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Women's Tour de Snowy

Australia, February 28-March 4, 1999

Stage 6, Jindabyne - Cooma, 61.1 kms:

   1. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                       1.30.11 (40.65 km/h)
   2. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team
   3. Yvonne McGregor (GB) Great Britain
   4. Susy Pryde (NZ) New Zealand                               0.28
   5. Chantal Beltman (Ned) Netherlands                         0.28
   6. Karen Kurreck (USA) World Team                            0.28
   7. Leigh Hobson (Can) World Team                             0.28
   8. Elizabeth Emery (USA) World Team                          0.28
   9. Mari Holden (USA) Lithuania                               0.28
  10. Gunn Rita Dahle (Nor) Norway                              0.28
  11. Tracey Gaudry (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                  0.28
  12. Jacinta Coleman (NZ) New Zealand                          0.28
  13. Sarah Symington (GB) Great Britain                        0.28
  14. Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic               0.28
  15. Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport        0.28
  16. Kathy Watt (Aus) World Team                               0.28
  17. Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands                         0.35
  18. Sara Carrigan (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport           0.35
  19. Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands                         1.07
  20. Silvia Zoller (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                  5.20
  21. Kim Sherley (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport             5.20
  22. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                   5.20
  23. Sara Saarelainen (Fin) World Team                         5.20
  24. Alison Wright (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                  5.20
  25. Mary Grigson (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                   5.20
  26. Melanie Szubrycht (GB) Great Britain                      6.17
  27. Angela Hillenga (Ned) Netherlands                         6.17
  28. Anne Samplonius (Can) World Team                          6.17
  29. Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Nürnberger-Emmi Team               6.17
  30. Michelle Ward (GB) Great Britain                          6.17
  31. Zita Urbonaite (Lit) Lithuania                            6.17
  32. Jorunn Kvalo (Nor) Norway                                 6.17
  33. Erika Vilunaite (Lit) Lithuania                           6.17
  34. Emma James (Aus) Juice Plus                               6.17
  35. Ceris Gilfillan (GB) Great Britain                        6.17
  36. Jacquelin Brabanetz (Ger) Nürnberger-Emmi Team            6.17
  37. Anriette Schoeman (RSA) South Africa                      6.17
  38. Geraldine Denham (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                     6.17
  39. Rosalind Reekie-May (NZ) New Zealand                      6.17
  40. Erica Green (RSA) South Africa                            6.17
  41. Penny Smithers (Aus) Herald Sun                           6.17
  42. Phillipa Hendren (Aus) Interstate Team                    6.17
  43. Elfie Kunz (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                     6.17
  44. Marguerite Ritchie (NZ) New Zealand                       6.17
  45. Ruth Ellway (GB) Great Britain                            6.17
  46. Julie Hooper (Aus) Interstate Team                        6.17
  47. Miyoko Karami (Jap) Japan-Gios                            6.17
  48. Alena Barillova (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic             6.17
  49. Chantelle Robertson (Aus) Juice Plus                      6.17
  50. Karen Sumpton (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport           6.17
  51. Natalie Bates (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                  6.17
  52. Jodie Brewer (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                   6.17
  53. Naiomi Williams (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                      6.17
  54. Megan Hughes (GB) Great Britain                           9.02
  55. Kim Howard (Aus) Herald Sun                              12.44
  56. Hanneke Geysen (Aus) Herald Sun                          12.44
  57. Victoria Kirkby (Aus) Interstate Team                    12.44
  58. Alexandra Rutz (Swi) GS Mazza-Tege                       12.44
  59. Rita Narbutyte (Lit) Lithuania                           12.44
  60. Lillian Bannwart (Swi) GS Mazza-Tege                     12.44
  61. Lisa Robinson (Aus) Individual Entry                     12.44
  62. Avril Swan (Aus) Juice Plus                              12.44
  63. Angela Hunter (GB) Great Britain                         15.08
  64. Nadia Frischknecht (Aus) Juice Plus                      15.08
  65. Sanae Nagano (Jap) Japan-Gios                            17.02
  66. Jennifer Manefield (Aus) Interstate Team                 18.00
  67. Liza Serfontein (RSA) South Africa                       25.20
  68. Gillian Govan (GB) Great Britain                         25.20

Mountains premie 1, Cat 2, km 5.2:

