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This Time in Yellow TdFF26-12
Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) had burnt through her team just to have the chance to sprint for another stage victory in Geneva. Normally, she has a lead-out team, but they spent themselves chasing down the lone leader, Riejanne Markus. They didn't catch her until the final kilometer of the stage. That actually played into Wiebes hands. As the peloton move to the left to get around the much slowing rider from Lidl-Trek, Wiebes took the opening to wind up her sprint catching the other hopeful sprinters looking the wrong way. Once she was up to speed, there was no one who was going to catch her! She took the stage by three or more bike lengths, making it two wins in a row. But this time it was even sweeter winning in the Maillot Jaune of race leader. She increases her lead to fourteen seconds for the yellow jersey and now has a commanding lead in the green jersey competition of the sprinters. When the mountains start, she may not hold onto yellow, but she will certainly retain her lead in the Maillot Vert.