Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
Stage 7
Stage 1, Circuit Race in West Hamilton, 10 laps for 12 kms:1. Ellie Kennedy (Aus) QAS/ACT 20.20 2. Elizabeth Emery (USA) Saturn 0.02 3. Mari Holden (USA) 0.12 4. Pam Schuster (USA) Saeco-Timex 0.31 5. Dede Demet (USA) Saturn 0.32 6. Susy Pryde (NZ) Saeco-Timex 7. Diana Ziliote (Lit) 8. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco VIS 9. Jacinta Coleman (NZ) 10. Edita Pucinskaite (Lit) 11. Jolanta Polokeviciote (Lit) 12. Rasa Polokeviciote (Lit) 13. Juanita Feldhan (Aus) QAS/ACT 14. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Street Skills 15. Sarah Ulmer (NZ) Chathams Team 2000 16. Julie Hanson (USA) Saturn 17. Louisa Jenkins (USA) 18. Anke Erlank (SAf) 19. Kendra Wenzel (USA) Saeco-Timex 20. Charlotte White (Aus) Comtech 21. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) JaycoVIS 22. Erica Green (SAf) 0.32 23. Giana Roberge (USA) Saeco-Timex 0.40 24. Rosalind Reekie-May (NZ) Wallis Cycles 0.40 25. Annie Gariepy (Can) 0.40 26. Allesandra Cappellotto (Ita) 0.40 27. Joanna Lawn (New Zealand) 0.40 28. Marie Hassan (NZ) 0.40 29. Rebecca Bailey (NZ) Chathams Team 2000 0.40 30. Marguerite Ritchie (NZ) Southern 0.40 Stage 2, Hamilton South, 84.6 km:1. Susy Pryde (NZ) Saeco-Timex 2.23.16 2. Karen Bliss-Livingstone (USA) Saturn 3. Diana Ziliote (Lit) 4. Mari Holden (USA) 5. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco VIS 6. Anriette Schoeman (SAfr) 7. Dede Demet (USA) Saturn 8. Pam Schuster (USA) Saeco-Timex 9. Jacinta Coleman (NZ) 10. Edita Pucinskaite (Lit) 11. Jolanta Polokeviciote (Lit) 12. Ellie Kennedy (Aus) QAS/ACT 13. Rasa Polokeviciote (Lit) 14. Ronel Van Wyk (South Africa) 15. Elizabeth Emery (USA) Saturn 16. Cybil Di Guistini (Can) 17. Chantelle Robertson (Conquest) 18. Sally Smalley (Aus) Jayco-VIS 19. Juanita Feldhan (Aus) QAS/ACT 20. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Street Skills 21. Sarah Ulmer (NZ) Chathams Team 2000 22. Julie Hanson (USA) Saturn 23. Louisa Jenkins (USA) 24. Anke Erlank (SAf) 25. Kendra Wenzel (USA) Saeco-Timex 26. Vera Holfeld (Ger) 27. Tracy Gaudry (Aus) QAS/ACT 28. Charlotte White (Aus) Comtech 29. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco VIS 30. Ellen Krimmel (USA) Street Skills 31. Erica Green (SAf) 32. Giana Roberge (USA) Saeco-Timex 33. Kim Langton (Can) 34. Rosalind Reekie-May (NZ) Wallis Cycles 35. Roberta Ferrera (NZ) Dream Team 36. Annie Gariepy (Can) 37. Linda Tyrell (NZ) Conquest 38. Allesandra Cappellotto (Ita) 0.27 GC after Stage 2
1. Ellie Kennedy (Aus) QAS/ACT 2.44.03 2. Elizabeth Emery (USA) Saturn 0.02 3. Susy Pryde (NZ) Saeco-Timex 0.06 4. Mari Holden (USA) 0.09 5. Pam Schuster (USA) Saeco-Timex 0.31 6. Dede Demet (USA) Saturn 0.32 7. Diana Ziliote (Lit) 0.36 8. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco VIS 0.38 9. Jacinta Coleman (NZ) 0.40 10. Edita Pucinskaite (Lit) 11. Jolanta Polokeviciote (Lit) 12. Rasa Polokeviciote (Lit) 13. Juanita Feldhan (Aus) QAS/ACT 14. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Street Skills Int 15. Sarah Ulmer (NZ) Chathams Team 2000 16. Julie Hanson (USA) Saturn 17. Louisa Jenkins (USA) 18. Anke Erlank (SAf) 19. Kendra Wenzel (USA) Saeco-Timex 20. Charlotte White (Aus) Comtech 21. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) JaycoVIS 22. Ellen Krimmel (USA) Street Skills 23. Giana Roberge (USA) Saeco-Timex 24. Rosalind Reekie-May (NZ) Wallis Cycles 25. Annie Gariepy (Can) 26. Linda Tyrell (NZ) Conquest 0.40 Other Classifications:
Mountains:
1. Wilson 44 points
2. Kennedy 38
3. Pryde 27
4. Holden 17
5. Schuster 17
Sprints:
1. Schoeman 5 points
2. White 4
3. Gaudry 4
4. Wilson 3
5. Kennedy 2
Under-21: Erlank 1.
