17th Hewlett Packard LaserJet International Women's Challenge - 2.9.1

USA, June 8- 18, 2000

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Stage 2 - June 9: Lowman - Stanley Road Race, 58.5 mi/94.3 km

Longo wins "hilly" stage

By Michelle Witter, cyclingnews.com correspondent

Amid the jagged peaks of the Sawtooth Mountain Range in Stanley Idaho, Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli captured a victory in stage two of the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Women's Challenge. Megan Hughes, riding for the Great Britain National Team, and a master of understatement, described the race as "a bit hilly."

True enough, and Longo-Ciprelli, who was "feeling great in the high elevation," reminded her competitors in a very vivid manner that she is here to do business.

The race began in Lowman, Idaho and the ascent to Banner Creek Summit began immediately. Longo-Ciprelli was on the front, pushing the pace, and a group of seven broke away from the main pack. Included in the group were Longo-Ciprelli, Juanita Feldhahn (Jayco Australia), Mari Holden (Timex), Diana Ziliute (HP European), Judith Arndt (German National), Zita Urbonaite (HP European), and Lyne Bessette (Saturn).

The break settled into a brisk pace, but then Longo-Ciprelli attacked, and only Ziliute and Holden were able to stay on her wheel. The three continued to put a gap on the field until Longo-Ciprelli attacked again. Ziliute and Holden, unable to respond, watched as Longo-Ciprelli rode away to the summit, taking her Queen of the Mountain points along the way. Longo-Ciprelli appeared strong and relaxed, and she certainly put her competitors on notice that she is here to win.

Last year, Longo-Ciprelli broke away on the same climb and soloed in to the stage victory, claiming the leader's jersey. History did not repeat itself today as Ziliute and Holden caught Longo-Ciprelli on the descent. The three rode together until a Hotspot Sprint broke things up a bit. Longo-Ciprelli took the sprint with Ziliute on her wheel, gapping Holden.

Holden was eventually absorbed by the chasing peleton, and Ziliute and Longo-Ciprelli worked together until the finish, where Longo-Ciprelli crossed the line ahead of Ziliute. A tailwind on the descent and finishing stretch resulted in a record time for Longo-Ciprelli of 2:25:03, and average of 39.07 km/h. The peloton finished 45 seconds behind Longo-Ciprelli and Ziliute.

Ziliute is now the overall race leader, taking over from Anna Wilson (Saturn). Longo-Ciprelli took the Queen of the Mountain jersey, Karen Dunne (Elita) is now wearing the sprint jersey, Pam Schuster (Autotrader.com) is currently the best-placed older rider, and Ceris Gilfillan (British National) is the best young rider for the second day in a row.

