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Women's Tour de Snowy

Australia, February 28-March 4, 1999

Stage 4, Adaminaby - Jindabyne, 83 kms:

   1. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                  2.14.16 (37.36 km/h)
   2. Sarah Symington (GB) Great Britain
   3. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                          1.40
   4. Mari Holden (USA) Lithuania                               1.40
   5. Michelle Ward (GB) Great Britain                          1.40
   6. Susy Pryde (NZ) New Zealand                               1.40
   7. Tracey Gaudry (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                  1.40
   8. Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands                         1.40
   9. Karen Kurreck (USA) World Team                            1.40
  10. Silvia Zoller (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                  1.40
  11. Gunn Rita Dahle (Nor) Norway                              1.40
  12. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                   1.40
  13. Melanie Szubrycht (GB) Great Britain                      1.40
  14. Sara Carrigan (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport           1.40
  15. Yvonne McGregor (GB) Great Britain                        1.40
  16. Leigh Hobson (Can) World Team                             1.40
  17. Elizabeth Emery (USA) World Team                          1.40
  18. Rosalind Reekie-May (NZ) New Zealand                      1.40
  19. Mary Grigson (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                   1.40
  20. Jacinta Coleman (NZ) New Zealand                          1.40
  21. Jorunn Kvalo (Nor) Norway                                 1.40
  22. Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic               1.40
  23. Kim Sherley (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport             1.40
  24. Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport        1.40
  25. Erica Green (RSA) South Africa                            1.40
  26. Anriette Schoeman (RSA) South Africa                      1.40
  27. Kathy Watt (Aus) World Team                               1.40
  28. Sara Saarelainen (Fin) World Team                         1.40
  29. Emma James (Aus) Juice Plus                               1.40
  30. Geraldine Denham (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                     1.59
  31. Marguerite Ritchie (NZ) New Zealand                       1.59
  32. Miyoko Karami (Jap) Japan-Gios                            1.59
  33. Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands                         2.06
  34. Megan Hughes (GB) Great Britain                           2.06
  35. Ceris Gilfillan (GB) Great Britain                        2.06
  36. Solrun Flataas (Nor) Norway                               2.06
  37. Alison Wright (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                  2.06
  38. Angela Hunter (GB) Great Britain                          2.06
  39. Chantal Beltman (Ned) Netherlands                         2.06
  40. Sally Smalley (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                        2.06
  41. Julie Hooper (Aus) Interstate Team                        2.06
  42. Phillipa Hendren (Aus) Interstate Team                    2.06
  43. Anne Samplonius (Can) World Team                          2.06
  44. Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Nürnberger-Emmi Team               2.06
  45. Vanessa Cheatley (NZ) New Zealand                         2.06
  46. Jacquelin Brabanetz (Ger) Nürnberger-Emmi Team            2.06
  47. Elfie Kunz (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                     2.06
  48. Ruth Ellway (GB) Great Britain                            2.18
  49. Naiomi Williams (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                      2.18
  50. Zita Urbonaite (Lit) Lithuania                            4.23
  51. Erika Vilunaite (Lit) Lithuania                           4.48
  52. Sonja Van Kuik (Ned) Netherlands                          8.50
  53. Alena Barillova (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic             8.50
  54. Victoria Kirkby (Aus) Interstate Team                     8.50
  55. Hanneke Geysen (Aus) Herald Sun                           8.50
  56. Alexandra Rutz (Swi) GS Mazza-Tege                        8.50
  57. Lisa Robinson (Aus) Individual Entry                      8.50
  58. Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) World Team                8.50
  59. Rita Narbutyte (Lit) Lithuania                            8.50
  60. Angela Hillenga (Ned) Netherlands                        11.12
  61. Kim Howard (Aus) Herald Sun                              13.09
  62. Chantelle Robertson (Aus) Juice Plus                     14.39
  63. Avril Swan (Aus) Juice Plus                              14.41
  64. Penny Smithers (Aus) Herald Sun                          14.41
  65. Karen Sumpton (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport          16.32
  66. Natalie Bates (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                 18.11
  67. Jodie Brewer (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                  18.11
  68. Liza Serfontein (RSA) South Africa                       18.11
  69. Nadia Frischknecht (Aus) Juice Plus                      18.11
  70. Gillian Govan (GB) Great Britain                         20.25
  71. Sanae Nagano (Jap) Japan-Gios                            20.59
  72. Lillian Bannwart (Swi) GS Mazza-Tege                     22.55
  73. Jennifer Manefield (Aus) Interstate Team                 26.49
  74. Carine Peter (Fra) World Team                            33.53
  75. Loretta Mabin (Aus) Herald Sun                           43.12
 