Teams:
1. Saturn 8.13.18
2. Saeco-Timex 0.08
3. Lithuania 0.47
Stage 3, Te Aroha, 115.5 km:1. Kendra Wenzel (USA) Saeco-Timex 3.24.41 2. Karen Bliss-Livingstone (Saturn, USA) 3. Sarah Ulmer (NZ) Air Chathams 4. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco VIS 5. Mari Holden (USA) 6. Dede Demet (USA) Saturn 7. Pam Schuster (USA) Saeco-Timex 8. Diana Ziliote (Lit) 9. Susy Pryde (NZ) Saeco-Timex 10. Rosalind Reekie-May (NZ) Wallis Cycles 11. Petra Rosner (Ger) Comtech 12. Sally Smalley (Aus) Jayco VIS 13. Elizabeth Emery (USA) Saturn 14. Erica Green (SAfr) 15. Jolanta Polokeviciote (Lit) 16. Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco VIS 17. Julie Hanson (USA) Saturn 18. Rasa Polokeviciote (Lit) 19. Tracy Gaudry (Aus) QAS/ACT 20. Anke Erlank (SAf) 21. Ellie Kennedy (Aus) QAS/ACT 22. Anriette Schoeman (SAfr) 23. Vanessa Cheatley (NZ) Air Chathams 24. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Street Skills 25. Juanita Feldhan (Aus) QAS/ACT 26. Louisa Jenkins (USA) 27. Joanna Lawn (NZ) 28. Edita Pucinskate (Lit) 29. Ellen Krimmel (NZ) Street Skills 30. Geraldine Denham (Aus) Jayco VIS 31. Anglea Hunter (NZ) Wallis Cycles 32. Vera Holfeld (Ger) Dream Team 33. Annie Gariepy (Can) 34. Allesandra Cappellotto (Ita) 35. Kim Langton (Can) 36. Kim Palmer (Aus) QAS/ACT 37. Jacinta Coleman (NZ) 38. Rebecca Bailey (NZ) Air Chathams 39. Amy Taylor (NZ) Conquest 40. Marguerite Ritchie (NZ) Southern 41. Charlotte White (Aus) Com tech 42. Giana Roberge (USA) Saeco-Timex 43. Cybil Di Guistini (Can) all s.t. GC after Stage 3
1. Ellie Kennedy (Aus) QAS/ACT 6.08.44 2. Elizabeth Emery (USA) Saturn 0.02 3. Susy Pryde (NZ) Saeco-Timex 0.06 4. Mari Holden (USA) 0.08 5. Pam Schuster (USA) Saeco-Timex 0.31 6. Dede Demet (USA) Saturn 0.32 7. Kendra Wenzel (USA) Saeco-Timex 0.34 8. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco VIS 0.35 9. Sarah Ulmer (NZ) Chathams Team 0.36 10. Diana Ziliote (Lit) 0.36 Other Classifications:
Mountains:
1. Anna Wilson (Aus) 44 points
2. Ellie Kennedy (Aus) QAS/ACT 38
3. Susy Pryde (NZ) Saeco-Timex 27
4. Mari Holden (USA) 17
5. Pam Schuster (USA) Saeco-Timex 17
Sprints:
1. Anna Wilson (Aus) 17
2. Anriette Schoeman (SAfr) 9
3. Tracy Gaudry (Aus) QAS/ACT 8
4. Linda Tyrell (NZ) Conquest) 5
5. Charlotte White (Aus) Comtech 4
Under-21: Erlank
Teams:
1. Saturn 18.27.16
2. Saeco-Timex 0.06
3. Lithuania 0.52
Brief The race director of the International Women's Tour in NZ has suggested that the prizemoney could be cut by up to 75 per cent to punish the riders for slow riding. On the third stage from Te Aroha to Hamilton (115km) which was flat and raced in still conditions the average speed was only 34 km/h. 43 riders recorded the same time as the winners which is rare in women's racing. There were no attempts to attack the peloton despite the wide range of skills between the riders. Stage 4, Te Awamutu - Te Awamutu, 109 kms:1. Anna Wilson (Vic) Jayco-VIS 2. Diana Ziliote (Lit) 3. Susy Pryde (NZ) Saeco GC after Stage 4