Results

1 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot                       2.25.03 (39.07 km/h)
2 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France
3 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) German National                       0.41
4 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National
5 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Elita
6 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France
7 Leigh Hobson (Can) Charles Schwab
8 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France
9 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn
10 Yvonne McGregor (GBr) British National
11 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National
12 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National
13 Mari Holden (USA) Timex
14 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) Master Team - Carpe Diem
15 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com
16 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Boise Cascade Office Products
17 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com
18 Catherine Cardwell (USA) Charles Schwab
19 Lara Ruthven (USA) US National
20 Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex
21 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Jayco Australia
22 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National
23 Karen Kurreck (USA) US National
24 Kimberly Smith (USA) Timex
25 Simone Klewitz (Ger) jane Cosmetics
26 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Elita
27 Clara Hughes (Can) Saturn
28 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn
29 Rene Marshman (USA) US National
30 Lysle Wilhelmi (USA) 800.COM
31 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) AutoTrader.com                     1.28
32 Karine Dalmais (Fra) Office Depot                        3.18
33 Sara Symington (GBr) British National                    9.02
34 Jennifer Eyerman (USA) jane Cosmetics
35 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Jayco Australia
36 Rhonda Quick (USA) Voler
37 Sanna Lehtimaki (Fin) Timex
38 Erin Veenstra-Mirabella (USA) Timex
39 Cheryl Binney (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
40 Tina Mayolo (USA) AutoTrader.com
41 Sarah Konrad (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
42 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) AutoTrader.com
43 Sophie St. Jacques (Can) Elita
44 Susy Pryde (NZl) Saturn
45 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France
46 Katie Mactier (Aus) Jayco Australia                      9.49
47 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem
48 Katia Longhin (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem
49 Kori Kelly (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
50 Emily Thorne (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
51 Carmen Richardson (USA) Goldy's
52 Stacey Peters (USA) 800.COM
53 Marion Clignet (Fra) HP Lithuania/France
54 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's
55 Katrina Berger (USA) Charles Schwab
56 Jen Dial (USA) Office Depot
57 Alison Bergeson (USA) Goldy's
58 Odessa Gunn (Can) Timex
59 Nicole Gingles (Can) 800.COM
60 Daphne Wilhelm (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
61 Rebecca McClintock (USA) jane Cosmetics
62 Kerry Hellmuth (USA) Master Team - Carpe Diem
63 Stacey Spencer (Can) jane Cosmetics
64 Gina Hall (USA) US National
65 Leah Goldstein (Can) 800.COM
66 Maureen Vergara (ESv) 800.COM
67 Brenda Black (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
68 Roz Reekie-May (NZl) Office Depot
69 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Charles Schwab
70 Mina Pizzini (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
71 Marie Holjer (Swe) Charles Schwab
72 Theresa Korn (USA) Team Anaerobia
73 Sue Palmer-Komar (Can) jane Cosmetics
74 Gail Longenecker (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles               14.31
75 Sandra Kolb (USA) Voler
76 Kathleen Lenno (USA) Team Anaerobia
77 Liz Tadich (Aus) Jayco Australia
78 Anke Wichmann (Ger) German National                     15.42
79 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's
80 Ann Marie Miller (USA) Voler
81 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Goldy's
82 Sue Latshaw (USA) Office Depot
83 Emma Davies (GBr) British National
84 Melanie McQuaid (Can) Office Depot
85 Erika Nelson-Wong (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
86 Heather Cole (Can) jane Cosmetics
87 Annie Gariepy (Can) Elita
88 Andrea Foster (USA) 800.COM
89 Sue Carter (GBr) British National
90 Karen Dunne (USA) Elita
91 Erin Carter (Can) Elita
92 Jenna Loyd (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
93 Megan Hughes (GBr) British National
94 Annabelle Vowels (Aus) Boise Cascade Office Products
95 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National
96 Sally Boyden (GBr) Boise Cascade Office Products        19.18
97 Elizabeth Benishen (USA) Team Anaerobia                 19.25
98 Ljudmila Corneo (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem
99 Deirdre Murphy (Irl) Voler
100 Samanta Loschi (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem
101 Weatherly Stroh (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
102 Naomi Williams (Aus) Jayco Australia
103 Geraldine Denham (Aus) Jayco Australia
104 Ashley McCullough (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
105 Leah Toffolon (USA) US National
106 Dede Demet Barry (USA) Saturn
107 Bianca Netzler (Sam) Boise Cascade Office Products
108 Nicole Freedman (USA) Charles Schwab
109 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn
110 Liz LaFemina (USA) Team Anaerobia                      23.21
111 Michele Weidner (USA) Goldy's                          24.00
112 Karen Timewell (Can) Boise Cascade Office Products     30.00
113 Kathleen Scully Wiener (USA) Voler                     37.07
114 Laura Shuford (USA) AutoTrader.com                     38.58
115 Cindy Carroll (USA) Team Anaerobia                     46.56

Mountain Points

1 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot                            10 pts
2 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                      7
3 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                      5
4 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Jayco Australia                       3
5 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France              2
6 Kimberly Smith (USA) Timex                                   1

