World Cup Event, Round 4, CDM
BriefThe Italian rider Alessandra Cappellotto won the sprint to take the Trophée International de Saint-Amand-Montrond which was round 4 of the Women's World Cup 1998. She beat Frenchwomen Catherine Marsal and the Lithuanian rider Dania Ziliute who maintained her place at the head of the classification.Over a circuit of 122.8 kms between la Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (Bourges) and Saint-Amond-Montrond, Cappellotto won the sprint (3.11.20) from 11 other riders in the breakaway group. The peloton of 56 was 1.22 further back. The circuit was considered difficult and the peloton was split badly. Chapelle-Saint-Ursin - Saint-Amond-Montrond, 122.8 kms:1. Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Acca Due O Lorena 3.11.20 (38.509) 2. Catherine Marsal (Fra) Mimosa 3. Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuania 4. Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Lithuania 5. Elsbeth Vink (Ned) Netherlands 6. Monica Bandini (Ita) Edil Savino 7. Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Ebly 8. Linda Jackson (Can) International Team 9. Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Mimosa 10. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Mimosa 11. Moira Tarraran (Ita) Edil Savino 12. Petra Rossner (Ger) Quebec Air Transat 13. Karen Bliss Livingston (USA) Saturn 1.22 14. Gabriella Pregnolato (Ita) Mimosa 1.22 15. Isabelle Nicoloso (Fra) Mutuelle de France 1.22 16. Anna Wilson (Aus) Australia 1.22 17. Magali Le Floc'H (Fra) OMT 1.22 18. Jeannie Longo (Fra) Longo Ebly 1.22 19. Iolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Ebly 1.22 20. Elisabeth Chevanne-Bru (Fra) Quebec Air Transat 1.22 21. Alexandra Baelher (Swi) Mazza Team Feminin 1.22 22. Maryline Salvetat (Fra) OMT 1.22 23. Laurence Restoin (Fra) OMT 1.22 24. Karen Kurreck (USA) Saturn 1.22 25. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Serotta World Team 1.22 26. Luisiana Pegoraro (Ita) Michela Fanini Record 1.22 27. Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Norway 1.22 28. Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Edil Savino 1.22 29. Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Michela Fanini Record 1.22 30. Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) OMT 1.22 31. Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) International Team 1.22 32. Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Australia 1.22 33. Géraldine Loewenguth (Fra) Longo Ebly 1.22 34. Anke Erlank (Rsa) Mazza Team Feminin 1.22 35. Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Mimosa 1.22 36. Meike De Bruijn (Ned) Netherlands 1.22 37. Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) France Espoir 1.22 38. Elisabeth Tadich (Aus) Australia 3.57 39. Katia Longhin (Ita) Michela Fanini Record 3.57 40. Mari Holden (USA) USA-Russia Mixed 3.57 41. Tanja Schmidt (Ger) Michela Fanini Record 3.57 42. Karine Möbes (Swi) ASPTT Moselle Champions 3.57 43. Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor) Norway 3.57 44. Nicole Vermast (Ned) Netherlands 3.57 45. Chantal Beltman (Ned) Netherlands 3.57 46. Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due O Lorena 3.57 47. Mary Grigson (Aus) Australia 3.57 48. Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Germany 3.57 49. Marie Claude Rouleau (Fra) OMT 3.57 50. Mandy Hampel (Ger) Germany 3.57 51. Jorunn Kvalo (Nor) Norway 3.57 52. Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Lithuania 3.57 53. Natascha Klewitz (Ger) Germany 3.57 54. Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) France Espoir 3.57 55. Emily Robbins (USA) Saturn 3.57 56. Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Ebly 3.57 57. Laurence Bernard (Fra) ASPTT Moselle Champions 3.57 58. Rikke Sandhoj Olsen (Den) Denmark 3.57 59. Marie Josée Chaleat (Fra) OMT 7.31 60. Valeria Cappellotto (Ita) Mimosa 9.23 61. Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Acca Due O Lorena 9.23 62. Anne Samplonius (Can) Quebec Air Transat 9.23 63. Simona Grossi (Ita) Edil Savino 9.23 64. Chantal Daucourt (Swi) Serotta World Team 9.23 65. Sandra Wampfler (Swi) Mazza Team Feminin 9.23 66. Aline Camboulives (Fra) Mazza Team Feminin 9.23 67. Susanne Lange (Ger) Michela Fanini Record 9.23 68. Sara Savino (Ita) Edil Savino 9.23 69. Viola Muller-Paulitz (Ger) ASPTT Moselle Champions 9.23 70. Pamela Schuster (USA) USA-Russia Mixed 9.23 71. Ita Krysanovskaia (Rus) International Team 9.23 72. Valentina Gerassimova (Rus) International Team 9.23 73. Caroline Alexander (Gbr) Great Britain 9.23 74. Wang Shuqing (Chn) China 9.23 75. Ingrid Dullnig (Aut) Europe 9.23 76. Bianca Jane Netzler (Nzl) ASPTT Moselle Champions 9.23 77. Maria Lawrence (Gbr) Great Britain 9.23 78. Leigh Hobson (Can) Quebec Air Transat 9.23 79. Gianna Roberge (USA) International Team 9.23 80. Rachel Leroux (Fra) Europe 9.23 81. Ma Huizhen (Chn) China 9.23 82. Rebecca Bailey (Nzl) Quebec Air Transat 9.23 83. Diana Rast (Swi) Mazza Team Feminin 9.23 84. Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Netherlands 9.23 85. Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Australia 9.23 86. Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands 9.23 87. Lucia Pizzolotto (Ita) Mutuelle de France 9.23 88. Séverine Desbouys (Fra) Ebly 9.23 89. Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 9.23 90. Sara Felloni (Ita) Edil Savino 9.23 91. Marie Josée Gervais (Can) Quebec Air Transat 9.33 92. Ruth Ellway (Gbr) Great Britain 15.57 93. Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Europe 15.57 94. Heather Cole (Can) International Team 15.57 95. Deirdre Demet (USA) Saturn 15.57 96. Marina Khodtchenkova (Rus) USA-Russia Mixed 15.57 97. Zou Huijuan (Chn) China 15.57 98. Estelle Leroi (Fra) France Espoir 15.57 99. Ji Haiyan (Chn) China 15.57 100. Judith Arndt (Ger) Germany 15.57 101. Sanne Schmidt (Den) Denmark 18.28 102. Maiken Jorgensen (Den) Denmark 18.56 103. Lisbeth Simper (Den) Denmark 18.56 104. Monika Kotek (Pol) Europe 18.56 Did not finish: Jiang Yanxia (Chn) China Evi Gensheimer (Ger) Longo Ebly Marie Eve Mochel (Fra) Longo Ebly Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Longo Ebly Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Australia Katherine Cato (Aus) Michela Fanini Record Rebecca Bishop (Gbr) Europe Cherie Pridham (Gbr) Europe Chantal Gorostegui (Fra) Ebly Liuda Triabaite (Ltu) Ebly Joan Wilson (Usa) USA-Russian Team Romy Haschke (Ger) Germany Anke Winchmann (Ger) Germany Sally Boyden (Gbr) Great Britain Louise Jones (Gbr) Great Britain Melanie Szubrycht (Gbr) Great Britain Monica Valen (Nor) Norway Solrun Flatas (Nor) Norway Ragnhild Kostol (Nor) Norway Elfie Kunz (Swi) Serotta World Team Birgit Söllner (Ger) Serotta World Team Natalia Iouganiuk (Ukr) Serotta World Team Sylvia Zoller (Swi) Serotta World Team Emmanuelle Chauviere (Fra) Mutuelle de France Sabine Gentieu (Fra) Mutuelle de France Valérie Ourthiague (Fra) Mutuelle de France Maimonata Simpore (Bur) Mutuelle de France Elisabeth Emery (USA) Saturn Martine Gauthier (Fra) ASPTT Moselle Champion Lory Laroi (Bel) ASPTT Moselle Champions Nicole Brandly (Swi) Acca Due O Lorena Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Lorena Florence Marrens (Fra) France Espoir Cathy Moncassin (Fra) France Espoir Sévérine Prior (Fra) France Espoir Sandra Krauer (Sui) Mazza Team Feminin Ditte Richardt Jorgens (Den) Denmark Lotte Schmidt (Den) Denmark Did not start: Wang Weiping (Chn) China Estelle Lehmann (Fra) Longo Ebly Anna Wilson