Lorena Wiebes sprints to opening Tour of Britain stage win

Wiebes showed no fatigue as she arrived in the Lake District fresh from claiming the sprinters’ jersey at the Tour de France Femmes

27-year-old Dutch rider takes win in Cumbria GB’s Josie Nelson in third, Italy’s Chiara Consonni second Lorena Wiebes took victory in the first stage of this year’s Tour of Britain. The opening stage started and finished in Cockermouth on a circuit spanning 158.9km in Cumbria. Wiebes powered to victory in a thrilling