At 23 years old, Lorena Vives of Team DSM has established herself as the strongest sprinter in the women's peloton. She won all three stages of the RideLondon Classique, each time by more than a bike length over second place. After the RideLondon Classique, she has her sights set on the women's Tour from June 6-11 and the Tour de France Femme in late July. I'm going to try to win the Tour de France, especially the Champs Elysées," she said. I'm going to try to win the Tour de France, especially the Champs-Elysées. Also, next week in the women's Tour, I will be with the same team as always, so I will try to do my best to win a stage," Wiebes said. In the women's Tour, the first three stages and the final stage are expected to end in a group sprint, with Vives the most likely candidate.

The opening stage of the Tour de France women's race in July is Viebes' main target. The Tour de France la course was held on the Champs-Elysées from 2014 to 2016, when Wiebes was still a junior. Stage 2 in Champagne and stage 5 in Lorraine are also likely to be mass sprints. The last rider to beat the 23-year-old sprint star (excluding GP Ecostruct teammate Charlotte Coull) was world champion Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo). Balsamo returned to road racing at the British race after a six-week break that saw her participate in two track World Cups, finishing second in the first and third stages and in the overall classification. However, she was never a threat to Vives. Balsamo admitted that she is not in the same form as Wiebes at the moment, but promised to improve over the summer: "She is in great shape now. She is in great shape right now. I came here to come back from a break. My goal is the summer, so this is a good first step. I am looking forward to the Giro and the Tour," said the world champion. It has not yet been announced whether Vives will compete in the Giro Donne. Her skipping the Italian stage race may provide the other peloton with a great opportunity for a WWT sprint victory.