11th Tour De Suisse Feminin 1999

Switzerland, 22-25 September, 1999

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Stage 3, Friday 24th Sept , Mountain ITT Göschenen - Göscheneralp (10 km)

Stage Report from Karen Kurreck:

Friday was an uphill TT: 10 km and 2100ft up! We were also at about 5500ft elevation to make it even tougher. The first 3-4km had some flat sections with some stair-step climbs in between. The last 6km was pretty much a 39x23 all the way.

I had a 25 on my bike and was really tempted to use it. I tried it once for a second or two and saw my speed drop about 1kph, so I figured I better not use it anymore! Russians Zulfia Zabirova and Valentina Polkhanova were in a class by themselves with Zabirova taking the win by less than one second. They were almost one min ahead of 3rd place!

My legs are feeling a bit dead by now. For me, with Tuscany last week, this is kind of like week two of a two week stage race! My heart rate was very low for for a TT, but I felt like I kept up a pretty good steady pace. This stage was all about what is probably my biggest weakness in cycling: long climbs at altitude! It is a new stage for this year only. You can't always pick your races though, and I gave it my best shot.

I ended up 18th, which isn't that good, but I was within about a minute and a half of some of the best climbers in the world on a 10km climb which isn't that bad for me. Unfortunately for me, this stage pretty much determined GC for the whole race as I pretty much knew it would. As I was rounding the last corner with about 250m to go, Jeannie Longo was standing watching by the side of the road. Just as I was about to get past her, she said "go Karen!" I guess I should be honored...

Results, Stage 3 - 10 km:

