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

USA, June 8- 18, 2000

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Stage 3 - June 10: Elkhorn Circuit Race, 29.6 mi/46 km

Ziliute powers in Elkhorn

By Michelle Witter, cyclingnews.com correspondent

Diana Ziliute (HP European) strengthened her hold on the blue leader's jersey, outsprinting Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli on an uphill finish in the third stage of the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Women's Challenge, and shattering the course record. This is the third day in a row a course record has been bested.

The course, a 46.1 km (28.8 mile) circuit race, featured 18 laps of a 2.56 km (1.6 mile) loop through Elkhorn Resort in Sun Valley. Each lap featured a lung-burning 6.6% climb with 43 meters (140 feet) of elevation gain. Put into perspective? This 46.1 km circuit race featured almost twice as much climbing as yesterday's 93.6 km (58.5 mile) mountain stage.

On the third lap, Longo-Ciprelli came to the front, setting a blistering pace up the climb. While many riders fell off the back, a large group of leaders continued to fight it out to the finish. There were continual attacks by Longo-Ciprelli and others, and even a short-lived breakaway, but the leader's group stayed mostly intact until the finishing sprint.

Longo-Ciprelli and Ziliute set the tempo up the last climb to the finish and the sprint was for their legs only, as the rest of the pack could not respond. In the end, Ziliute had a little more, edging out Longo-Ciprelli at the line. Karen Kurreck of the U.S. National Team won the field sprint for 3rd place.

Ziliute credited her teammates for her victory. "The first part of the race was tough," she said via an interpreter, "but I stayed on my teammate's wheels. In the second part of the race, I started to feel better, and that's when I had to do my job."

Not surprisingly, the toughest part of the race, according to Ziliute, was having "to fight with Jeannie Longo."

Ziliute remains in the leader's jersey, but as far as her predictions for the race, she won't say. "Sport is sport. Anything could happen."

And it's a good bet Longo-Ciprelli is hoping to make things happen during tomorrow's Rupert to Pomerelle Road Race. The 90.2 km (56.4 mile) stage takes the riders up two significant climbs, including a mountaintop finish at Pomerelle ski resort. It also represents the last true mountain stage of the race, and except Stage Five's individual time trial, may be one of the last opportunities for Longo-Ciprelli to make any significant time on the leaders. After today's stage, she is 3:18 down on Ziliute.

