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How Charlotte Kool shut down Lorena Wiebes in final tour of Oman sprint – Analysis

How Charlotte Kool shut down Lorena Wiebes in final tour of Oman sprint - Analysis


Once teammates, now rivals, Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) proved herself as more than equal to Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx) in the women’s UAE Tour on Sunday. Wiebes jumped early and looked sure to win but Kool’s patience paid off in the headwind sprint. Cyclingnews breaks down the details of how the sprint played out.

With one stage win each, Lorena Wiebes and her former lead-out Charlotte Kool were the big favourites to sprint to victory on stage 4. Unlike the previous sprints, the final kilometres didn’t see late crashes as on stage 1 or echelons as on stage 2, promising an unencumbered sprint and the best test of each rider’s ability and teamwork. However, neither lead-out worked exactly as planned – this early in the season, new combinations of riders still haven’t fine-tuned their teamwork.

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