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Women’s Tour cycling: Lorena Wiebes dusts down to take stage two victory

07-Jun-2022 15:35:27 | The Guardian

• Dutch rider fell on stage one but powered home in Harlow
• Clara Copponi rolls home in sixth to retain overall lead

Lorena Wiebes bounced back from an opening-day crash to take victory on stage two of the Women’s Tour.

The Dutch rider underlined why she had been the hot favourite 24 hours earlier as she easily powered clear to win a sprint finish with room to spare at the end of the 92km stage that started and finished in Harlow. Barbara Guarischi edged out Shari Bossuyt in a battle for second place, while stage one winner Clara Copponi rolled home in sixth to retain the overall lead.