7th Tour of Grazia

Czech Republic, July 16-18, 1999


Stage 3, 94.2 kms:

Kathy Watt has finished third in Stage 3 of the Category 1 Gracia Tour over 94.2 kms in the Czech Republic against a strong international field. The stage was won by Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) from Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) who were given the same time finished seven seconds ahead of Watt. Kupfernagel has also taken the General Classification after 8 hours 57 minutes 55 seconds of racing over 253.9 km with Kathy Watt in seventh position, down 5:03. Riders from the Ukraine and Lithuania took all places from second to sixth. Kathy returns to the United States for her next event.

 1. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger)               2.41.21
 2. Rasa Polikevicute (Ltu)
 3. Kathy Watt (Aus)                         0.07
 4. Jolanta Polikevicute (Ltu)               0.07
 5. Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr)                  0.07
 6. Yullya Murenka (Ukr)                     0.07
 7. Meike De Bruijn (Ned)                    0.14
 8. Rikke Sandhoj (Den)                      1.29
 9. Ita Kryjanovskai (Rus)                   1.29
10. Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr)                 1.29
11. Lenka Ilavska (Svk)                      1.29
12. Bogumilla Matusiak (Pol)                 1.29
13. Ulrike Baumgartner (Aut)                 1.29
14. Karla Polivkova (Cze)                    1.29
15. Anna Skawinska (Pol)                     1.29
16. Larysa Chuyenka (Blr)                    1.29
17. Lada Kozlikova (Cze)                     1.29
18. Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr)                   1.29
19. Lisbeth Simper (Den)                     1.29
20. Andrea Graus (Aut)                       1.29
21. Liuda Triabaite (Ltu)                    1.35
22. Olena Budovitska (Ukr)                   1.35
23. Dorota Czynszak (Pol)                    2.06
24. Alena Peterkova (Cze)                    4.15
25. Youlia Razenkova (Rus)                   7.04
26. Monika Tyburska (Pol)                    7.19
27. Adelia Vlnova (Cze)                      7.19
28. Julie Pekarkova (Cze)                    7.19
29. Maiken Jorgenson (Den)                   7.19
30. Karin Gruber (Aut)                       7.19
31. Alena Barillova (Svk)                    7.19
32. Michaela Brunngraber (Aut)               7.19
33. Sari Saarelainen (Fin)                   7.19
34. Yevgeniya Vysotska (Ukr)                 7.19
35. Isabella Wieser (Aut)                    7.19
36. Simona Wagnerova (Cze)                   7.19
37. Line Lykee-Meyer (Den)                   7.19
38. Elena Novikova (Rus)                     7.19
39. Erika Vilunaite (Ltu)                    7.19
40. Olga Khortova (Rus)                      7.39
41. Marie Kolarikova (Cze)                   7.39
42. Elena Gousseva (Rus)                    17.26
43. Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol)                20.47
44. Franzieka Sturm (Ger)                   20.47
45. Kiara Cimprichova (Cze)                 20.47
46. Monika Richterova (Cze)                 20.47
47. Elena Beliaeva (Rus)                    20.47

Final GC:

 1. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger)                8.57.55
 2. Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr)                   0.37
 3. Yullya Murenka (Ukr)                      0.49
 4. Rasa Polikevicute (Ltu)                   0.59
 5. Jolanta Polikevicute (Ltu)                2.10
 6. Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr)                    4.59
 7. Kathy Watt (Aus)                          5.02
 8. Meike De Bruijn (Ned)                     6.52
 9. Lenka Ilavska (Svk)                       8.26
10. Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr)                  8.28
11. Bogumilla Matusiak (Pol)                  8.49
12. Olena Budovitska (Ukr)                    9.24
13. Alena Peterkova (Cze)                    11.53
14. Laryss Chuyenka (Blr)                    12.43
15. Sari Saarelainen (Fin)                   14.34
16. Yevgeniya Vysotska (Ukr)                 14.36
17. Andrea Graus (Aut)                       14.57
18. Lada Kozlikova (Cze)                     15.03
19. Ita Kryjanovskai (Rus)                   15.30
20. Ulrike Baumgartner (Aut)                 15.30
21. Anna Skawinska (Pol)                     15.42
22. Lada Kozlikova (Cze)                     16.13
23. Lisbeth Simper (Den)                     17.02
24. Dorota Czynszak (Pol)                    17.11
25. Rikke Sandhoj (Den)                      18.10
26. Liuda Triabaite (Ltu)                    18.38
27. Karin Gruber (Aut)                       22.24
28. Line Lykee-Meyer (Den)                   26.40
29. Olga Khortova (Rus)                      26.58
30. Youlia Razenkova (Rus)                   27.08
31. Maiken Jorgenson (Den)                   35.06
32. Alena Barillova (Svk)                    35.36
33. Julie Pekarkova (Cze)                    40.20
34. Erika Vilunaite (Ltu)                    42.02
35. Isabella Wieser (Aut)                    49.13
36. Michaela Brunngraber (Aut)               49.32
37. Simona Wagnerova (Cze)                   49.46
38. Elena Novikova (Rus)                     49.50
39. Adelia Vlnova (Cze)                      51.61
40. Monika Tyburska (Pol)                    57.13
41. Marie Kolarikova (Cze)                   57.29
42. Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol)               1.02.22
43. Elena Gousseva (Rus)                   1.03.32
44. Elena Beliaeva (Rus)                   1.10.07
45. Kiara Cimprichova (Cze)                1.10.09
46. Franzieka Sturm (Ger)                  1.10.11
47. Monika Richterova (Cze)                1.14.05