1  Sulfia Sabirowa (Rus) Russia                      30.29.04
2  Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Russia                 30.29.74
3  Tatjana Stiaschkina (Ukr) Cicli Giha Ticino Mixte 31.23.08
4  Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Panevezys Ebly        31.34.37
5  Barbara Heeb (Swi) Team Nuernberger-Emmi          31.40.96
6  Lyne Bessette (Can) Canada                        31.43.21
7  Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Panevezys Ebly           31.53.35
8  Nicole Brändli (Swi) Cicli Giha Ticino Mixte      31.56.01
9  Priska Doppmann (Swi) Switzerland                 32.02.18
10 Geraldine Loewenguth (Fra) France                 32.03.34
11 Meike De Bruin (Ho)  Greenery Hawk Team           32.16.26
12 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Team Vlaanderen 2002          32.17.92
13 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra)  Gs Omt-Lorina    32.19.00
14 Kim Smith (Usa) Usa                               32.44.55
15 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Team Teag Euregio             32.47.52
16 Emily Robbina (Usa) Usa                           32.51.33
17 Judith Arndt (Ger) Red Bull Frankfurt             32.54.88
18 Karen Kurreck (Usa) Usa                           33.04.36
19 Sari Saarelainen (Fin) Lokomotiva Presov          33.05.30
20 Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Lokomotiva Presov             33.10.97
21 Wencke Stensvold (Nor) Norway                     33.13.47
22 Bogumika Matusiak (Pol) Poland                    33.18.55
23 Valentina Guerassimova (Rus)  Greenery Hawk Team  33.43.97
24 Susy Pryde (Nzl) Gs Omt-Lorina-Ad5                33.53.38
25 Tracy Gaudry (Aus) Ebly                           33.55.55
26 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) S.C. Master Automazione       34.01.13
27 Chantal Daucourt (Swi)  Switzerland               34.02.96
28 Yvonne Schnorf (Swi) Switzerland                  34.03.17
29 Leigh Hobson (Can) Canada                         34.03.73
30 Solrunn Flataas (Nor) Norway                      34.09.48
31 Anke Erlank (Rsa) Gs Omt-Lorina-Ad5               34.22.67
32 Gulnara Iwanowa (Rus) Russia                      34.31.59
33 Karin Möbes (Swi) Gs Omt-Lorina-Ad54              34.39.70
34 Juanita Feldhahn (Au) Panevezys Ebly              34.41.24
35 Birgit Sollner(Ger) Team Nuernberger-Emmi         34.44.32
36 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Russia                       34.45.21
37 Marie Höljer (Swe) Swden                          34.59.83
38 Laurence Restoin (Fra) Ebly                       35.01.26
39 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Sweden                   35.02.76
40 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team Teag Euregio               35.14.19
41 Elisabeth Emery (Usa) Cicli Giha Ticino Mixte     35.22.26
42 Tanja Hennes (Ger)  Red Bull Frankfurt            35.22.76
43 Marion Brauen (Swi) Switzerland                   35.24.98
44 Bettina Schoke (Ger) Red Bull Frankfurt           35.28.53
45 Vanja Vonckx (Bel) Team Vlaanderen 2002           35.34.84
46 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canada                      35.35.05
47 Annie Gariepy (Can) Canada                        35.39.67
48 Marika Murer (Swi) Switzerland                    35.41.85
49 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) France                      35.46.76
50 Karine Dalmais (Fra) Ebly                         35.53.50
51 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Sui) S.C. Master Automaz    36.00.77
52 Chantal Gorostegui (Fr)  Panevezys Ebly           36.08.78
53 Jacqueline Brabenetz (Ger)  Team Teag Euregio     36.17.76
54 Erika Vjlunaite (Lit)  Panevezys Ebly             36.22.95
55 Cornelia Dreher (Ger) Team Teag Euregio           36.28.85
56 Petra Rossner (Ger) Team Teag Euregio             36.29.83
57 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Red Bull Frankfurt            36.34.82
58 Mandy Hampel (Ger) Team Teag Euregio              36.36.56
59 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Netherlands                 36.38.12
60 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) Mazza - Tege                36.42.24
61 Olena Budowitskaja (Ukr) Cicli Giha Ticino Mix    36.44.61
62 Sann Lehtimäki (Fin)  Greenery Hawk Team          36.48.01
63 Anja Albasini (Sui) Team Nuernberger-Emmi         36.49.50
64 Margaret Hemsley (Aus)  Australia                 36.53.78
65 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) France                     36.58.68
66 Julie Young (Usa) Usa                             37.09.49
67 Lensy Debboundt (Bel) Team Vlaanderen 2002        37.10.19
68 Elfie Kunz (Swi) Team Nuernberger-Emmi            37.20.36
69 Miho Oki (Jap) Japan                              37.21.41
70 Akemi Morimoto (Jap) Japan                        37.23.45
71 Dorota Czynszak (Pol)  Poland                     37.25.11
72 Karla Polivkova (Cze) Lokomotiva Presov           37.35.14
73 Jacinta Coleman (Nzl)  Mazza - Tege               37.37.34
74 Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Team Nuernberger-Emmi      37.38.61
75 Sandra Missbach (Ger)  Greenery Hawk Team         37.41.42
76 Katie Compton (Usa) Usa                           38.20.35
77 Kerry Hellmuth (Usa) S.C. Master Automazione      38.22.16
78 Cornelia Dreher (Ger) Red Bull Frankfurt          38.24.25
79 Denise Baumann (Swi) Switzerland                  38.44.19
80 Alena Barilova (Svk) Lokomotiva Presov            38.46.21
81 Irene Hostettler (Swi)  Mazza - Tege              38.48.87
82 Claudia Marietta (Ita)  S.C. Master Automazion    39.23.54
83 Mirjam Senn (Swi) Gs Zollinger-Tigra              39.31.46
84 Julie Pekarkova (Cze) Lokomotiva Presov           39.37.70

Non Starters

Ita Kryjanovskaia (Rus)  Greenery Hawk Team
Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Team Vlaanderen 2002
Alison Sydor (Can) Canada
Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands
Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands
Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Sweden
Mari Holden (Usa) Cicli Giha Ticino Mixte
Anna Wilson (Aus) Australia

Mountains - Stage 3

Göscheneralp - 10 km

1    Sulfia Sabirowa (Rus) Russia                   10
2    Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Russia               6
3    Tatjana Stiaschkina (Ukr) Cicli Giha Tici       4
4    Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Panevezys Ebl       2