1. Ellie Kennedy (Aus) QAS/ACT 2. Elizabeth Emery (USA) 0.02 3. Susy Pryde (NZ) Saeco 0.02 .. 5. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS 0.28 Brief 33-year old Ellie Kennedy from Queensland who has only been riding at top level in women's cycling for 12 months continued to hold onto to the narrowest of leads in the Classic. She took the GC lead in the hilly first stage and has defended it admirably since then with the help of a strong team. She has former Olympian Tracy Gaudry, Kim Palmer (National team member and sprint ace) and Juanita Feldhan supporting her. She said about this: "I've got some very strong teammates around me and they're looking after me. I don't think they expected it to turn out this way either. I expected one of them to have the yellow jersey because it's a very strong team. I was prepared to work for them and now they're having to teach me an awful lot very, very quickly. So it's putting a strain on them but they're really working well," Kennedy said. Anna Wilson continued to dominate the Mountains and sprint competitions. She said that Kennedy is riding very strongly and is learning fast. "Ellie's learning a lot. Even the difference between two days ago and now is noticeable. She's learned how the team works best for her and how she can conserve as much as she can for when the crunch really comes." Tomorrow the big stage will be over French Pass from Hamilton to Hautapu. It is 106 kms in total and very tough. Stage 5, Hamilton to Hautapu, 106.1 kms:1. Dede Demet (US) Saturn 3.02.52 2. Diana Ziliote (Lit) 0.16 3. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco VIS 4. Susy Pryde (NZ) Saeco-Timex 5. Sarah Ulmer (NZ) Air Chathams 6. Anriette Schoeman (SAf) 7. Elizabeth Emery (US) Saturn 8. Juanita Feldhan (Aus) QAS/ACT 9. Erica Green (SAf) 10. Mari Holden (US) 11. Kim Langton (Canada) 12. Jolanta Polokeviciote (Lit) 13. Marguerite Ritchie (NZ) Southern 14. Edita Pucinskaite (Lit) 15. Cybil Di Guistini (Can) 16. Joanna Lawn (NZ) 17. Pam Schuster (US) Saeco-Timex 18. Jacinta Coleman (NZ) 19. Julie Hanson (US) Saturn 20. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Street Skills 21. Rasa Polokeviciote (Lit) 22. Charlotte White (Aus) Com tech 23. Louisa Jenkins (US) 24. Rebecca Bailey (NZ) Air Chathams 25. Giana Roberge (US) Saeco-Timex 0.16 GC after Stage 5
1. Suzy Pryde (NZ) Saeco-Timex 12.20.08 2. Elizabeth Emery (US) Saturn 0.03 3. Mari Holden (USA) 0.06 4. Dede Demet (US) Saturn 0.10 5. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco VIS 0.25 6. Diana Ziliote (Lit) 0.27 7. Pam Schuster (US) Saeco-Timex 0.32 8. Sarah Ulmer (NZ) Air Chathams 0.35 9. Jacinta Coleman (NZ) 0.35 10. Juanita Feldhan (Aus) QAS/ACT 0.41 Other Classifications
