1997 Results
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Brief:Australian Anna Wilson beat some of the world’s top sprinters Wednesday to win the 47.5-mile first stage of the Hewlett-Packard International Women’s Challenge.Wilson (Australia), the 1996 overall champion of this race, edged Petra Rossner (Office Max) of Germany in the final 300 yards. Wilson had moved past Rossner and Diana Ziliute (HP Toner) to lead through the final corner. "I came around them to be first into the corner," Wilson said. "Then I thought, ‘Oh, it’s so far to go.’ I half-expected to be second." It was a quick turnabout for Wilson, who suffered a flat tire in Tuesday’s prologue and placed 30th. Her Australian teammates helped set her up for the win, moving to the front of the 81-rider lead group. Tracey Gaudry, who celebrated her 29th birthday today, gave the final lead-out. "It worked perfectly," said Gaudry, a 1996 Olympic teammate of Wilson’s. "We’re happy because today all of the sprinters were there. This is the sort of stage they want to win." Americans Kendra Wenzel (Saeco-Timex) and Karen Bliss Livingston (Saturn) -- the winner of this stage in 1996 and 1997 -- finished third and fourth, respectively. "It was more clustered closer to the finished than in other years," Livingston said. "Petra and Anna shot out on the inside and had a big gap." Livingston’s teammate, Karen Kurreck, placed sixth despite missing the start and joining the field 1.9 miles into race. She was fined, but not penalized. The field rode together throughout the race with the brief exception of a five-rider break which formed after Mari Holden (Office Depot) won the mountain sprint at the top of the climb past Lucky Peak Lake. Holden was joined by Alison Dunlap (Office Max), Rasa Polikeviciute (HP Toner), Pam Schuster (Saeco-Timex) and Tammy Jacques (Polo Sport-Clif Bar). The break only stayed away for three miles on the downhill stretch. Wenzel’s teammate, Linda Jackson, finished in the field and kept the overall lead, six seconds ahead of Edita Pucinskaite (Boise Cascade) of Lithuania. Ziliute and Jeannie Longo (Longo-Ebly) are both 10 seconds behind. Tomorrow’s 78.8-mile Sourdough Lodge to Galena Summit road race is the first of two tough climbing days, featuring two long climbs and a mountain-top finish. Forty-six riders are within a minute of Jackson heading into the stage. "There are a lot of good climbers here," Jackson said. "I feel confident going into tomorrow. I’ve had a good race on Galena every year I’ve been here." Anna Wilson's Report Well after a disappointing prologue where I punctured and had to ride a flat tyre for the last 2 km to the finish, I made up for it today when I won stage 1 of the Hewlett Packard tour. It was a short fast stage - 76km with a tail wind and the 1 climb of the day was not hard enough to break the field up much. A bunch of about 100 came into the finish together and Team Australia got it's act together. Juanita Feldhahn, Tracey Gaudry and Liz Tadich all helped get me to the front for the finish and gave me a great lead out. I held off Petra Rosner by a wheel, with Kendra Wenzel in third place. The overall classification remains unchanged as there were no time bonuses on the finish so I still have about 45 seconds to make up on the leader. Tomorrow looks hard with a mountain top finish after 128km so the climbers will come to the fore no doubt. Stage 2, Boise - Idaho City, 77 kms1. Anna Wilson AUS 1.54.48 2. Petra Rossner GER 3. Kendra Wenzel USA 4. Karen Livingston USA 5. Zita