Sprints - Stage 3

 1       Sulfia Sabirowa (Rus) Russia                       5
 2       Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Russia                  3
 3       Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Russia                        1



General Classification - Stage 3

1   Sulfia Sabirowa (Rus) Russia                      6.46.24    
2   Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Russia              	 0.39    
3   Tatjana Stiaschkina (Ukr) Cicli Giha Ticino M  	 1.27    
4   Barbara Heeb (Swi) Team Nuernberger-Emmi       	 1.37    
5   Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Panevezys Ebly     	 1.38    
6   Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Panevezys Ebly        	 1.38    
7   Nicole Brändli (Swi) Cicli Giha Ticino Mixte   	 1.57    
8   Geraldine Loewenguth (Fra) France              	 2.05    
9   Lyne Bessette (Can) Canada                     	 2.07    
10  Priska Doppmann (Swi) Switzerland              	 2.08    
11  Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra)  Gs Omt-Lorin  	 2.32    
12  Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Team Teag Euregio          	 2.51    
13  Meike De Bruin (Ho)  Greenery Hawk Team        	 2.56    
14  Kim Smith (Usa) Usa                            	 2.58    
15  Cindy Pieters (Bel) Team Vlaanderen 2002       	 3.01    
16  Karen Kurreck (Usa) Usa                        	 3.09    
17  Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Lokomotiva Presov          	 3.39    
18  Tracy Gaudry (Aus) Ebly                        	 3.55    
19  Wencke Stensvold (Nor) Norway                  	 4.04    
20  Valentina Guerassimova (Rus)  Greenery Hawk Team	 4.16    
21  Anke Erlank (Rsa) Gs Omt-Lorina-Ad5            	 4.27    
22  Bogumika Matusiak (Pol) Poland                 	 4.28    
23  Susy Pryde (Nzl) Gs Omt-Lorina-Ad5             	 4.28    
24  Yvonne Schnorf (Swi) Switzerland               	 4.36    
25  Sigrid Corneo (Ita) S.C. Master Automazione    	 4.36    
26  Chantal Daucourt (Swi)  Switzerland            	 4.37    
27  Emily Robbina (Usa) Usa                        	 4.40    
28  Gulnara Iwanowa (Rus) Russia                   	 5.00    
29  Solrunn Flataas (Nor) Norway                   	 5.15    
30  Karin Möbes (Swi) Gs Omt-Lorina-Ad54           	 5.38    
31  Laurence Restoin (Fra) Ebly                    	 6.07    
32  Birgit Sollner(Ger) Team Nuernberger-Emmi      	 6.12    
33  Marion Brauen (Swi) Switzerland                	 6.28    
34  Juanita Feldhahn (Au) Panevezys Ebly           	 6.49    
35  Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Sui) S.C. Master Automazione	 7.07    
36  Leigh Hobson (Can) Canada                      	 7.07    
37  Marie Höljer (Swe) Swden                       	 8.04    
38  Sann Lehtimäki (Fin)  Greenery Hawk Team       	 8.32    
39  Bettina Schoke (Ger) Red Bull Frankfurt        	 8.34    
40  Julie Young (Usa) Usa                          	 8.48    
41  Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) France                  	 8.51    
42  Sandra Wampfler (Swi) Mazza - Tege             	 9.46    
43  Karine Dalmais (Fra) Ebly                      	 14.47    
44  Annie Gariepy (Can) Canada                     	 15.12    
45  Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Russia                    	 17.03    
46  Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Sweden                	 17.40    
47  Tanja Hennes (Ger)  Red Bull Frankfurt         	 18.46    
48  Vanja Vonckx (Bel) Team Vlaanderen 2002        	 18.55    
49  Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) France                   	 19.27    
50  Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Netherlands              	 19.56    
51  Mandy Hampel (Ger) Team Teag Euregio           	 19.58    
52  Cornelia Dreher (Ger) Team Teag Euregio        	 20.44    
53  Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Team Nuernberger-Emmi   	 21.05    
54  Judith Arndt (Ger) Red Bull Frankfurt          	 24.25    
55  Olena Budowitskaja (Ukr) Cicli Giha Ticino Mixte	 28.31    
56  Elisabeth Emery (Usa) Cicli Giha Ticino Mixte  	 29.18    
57  Karla Polivkova (Cze) Lokomotiva Presov        	 29.28    
58  Jacqueline Brabenetz (Ger)  Team Teag Euregio  	 29.48    
59  Margaret Hemsley (Aus)  Australia              	 32.26    
60  Marika Murer (Swi) Switzerland                 	 32.30    
61  Tina Liebig (Ger) Team Teag Euregio            	 34.58    
62  Lensy Debboundt (Bel) Team Vlaanderen 2002     	 35.37    
63  Kerry Hellmuth (Usa) S.C. Master Automazione   	 41.18    
64  Elfie Kunz (Swi) Team Nuernberger-Emmi         	 44.12    
65  Anne Samplonius (Can) Canada                   	 45.59    
66  Sari Saarelainen (Fin) Lokomotiva Presov       	 49.00    
67  Katie Compton (Usa) Usa                        	 52.08    
68  Chantal Gorostegui (Fr)  Panevezys Ebly        	 52.20    
69  Erika Vjlunaite (Lit)  Panevezys Ebly          	 52.28    
70  Petra Rossner (Ger) Team Teag Euregio          	 52.49    
71  Anke Wichmann (Ger) Red Bull Frankfurt         	 52.54    
72  Anja Albasini (Sui) Team Nuernberger-Emmi      	 52.59    
73  Miho Oki (Jap) Japan                           	 53.12    
74  Akemi Morimoto (Jap) Japan                     	 53.21    
75  Dorota Czynszak (Pol)  Poland                  	 53.24    
76  Cornelia Dreher (Ger) Red Bull Frankfurt       	 54.36    
77  Denise Baumann (Swi) Switzerland               	 54.39    
78  Alena Barilova (Svk) Lokomotiva Presov         	 54.55    
79  Irene Hostettler (Swi)  Mazza - Tege           	 54.57    
80  Julie Pekarkova (Cze) Lokomotiva Presov        	 55.52    
81  Mirjam Senn (Swi) Gs Zollinger-Tigra           	 1.04.22    
82  Claudia Marietta (Ita)  S.C. Master Automazion 	 1.05.12    
83  Sandra Missbach (Ger)  Greenery Hawk Team      	 1.08.13    
84  Jacinta Coleman (Nzl)  Mazza - Tege            	 1.11.07    


