Lorena Wiebes sprinted to victory at the end of a tough Lloyds Tour of Britain Women stage one in Cockermouth after a chaotic finale.Her SD Worx-Protime team were active throughout Wednesday's opening stage, ensuring that their star woman was in the right place to win at the end. It was not the enormous margin of victory that Wiebes is normally used to, but it was still a dominant victory ahead of Chiara Consonni (Canyon-SRAM) and Josie Nelson (Picnic PostNL).Multiple attacks in the last 40km of the day briefly looked to break what was left of the peloton up, but nothing stuck, with Wiebes being present at the end to take her eighth Tour of Britain stage. SD Worx were in control, with five riders in the bunch of 32 which made it to the line.Having won the stage, Wiebes went into the green leader's jersey, four seconds ahead of Consonni, thanks to bonus seconds, with Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team L'IMAD) in third, a second further back, due to bonus seconds picked up earlier in the day.How it happenedA flurry of attacks kickstarted the day, but the bunch was kept together for the early intermediate sprint, where bonus seconds were taken by Karlijn Swinkels and Lara Gillespie (UAE Team LIMAD) and Kim Le Court-Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal).An attack from Handsling Alba Developments Arabella Rosalie Blackburn was followed by Audrey De Keersmaeker (Picnic PostNL) to establish the days break. Blackburn was caught with 56km to go, while De Keersmaeker remained out front. With 36km to go on Parsonby Brow, the peloton approached De Keersmaeker but the group was strung out, potentially distancing some. The last rider in the breakaway was caught just over the top of the climb. Le Court-Pienaar was a regular presence at the front of the race, but Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) still refused to be dropped. The attacks did not stop coming in the final 16km, with Pfeiffer Georgi (Picnic PostNL) and Lauren Dickson (FDJ United-Zuez) trading blows in an attempt to break the race up. Next was Kate Courtney (FDJ United SUEZ), but there was not quite enough in the course to cause defined selections.A group of four escaped with 13km to go, formed of the SD Worx-Protime duo of Mischa Bredewold and Steffi Hberlin, with Aude Biannic (Movistar) and Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek). However, this was quickly shut down, with Liane Lippert (Movistar) and Le Court-Pienaar starting the next move. A group of around 10 briefly separated off the front but what was left of the peloton reeled them in once again, with 9.4km to go. With 2km to go, what was left of the bunch was all together, read for a mass sprint in Cockermouth, with SD Worx in control on the descent into the town. Georgi was present to help her teammate Josie Nelson, but nothing could stop the SD Worx surge, with Wiebes predictably prevailing.ResultsLloyds Tour of Britain Women 2026 stage one: Cockermouth > Cockermouth1. Lorena Wiebes (Ned) SD Worx-Protime, in 4:03:092. Chiara Consonni (Ita) Canyon-SRAM3. Josie Nelson (GBr) Picnic PostNL4. Quinty Ton (Ned) Liv AlUla Jayco5. Caroline Andersson (Swe) Liv AlUla Jayco6. Letizia Borghesi (Ita) AG Insurance-Soudal7. Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) UAE Team L'Imad8. Liane Lippert (Ger) Movistar9. Mischa Bredewold (Ned) SD Worx-Protime10. Fleur Moors (Bel) Lidl-Trek, all at same timeGeneral classification after stage one1. Lorena Wiebes (Ned) SD Worx-Protime, in 4:02:592. Chiara Consonni (Ita) Canyon-SRAM, +4s3. Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) UAE Team L'Imad, +5s4. Josie Nelson (GBr) Picnic PostNL, +6s5. Mischa Bredewold (Ned) SD Worx-Protime, +7s6. Kim Le Court-Pienaar (Mau) AG Insurance-Soudal, +8s7. Quinty Ton (Ned) Liv AlUla Jayco, +10s8. Caroline Andersson (Swe) Liv AlUla Jayco9. Letizia Borghesi (Ita) AG Insurance-Soudal10. Liane Lippert (Ger) Movistar, all at same time