Did not finish:

Symeko Jochinke (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team
Ragnhilo Uostol (Nor) Norway
Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Norway
	
Points premie 1, Berridale, km 53.1:

   1. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                        5
   2. Melanie Szubrycht (GB) Great Britain                         3
   3. Susy Pryde (NZ) New Zealand                                  2
   4. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                             1

Mountain premie 1, km 62.7:

   1. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                        4
   2. Sarah Symington (GB) Great Britain                           3
   3. Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic                  2
   4. Yvonne McGregor (GB) Great Britain                           1

Points premie 2, km 83.6:
 
   1. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                        5
   2. Sarah Symington (GB) Great Britain                           3
   3. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                             2
   4. Mari Holden (USA) Lithuania                                  1

GC after Stage 4 

   1. Karen Kurreck (USA) World Team                         7.53.03
   2. Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic               0.09
   3. Susy Pryde (NZ) New Zealand                               0.26
   4. Mari Holden (USA) Lithuania                               0.54
   5. Sara Saarelainen (Fin) World Team                         1.11
   6. Leigh Hobson (Can) World Team                             1.11
   7. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                   1.11
   8. Yvonne McGregor (GB) Great Britain                        1.13
   9. Tracey Gaudry (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                  1.22
  10. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                          1.31
  11. Gunn Rita Dahle (Nor) Norway                              1.37
  12. Elizabeth Emery (USA) World Team                          3.38
  13. Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands                         4.13
  14. Kathy Watt (Aus) World Team                               4.37
  15. Mary Grigson (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                   4.40
  16. Sarah Symington (GB) Great Britain                        5.43
  17. Erica Green (RSA) South Africa                            6.10
  18. Jacinta Coleman (NZ) New Zealand                          6.58
  19. Melanie Szubrycht (GB) Great Britain                      8.42
  20. Michelle Ward (GB) Great Britain                          9.42
  21. Anriette Schoeman (RSA) South Africa                     10.12
  22. Ruth Ellway (GB) Great Britain                           10.46
  23. Chantal Beltman (Ned) Netherlands                        11.56
  24. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                    12.36
  25. Michelle Ward (GB) Great Britain                         13.52
  26. Jorunn Kvalo (Nor) Norway                                14.04
  27. Julie Hooper (Aus) Interstate Team                       16.48
  28. Emma James (Aus) Juice Plus                              16.52
  29. Megan Hughes (GB) Great Britain                          17.30
  30. Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport       20.20
  31. Solrun Flataas (Nor) Norway                              21.17
  32. Jacquelin Brabanetz (Ger) Nürnberger-Emmi Team           22.28
  33. Marguerite Ritchie (NZ) New Zealand                      24.28
  34. Alison Wright (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                 25.43
  35. Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands                        25.51
  36. Ceris Gilfillan (GB) Great Britain                       28.45
  37. Melanie Szubrycht (GB) Great Britain                     28.52
  38. Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Nürnberger-Emmi Team              29.33
  39. Erika Vilunaite (Lit) Lithuania                          29.35
  40. Silvia Zoller (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                 29.47
  41. Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) World Team               29.49
  42. Elfie Kunz (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                    30.23
  43. Geraldine Denham (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                    30.47
  44. Sonja Van Kuik (Ned) Netherlands                         31.51
  45. Vanessa Cheatley (NZ) New Zealand                        34.26
  46. Anne Samplonius (Can) World Team                         34.42
  47. Zita Urbonaite (Lit) Lithuania                           34.45
  48. Angela Hillenga (Ned) Netherlands                        38.44
  49. Karen Sumpton (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport          40.23
  50. Alena Barillova (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic            41.12
  51. Jodie Brewer (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                  45.36
  52. Miyoko Karami (Jap) Japan-Gios                           46.25
  53. Sally Smalley (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                       48.22
  54. Penny Smithers (Aus) Herald Sun                          48.37
  55. Angela Hunter (GB) Great Britain                         49.12
  56. Phillipa Hendren (Aus) Interstate Team                   50.20
  57. Rosalind Reekie-May (NZ) New Zealand                     52.30
  58. Naiomi Williams (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                     53.31
  59. Anriette Schoeman (RSA) South Africa                     55.15
  60. Victoria Kirkby (Aus) Interstate Team                  1.00.53
  61. Rita Narbutyte (Lit) Lithuania                         1.02.20
  62. Lisa Robinson (Aus) Individual Entry                   1.05.42
  63. Hanneke Geysen (Aus) Herald Sun                        1.09.08
  64. Chantelle Robertson (Aus) Juice Plus                   1.09.32
  65. Avril Swan (Aus) Juice Plus                            1.12.16
  66. Nadia Frischknecht (Aus) Juice Plus                    1.12.32
  67. Alexandra Rutz (Swi) GS Mazza-Tege                     1.20.14
  68. Lillian Bannwart (Swi) GS Mazza-Tege                   1.23.03
  69. Natalie Bates (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport               1.30.39
  70. Kim Howard (Aus) Herald Sun                            1.30.45
  71. Gillian Govan (GB) Great Britain                       1.41.25
  72. Sanae Nagano (Jap) Japan-Gios                          1.42.16
  73. Jennifer Manefield (Aus) Interstate Team               1.44.19
  74. Carine Peter (Fra) World Team                          2.00.42
  75. Loretta Mabin (Aus) Herald Sun                         2.11.29