Sprint: 1. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco VIS 29 points 2. Linda Tyrell (NZ) Conquest 12 3. Anriette Schoeman (SAf) 12 Mountains: 1. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco VIS 65 points 2. Suzy Pryde (NZ) Saeco-Timex 45 3. Mari Holden (USA) 42 4. Ellie Kennedy (Aus) QAS/ACT 40 5. Dede Demet (US) Saturn 34 Under 21: Cybil Di Guistini (Can) Teams: 1. Saturn 37.01.08 2. Lithuania 1.05 3. Saeco-Timex 1.48 Brief Overnight leader Ellie Kennedy from Queensland crashed on the tricky descent of French Pass only 15 kms from the line to give the lead to New Zealand's Susy Pryde. She crashed with the South African rider Anke Erlank who had been leading the Under-21 classification. Both riders were taken to Waikato Hospital. Erlank sustained the most serious injuries - broken collar bone and serious cuts. Kennedy sustained cuts and a muscle injury. Both will miss the World Cup race in Sydney at the weekend. Pryde was reported in the local media as expressing regret over the circumstances that saw her take the leader's jersey. She said: "It's quite a horrible way to go into the lead and there'll be a heavy feeling among the peloton tomorrow I think. You never want to take the yellow jersey that way,." Kennedy was protecting her lead strongly throughout the stage. She was devastated later. Dede Demet from the US won the stage alone after dropping a fancied group of riders on French Pass. 24 other riders sprinted for second with Diana Ziliote leading in last year's winner Anna Wilson. Pryde was next. Wilson won the mountain and sprint classification. Stage 6, Hamilton-Hamilton, 80 kms:1. Petra Rossner (Ger) Com Tech 1.48.55 2. Suzy Pryde (NZ) Saeco-Timex s.t. 3. Diana Ziliote (Lit) s.t. 4. Mari Holden (USA) s.t. 5. Kendra Wenzel (USA) Saeco-Timex s.t. Stage 7, ITT1. Mari Holden (USA) 24.34 2. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS 0.12 3. Elizabeth Emery (USA) Saturn 0.51 4. Dede Demet (USA) Saturn 0.52 5. Suzy Pryde (NZ) Saeco-Timex 1.24 Final GC
1. Mari Holden (USA) 14.33.10 2. Anna Wilson (Aus) Jayco-VIS 0.34 3. Elizabeth Emery (USA) Saturn 4. Dede Demet (USA) Saturn 5. Suzy Pryde (NZ) Saeco-Timex 6. Sarah Ulmer (NZ) Air Chathams 2:12 7. Diana Ziliote (Lit) 2.21 8. Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) 2.35 9. Juanita Feldhan (Aus) QAS-ACT 2.39 10. Pam Schuster (USA) Saeco-Timex 2.55 Brief At the start of the final day -- which included two stages -- Holden was third overall, but she moved into second overall at the end of the morning stage, an 80km road race. Holden then won the final stage, an 18km individual time trial by 12 seconds over her closest competitor, defending Street Skills champ Anna Wilson (Jayco- VIS) of Australia. Heading into the final stage, Holden trailed Susy Pryde (Saeco-Timex) of New Zealand by 10 seconds, but Pryde finished fifth in the time trial, 1:24 behind the two-time U.S. individual time trial champion. Holden finished 34 seconds ahead of Wilson in the overall standings and 43 seconds ahead of American Elizabeth Emery (Saturn), New York, N.Y. It is the first international overall victory for Holden, who recently won the overall title at the Redlands Bicycle Classic, one of the largest stage races in the United States. Holden will join the German Cratoni-Hawk team for the bulk of her season, which should include the two major women’s Tours, the Tour Feminin in France and the Giro d’Italia Femminile. |