International Thüringen Rundfahrt for Women - 2.9.1Germany, July 25-30, 2000Main Page Results Previous stage Stage 5 - July 29: Gera ITT, 23.8 kmTough time trial sees Kupfernagel and Wilson on topThe entire field looked jaded heading into the afternoon time trial stage, and after the initial inspection of the course and conditions, confirmed that the challenge had been set. A 4 km climb soon after the start, gusty conditions, cobbled strees through villages on the descents, and a U-turn at the other end, back onto a climb. Hanka Kupfernagel was out to show her prowess as Germany's No. 1 time triallist, and close in on her teammate's lead, for a tactical showdown on the last stage. With a strong performance, and the difficulty of the terrain, riders were in threat of being eliminated from the tour by the powerful German. Aussie Anna Wilson was also out to make up time overal, and give Kupfernagel a timely reminder of what to expect at the Olympics in September. Kupfernagel blasted all comers to win, and Wilson gave another consistent performance for second. Juanita Feldhahn met all expectations, making big inroads to move to 2nd overall. Tomorrow has the recipe for an attritional conclusion - last 'rider' standing! Report by James Victor, AIS coach Results1 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel 34.13 (41.71 km/h) 2 Anna Wilson (Aus) AIS Australia 0.25 3 Mari Holden (USA) US National Team 1.08 4 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Red Bull Team 1.09 5 Karen Kurreck (USA) US National Team 1.30 6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Red Bull Team 1.41 7 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) AIS Australia 1.45 8 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team 1.54 9 Venche Stensvold (Nor) Norwegian National Team 1.59 10 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National Team 2.01 11 Solrun Flataas (Nor) Norwegian National Team 2.19 12 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 2.35 13 Ingunn Bollerud (Nor) Norwegian National Team 2.49 14 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Spanish National Team 2.54 15 Lisbeth Simper (Den) Lolland Falster 2.55 16 Dede Demet (USA) US National Team 3.13 17 Valentina Karpenko (Rus) Radteam Kupfernagel 3.18 18 Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Spanish National Team 3.20 19 Kim Smith (USA) US National Team 3.30 20 Rasa Polikevicuite (Ltu) Acca Due O-Mixed 3.36 21 Jacinta Coleman (Nzl) Nürnberger 3.36 22 Rosa Bravo (Spa) RWC Ahoy - Iuretta 3.40 23 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team 3.41 24 Patricia Hempel (Ger) Nürnberger 3.47 25 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O-Mixed 3.50 26 Christina Becker (Ger) Red Bull Team 3.55 27 Jorunn Kvalø (Nor) Norwegian National Team 4.04 28 Fatima Blazquez Lozano (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 4.04 29 Monica Valen (Nor) Norwegian National Team 4.05 30 Mandy Hampel (Ger) TEAG Euregio Egrensis 4.07 31 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) AIS Australia 4.14 32 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Spanish National Team 4.18 33 Susy Pryde (NZl) Acca Due O-Mixed 4.18 34 Valentina Gerasimova (Rus) Radteam Kupfernagel 4.21 35 Ruth Moll Marques (Spa) Spanish National Team 4.21 36 Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Nürnberger 4.29 37 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 4.35 38 Jolanta Polikevicuite (Ltu) Acca Due O-Mixed 4.44 39 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Red Bull Team 4.48 40 Sarah Düster (Ger) Team Stuttgart 5.02 41 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) Swiss National Team 5.05 42 Rocio Gamonal Ferrera (Spa) Spanish National Team 5.14 43 Line Lykke-Meyer Nielsen (Den) Lolland Falster 5.14 44 Ulrike Baumgartner (Aut) Austrian National Team 5.23 45 Ragnhild Kostøl (Nor) Norwegian National Team 5.28 46 Doreen Weise (Ger) Team Stuttgart 5.28 47 Alessandra D’Ettorre (Ita) Acca Due O-Mixed 5.29 48 Tanja Hennes (Ger) TEAG Euregio Egrensis 5.32 49 Cornelia Dreher (Ger) German National Team 5.42 50 Julia Murenka (Ukr) Radteam Kupfernagel 5.45 51 Marika Maurer (Swi) Swiss National Team 5.50 52 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National Team 5.59 53 Clarissa Breuer (Ger) Nürnberger 6.00 54 Denise Baumann (Swi) Swiss National Team 6.03 55 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel 6.05 56 Erika Vilunaite (Ger) TEAG Euregio Egrensis 6.06 57 Simone Trafelet (Swi) Swiss National Team 6.12 58 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National Team 6.14 59 Silvia Zöller (Swi) Nürnberger 6.14 60 Magali Pasche (Swi) Swiss National Team 6.16 61 Emelie Öhrstig (Swe) Austrian National Team 6.18 62 Aud Kari Berg (Nor) Lolland Falster 6.22 63 Serena Gazzini (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 6.23 64 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) AIS Australia 6.29 65 Jacqueline Brabenetz (Ger) TEAG Euregio Egrensis 6.37 66 Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) AIS Australia 6.38 67 Martine Bras (Ned) RWC Ahoy - Iuretta 6.40 68 Cristina Roza Vega (Spa) Spanish National Team 6.51 69 Marion Brauen (Swi) Red Bull Team 7.16 70 Angelika Brodka (Ger) Red Bull Team 7.23 71 Chantalle Gehrig (Ger) TEAG Euregio Egrensis 7.24 72 Melanie Pietsch (Ger) Lolland Falster 7.27 73 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 7.28 74 Simone Klewitz (Ger) Team Stuttgart 7.34 75 Alexandra Nöhles (Ger) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 8.16 76 Lenie Dijkstra (Ned) RWC Ahoy - Iuretta 8.36 77 Anna-Sophia Czilwik (Ger) Team Stuttgart 9.38 78 Nicole Freedman (USA) US National Team 11.23 79 Alison Dunlap (USA) US National Team 15.04 DNS Senn, Miryam DNS Schöke, Bettina DNS Algelid, Jenny DNS Iturriaga Mazag, Eneritz DNS Brunngraber, Michaela General classification after stage 5: 1 Valentina Karpenko (Rus) Radteam Kupfernagel 12.53.29 2 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) AIS Australia 0.53 3 Solrun Flataas (Nor) Norwegian National Team 1.14 4 Ingunn Bollerud (Nor) Norwegian National Team 1.31 5 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel 2.16 6 Kim Smith (USA) US National Team 2.26 7 Anna Wilson (Aus) AIS Australia 2.29 8 Mari Holden (USA) US National Team 3.47 9 Rasa Polikevicuite (Ltu) Acca Due O-Mixed 3.59 10 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Red Bull Team 4.09 11 Karen Kurreck (USA) US National Team 4.15 12 Judith Arndt (Ger) Red Bull Team 4.48 13 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National Team 5.53 14 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 5.53 15 Dede Demet (USA) US National Team 6.11 16 Lisbeth Simper (Den) Lolland Falster 6.19 17 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O-Mixed 6.25 18 Rosa Bravo (Spa) RWC Ahoy - Iuretta 6.30 19 Venche Stensvold (Nor) Norwegian National Team 6.35 20 Monica Valen (Nor) Norwegian National Team 6.42 21 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) AIS Australia 7.13 22 Mandy Hampel (Ger) TEAG Euregio Egrensis 7.13 23 Jacinta Coleman (Nzl) Nürnberger 7.16 24 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team 7.18 25 Fatima Blazquez Lozano (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 7.36 26 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 7.38 27 Susy Pryde (NZl) Acca Due O-Mixed 7.48 28 Jolanta Polikevicuite (Ltu) Acca Due O-Mixed 7.49 29 Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Nürnberger 8.01 30 Sarah Düster (Ger) Team Stuttgart 8.37 31 Tanja Hennes (Ger) TEAG Euregio Egrensis 8.41 32 Jorunn Kvalø (Nor) Norwegian National Team 8.44 33 Julia Murenka (Ukr) Radteam Kupfernagel 9.09 34 Valentina Gerasimova (Rus) Radteam Kupfernagel 9.22 35 Christina