Lorena Wiebes
Lorena Wiebes (born 17 March 1999) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime.[4]
Career
Road
On the road, Wiebes turned professional in 2018, riding for Parkhotel Valkenburg. In 2019, she became Dutch National Road Race champion. She won the gold medal in the road race at the 2019 European Games, beating her compatriot Marianne Vos in the sprint for the line.[5] In 2020, she joined Team Sunweb. She won the road race at the European Road Cycling Championships in 2022 and 2024. In 2022, she won two stages at the Tour de France Femmes, but later crashed out of the race.[6] In August 2022, it was announced that Wiebes had signed a 3 year contract with SD Worx.[7] In 2023, she won another stage at the Tour de France Femmes, but again did not finish the race.[8] In 2024, her contract with Team SD Worx–Protime was extended to the end of 2028.[9] In 2025, Wiebes won her first cycling monument, winning Milan–San Remo Women.[10] In March 2025, she won her 100th race victory at Gent–Wevelgem.[11]
Track
On the track, Wiebes became world champion in the scratch race at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and European champion in the Omnium at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships.
Gravel
In 2024, Wiebes finished 3rd at the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships.[12]
Major results
Road
- 2016
- 1st Road race, National Junior Championships
- 2017
- 1st Road race, UEC European Junior Championships
- 1st Overall Healthy Ageing Tour Juniors
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- Junior EPZ Omloop van Borsele
- 1st Sprints classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 3rd Gent–Wevelgem Juniors
- 2018
- 1st GP Sofie Goos
- 1st Salverda Omloop van de IJsseldelta
- 1st Rabobank 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
- BeNe Ladies Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 2a
- 2nd Dwars door de Westhoek
- 2nd Omloop van de Westhoek
- 3rd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 3rd Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
- 3rd Flanders Ladies Classic
- 3rd Trofee Maarten Wynants
- 4th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 8th Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik
- 8th Le Samyn
- 9th Road race, UEC European Championships
- 10th Drentse Acht van Westerveld
- 2019
- 1st Road race, European Games
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 1st Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
- 1st Nokere Koerse voor Dames
- 1st EPZ Omloop van Borsele
- 1st RideLondon Classique
- 1st Flanders Diamond Tour
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Yorkshire
- 2nd Overall Boels Ladies Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 2nd Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 2nd Dwars door de Westhoek
- 3rd Vårgårda WestSweden Road Race
- 4th Road race, UEC European Championships
- 5th Overall Tour of Norway
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th Salverda Omloop van de IJsseldelta
- 8th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 9th Overall Healthy Ageing Tour
- 1st Young rider classification
- 9th Drentse Acht van Westerveld
- 2020
- 1st Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 1st Omloop van het Hageland
- 1st Grote Prijs Euromat
- 3rd Overall Challenge by La Vuelta
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 2021
- 1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 1st Scheldeprijs
- 1st GP Eco-Struct
- 1st Dwars door de Westhoek
- 1st Flanders Diamond Tour
- The Women's Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 4 & 5
- Giro Rosa
- 1st Stages 5 & 8
- Thüringen Ladies Tour
- 1st Stages 2 & 6
- 1st Prologue Festival Elsy Jacobs
- 3rd Overall Belgium Tour
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Dwars door het Hageland
- 5th Nokere Koerse
- 2022
- 1st Road race, UEC European Championships
- 1st Overall RideLondon Classique
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
- 1st Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 2
- The Women's Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 2, 3 & 6
- Tour de France
- 1st Stages 1 & 5
- Held & after Stage 1
- 1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 1st Binche–Chimay–Binche
- 1st Nokere Koerse
- 1st Scheldeprijs
- 1st GP Oetingen
- 2nd Overall Baloise Ladies Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 2, 3a & 4
- 2nd Classic Brugge–De Panne
- 3rd Road race, National Championships
- 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 3rd GP Eco-Struct
- 4th Overall AG Tour de la Semois
- 1st Stage 2
- 10th Omloop van het Hageland
- 2023
- 1st Omloop van het Hageland
- 1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 1st Scheldeprijs
- Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de France
- 1st Stage 2 UAE Tour
- 2nd Road race, UEC European Championships
- 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2nd Nokere Koerse
- 3rd Classic Brugge–De Panne
- 2024
- 1st Road race, UEC European Championships
- 1st Overall RideLondon Classique
