Charlotte Kool won stage 1 of the Baloise Ladies Tour, finishing ahead of Chiara Consonni and Nienke Veenhoven in a bunch sprint. Kool moved into the overall race lead, having started the day just two seconds behind Zoe Bäckstedt. The stage covered 127.2km with a challenging cobbled sector and two finishing circuits. Kate Seiler broke from the peloton early, maintaining a significant lead before being caught. Despite late attacks, the race culminated in a sprint where powerful teams lined up to support their fast riders, leading to Kool's victory.
Charlotte Kool from Picnic-PostNL won the first stage of the Baloise Ladies Tour, utilizing a perfect lead from her teammates to secure victory in a sprint finish.
Kool, who started the day just two seconds behind race leader Zoe Bäckstedt, claimed valuable time bonuses to take the overall race leader's jersey after Stage 1.
Kate Seiler initially broke away from the peloton and held a lead of nearly a minute before being caught with 55km left in the race.
Despite several attacks, including a late effort from Julie De Wilde, the sprint teams worked together to maintain the peloton intact for the final sprint.
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