Becker (Ger) Red Bull Team 9.40 36 Alessandra D’Ettorre (Ita) Acca Due O-Mixed 9.42 37 Emelie Öhrstig (Swe) Austrian National Team 9.48 38 Line Lykke-Meyer Nielsen (Den) Lolland Falster 10.21 39 Serena Gazzini (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 10.27 40 Ragnhild Kostøl (Nor) Norwegian National Team 11.43 41 Marika Maurer (Swi) Swiss National Team 11.49 42 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) Swiss National Team 11.55 43 Erika Vilunaite (Ger) TEAG Euregio Egrensis 12.22 44 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 12.34 45 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Spanish National Team 13.55 46 Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) AIS Australia 14.20 47 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team 15.09 48 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National Team 18.16 49 Ruth Moll Marques (Spa) Spanish National Team 18.57 50 Patricia Hempel (Ger) Nürnberger 19.31 51 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Spanish National Team 20.37 52 Clarissa Breuer (Ger) Nürnberger 20.38 53 Simone Klewitz (Ger) Team Stuttgart 21.02 54 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) AIS Australia 21.02 55 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Red Bull Team 22.03 56 Cristina Roza Vega (Spa) Spanish National Team 22.39 57 Marion Brauen (Swi) Red Bull Team 22.40 58 Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Spanish National Team 25.12 59 Ulrike Baumgartner (Aut) Austrian National Team 25.13 60 Denise Baumann (Swi) Swiss National Team 25.29 61 Simone Trafelet (Swi) Swiss National Team 25.35 62 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel 26.40 63 Chantalle Gehrig (Ger) TEAG Euregio Egrensis 29.44 64 Angelika Brodka (Ger) Red Bull Team 30.17 65 Rocio Gamonal Ferrera (Spa) Spanish National Team 32.33 66 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National Team 33.14 67 Doreen Weise (Ger) Team Stuttgart 35.34 68 Aud Kari Berg (Nor) Lolland Falster 36.13 69 Silvia Zöller (Swi) Nürnberger 36.33 70 Martine Bras (Ned) RWC Ahoy - Iuretta 36.47 71 Cornelia Dreher (Ger) German National Team 37.04 72 Melanie Pietsch (Ger) Lolland Falster 39.01 73 Magali Pasche (Swi) Swiss National Team 42.38 74 Jacqueline Brabenetz (Ger) TEAG Euregio Egrensis 42.57 75 Alexandra Nöhles (Ger) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 55.22 Points classification: 1 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O-Mixed 31 pts 2 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr) Radteam Kupfernagel 25 3 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O-Mixed 22 3 Hanka Kupfernagel(Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel 22 3 Monica Valen (Nor) Norwegian National Team 22 3 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum 22 8 Anna Wilson (Aus) AIS Australia 18 Sprint classification: 1 Hanka Kupfernagel(Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel 9 pts 2 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O-Mixed 7 3 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr) Radteam Kupfernagel 6 4 Anna Wilson (Aus) AIS Australia 3 4 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team 3 Mountains classification: 1 Mari Holden (USA) USA National Team 10 pts 2 Valentyna Karpenko(Ukr) Radteam Kupfernagel 9 3 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Red Bull team 6 U23 classification 1 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National Team 12.59.22 2 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team 1.25 3 Sarah Düster (Ger) Team Stuttgart 2.44 4 Simone Klewitz (Ger) Team Stuttgart 15.09 5 Simone Trafelet (Swi) Swiss National Team 19.42 6 Chantalle Gehrig (Ger) TEAG Euregio Egrensis 23.51 7 Angelika Brodka (Ger) Red Bull Team 24.24 8 Doreen Weise (Ger) Team Stuttgart 29.41 9 Melanie Pietsch (Ger) Lolland Falster 33.08 |