   1. Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic                  6
   2. Mari Holden (USA) Lithuania                                  4
   3. Karen Kurreck (USA) World Team                               3
   4. Yvonne McGregor (GB) Great Britain                           2
   5. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                             1

Points premie 1, Berridale, km 28.3:

   1. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                        5
   2. Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands                            3
   3. Yvonne McGregor (GB) Great Britain                           2
   4. Chantelle Robertson (Aus) Juice Plus                         1

Points premie 2, Cooma, km 61.1:

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

GC after Stage 6 

   1. Tracey Gaudry (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport              13.06.28
   2. Karen Kurreck (USA) World Team                            2.03
   3. Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic               2.11
   4. Susy Pryde (NZ) New Zealand                               2.38
   5. Yvonne McGregor (GB) Great Britain                        2.50
   6. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                          2.54
   7. Mari Holden (USA) Lithuania                               3.04
   8. Leigh Hobson (Can) World Team                             3.23
   9. Gunn Rita Dahle (Nor) Norway                              3.54
  10. Kathy Watt (Aus) World Team                               5.05
  11. Elizabeth Emery (USA) World Team                          5.55
  12. Sarah Symington (GB) Great Britain                        8.00
  13. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                   8.17
  14. Sara Saarelainen (Fin) World Team                         8.20
  15. Jacinta Coleman (NZ) New Zealand                          9.15
  16. Mary Grigson (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                  11.49
  17. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                    12.12
  18. Kim Sherley (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport            15.51
  19. Erica Green (RSA) South Africa                           16.16
  20. Sara Carrigan (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport          16.16
  21. Michelle Ward (GB) Great Britain                         19.30
  22. Anriette Schoeman (RSA) South Africa                     20.16
  23. Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport       22.37
  24. Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands                        24.10
  25. Emma James (Aus) Juice Plus                              27.12
  26. Jorunn Kvalo (Nor) Norway                                30.50
  27. Chantal Beltman (Ned) Netherlands                        31.48
  28. Ruth Ellway (GB) Great Britain                           38.25
  29. Jacquelin Brabanetz (Ger) Nürnberger-Emmi Team           39.14
  30. Julie Hooper (Aus) Interstate Team                       44.27
  31. Ceris Gilfillan (GB) Great Britain                       45.31
  32. Marguerite Ritchie (NZ) New Zealand                      45.43
  33. Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands                        46.20
  34. Melanie Szubrycht (GB) Great Britain                     50.07
  35. Alison Wright (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                 50.25
  36. Geraldine Denham (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                    52.02
  37. Megan Hughes (GB) Great Britain                          53.18
  38. Silvia Zoller (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                 54.29
  39. Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Nürnberger-Emmi Team              55.56
  40. Elfie Kunz (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                    56.46
  41. Erika Vilunaite (Lit) Lithuania                          57.14
  42. Zita Urbonaite (Lit) Lithuania                         1.02.24
  43. Rosalind Reekie-May (NZ) New Zealand                   1.07.42
  44. Jodie Brewer (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                1.13.15
  45. Miyoko Karami (Jap) Japan-Gios                         1.14.04
  46. Penny Smithers (Aus) Herald Sun                        1.16.16
  47. Phillipa Hendren (Aus) Interstate Team                 1.17.59
  48. Angela Hillenga (Ned) Netherlands                      1.20.19
  49. Naiomi Williams (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                   1.21.10
  50. Anne Samplonius (Can) World Team                       1.24.57
  51. Alena Barillova (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic          1.31.27
  52. Karen Sumpton (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport        1.31.50
  53. Angela Hunter (GB) Great Britain                       1.48.16
  54. Chantelle Robertson (Aus) Juice Plus                   1.51.07
  55. Victoria Kirkby (Aus) Interstate Team                  1.57.33
  56. Avril Swan (Aus) Juice Plus                            2.02.16
  57. Hanneke Geysen (Aus) Herald Sun                        2.05.48
  58. Rita Narbutyte (Lit) Lithuania                         2.07.33
  59. Lisa Robinson (Aus) Individual Entry                   2.10.55
  60. Natalie Bates (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport               2.15.25
  61. Nadia Frischknecht (Aus) Juice Plus                    2.20.09
  62. Lisa Serfontein (RSA) South Africa                     2.22.36
  63. Alexandra Rutz (Swi) GS Mazza-Tege                     2.25.27
  64. Kim Howard (Aus) Herald Sun                            2.27.25
  65. Lillian Bannwart (Swi) GS Mazza-Tege                   2.28.16
  66. Sanae Nagano (Jap) Japan-Gios                          2.51.47
  67. Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Norway                          2.53.52
  68. Jennifer Manefield (Aus) Interstate Team               2.54.48
  69. Gillian Govan (GB) Great Britain                       2.59.14

