On Thursday, Lorena Wiebes will start the fourth edition of the UAE Tour Women as the race's outstanding winner. Of the event's three editions to date, the SD Worx-Protime rider has won six stages, winning all three flat days in 2025 to kick off what was her best season to date, and the odds against a repeat will be short when the race gets underway in Al Mirfa this week.
Last year the Dutch woman was absolutely dominant, not only winning 25 times and taking her career tally to 118, but unbeaten in a sprint finish. She then added the world gravel title and two more rainbow jerseys on the track to her palmarès. With this year's UAE Tour offering the usual mix of three clear-cut opportunities for the fast-women ahead of Sunday final stage culminating with the ascent of Jebel Hafeet, Wiebes seems almost certain to add to her tally of victories in the coming days.
