Penultimate day at the Simac Ladies Tour (Netherlands) featuring the fifth individual time trial stage of 10.2 kilometers from Doetinchem to Westendorp. British rider Zoe Backstedt (CANYON SRAM zondacrypto) set the best time, winning the stage in 12'34" and beating Austrian Christina Schweinberger (Fenix Deceuninck) by 6" and time trial specialist Ellen Van Dijk from Lidl Trek by 17". Italian champion Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ SUEZ) delivered a good performance, finishing seventh with a gap of 28". Lorena Wiebes finished ninth and maintains the overall lead with a 48" advantage over Elisa Balsamo. Grand finale tomorrow in Lichtenvoorde.

STAGE RESULTS

1 BACKSTEDT Zoe CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto 00:12:34

2 SCHWEINBERGER Christina Fenix-Deceuninck + 06

3 VAN DIJK Ellen Lidl-Trek + 17

4 NOOIJEN Lieke Team Visma | Lease a Bike + 24

5 GOOSSENS Marthe AG Insurance-Soudal Team + 25

6 SWINKELS Karlijn UAE Team ADQ + 25

7 GUAZZINI Vittoria FDJ-SUEZ + 28

8 MARKUS Femke Team SD Worx-Protime + 32

9 WIEBES Lorena Team SD Worx-Protime + 33

10 WILLIAMS Lily Human Powered Health + 36

11 NORSGAARD Emma Lidl-Trek + 36

12 AHTOSALO Anniina Uno-X Mobility + 37

13 BRAND Lucinda Lidl-Trek + 37

14 ADEGEEST Loes FDJ-SUEZ + 39

15 HANSON Lauretta Lidl-Trek + 42

16 KOCH Franziska Team Picnic PostNL + 42

17 EDWARDS Ruth Human Powered Health + 43

18 BAKER Georgia Liv AlUla Jayco + 43

19 BORGHESI Letizia EF Education-Oatly + 45

20 ACHTEREEKTE Carlijn Team Visma | Lease a Bike + 45

21 SCHREMPF Carina Fenix-Deceuninck + 45

22 FERGUSON Cat Movistar Team + 45

23 DIDERIKSEN Amalie Cofidis Women Team + 46

24 BOSSUYT Shari AG Insurance-Soudal Team + 47

25 BALSAMO Elisa Lidl-Trek + 47

26 WOLLASTON Ally FDJ-SUEZ + 47

27 MARKUS Riejanne Lidl-Trek + 47

28 VAN DER HULST Amber Liv AlUla Jayco + 47

29 VIGIÉ Margaux Team Visma | Lease a Bike + 49

30 LE NET Marie FDJ-SUEZ + 49