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Joseph Lycett

‘Maybe I celebrated a bit too early’ – Lorena Wiebes nearly regrets early celebration as she narrowly wins In Flanders Fields from the breakaway

Lorena Wiebes celebrates her victory at In Flanders Fields 2026.

An emphatic performance saw Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) win In Flanders Fields from the breakaway, as she split the race on the final ascent of the Kemmelberg and drew a small group clear, before sprinting to victory in the final few hundred metres.

Clearly keen to avoid a repeat of the Ronde Van Brugge earlier in the week, where she found herself boxed in and unable to launch her sprint, Wiebes took matters into her own hands and went away with a five-rider group to the finish.

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