Grande Boucle Feminine - 2.9.1France, August 6-20, 2000Main Page Results Previous stage Stage 2 - August 7: Le Cannet - Le Beausset, 159.8 kmMelchers consolidates her lead in breakToday was a long, hot, draining day for everyone. A hot August in the south of France is very popular on the beach, however the 158km today was truly testing. Cross-headwinds and dead roads added to the agony, whilst the main peloton averaged 33 km per hour for the stage. Some agression late in the stage saw a group of three escape from the main group, with Mirjam Melchers (Holland) in yellow, along with Jolanta Polikeviciute (Acca Due O Lorena) and Fany Lecourtois (Team Alfa Lum). A short chase followed, however the bunch did not see these three as a major threat to the final overall. Melchers is in sparkling form, and took the sprint comfortably from Polikeviciute, with Lecourtois third, and the bunch at around 2 minutes. Report courtesy of James Victor, AIS coach. Results1 Miriam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands National Team 4.46.31 (33.50 km/h) 2 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Lorena 3 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Team Alfa Lum 4 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Acca Due O Lorena 1.51 5 Edita Pucinskaite (Lit) Team Alfa Lum 6 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) GS Edil Savino 7 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) GS Edil Savino 8 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Esp) Team Alfa Lum 9 Séverine Desbouys (Fra) French National Team 10 Magalie Le Floc'h (Fra) French National Team 1.59 General classification after stage 2: 1 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands National Team 7.58.11 2 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Lorena 0.35 3 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Team Alfa Lum 0.40 4 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Netherlands National Team 2.25 5 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Acca Due O Lorena 2.27 6 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Team Alfa Lum 7 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Team Alfa Lum 8 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands National Team 9 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Acca Due O Lorena 2.28 10 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Team Alfa Lum 2.35 11 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team 12 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Gas Sport Team 13 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Gas Sport Team 14 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team 2.38 15 Séverine Desbouys (Fra) French National Team 2.39 16 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Lorena 2.40 17 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Lorena 2.44 18 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) GS Edil Savino 2.51 19 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) GS Edil Savino 20 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 2.53 21 Marcia Eicher Vouets (Swi) Master Team Carpe Diem 22 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) French National Team 2.56 23 Géraldine Loewenguth (Fra) French National Team 3.00 24 Zinaida Stagourskaia (Blr) SC Michela Fanini 3.05 25 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem 3.06 26 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Netherlands National Team 27 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Gas Sport Team 3.08 28 Laurence Restoin (Fra) French National Team 3.09 29 Aline Camboulives (Fra) French National Team 30 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Inter-Europe GSO 3.10 31 Alexandra Koliasseva (Rus) Team Alfa Lum 3.11 32 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Aliverti 3.12 33 Sabine Gentieu (Fra) Inter-Europe GSO 34 Karen Kurreck (USA) GS Edil Savino 35 Chantal Daucourt (Swi) Inter-Europe GSO 36 Oksana Saprykina (Ukr) SC Michela Fanini 3.14 37 Deirdre Demet (USA) United States National Team 3.15 38 Kimberly Smith (USA) United States National Team 39 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team 40 Natalya Kishchuk (Ukr) SC Michela Fanini 3.16 41 Bettina Schöke (Ger) German National Team 3.17 42 Serena Gazzini (Ita) Team Alfa Lum 3.18 43 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Aliverti 3.23 44 Karine Dalmais (Fra) Inter-Europe GSO 3.25 45 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due O Lorena 3.27 46 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) French National Team 47 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Nürnberger 48 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) AIS Australia 49 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Canada-Spain 50 Catherine Marsal (Fra) French National Team 51 Mari Holden (USA) United States National Team 3.28 52 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team Alfa Lum 3.34 53 Luisiana Pegoraro (Ita) Gas Sport Team 3.36 54 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) SC Michela Fanini 3.44 55 Kim Shirley (Aus) AIS Australia 3.45 56 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Petrogradets 2004 3.48 57 Katia Longhin (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem 3.52 58 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) AIS Australia 3.57 59 Sonia Rocca (Ita) GS Edil Savino 60 Irina Chuzhynova (Ukr) GS Edil Savino 3.58 61 Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Nürnberger 4.06 62 Vanja Vonckx (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 4.15 63 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) German National Team 4.21 64 Lara Ruthven (USA) United States National Team 4.24 65 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 4.30 66 Lary Laroy (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 67 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) Vlaanderen 2002 4.31 68 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Petrogradets 2004 4.36 69 Olga Khortova (Rus) Petrogradets 2004 70 Christina Rosa Vega (Spa) Canada-Spain 71 Jacinta Coleman (NZl) Nürnberger 72 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) Inter-Europe GSO 4.37 73 Kerry Hellmuth (USA) Master Team Carpe Diem 4.39 74 Marika Murrer (Swi) SC Michela Fanini 4.42 75 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 4.49 76 Alison Wright (Aus) AIS Australia 4.52 77 Jenny Algelid (Swe) Nürnberger 78 Greta Zocca (Ita) Gas Sport Team 5.10 79 Clara Hughes (Can) Canada-Spain 5.14 80 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 5.28 81 Gabriella Pregnolato (Ita) Gas Sport Team 5.34 82 Nadia Triquet (Fra) Inter-Europe GSO 5.36 83 Alison Dunlap (USA) United States National Team 5.41 84 Anke Wichmann (Ger) German National Team 5.46 85 Mandy Hampel (Ger) German National Team 10.02 86 Christina Becker (Ger) German National Team 13.43 87 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Aliverti 20.05 88 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) AIS Australia 20.07 89 Samanta Loschi (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem 20.25 90 Nicole Freedman (USA) United States National Team 20.34 91 Alessandra Grassi (Mex) Acca Due O Lorena 20.43 92 Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Netherlands National Team 20.46 93 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS Australia 94 Ljudmilla Corneo (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem 21.09 95 France-Line Catherine (Fra) Team Aliverti 21.53 96 Kristina Obrucova (Cze) Team Aliverti 22.29 97 Clarissa Breuer (Ger) Nürnberger 22.39 98 Mariëlle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Netherlands National Team 23.43 99 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem 24.22 100 Jennifer Eyerman (USA) United States National Team 24.31 101 Cherie Pridham (Gbr) Inter-Europe GSO 24.33 102 Sara Savino (Ita) GS Edil Savino 24.43 103 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Netherlands National Team 104 Rosa Morcillo Del Brio (Spa) Canada-Spain 105 Elisabeth Tadich (Aus) AIS Australia 106 Darnelle Moore (Can) Canada-Spain 25.51 107 Eve Mochel Marie (Fra) Team Aliverti 29.30 108 Tracey Bowyer (Aus) SC Michela Fanini 30.19 109 Mélanie Claude (Can) Canada-Spain 56.01 110 Natalia Tretiakova (Rus) Petrogradets 2004 Points classification: 1 Séverine Desbouys (Fra) French National Team 32 pts 2 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands National Team 25 3 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Lorena 23 4 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) GS Edil Savino 22 5 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Acca Due O Lorena 20 6 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Acca Due O Lorena 19 7 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Team Alfa Lum 16 8 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) German National Team 16 9 Greta Zocca (Ita) Gas Sport Team 14 10 Zinaida Stagourskaia (Blr) SC Michela Fanini 14 11 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Team Alfa Lum 12 12 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Petrogradets 2004 10 13 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) GS Edil Savino 9 14 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Team Alfa Lum 8 15 Oksana Saprykina (Ukr) SC Michela Fanini 8 16 Katia Longhin (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem 7 17 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) French National Team 7 18 Sabine Gentieu (Fra) Inter-Europe GSO 6 19 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Team Alfa Lum 4 20 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team 4 21 Géraldine Loewenguth (Fra) French National Team 3 22 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 2 23 Clara Hughes (Can) Canada-Spain 2 24 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Aliverti 1 Mountains classification: 1 Séverine Desbouys (Fra) French National Team 13 pts 2 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Lorena 11 3 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team 8 4 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Team Alfa Lum 2 5 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Gas Sport Team 1 Combination classification: 1 Séverine Desbouys (Fra) French National Team 45 pts 2 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands National Team 37 3 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Petrogradets 2004 31 4 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) German National Team 21 5 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Team Alfa Lum 14 Hot Spots classification: 1 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Petrogradets 2004 21 pts 2 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands National Team 12 3 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) German National Team 5 4 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Lorena 4 Young riders classification: 1 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Acca Due O Lorena 8.00.38 2 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands National Team 3 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Netherlands National Team 0.39 4 Oksana Saprykina (Ukr) SC Michela Fanini 0.47 5 Serena Gazzini (Ita) Team Alfa Lum 0.51 6 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team Alfa Lum 1.07 7 Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Nürnberger 1.39 8 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 2.03 9 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) Vlaanderen 2002 2.04 10 Marika Murrer (Swi) SC Michela Fanini 2.15 11 Alison Wright (Aus) AIS Australia 2.25 12 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 3.01 13 Nadia Triquet (Fra) Inter-Europe GSO 3.09 14 Mandy Hampel (Ger) German National Team 7.35 15 Christina Becker (Ger) German National Team 11.16 16 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Aliverti 17.38 17 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) AIS Australia 17.40 18 Samanta Loschi (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem 17.58 19 Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Netherlands National Team 18.19 20 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS Australia 18.19 21 Ljudmilla Corneo (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem 18.42 22 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem 21.55 23 Natalia Tretiakova (Rus) Petrogradets 2004 53.34 Teams classification: 1 Netherlands 23.59.30 2 Team Alfa Lum R.S.M. 0.23 3 Acca Due O Lorena 0.28 4 Gas Sport Team 2.38 5 Germany 3.24 6 France 3.30 7 Gs Edil Savino 3.47 8 Sc Michela Fanini 4.08 9 Inter-Europe 4.27 10 Master Team Carpe Di 4.42 11 United States 4.51 12 Vlandeeren 2002 6.16 13 Australia 6.23 14 Nurnberger 7.32 15 Petrogradets 2004 8.32 16 Canada-Spain 8.52 17 Team Aliverti 13.54 |