Stage 1a
Stage 1b
Stage 2
Stage 3
Brief
Kathy Watt's win today in the 3-day Tour in Presov, Slovakia is the best-ever
by an Australian in a Category One event in Europe. This is another major breakthrough
for Kathy. She set up her win with a strong win in the first stage, a 14 km time trial
then for the next three stages defended hard to maintain her lead to the finish.
The Australian rider also finished equal first in the King of the Mountain Sprint,
but was placed second on a countback. The Tour was raced over many hills with very
cold and wet conditions on the second day. There were 89 starters in the race with
64 finishing the event.
Stage 1a, ITT, 14 kms:
1. Kathy Watt (Aus) 21.53
2. Lenka Ilavska (Slo) 22.30 *
3. Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) 23.30
4. Marcia Vouets (Swi) 23.47
* Defending Champion
Stage 1a, Criterium, 54 kms:
1. Lisbeth Simper (Den)
2. Kathy Watt (Aus) 0.03
3. Zinajda Stahurskaya (Blr) 0.06
4. Radra Spesna (RSM) 0.06
Stage 2, Road Race, 107 kms:
1. Melina Rasmusen (Den)
2. Zinajda Stahurskaya (Blr) 0.13
3. Kathy Watt (Aus) 0.13
4. Sitava Gruodyte (Lat) 0.13
Stage 3, Road Race, 103 kms:
1. Zinajda Stahurskaya (Blr)
2. Lenka Ilavska (Slo)
3. Kathy Watt (Aus)
Final GC
1. Kathy Watt (Aus)
2. Lenka Ilavska (Slo) 0.43
3. Zinajda Stahurskaya (Blr) 2.03
Stage 3, Road Race, 103 kms:
1. Lenka Ilavska (Slo) 7 points
2. Kathy Watt (Aus) 7
3. Alev Barillova (Slo) 6
Results from Laurie Cousins
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