The Simac Ladies Tour is a compact stage race that tests sprinters, time trialists, and tacticians across four days of Dutch terrain and weather.
The Simac Ladies Tour is a multi-day women's stage race held in the Netherlands in late August or early September. Formerly known as the Holland Ladies Tour, it mixes flat sprint stages, time trials, and wind-exposed roads that reward all-rounders with strong teams.
Held since the mid-1980s under various names, it has long been a fixture of Dutch women's racing.
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This is one of the few late-season stage races on the women's calendar, and it consistently draws a strong field looking for form or redemption before the season closes. The Dutch terrain may look flat, but wind, technical finishes, and time-trial seconds create genuine GC tension. It rewards riders who can sprint, time trial, and stay alert in echelons, making it a proving ground for emerging stage-race talent.
The race is usually decided by a combination of time-trial performance and positioning in crosswind stages. The Netherlands offers little climbing, so GC gaps come from seconds gained against the clock and splits forced by wind or technical circuits. Sprint stages are rarely straightforward: narrow roads, tight corners, and exposed polders mean positioning matters as much as pure speed. The final day often features a short, punchy stage that can still reshuffle the top five if a team commits to attacking. Expect the yellow jersey to change hands at least once, and expect teams to use echelons to isolate rivals before the decisive time trial.
Usually five or six days across the Netherlands, balancing sprint stages, technical circuits, and at least one day that matters for GC.
A short individual time trial often creates the first real GC hierarchy and rewards riders who can sprint and ride against the clock.
Flat Dutch roads rarely mean calm racing. Wind and road furniture can split the field before the pure sprinters are ready.
Most recent winner: Lorena Wiebes (2025)
Lotte Kopecky took the race in a tense final phase, showing how often the overall stays open until the last day.
Lorena Wiebes won stages and the overall, proving the race can be shaped by sprint dominance as much as by traditional climbing strength.
Back-to-back GC wins (2023, 2024) proved the Belgian can stage race as well as she sprints and climbs.
Won the GC in 2022 and 2025, showing the race can be won by sprint points as much as climbing.
Multiple stage wins across many editions. Vos has been a consistent presence at the Simac Ladies Tour throughout her career.
This race has no single famous climb, but it has a clear Dutch identity.
Open roads through the polders can turn ordinary flat stages into echelon stages when the wind arrives.
The race often uses a compact time trial to separate the best all-rounders from riders who rely only on sprint finishes.
