Cycling news - Lorena Wiebes wins Giro Donne stage 5, Anna van der Breggen retains her lead

ByAlexander Netherton

Updated 06/07/2021 at 20:34 GMT

Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) was the winner at stage five of the Giro d'Italia from Milan to Carugate on Tuesday afternoon. Her team worked with her to allow her to launch a sprint attack just 150 metres from the finishing line. She beat Movistar Team’s Emma Norsgaard who took second, and Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) claimed the final podium place.

Team DSM’s Lorena Wiebes won stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia Donne in Carugate on Tuesday afternoon.

The stage victory was her team’s ninth of the year, and Wiebes succeeded on a relatively flat 120km course that set off in Milan.

A breakaway group midway through the course took a lead of around two minutes, before the DSM riders in the chasing peloton started to cut the distance.

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The riders worked together to give Wiebes a platform to attack from 150 metres to go, and she finished with another of her sprint attacks to take victory.

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“The team did such a good job the whole stage, keeping control of things,” said Wiebes after the finish. “We once again did a super lead out. After the last corner the girls put the speed really high, especially Coryn in the finale, so that I only had to sprint for the last 150 metres: it was amazing. We have a really strong team here so we’ll keep fighting for more stage wins at the race.”

Wiebes then explained the team would continue to target stage wins, saying: "Tomorrow is a nice day for Coryn because she is better in the hills. There is another flat stage later, I will go for that. We have a strong team with the other girls as well and will go for more stage wins.”

Anna van der Breggen held onto the General Classification lead with a controlled effort of her own.

"We are only halfway, but it is good to finish today without crashing. It was a hot day and still pretty tough," she said.

Movistar Team’s Emma Norsgaard took second, and Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) claimed the final podium place.

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