Backed up her stage 1 win with a second straight victory after a controlled run-in turned into a tense bunch sprint. Beat Consonni and Veenhoven to retain the red jersey and stay on course for a clean sweep of the flat stages.
Cycling Results · Stage Analysis · Édition 2026
Stage 2: Al Dhafra Fort → Al Mirfa
UAE Tour Women 2026
Two from two for Lorena Wiebes, who held off Chiara Consonni and Nienke Veenhoven in a tense bunch sprint to keep the red jersey.
Wiebes makes it two from two
The 145 km stage from the Dubai Police Academy to Hamdan Bin Mohamed Smart University stayed together as a single bunch despite a nervous, fast run-in. There was no decisive crosswind or echelon split; instead the day came down to positioning on a long, exposed highway finish, with a couple of late crashes adding to the tension.
Wiebes again proved strongest, surging clear in the final metres to beat Chiara Consonni and Nienke Veenhoven. The win extended SD Worx's grip on the race and kept Wiebes in the red jersey, with the sprinters still defining the GC ahead of the queen stage.
Wiebes retains red, GC still bunched
Wiebes added more bonus seconds to retain the red jersey. The overall remained tightly packed among finishers, with the climbing GC contenders saving their effort for Jebel Hafeet. No meaningful time gaps opened among the favourites.
Storylines from the stage
Second on stage 2, the closest anyone came to Wiebes on the flat stages. Consonni's consistent sprinting helped Canyon-SRAM build toward the team classification they would eventually win.
Third on stage 2 for Visma | Lease a Bike, a strong sprint result for the 21-year-old in a deep field. One of two podium-level showings in the flat stages as Visma rode an aggressive, all-rounder week behind eventual GC podium finisher Femke de Vries.
UAE Tour Women — every stage we've published
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S1Stage 1: Dubai Police Officer's Club → Dubai Harbour
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S2Stage 2: Al Dhafra Fort → Al MirfaYOU ARE HERE
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S3Stage 3: Al Ain → Jebel Hafeet
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S4Stage 4: Abu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi Breakwater
Where this stage analysis comes from
- 🇬🇧 ProCyclingStats — UAE Tour Women 2026 Stage 2 result
- 🇬🇧 Domestique — Lorena Wiebes delivers towering sprint to win UAE Women stage 2