Trophée International de Saint-Amand-Montrond

World Cup Event, Round 4, CDM

France, August 9, 1998


Brief

The 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 Reports

Well 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