Lorena Wiebes wins the opening stage of the Tour of Chongming Island

Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx-Protime) won the first stage of the Tour of Chongming Island, the opening stage of the Chinese race, after 2:35:09 of racing. The Team SD Worx-Protime rider beat Clara Copponi (Lidl-Trek) and Lara Gillespie (UAE Team L'Imad) in the sprint, both finishing in the same time as the winner. The race The stage was decided at the finish in Chongming New City Park, at the end of the laps in the southern sector of the Shanghai island. The peloton had to respond to a late attack in the final 6 km, which was brought back before the final 2 km, when Lidl-Trek, Jayco and UAE took turns at the front of the group. In the final kilometre Wiebes found the right position and got the better of her rivals in the final sprint. Stage results Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx-Protime) — 2:35:09 Clara Copponi (Lidl-Trek) — s.t. Lara Gillespie (UAE Team L'Imad) — s.t. Maggie Coles-Lyster (Human Powered Health) — s.t. Yuandan Wen (XDS China Women Team) — s.t. General classification Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx-Protime) — 2:34:56 Clara Copponi (Lidl-Trek) — +0:07 Lara Gillespie (UAE Team L'Imad) — +0:07 With the day's victory Wiebes is the first leader of the general classification of this edition, with a 7-second advantage over Copponi and Gillespie. For the Team SD Worx-Protime rider it is her twenty-first victory of the season. The race continues tomorrow with a new stage.