Sprints Championship:

   1. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                       21
   2. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                             9
   3. Susy Pryde (NZ) New Zealand                                  8
   4. Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands                            8
   5. Karen Kurreck (USA) World Team                               5
   6. Tracey Gaudry (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                     5
   7. Yvonne McGregor (GB) Great Britain                           4
   8. Mari Holden (USA) Lithuania                                  4
   9. Sarah Symington (GB) Great Britain                           3
  10. Melanie Szubrycht (GB) Great Britain                         3
  11. Kathy Watt (Aus) World Team                                  2
  12. Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic                  2
  13. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                      1
  14. Silvia Zoller (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                     1
  15. Sara Carrigan (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport              1

Mountains Championship:

   1. Tracey Gaudry (Aus) ACT Academy of Sport                    57
   2. Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Slovakia/Czech Republic                 32
   3. Karen Kurreck (USA) World Team                              28
   4. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                       21
   5. Michelle Ward (GB) Great Britain                            18
   6. Kathy Watt (Aus) World Team                                 14
   7. Mari Holden (USA) Lithuania                                 11
   8. Emma James (Aus) Juice Plus                                 10
   9. Leigh Hobson (Can) World Team                                9
  10. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Nürnberger-Emmi Team                      8
  11. Susy Pryde (NZ) New Zealand                                  6
  12. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS Team                             4
  13. Anriette Schoeman (RSA) South Africa                         4
  14. Yvonne McGregor (GB) Great Britain                           3
  15. Sarah Symington (GB) Great Britain                           3
  16. Gunn Rita Dahle (Nor) Norway                                 2

Stage 6 Report

Coming!

Stage 6 Report from Karen Kurreck

This morning we had a 61km relatively flat stage. With only a short criterium left tonight, this was really the last chance for anyone to make up time. EVERYONE wanted to go for it. This was really the first stage where the riders made the race, not the course and it ended up being one of the hardest stages!

Everyone was predicting that Anna Wilson would really drive things today and sure enough she did. Suzy Pryde also made a number of attacks. We started with a cat 2 QOM only 3km into the race and the attacks started right from the bottom. Things didn't split too much on the climb and Lenka took the QOM. Suzy attacked over the top and the pace never slowed after that. Anna made a number of attacks but she was watched pretty closely. Leigh got away solo for quite awhile. Tracey sent her team to the front and they had to chase a long time to catch Leigh. Eventually Miriam Melchers went and Yvonne McGregor and Liz Tadich went after her. Yvonne is in the top 10 so this was danger for Tracey. Her team was pretty fried by this point though so she had to chase herself. A lot of others had something to lose too so she got some help. It wasn't very organized though and people were still attacking. A Queensland rider got a gap and then Kathy Watt took off after her with Leigh on her wheel. They caught the Queensland rider and we could see both groups dangling in front. Liz Tadich was sitting on the front break. Eventually we caught Kathy's group, but the other 3 were still up about 30 sec. Anna made a well timed attack and made it up to them. Now both she and Liz could work so it was more dangerous. Nobody in the field was anxious to let things go though. It was mostly Tracey, Suzy, Mari, myself, Leigh, GUnn- Rita and a Mazza rider doing the chasing. THe pace was high and there was a strong crosswind so we were in the gutter the whole time. Still, we weren't quite organized. There was a lot of surging and a lot of people were already at their limit. The Dutch and the British were blocking. Suzy attacked a few times but never got too far.

With about 5-10km to go, Miriam got dropped out of the break and we passed her. The other 3 were only 20-30 sec. ahead, but we never quite caught them. Anna won the stage with Liz 2nd and Yvonne 3rd. Suzy won the sprint for 4th. I don't have results yet, but I think the gap was around 20-25 sec at the end. Yvonne and Anna will move up in GC, but probably not past 4th. Barbara Heeb and Sari got dropped in the crosswinds and lost about 4 min so they will drop out of the top 10.

Tonight is a 30km criterium which is the last stage.