Moving to a team with a strong sprinter like Lorena Wiebes might have meant that Charlotte Kuhl would not get many chances to win, but she took full advantage of the opportunities given to her in the GP Ecostructure.

In the 136.4km Belgian race, which started and finished in Wichelen, Kuhl took on the role of protector rider, and after a strong leadout from Wiebes put her in perfect position to finish ahead of Rachele Barbieri (Rib Racing Xstrata) and took his first win with Team DSM.

Wiebes, who has won this race the past two years, held her position near the front after her work was done. The rider, who has won four of the team's five victories this season, finished third in the 1.1 class race this time and celebrated her teammate's victory with both hands in the air. [Cool, who celebrated his 23rd birthday the day before, said, "The team really believed in me. The team really believed in me and did everything they could to get me in a good position to sprint to the finish."

Kuhl moved from U23 team NXTG Racing to Team DSM at the beginning of 2022 and had a strong season despite a tough COVID-19 recovery. 2021 saw Kuhl win the GP International d'Isbergues and the Baloise Ladies Tour stage wins, and also finished second in the Grand Prix du Morbihan Féminine and Drentse Acht van Westerveld.

The GP Ecostructure was her first podium of the year, but in this race, where she was runner-up in 2020, Kuhl was the protector rider, and Wiebes, along with teammate Franziska Koch, was in the nine-man breakaway when the race returned After the race, she played a variety of roles, including leading out.

"Today was a different kind of race and I really enjoyed the aggressive driving," Wiebes said on Instagram.

The tactic gave the team its third consecutive victory, with both of the 23-year-old Dutch sprinters making the podium in the 1.1 class.

"I'm really happy for Charlotte's win today and for Lorena's podium. When you have a goal, everyone gives their all toward that goal."

." The team worked really hard all day to control the pack, and Charlotte did a great job finishing in the finale.