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Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes claimed victory on the penultimate stage of the Women’s Tour of Britain to hand Team SD Worx-Protime a third consecutive win.<\/b><\/p>\n
Led out by her team-mate and overall leader Lotte Kopecky, sprint specialist Wiebes launched her attack to the line with 200m remaining of the 106.8km stage three which started and finished in Warrington.<\/p>\n
Charlotte Kool, of Team dsm-firmenich PostNL, was her closest challenger but Wiebes had enough power to hold off her compatriot and win by a bike length. <\/p>\n
Liv AlUla Jayco’s Australian rider Georgia Baker finished third.<\/p>\n
“It was a really fast finish, and I was like, \u2018oh, it\u2019s only 200 metres to go\u2019, so I started my sprint, and I was happy to deliver for the team,” said Wiebes. <\/p>\n
“It’s always nice to finish it off after the girls did so much work. There is one more day to go, so we go full for it again.”<\/p>\n
British pair Jo Tindley, of Pro-Noctis-200\u00b0 Coffee-Hargreaves Contracting, and Lifeplus-Wahoo’s Maddie Leech led a breakaway four kilometres into the race, opening up a four minute lead.<\/p>\n
However, mechanical problems meant Leech had to drop back, while Tindley was caught 12km from the finish.<\/p>\n
SD Worx-Protime, led by Belgian Kopecky in the green jersey, took control and paved a path for Wiebes to guide them to victory.<\/p>\n
Kopecky retains her 17-second advantage over Britain’s Anna Henderson, while Italy’s Letizia Paternoster, riding for Liv AlUla Jayco, remains third.<\/p>\n
Sunday’s final stage departs from the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, the home of British Cycling and finishes in Leigh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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