One of the few pure sprint opportunities on the women's WorldTour calendar in Scandinavia, where technical city roads test positioning as much as speed.
Introduced as a dedicated sprint stop on the women's WorldTour, Copenhagen Sprint brings the peloton onto city-center roads where corners, bridges, and wind exposure make leadouts far less straightforward than a standard boulevard finish.
Lorena Wiebes claimed the first edition in 2025, setting an early benchmark for sprinters who can handle technical finales.
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This race occupies a rare slot on the women's calendar: a dedicated sprint opportunity in northern Europe during the summer window, when most of the season's focus shifts to stage racing and climbing. Lorena Wiebes won the inaugural edition, establishing the race as a target for the fastest finishers who can also navigate tight corners and exposed waterfront sections. The Copenhagen course does not allow pure speed to dominate, which makes it a useful test of sprint craft rather than just power.
The race tends to stay together longer than the cobbled or hilly classics, but it never feels calm. Repeated turns through the city break up trains, waterfront exposure can stretch the bunch, and the last kilometers reward riders who can surf wheels without getting boxed in. Teams want a clean sprint, yet the finale usually favors the rider who can improvise through a disrupted run-in rather than the one with the longest leadout.
Three laps of a 10 km finishing circuit through central Copenhagen after a 120 km transfer from Roskilde, rewarding pure sprinting speed.
The course is designed for bunch sprints, with minimal climbing and a high-speed finale through Danish capital streets.
Most recent winner: Lorena Wiebes
Lorena Wiebes won by several bike lengths despite a major crash in the final 8 km that split the peloton.
Won the inaugural edition in 2025, establishing herself as the race's first champion.
The race starts at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde before the transfer to Copenhagen.
A 10 km loop through central Copenhagen passing Norrebro, City Hall, and Rosenborg Castle.