Mountains after stage 3

1    Lyne Bessette (Can) Canada                     37
2    Nicole Brändli (Swi) Cicli Giha Ticino Mi      36
3    Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Russia                    29
4    Tatjana Stiaschkina (Ukr) Cicli Giha Tici      14
5    Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Panevezys Ebly        14
6    Sulfia Sabirowa (Rus) Russia                   12
7    Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Russia               9
8    Jeannie Longo (Fra) Ebly                        5
9    Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Panevezys Ebl       5
10   Sandra Missbach (Ger)  Greenery Hawk Team       4
11   Meike De Bruin (Ho)  Greenery Hawk Team         4
12   Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Team Teag Euregio           1
13   Gulnara Iwanowa (Rus) Russia                    1

Sprints after stage 3

 1      Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Russia                       31
 2      Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Panevezys Ebly           10
 3      Sulfia Sabirowa (Rus) Russia                       8
 4      Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Team Teag Euregio              6
 5      Gulnara Iwanowa (Rus) Russia                       6
 6      Bogumika Matusiak (Pol) Poland                     5
 7      Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Russia                  3
 8      Valentina Guerassimova (Rus)  Greenery Hawk        3
 9      Sigrid Corneo (Ita) S.C. Master Automazione        3
10      Lyne Bessette (Can) Canada                         2
11      Meike De Bruin (Ho)  Greenery Hawk Team            1
12      Yvonne Schnorf (Swi) Switzerland                   1
13      Leigh Hobson (Can) Canada                          1
14      Anne Samplonius (Can) Canada                       1