Sprint Points

1 Karen Dunne (USA) Elita                                     20 pts
2 Sara Symington (GBr) British National                       14
3 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot                            10
4 Nicole Freedman (USA) Charles Schwab                        10
5 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                      7
6 Megan Hughes (GBr) British National                          6
7 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                      5
8 Annabelle Vowels (Aus) Boise Cascade Office Products         4
9 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France              3
10 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National                          2
11 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Charles Schwab                        2
12 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                    1

Teams:

1 HP Lithuania/France                                    7.16.31
2 German National                                           0.41
3 Timex
4 Saturn
5 US National
6 AutoTrader.com                                            1.28
7 British National                                          9.02
8 Elita
9 Charles Schwab                                            9.49
10 Office Depot                                            11.45
11 Jayco Australia                                         18.10
12 jane Cosmetics
13 Master Team - Carpe Diem                                18.57
14 800.COM                                            
15 Boise Cascade Office Products                           24.50
16 Procter & Gamble Women's Health                         27.18
17 Goldy's                                                 28.05
18 Cure/Schwab Cycles                                      32.00
19 Voler                                                   37.53
20 Team Anaerobia                                          42.23

General classification after stage 2:

1 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                5.11.04
2 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                  0.44
3 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National                    0.55
4 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com                         0.56
5 Lara Ruthven (USA) US National
6 Kimberly Smith (USA) Timex
7 Clara Hughes (Can) Saturn                                 1.29
8 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot                          3.11
9 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) German National                       4.04
10 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                  4.05
11 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National                       4.08
12 Leigh Hobson (Can) Charles Schwab                       
13 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France
14 Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex
15 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National
16 Yvonne McGregor (GBr) British National
17 Karen Kurreck (USA) US National
18 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) Master Team - Carpe Diem
19 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Jayco Australia
20 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National
21 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com
22 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Elita
23 Catherine Cardwell (USA) Charles Schwab
24 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France
25 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Boise Cascade Office Products
26 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn
27 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Elita
28 Lysle Wilhelmi (USA) 800.COM
29 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) AutoTrader.com                     4.55
30 Karine Dalmais (Fra) Office Depot                        6.45
31 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France             9.14
32 Sara Symington (GBr) British National                   12.27
33 Jennifer Eyerman (USA) jane Cosmetics                   12.29
34 Tina Mayolo (USA) AutoTrader.com
35 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Jayco Australia
36 Susy Pryde (NZl) Saturn
37 Sarah Konrad (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
38 Erin Veenstra-Mirabella (USA) Timex
39 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) AutoTrader.com
40 Katia Longhin (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem            13.16
41 Marion Clignet (Fra) HP Lithuania/France
42 Stacey Peters (USA) 800.COM
43 Alison Bergeson (USA) Goldy's
44 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's
45 Kerry Hellmuth (USA) Master Team - Carpe Diem
46 Katrina Berger (USA) Charles Schwab
47 Odessa Gunn (Can) Timex
48 Roz Reekie-May (NZl) Office Depot
49 Leah Goldstein (Can) 800.COM
50 Marie Holjer (Swe) Charles Schwab
51 Sanna Lehtimaki (Fin) Timex                             13.58
52 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National               15.53
53 Megan Hughes (GBr) British National                     15.57
54 Simone Klewitz (Ger) jane Cosmetics                     16.25
55 Rene Marshman (USA) US National
56 Liz Tadich (Aus) Jayco Australia                        17.58
57 Karen Dunne (USA) Elita                                 19.06
58 Annie Gariepy (Can) Elita                               19.09
59 Emma Davies (GBr) British National
60 Sue Carter (GBr) British National
61 Melanie McQuaid (Can) Office Depot
62 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn                              22.52
63 Rhonda Quick (USA) Voler                                24.46
64 Cheryl Binney (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
65 Sophie St. Jacques (Can) Elita
66 Katie Mactier (Aus) Jayco Australia                     25.33
67 Kori Kelly (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
68 Emily Thorne (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
69 Jen Dial (USA) Office Depot
70 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem
71 Carmen Richardson (USA) Goldy's
72 Daphne Wilhelm (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
73 Stacey Spencer (Can) jane Cosmetics
74 Gina Hall (USA) US National
75 Rebecca McClintock (USA) jane Cosmetics
76 Brenda Black (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
77 Nicole Gingles (Can) 800.COM
78 Mina Pizzini (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
79 Maureen Vergara (ESv) 800.COM
80 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Charles Schwab
81 Theresa Korn (USA) Team Anaerobia
82 Sue Palmer-Komar (Can) jane Cosmetics
83 Sandra Kolb (USA) Voler                                 30.15
84 Anke Wichmann (Ger) German National                     31.26
85 Erika Nelson-Wong (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
86 Ann Marie Miller (USA) Voler
87 Andrea Foster (USA) 800.COM
88 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's
89 Heather Cole (Can) jane Cosmetics
90 Erin Carter (Can) Elita
91 Jenna Loyd (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
92 Annabelle Vowels (Aus) Boise Cascade Office Products
93 Sally Boyden (GBr) Boise Cascade Office Products        35.02
94 Nicole Freedman (USA) Charles Schwab                    35.08
95 Ljudmila Corneo (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem          35.09
96 Dede Demet Barry (USA) Saturn
97 Leah Toffolon (USA) US National
98 Sue Latshaw (USA) Office Depot                          35.10
99 Gail Longenecker (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles               37.19
100 Kathleen Lenno (USA) Team Anaerobia                  
101 Naomi Williams (Aus) Jayco Australia                   38.53
102 Geraldine Denham (Aus) Jayco Australia
103 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Goldy's                        41.53
104 Deirdre Murphy (Irl) Voler                             42.13
105 Weatherly Stroh (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
106 Samanta Loschi (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem          42.23
107 Karen Timewell (Can) Boise Cascade Office Products     43.49
108 Elizabeth Benishen (USA) Team Anaerobia                47.17
109 Ashley McCullough (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health   
110 Liz LaFemina (USA) Team Anaerobia                      51.13
111 Michele Weidner (USA) Goldy's                          51.52
112 Kathleen Scully Wiener (USA) Voler                     52.51
113 Laura Shuford (USA) AutoTrader.com                     54.42
114 Bianca Netzler (Sam) Boise Cascade Office Products     55.28
115 Cindy Carroll (USA) Team Anaerobia                   1.14.48

