" |
15 |
Georgia Baker (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) |
" |
16 |
Marie Le Net (FDJ-SUEZ) |
" |
17 |
Lily Williams (Human Powered Health) |
" |
18 |
Megan Jastrab (Team Picnic PostNL) |
" |
19 |
Julie De Wilde (Fenix-Deceuninck) |
" |
20 |
Lea Lin Teutenberg (Lotto) |
" |
21 |
Maud Rijnbeek (VolkerWessels Cycling Team) |
" |
22 |
Letizia Paternoster (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) |
" |
23 |
Elynor Backstedt (Canyon//SRAM Zondacrypto) |
" |
24 |
Amalie Dideriksen (Cofidis Women Team) |
" |
25 |
Katrijn De Clercq (Lotto) |
" |
26 |
Julie Stockman (DD Group Pro Cycling Team) |
" |
27 |
Lieke Nooijen (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
" |
28 |
Barbara Guarischi (Team SD Worx-Protime) |
" |
29 |
Tamara Dronova (Roland Le Devoluy) |
" |
30 |
Margaux Vigie (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
" |
31 |
Lauretta Hanson (Lidl-Trek) |
" |
32 |
Mia Gjertsen (Uno-X Mobility) |
" |
33 |
Maria Martins (Canyon//SRAM Zondacrypto) |
" |
34 |
Sophie Von Berswordt (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
" |
35 |
Ally Wollaston (FDJ-SUEZ) |
" |
36 |
Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ) |
" |
37 |
Ruth Edwards (Human Powered Health) |
" |
38 |
Eugénie Duval (FDJ-SUEZ) |
" |
39 |
Camilla Rånes Bye (Team Coop-Repsol) |
" |
40 |
Lani Wittevrongel (Lotto) |
" |
41 |
Alberte Greve (Uno-X Mobility) |
" |
42 |
Linda Riedmann (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
" |
43 |
Marthe Goossens (AG Insurance-Soudal Team) |
" |
44 |
Lonneke Uneken (VolkerWessels Cycling Team) |
" |
45 |
Mirre Knaven (EF Education-Oatly) |
" |
46 |
Ilse Pluimers (AG Insurance-Soudal Team) |
" |
47 |
Femke Markus (Team SD Worx-Protime) |
" |
48 |
Meis Poland (VolkerWessels Cycling Team) |
" |
49 |
Carina Schrempf (Fenix-Deceuninck) |
" |
50 |
Silvia Zanardi (Human Powered Health) |
" |
51 |
Christina Schweinberger (Fenix-Deceuninck) |
" |
52 |
Sofia Bertizzolo (UAE Team ADQ) |
" |
53 |
Marthe Truyden (Fenix-Deceuninck) |
" |
54 |
Flora Perkins (Fenix-Deceuninck) |
" |
55 |
Sylvie Swinkels (Roland Le Devoluy) |
" |
56 |
Kirstie Van Haaften (Cofidis Women Team) |
" |
57 |
Nina Berton (EF Education-Oatly) |
" |
58 |
Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset (Team Coop-Repsol) |
" |
59 |
Anya Louw (AG Insurance-Soudal Team) |
" |
60 |
Quinty Ton (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) |
" |
61 |
Alice Towers (Canyon//SRAM Zondacrypto) |
" |
62 |
Evy Kuijpers (Fenix-Deceuninck) |
" |
63 |
Lucinda Brand (Lidl-Trek) |
" |
64 |
Nina Kessler (EF Education-Oatly) |
" |
65 |
Amber Van Der Hulst (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) |
" |
66 |
Sarah Roy (EF Education-Oatly) |
" |
67 |
Jeanne Korevaar (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) |
" |
68 |
Victoire Berteau (Cofidis Women Team) |
" |
69 |
Franziska Koch (Team Picnic PostNL) |
" |
70 |
Alessia Vigilia (FDJ-SUEZ) |
" |
71 |
Anastasiya Kolesava (Canyon//SRAM Zondacrypto) |
" |
72 |
Anne Dorthe Ysland (Uno-X Mobility) |
" |
73 |
Letizia Borghesi (EF Education-Oatly) |
" |
74 |
Floortje Mackaij (Movistar Team) |
" |
75 |
Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek) |
" |
76 |
Loes Adegeest (FDJ-SUEZ) |
" |
77 |
Ema Comte (Cofidis Women Team) |
" |
78 |
Lisa Van Belle (Team SD Worx-Protime) |
" |
79 |
Ilse Grit (DD Group Pro Cycling Team) |
" |
80 |
Carys Lloyd (Movistar Team) |
" |
81 |
Ella Heremans (Team Picnic PostNL) |
" |
82 |
Emma Norsgaard Bjerg (Lidl-Trek) |
" |
83 |
Carlijn Achtereekte (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) |
" |
84 |
Elena Cecchini (Team SD Worx-Protime) |
" |
85 |
Rachele Barbieri (Team Picnic PostNL) |
" |
86 |
Valerie Demey (VolkerWessels Cycling Team) |
" |
87 |
Lisa Van Helvoirt (VolkerWessels Cycling Team) |
" |
88 |
Aude Biannic (Movistar Team) |
" |
89 |
Femke Gerritse (Team SD Worx-Protime) |
" |
90 |
Skylar Schneider (Team SD Worx-Protime) |
+ 2 |
91 |
Wilma Aintila (Canyon//SRAM Zondacrypto) |
+ 32 |
92 |
Josie Talbot (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) |
+ 32 |
93 |
Giulia Giuliani (Roland Le Devoluy) |
+ 32 |
94 |
Stina Kagevi (Team Coop-Repsol) |
+ 01:27 |
