Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx) crossed the line first in stage 2 of Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, however, it was her teammate Demi Vollering who was awarded the win after race officials relegated Wiebes to 3rd place.
A review of the sprint shows Wiebes abruptly changing her line in the final 100 meters and impeding the progress of Chloé Dygert (Canyon-SRAM) who is next to her. In the replays, Wiebes appears to lose control for a moment, make contact with Dygert, and then regain control.
At the finish, Vollering had this to say: “I am happy that I finished second, because otherwise the victory would have gone to another team. But Lorena is the absolute winner for me today, because she came by impressively on such a steep finish.”
Dygert acknowledged that the contact with Wiebes affected her, but wouldn’t go as far to say it cost her the victory. “The sprint is still a learning process for me. It’s always easy to look back and say I could have done this or that differently. When Wiebes made contact, my finger hit my shifter twice and bogged me down, so it was hard to get going again.”
Results
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-burgos-feminas/2023/stage-2
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All photos: Ricardo Ordóñez/Vuelta a Burgos Feminas
