Grande Boucle Feminine - 2.9.1

France, August 6-20, 2000

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Stage list

  • Stage 1a - August 6: Milan, 6 km TTT
  • Stage 1b - August 6: Milan-Varazze, 120 km
  • Stage 2 - August 7: Le Cannet - Le Beausset, 159.8 km
  • Stage 3 - August 8: Les Baux de Provence - Alčs, 86.8 km
  • Stage 4 - August 9: Marseillan - La Salveta-sur-Agout, 108.8 km
  • Stage 5a - August 10: St-Pierre-de-Trivisy - Saint-Sulpice, 102.2 km
  • Stage 5b - August 10: Toulouse - Toulouse, ITT
  • Stage 6 - August 11: L'Isle Jourdain - Tarbes, 114 km
  • Stage 7 - August 12: Tarbes - Tourmalet, 83.5 km
  • Stage 8a - August 13: Rocamadour - Sansac-de-Marmiesse, 88.5 km
  • Stage 8b - August 13: Jussac - Ydes, 62.5 km
  • Rest Day - August 14
  • Stage 9 - August 15: Langeac - Vernoux-en-Vivarais, 115.7 km
  • Stage 10 - August 16: Lans-en-Vercors - Vaujany, 76.5 km
  • Stage 11 - August 17: Saint-Vallier - Montceau-les-Mines ITT, 25.9 km
  • Stage 12 - August 18: Mervans - Pontarlier, 96.2 km
  • Stage 13 - August 19: Montbéliard - Gérardmer, 95.3 km
  • Stage 14 - August 20: Pierrelaye - Paris, 102.2 km

Preview

The women's Tour de France (La Grand Boucle Feminine) commences with a prologue team time trial in Milan, Italy. The two week event is the second such national tour for women after the Giro d'Italia in June. The winner of the 1998 edition, Edita Pucinskaite (Alfa Lum) is looking for a another victory come August 20. Her teammate, Joane Somarriba recently won the Giro but Edita was not far behind in fourth, after playing a support role to the Spaniard.

It will not be easy of course, with the strong Italian GAS team headed by Fabiana Luperini, and Pia Sundstedt looking to challenge. Acca Due O, Edilsavino as well as national Teams from the Netherlands, Australia, USA, Germany, and France all have strong lineups. However, some will not be willing to go all out with the Olympics looming and will be using it as training.

The toughest day will probably be August 12 with the stage finishing on top of the Tourmalet in the Pyrenees. In addition, there are subsequent stages on the Massif Central and in the Alps before the riders finish in Paris on August 20.

Starting list 

GS Edil Savino                      French National Team

1 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus)        11 Géraldine Loewenguth (Fra)
2 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus)        12 Aline Camboulives (Fra)
3 Irina Chuzhynova (Ukr)            13 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel
4 Karen Kurreck (USA)               14 Séverine Desbouys (Fra)
5 Sonia Rocca (Ita)                 15 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra)
6 Sara Savino (Ita)                 16 Catherine Marsal (Fra)
7 Giovanna Troldi (Ita)             17 Laurence Restoin (Fra)

Acca Due O Lorena                   Team Alfa Lum

21 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus)           31 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu)
22 Alessandra Grassi (Mex)          32 Serena Gazzini (Ita)
23 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger)              33 Alexandra Koliasseva (Rus)
24 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus)           34 Fany Lecourtois (Fra)
25 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu)      35 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Sp
26 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu)         36 Luisa Tamanini (Ita)
27 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr)          37 Daniela Veronesi (Smr)

Team Aliverti                       Nürnberger

41 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita)         51 Jacinta Coleman (NZl)
42 Vera Carrara (Ita)               52 Jenny Algelid (Swe)
43 France-Line Catherine (Fra)      53 Clarissa Breuer (Ger)
44 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe)          54 Kerstin Scheitle (Ger)
45 Eve Mochel Marie (Fra)           55 Erika Schertl (Ger)
46 Kristina Obrucova (Cze)          56 Birgit Söllner (Ger)
47 Valentina Poli (Ita)             57 Silvia Zoller (Swi)

Netherlands National Team           Inter-Europe GSO

61 Mirjam Melchers (Ned)            71 Chantal Daucourt (Swi)
62 Chantal Beltman (Ned)            72 Karine Dalmais (Fra)
63 Ghita Beltman (Ned)              73 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra)
64 Arenda Grimberg (Ned)            74 Cherie Pridham (Gbr)
65 Angela Hillenga (Ned)            75 Sabine Gentieu (Fra)
66 Mirella Van Melis (Ned)          76 Sylvie Riedle (Fra)
67 Mariëlle Van Scheppingen (Ned)   77 Nadia Triquet (Fra)