ReportsWell France turned on a stinking hot day for the 4th round of the women's World Cup. The temperature was about 42 degrees celcius which did temper the racing a little! Dream Team was the major controlling force in the race. Zita Urbonaite, Zabirova and Nicole Brandli did all the early work in the race, keeping the bunch together and keeping the World Cup leader, Diana Ziliute, right up the front. Over a small climb at 85km a group of 8 got a small gap - including Ziliute, Cappellotto, Dede Demet, Karen Kurreck, Rasa Polikevicuite and me. We were brought back pretty quickly before we entered the town of Saint Amand for the first time. There was a sprint there and Sara Fellone broke away for the sprint and led us on to the major climb for the race. The climb was at about 100 kilometres - 25 to go. Although it wasn't that hard a climb, with the heat and the distance into the race it proved to be enough to decisively split the field. A group of 11 riders broke clear - and I blew up trying to stay with them and ended up in the second bunch over the top. By this stage I think every rider was feeling like death. I tried to chase but the legs were not responding well. By the finish the lead group had a minute on us.The finish was on a velodrome and from what I hear, Cappellotto led it on to the track and held them all off all the way to the finish. Marsal finished in second place with Ziliute third. I placed 5th in my bunch sprint and so finished 16th overall. Juanita Feldhahn was also in my group and finished 32nd. We now have one day of rest before the Tour de France starts - I think I need about 20 after that exercise! The weather isn't looking any cooler for the Tour so there will be serious amounts of fluids consumed and tipped over heads during the next 2 weeks I would say! World Cup Standings after Race 4
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
1. Diana Ziliute (Lit) 6 50 75 35 166
2. Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) 8 24 6 75 113
3. Dede Demet (USA) 75 21 0 0 96
4. Edita Puchinskaite (Lit) 27 0 30 30 87
5. Petra Rossner (Ger) 0 75 0 9 84
6. Catherine Marsal (Fra) 1 0 15 50 66
7. Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Fra) 10 0 50 3 63
8. Karen Bliss Livingston (USA) 24 27 0 8 59
9. Gabriella Pregnolato (Ita) 5 35 5 7 52
10. Pam Shuster (USA) 50 0 1 0 51
11. Anna Wilson (Aus) 7 10 27 5 49
12. Pia Sunstedt (Fin) 0 18 7 15 40
13. Barbara Heeb (Swi) 0 3 35 0 38
14. Suzy Pryde (NZ) 15 0 21 0 36
15. Karen Kurreck (USA) 30 6 0 0 36
16. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) 35 0 0 0 35
17. Evi Gensheimer (Ger) 0 30 0 0 30
18. Nada Cristofali (Ita) 0 4 24 0 28
19. Elsbeth Vink (Ned) 0 0 0 27 27
20. Monica Bandini (Ita) 0 0 0 24 24
21. Heidi van de Vijver (Bel) 0 11 11 0 22
22. Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) 0 0 0 21 21
23. Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) 11 0 10 0 21
24. Kendra Wenzel (USA) 21 0 0 0 21
25. Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) 0 15 4 0 19
26. Debby Mansveld (Ned) 18 1 0 0 19
27. Linda Jackson (Can) 0 0 0 18 18
28. Mirjam Melchers (Ned) 0 0 18 0 18
29. Leigh Hobson (Can) 0 7 8 0 15
30. Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) 3 0 9 2 14
31. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) 0 0 0 11 11
32. Moira Tarraran (Ita) 0 0 0 10 10
33. Valeri Capelotto (Ita) 0 8 2 0 10
34. Sarah Ulmer (NZ) 9 0 0 0 9
35. Marie Holjer (USA) 0 9 0 0 9
36. Rosa Reekie-May (NZ) 0 5 3 0 8
37. Isabelle Nicoloso (Fra) 0 0 0 6 6
38. Magali Le Floc'H (Fra) 0 0 0 4 4
39. Emily Robbins (USA) 4 0 0 0 4
40. Yvonne Brunen (Ned) 2 0 0 0 2
41. Laura van Gilder (USA) 0 2 0 0 2
42. Elisabeth Chevanne-Bru (Fra) 0 0 0 1 1
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