Urbonaite LIT 6. Karen Kurreck USA 7. Carmen Richardson USA 8. Sarah Ulmer USA 9. Evi Gensheimer GER 10. Julie Young USA 11. Diana Ziliute LIT 12. Marie Holjer SWE 13. Svetlana Samokhvalova RUS 14. Pam Schuster USA 15. Linda Jackson USA 16. Tracey Gaudry AUS 17. Leigh Hobson CAN 18. Heidi Van De Vijver BEL 19. Alessandra Cappellotto ITA 20. Stacey Peters USA 21. Edita Pucinskaite LIT 22. Mari Holden USA 23. Chrissy Redden CAN 24. Rasa Polikeviciute LIT 25. Joan Wilson USA 26. Vera Hohlfeld GER 27. Susy Pryde NZL 28. Yvonne Brunen NED 29. Barbara Heeb SWZ 30. Jolanta Polikeviciute LIT 31. Elizabeth Tadich AUS 32. Anne Samplonius CAN 33. Raydeen Stevens USA 34. Dede Demet USA 35. Cheryl Binney USA 36. Mirjam Melchers NED 37. Lyne Bessett CAN 38. Odessa Gunn USA 39. Stacey Spencer CAN 40. Jennifer Dial USA 41. Juanita Feldhahn AUS 42. Melanie McQuaid CAN 43. Tammy Jacques USA 44. Jacinta Coleman NZL 45. Geraldine Loewenguth FRA 46. Giana Roberge USA 47. Valentina Polkhanova RUS 48. Ina Teutenberg GER 49. Kim Langton CAN 50. Emily Robbins USA 51. Louisa Jenkins USA 52. Elizabeth Emery USA 53. Cybil Di Guistini CAN 54. Alison Dunlap USA 55. Alla Epifanova RUS 56. Kathy Watt AUS 57. Sandra Rombouts NED 58. Jane Despas AUS 59. Tina Mayolo USA 60. Maureen Kaila Vergara USA 61. Trish Sinclair CAN 62. Keri Silk USA 63. Leah Goldstein CAN 64. Zulfija Zabirova RUS 65. Sandy Espeseth CAN 66. Lesley Tomlinson CAN 67. Kathleen Gleason USA 68. Ward Griffiths USA 69. Sandra Kolb USA 70. Miranda Briggs USA 71. Joanna Lawn NZL 72. Ruthie Matthes USA 73. Jeannie Longo FRA 74. Meike de Bruijn NED 75. Muffy Roy CAN 76. Tana Stone USA 77. Kim Smith USA 78. Inge Aiken USA 79. Rebecca Bailey NZL 80. Carolyn Donnelly USA 81. Alison Sydor CAN s.t. 82. Nicole Freedman USA 3.34 83. Karen Barrow AUS 3.34 84. Brooke Blackwelder USA 3.34 85. Carol Breed USA 3.34 86. Kim Palmer AUS 3.34 87. Marg Fedyna CAN 3.34 88. Kim Erdoes USA 3.34 89. Mandy Poitras CAN 3.34 90. Maria Hassan NZL 3.34 91. Marjon Marik USA 3.34 92. Angela Roderiguez USA 3.34 93. Albine Caille FRA 3.34 94. Annie Gariepy CAN 3.34 95. Aileen Loe USA 3.34 96. Katrina Frederick USA 3.34 97. Sophie St. Jacques CAN 3.34 98. Angela Hillinga NED 3.34 99. Darnelle Moore CAN 3.34 100. Ellen Krimmel USA 3.34 101. Kim Boester USA 3.34 102. Marisa Vande Velde USA 3.34 103. Olge Slyoussatera RUS 7.31 104. Kelly Crawford USA 7.31 105. Heather Johnston USA 7.31 106. Michelle Orem USA 7.31 107. Nicole Gingles CAN 7.31 108. Eve Marie Mochel FRA 7.31 109. Valentina Gerassimova RUS 7.31 110. Lisa Klein USA 7.31 111. Wanda Howlett USA 7.31 112. Sherri Stedje USA 7.31 113. Bettina Younge USA 7.31 114. M.C. Jenni USA 7.31 115. Christy Nicholson USA 7.40 116. Kris Walker USA 7.44 117. Beth Mundy USA 9.07 118. Gina Grain CAN 9.07 119. Elizabeth Benishin USA 9.07 120. Karen Timewell CAN 9.07 121. Kristi Hill USA 9.07 122. Annette Kamm USA 9.07 123. Cynthia Ferguson USA 9.07 124. Suzie Forsyth USA 12.56 125. Lenora Felker GER 12.56 126. Jennifer Davidson USA 12.56 127. Debby Mansveld NED 12.56 128. Page Oliver USA 12.56 129. Bonnie Breeze USA 12.56 130. Allison Beall USA 15.09 131. Louise Penkman CAN 18.30 132. Rachael Pendleton-Casto USA 18.30 133. Leigh Fulwood USA 22.06 134. Mary Hearn USA 25.34 135. Shannon Greenhill USA 28.30 136. Jessica Haddock USA 28.30 GC after Stage 2
