Thüringen Ladies Tour 2022 – Stage 5 [FULL STAGE] (ladies)

May 28, 2022

Thüringen Ladies Tour 2022 WE – Stage 5 – Gotha – Gotha : 133,1 km

The LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour is one of the oldest stage races on the women’s racing calendar, with its debut edition dating all the way back to 1988. Comprising six stages, the race is also one of the longest on the calendar. The six-day event, based in Germany, returned last year after a one-year hiatus, largely thanks to a remarkable crowdfunding campaign. Citing a lack of finance to cover the extra costs needed to host the event in a safe manner during the pandemic, the race organisers appealed to their fans to raise €35,000 and in the end fundraised almost €47,000. We are delighted to see the event continue, with this year’s edition featuring race coverage for only the second time in its history.

Yuliia Biriukova (Arkéa Pro Cycling Team) completed a dominant breakaway ride to win stage 5 of the Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour.

Alexandra Manly (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) crossed the line for second place just four seconds back edging Marta Lach (Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling) who placed third.

The 24-year-old Ukranian rider led the 133.1km stage to Gotha for more than 95km and held of the chasers for her first win of the season. She saved enough energy for the uphill finale in the last kilometre.

With the bonus seconds at the finish, Manly holds on to the GC lead headed to the final stage on Sunday.

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