Simac Ladies Tour stage 5: Audrey Cordon-Ragot blasts to time trial victory
Simac Ladies Tour stage 5: Audrey Cordon-Ragot blasts to time trial victory
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Audrey Cordon-Ragot (Trek Segfredo) won the stage 5 time trial of the Simac Ladies Tour, setting a time of 25:15 over the 17.8km course in the Netherlands.
The French national time trial champion beat stage 4 winner Riejanne Markus (Jumbo-Visma) by three seconds on the line in Watersley, whilst Amanda Spratt (BikeExchange-Jayco) finished third in 25:25.
Race leader Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) finished fifth on the stage with a time of 25:36, enough to hold onto the leader’s jersey with one stage remaining, though Cordon-Ragot moves into second, just six seconds off the lead.
Simac Ladies Tour (2.WWT) Windraak → Watersley
CORDON-RAGOT Audrey
WIEBES Lorena
WIEBES Lorena
VAN HAAFTEN Kirstie
BREDEWOLD Mischa
Team Jumbo-Visma