Petrogradets 2004                   Master Team Carpe Diem

81 Youlia Razenkova (Rus)           91 Sigrid Corneo (Ita)
82 Elena Beliaeva (Rus)             92 Tania Belvederesi (Ita)
83 Olga Khortova (Rus)              93 Ljudmilla Corneo (Ita)
84 Youlia Martissova (Rus)          94 Marcia Eicher Vouets (Swi)
85 Elena Novikova (Rus)             95 Kerry Hellmuth (USA)
86 Natalia Tretiakova (Rus)         96 Katia Longhin (Ita)
87 Irina Vlasova (Rus)              97 Samanta Loschi (Ita)

Gas Sport Team                      Canada-Spain

101 Fabiana Luperini (Ita)          111 Clara Hughes (Can)
102 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita)          112 Lea Goldstein (Can)
103 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita)    113 Rosa Morcillo Del Brio (S
104 Luisiana Pegoraro (Ita)         114 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa)
105 Gabriella Pregnolato (Ita)      115 Darnelle Moore (Can)
106 Pia Sundstedt (Fin)             116 Christina Rosa Vega (Spa)
107 Greta Zocca (Ita)               117 Mélanie Claude (Can)

AIS Australia                       SC Michela Fanini

121 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus)          131 Zinaida Stagourskaia (Blr
122 Sara Carrigan (Aus)             132 Tracey Bowyer (Aus)
123 Margaret Hemsley (Aus)          133 Samanta Gialdini (Ita)
124 Hayley Rutherford (Aus)         134 Natalya Kishchuk (Ukr)
125 Kim Shirley (Aus)               135 Marika Murrer (Swi)
126 Elisabeth Tadich (Aus)          136 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol)
127 Alison Wright (Aus)             137 Oksana Saprykina (Ukr)

United States National Team         German National Team

141 Mari Holden (USA)               151 Petra Rossner (Ger)
142 Deirdre Demet (USA)             152 Judith Arndt (Ger)
143 Alison Dunlap (USA)             153 Christina Becker (Ger)
144 Jennifer Eyerman (USA)          154 Mandy Hampel (Ger)
145 Nicole Freedman (USA)           155 Bettina Schöke (Ger)
146 Lara Ruthven (USA)              156 Ina Teutenberg (Ger)
147 Kimberly Smith (USA)            157 Anke Wichmann (Ger)

Vlaanderen 2002

161 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel)
162 Veronique Belleter (Bel)
163 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl)
164 Lary Laroy (Bel)
165 Cindy Pieters (Bel)
166 Vanja Vonckx (Bel)
167 Laure Werner (Bel)

Past Winners

1984:



		  1. Mary-Ann Martin (USA)

		  2. H. Hage (Ned)

		  3. D. Schumway (USA)



		 1985:



		  1. Maria Canins (Ita)

		  2. Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra)

		  3. C. Odin (Fra)



		 1986:



		  1. Maria Canins (Ita)

		  2. Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra)

		  3. I. Thompson (USA)



		 1987:



		  1. Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra)

		  2. Maria Canins (Ita)

		  3. U. Enzenauer (FRG)



		 1988:



		  1. Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra)

		  2. Maria Canins (Ita)

		  3. Elizabeth Hepple (Aus)



		 1989:



		  1. Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra)

		  2. Maria Canins (Ita)

		  3. I. Thompson (USA)



		 1992:



		  1. Leontien Van Moorsel (Ned)

		  2. Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra)

		  3. H. Van De Vijver (Bel)



		 1993:



		  1. Leontien Van Moorsel (Ned)

		  2. Marie Clignet (Fra)

		  3. H. Van De Vijver (Bel)



		 1994:



		  1. Valentina Polkhanova (Rus)

		  2. Rasa Polikiavichute (Lit)

		  3. C. Odin (Fra)



		 1995:



		  1. Fabiana Luperini (Ita)

		  2. Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra)

		  3. L. Zberg (Swi)



		 1996:



		  1. Fabiana Luperini (Ita)

		  2. Rasa Polikiavichute (Lit)

		  3. Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra)



		 1997:



		  1. Fabiana Luperini (Ita)

		  2. Barbara Heeb (Swi)

		  3. Linda Jackson (Can)



		 1998:



		  1. Edita Pucinskaite (Lit)

		  2. Fabiana Luperini (Ita)

		  3. Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita)



		 1999:



		  1. Diana Ziliute (Lit) Acca Due O Lorena

		  2. Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Russian Team

		  3. Edita Pucinskaite (Lit) Acca Due O Lorena