Difficult circumstances for overall leader Zoe Bäckstedt at the Simac Ladies Tour 2024. The 20-year-old British rider from the German team Canyon//SRAM Racing raced to the finish line with an outstanding performance in the Individual time trial on the 1st stage She took the yellow jersey on Tuesday, which she defended on the second stage on Wednesday. From now on, however, she will have to defend herself alone against the attacks of her rivals on the remaining four stages until Sunday. None of Bäckstedt's four team-mates are still in the race.
This is the status of the Simac Ladies Tour 2024
Stage 2: Coevorden - Assen
Simac Ladies Tour 2024: Stage 2, Coevorden - Assen
| Rnk. | Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team SD Worx - Protime | 03:44:34 |
| 2 | Lidl - Trek | +00:00:00 |
| 3 | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | +00:00:00 |
| 4 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | +00:00:00 |
| 5 | Uno-X Mobility | +00:00:00 |
| 6 | Cofidis Women Team | +00:00:00 |
As Canyon//SRAM Racing announced on Wednesday, Chloe Dygert had already broken her nose before stage 1 and did not take part in stage 2. Neither did Soraya Paladin and Maike van der Duin, who felt unwell. This left Bäckstedt with just one helper on stage 2, Alex Morrice. But she also dropped out and did not reach the finish in Assen on Wednesday.
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Bäckstedt will try to defend her narrow lead of seven seconds over Lieke Nooijen (Visma | Lease a Bike) on Thursday.