1. Linda Jackson USA 2.02.01 2. Edita Pucinskaite LIT 0.06 3. Diana Ziliute LIT 0.10 4. Jeannie Longo FRA 0.10 5. Valentina Polkhanova RUS 0.14 6. Kathy Watt AUS 0.14 7. Alessandra Cappellotto ITA 0.17 8. Meike de Bruijn NED 0.22 9. Mari Holden USA 0.23 10. Alison Sydor CAN 0.23 11. Jolanta Polikeviciute LIT 0.26 12. Barbara Heeb SWZ 0.27 13. Joan Wilson USA 0.35 14. Zulfija Zabirova RUS 0.35 15. Rebecca Bailey NZL 0.35 16. Heidi Van De Vijver BEL 0.36 17. Alison Dunlap USA 0.36 18. Stacey Peters USA 0.38 19. Louisa Jenkins USA 0.38 20. Rasa Polikeviciute LIT 0.39 21. Mirjam Melchers NED 0.40 22. Vera Hohlfeld GER 0.40 23. Lyne Bessett CAN 0.41 24. Tracey Gaudry AUS 0.41 25. Jacinta Coleman NZL 0.41 26. Zita Urbonaite LIT 0.44 27. Geraldine Loewenguth FRA 0.45 28. Marie Holjer SWE 0.45 29. Susy Pryde NZL 0.45 30. Anna Wilson AUS 0.46 31. Karen Kurreck USA 0.47 32. Pam Schuster USA 0.47 33. Leigh Hobson CAN 0.49 34. Yvonne Brunen NED 0.49 35. Julie Young USA 0.49 36. Dede Demet USA 0.50 37. Svetlana Samokhvalova RUS 0.51 38. Giana Roberge USA 0.52 39. Cybil Di Guistini CAN 0.54 40. Elizabeth Tadich AUS 0.54 41. Joanna Lawn NZL 0.55 42. Sandy Espeseth CAN 0.55 43. Ward Griffiths USA 0.58 44. Anne Samplonius CAN 0.58 45. Sarah Ulmer USA 1.00 46. Evi Gensheimer GER 1.00 47. Alla Epifanova RUS 1.01 48. Cheryl Binney USA 1.01 49. Carmen Richardson USA 1.01 50. Kathleen Gleason USA 1.02 51. Kim Langton CAN 1.04 52. Ruthie Matthes USA 1.06 53. Kendra Wenzel USA 1.06 54. Tammy Jacques USA 1.07 55. Petra Rossner GER 1.07 56. Lesley Tomlinson CAN 1.08 57. Juanita Feldhahn AUS 1.10 58. Elizabeth Emery USA 1.10 59. Emily Robbins USA 1.11 60. Jennifer Dial USA 1.12 61. Inge Aiken USA 1.13 62. Trish Sinclair CAN 1.13 63. Maureen Kaila Vergara USA 1.15 64. Kim Smith USA 1.16 65. Melanie McQuaid CAN 1.16 66. Sandra Kolb USA 1.17 67. Stacey Spencer CAN 1.18 68. Chrissy Redden CAN 1.18 69. Tana Stone USA 1.18 70. Sandra Rombouts NED 1.19 71. Tina Mayolo USA 1.19 72. Jane Despas AUS 1.20 73. Carolyn Donnelly USA 1.22 74. Raydeen Stevens USA 1.23 75. Muffy Roy CAN 1.26 76. Leah Goldstein CAN 1.27 77. Karen Livingston USA 1.29 78. Keri Silk USA 1.30 79. Miranda Briggs USA 1.47 80. Odessa Gunn USA 1.49 81. Ina Teutenberg GER 1.56 82. Albine Caille FRA 4.21 83. Annie Gariepy CAN 4.38 84. Darnelle Moore CAN 4.41 85. Kim Boester USA 4.44 86. Maria Hassan NZL 4.55 87. Kim Erdoes USA 4.56 88. Marg Fedyna CAN 5.00 89. Angela Roderiguez USA 5.02 90. Brooke Blackwelder USA 5.05 91. Ellen Krimmel USA 5.05 92. Aileen Loe USA 5.05 93. Marjon Marik USA 5.06 94. Mandy Poitras CAN 5.06 95. Marisa Vande Velde USA 5.07 96. Sophie St. Jacques CAN 5.07 97. Kim Palmer AUS 5.11 98. Katrina Frederick USA 5.12 99. Nicole Freedman USA 5.14 100. Angela Hillinga NED 5.17 101. Karen Barrow AUS 5.23 102. Carol Breed USA 5.40 103. Michelle Orem USA 8.47 104. Lisa Klein USA 8.56 105. Kelly Crawford USA 8.59 106. Valentina Gerassimova RUS 9.05 107. Kris Walker USA 9.05 108. Bettina Younge USA 9.06 109. Christy Nicholson USA 9.08 110. M.C. Jenni USA 9.12 111. Eve Marie Mochel FRA 9.12 112. Nicole Gingles CAN 9.21 113. Olge Slyoussatera RUS 9.21 114. Heather Johnston USA 9.33 115. Wanda Howlett USA 9.36 116. Sherri Stedje USA 10.00 117. Beth Mundy USA 10.55 118. Elizabeth Benishin USA 10.59 119. Cynthia Ferguson USA 11.00 120. Karen Timewell CAN 11.07 121. Annette Kamm USA 11.09 122. Gina Grain CAN 11.13 123. Kristi Hill USA 11.13 124. Debby Mansveld NED 14.26 125. Page Oliver USA 14.29 126. Bonnie Breeze USA 14.44 127. Jennifer Davidson USA 15.09 128. Lenora Felker GER 15.11 129. Suzie Forsyth USA 15.16 130. Allison Beall USA 17.04 131. Louise Penkman CAN 20.24 132. Rachael Pendleton-Casto USA 20.41 133. Leigh Fulwood USA 23.31 |