Points classification:

1 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot                            40 pts
2 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                     28
3 Karen Dunne (USA) Elita                                     20
4 Sara Symington (GBr) British National                       14
5 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) German National                         13
6 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                     12
7 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National                         11
8 Nicole Freedman (USA) Charles Schwab                        10
9 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Elita                                      9
10 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                    7
11 Megan Hughes (GBr) British National                         6
12 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France             5
13 Annabelle Vowels (Aus) Boise Cascade Office Products        4
14 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Jayco Australia                      3
15 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National                          2
16 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Charles Schwab                        2
17 Kimberly Smith (USA) Timex                                  1
18 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                    1


Teams classification:

1 HP Lithuania/France                                   15.38.31
2 Saturn                                                    1.14
3 German National                                           3.53
4 Timex                                                     3.53
5 AutoTrader.com                                            4.40
6 British National                                          9.02
7 Elita                                                    15.26
8 US National                                              16.10
9 Charles Schwab                                           16.13
10 Office Depot                                            18.09
11 Jayco Australia                                         24.34
12 Master Team - Carpe Diem                                25.21
13 800.COM                                                 25.21
14 Goldy's                                                 46.46
15 jane Cosmetics                                          49.08
16 Boise Cascade Office Products                           53.53
17 Cure/Schwab Cycles                                    1.02.58
18 Procter & Gamble Women's Health                       1.10.33
19 Voler                                                 1.21.08
20 Team Anaerobia                                        1.44.50

Senior classification:

1. Pam Schuster (USA) Autotrader.com

Best Young Rider:

1. Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National Team 

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