Image 1 of 12 European champion Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) (Image credit: Getty Images) Race leader Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) at the start (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images) Crosswinds broke up the peloton during the race through the desert (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images) Margot Pompanon (St Michel-Mavic-Auber93) on the ground after a crash (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images) The peloton split into small groups due to the wind in the UAE desert (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images) Riders battle to get back to the groups up the road (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images) Echelons dotted up and down the desert highway (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images) The race was split apart before coming together late on (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images) European champion Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) among those working at the front (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images) Sand is blown across the road by the high winds during stage 2 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images) Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) leads a small group of riders (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images) A long day in the desert for the riders on stage 2 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images) Results powered by FirstCycling (opens in new tab) Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at CyclingNews RSS Feed… Share