Points Championship:

   1. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                       10
   2. Susy Pryde (NZ) New Zealand                                  7
   3. Karen Kurreck (USA) World Team                               5
   4. Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands                            5
   5. Mari Holden (USA) Lithuania                                  4
   6. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                             3
   7. Sarah Symington (GB) Great Britain                           3
   8. Melanie Szubrycht (GB) Great Britain                         3
   9. Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic                  2
  10. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                      1
  11. Silvia Zoller (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                     1

Mountain Championship:

   1. Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic                 17
   2. Karen Kurreck (USA) World Team                              14
   3. Tracey Gaudry (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                     9
   4. Susy Pryde (NZ) New Zealand                                  6
   5. Leigh Hobson (Can) World Team                                4
   6. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                        4
   7. Mari Holden (USA) Lithuania                                  4
   8. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                      3
   9. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                             3
  10. Sarah Symington (GB) Great Britain                           3
  11. Gunn Rita Dahle (Nor) Norway                                 2
  12. Anriette Schoeman (RSA) South Africa                         2
  13. Yvonne McGregor (GB) Great Britain                           1

Stage 4 Report

Liz Tadich won the fourth stage despite a mishap today. She had already been extremely lucky yesterday in a spectacular crash into a road-side guard rail on a fast descent. But today she dominated the stage when she attacked at km 19 and stayed away at the front for 46 kms. She was then joined by English rider Sarah Symington (at km 65) and the duo worked together to remain clear of the peloton. As they wound up for the final sprint, Liz Tadich's shoe snapped out of her pedal some 500 metres out from the line. Luckily, it was far enough out for her to recover and go on to take the sprint.

The blue leader's jersey was retained by US rider Karen Kurreck.

Stage 4 Report by Karen Kurreck

Our day started at 6am with a knock on the door from the UCI vampires. They came all the way from France to the Australian outback to check our hematocrits. Oh well, I was about due for a blood test anyway!

Today was a relatively flat 83km with only 1 cat 3 climb. I think there were a lot of tired legs from yesterday. The first 15km or so were pretty mellow. After that there were a few attacks and Elizabeth Tadich from the Australian Jayco team got away. She crashed yesterday so she is something like 15 min down on GC and the pack let her go. Kathy Watt took off after her and dangled in the gap for a long time but never caught up to Liz and eventually came back to the pack. The Dutch and British teams kept trying to bridge but Anna WIlson and the rest of the Jayco team did a good job of blocking. The attacks from the pack kept the pace up, so Liz's gap never got much over a minute, but she stayed off. Shortly before the climb, a group including a Dutch rider, 2 Jaycos and Sarah Symington from Great Britian got a small gap. At this point we could just see Liz up the climb. Everyone came back to the pack on the climb except Sarah who caught up to Liz. Lenka Llaskva took the 3rd place QOM from the pack. At the top everyone sat up for a bit and Sarah and Liz's gap grew over 2 min. At this point there was only about 10km to go and the speed picked up with everyone thinking about the sprint for 3rd.

Liz Tadich won the stage with Sarah in 2nd. Anna Wilson took the sprint for 3rd around 1 1/2 min back. I don't have results yet so that's about all I know. GC didn't change much in the top 10 since Sarah started the day about 7 min down. I keep the leader's jersey for another day. Tomorrow is another mountain stage 2 cat 1 climbs and 5 cat 2s.