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
- 1st GP Oetingen
- 1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 1st Gent–Wevelgem
- 1st Scheldeprijs
- 2nd Amstel Gold Race
- 2nd Nokere Koerse
- 4th Overall Simac Ladies Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 2, 3 & 5
- 2025
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 1st Milan–San Remo
- 1st Classic Brugge–De Panne
- 1st Gent–Wevelgem
- 1st Copenhagen Sprint
- 1st Le Samyn
- 1st Dwars door het Hageland
- UAE Tour
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 4
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Britain
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 3 & 5
- 3rd Paris–Roubaix
- 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 6th Amstel Gold Race
General classification results timeline
| Stage race | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vuelta Femenina[note 1] | 34 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Giro d'Italia Femminile | — | — | — | 48 | — | DNF | — |
| Tour de France Femmes | Race did not exist | DNF | DNF | 62 | |||
Classics results timeline
| Monuments | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | Not held | 1 | |||||
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | DNF | 14 | 11 | 17 |
| Paris–Roubaix | DNE | DNF | 45 | 49 | 7 | 3 | |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Has not contested during her career | ||||||
| Classic | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | DNF | 22 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Omloop van het Hageland | 18 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 11 | — |
| Strade Bianche | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| Ronde van Drenthe | DNF | NH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NH |
| Trofeo Alfredo Binda | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | |
| Classic Brugge–De Panne | 2 | 1 | 13 | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 2 | 11 | 62 | DNF | DNF | 1 | 1 |
| Scheldeprijs | Not held | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Amstel Gold Race | 27 | NH | DNF | — | 46 | 2 | |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Major championship results timeline
| Event | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | Road race | Not held | — | Not held | 11 | |||
| World Championships | Road race | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — |
| Team time trial | 12 | Not held | ||||||
| European Championships | Road race | 9 | 4 | DNF | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| European Games | Road race | NH | 1 | Not held | ||||
| National Championships | Road race | 9 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
Gravel
- 2023
- 2nd UEC European Championships[note 2][13]
- 2024
- 3rd UCI World Championships
Track
- 2024
- 1st Scratch, UCI World Championships
- 2025
- 2nd Scratch, UEC European Championships
Footnotes
- ^ Known as the Challenge by La Vuelta from 2020 to 2022
- ^ The European Championship race was won by Tiffany Cromwell however, due to her Australian nationality was ineligible to receive the European champions jersey. As a result, the jersey was passed to Lorena Wiebes who finished in second place
References
- ^ "Parkhotel Valkenburg". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Parkhotel Valkenburg". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "World number one ranked rider Lorena Wiebes joins Team Sunweb". Team Sunweb. Sunweb Group B.V. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Lorena Wiebes takes gold in road race of European Games". Cycling Pub. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (30 July 2022). "Lorena Wiebes abandons Tour de France Femmes". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Rook, Anne-Marije (3 August 2022). "It's official: SD Worx confirms signing of star sprinter Lorena Wiebes". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (25 July 2023). "Tour de France Femmes: Lorena Wiebes outkicks Marianne Vos to swipe stage 3 victory". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Mitchell, Mathew (22 April 2024). "Lorena Wiebes secures future with Team SD Worx - Protime until 2028". ProCyclingUK.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Milan-San Remo 2025: Mathieu van der Poel wins second title in thriller as Lorena Wiebes claims women's race". BBC Sport. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ Knöfler, Lukas (30 March 2025). "Gent-Wevelgem Women: Lorena Wiebes sprints to repeat victory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Lamoureux, Lyne; Stuart, Peter (5 October 2024). "UCI Gravel World Championships: Marianne Vos overpowers Kopecky to seize elite women's title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Wiebes takes UEC Gravel Championship title as Cromwell wins women's race". October 2023.
External links
- Lorena Wiebes at UCI
- Lorena Wiebes at Cycling Archives
- Lorena Wiebes at ProCyclingStats
- Lorena Wiebes at Cycling Quotient
- Lorena Wiebes at CycleBase
- Lorena Wiebes at Olympics.com