Results

1 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                  1.17.08 (35.86 km/h)
2 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot
3 Karen Kurreck (USA) US National                             0.05
4 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France
5 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Elita
6 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn
7 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Jayco Australia
8 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National
9 Karine Dalmais (Fra) Office Depot
10 Katia Longhin (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem
11 Roz Reekie-May (NZl) Office Depot
12 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National
13 Odessa Gunn (Can) Timex
14 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France
15 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem
16 Yvonne McGregor (GBr) British National
17 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) Master Team - Carpe Diem
18 Tina Mayolo (USA) AutoTrader.com
19 Kimberly Smith (USA) Timex
20 Lysle Wilhelmi (USA) 800.COM
21 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National
22 Mari Holden (USA) Timex
23 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) German National
24 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn
25 Rhonda Quick (USA) Voler
26 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Boise Cascade Office Products
27 Stacey Peters (USA) 800.COM
28 Susy Pryde (NZl) Saturn
29 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com
30 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com
31 Simone Klewitz (Ger) jane Cosmetics
32 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) AutoTrader.com
33 Leigh Hobson (Can) Charles Schwab
34 Sanna Lehtimaki (Fin) Timex
35 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) AutoTrader.com
36 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Elita
37 Lara Ruthven (USA) US National
38 Sarah Konrad (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
39 Sara Symington (GBr) British National
40 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National
41 Annie Gariepy (Can) Elita
42 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn                                 1.35
43 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France
44 Megan Hughes (GBr) British National                        2.07
45 Catherine Cardwell (USA) Charles Schwab                    2.19
46 Katrina Berger (USA) Charles Schwab                        3.05
47 Sophie St. Jacques (Can) Elita
48 Dede Demet Barry (USA) Saturn                              3.28
49 Ljudmila Corneo (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem             3.35
50 Laura Shuford (USA) AutoTrader.com                         3.35
51 Jennifer Eyerman (USA) jane Cosmetics                      4.54
52 Brenda Black (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles                      6.12
53 Marion Clignet (Fra) HP Lithuania/France
54 Kori Kelly (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
55 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Jayco Australia
56 Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex
57 Leah Goldstein (Can) 800.COM
58 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's
59 Erin Veenstra-Mirabella (USA) Timex
60 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Goldy's
61 Kerry Hellmuth (USA) Master Team - Carpe Diem
62 Cheryl Binney (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
63 Stacey Spencer (Can) jane Cosmetics
64 Carmen Richardson (USA) Goldy's
65 Emma Davies (GBr) British National
66 Nicole Gingles (Can) 800.COM
67 Rene Marshman (USA) US National
68 Melanie McQuaid (Can) Office Depot
69 Maureen Vergara (ESv) 800.COM
70 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Charles Schwab
71 Clara Hughes (Can) Saturn
72 Daphne Wilhelm (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
73 Katie Mactier (Aus) Jayco Australia
74 Emily Thorne (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
75 Andrea Foster (USA) 800.COM
76 Kathleen Lenno (USA) Team Anaerobia
77 Sandra Kolb (USA) Voler
78 Gina Hall (USA) US National
79 Kathleen Scully Wiener (USA) Voler
80 Leah Toffolon (USA) US National
81 Ashley McCullough (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health   7.43
81 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National
81 Gail Longenecker (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
81 Sue Carter (GBr) British National
81 Alison Bergeson (USA) Goldy's
81 Erin Carter (Can) Elita
81 Heather Cole (Can) jane Cosmetics
81 Nicole Freedman (USA) Charles Schwab
81 Liz Tadich (Aus) Jayco Australia
81 Jen Dial (USA) Office Depot
81 Anke Wichmann (Ger) German National
81 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's
81 Karen Dunne (USA) Elita
81 Sue Palmer-Komar (Can) jane Cosmetics
81 Marie Holjer (Swe) Charles Schwab
81 Samanta Loschi (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem
97 Sue Latshaw (USA) Office Depot                           10.01
97 Mina Pizzini (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
97 Annabelle Vowels (Aus) Boise Cascade Office Products
97 Bianca Netzler (Sam) Boise Cascade Office Products
97 Sally Boyden (GBr) Boise Cascade Office Products
97 Weatherly Stroh (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
97 Rebecca McClintock (USA) jane Cosmetics
97 Geraldine Denham (Aus) Jayco Australia
97 Elizabeth Benishen (USA) Team Anaerobia
97 Theresa Korn (USA) Team Anaerobia
97 Deirdre Murphy (Irl) Voler
97 Jenna Loyd (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
97 Erika Nelson-Wong (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
97 Michele Weidner (USA) Goldy's
97 Naomi Williams (Aus) Jayco Australia
97 Liz LaFemina (USA) Team Anaerobia
97 Cindy Carroll (USA) Team Anaerobia
97 Ann Marie Miller (USA) Voler
DNS Karen Timewell (Can) Boise Cascade Office Products

Points:

1 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot                             40 pts
2 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                      37
3 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                      26
4 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                     22
5 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France              21
6 Karen Kurreck (USA) US National                              15
7 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Elita                                      11
8 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn                                   10
9 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Jayco Australia                       4
10 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com                            1
11 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                    1


Mountains:

1 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                      26 pts
2 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot                             24
3 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                      17
4 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                     15
5 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France              10
6 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn                                   10
7 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Jayco Australia                        4
8 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Elita                                       2
9 Karen Kurreck (USA) US National                               2
10 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com                             1
11 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                     1

Teams:

1 HP Lithuania/France                                     3.51.34
2 Office Depot
3 Master Team - Carpe Diem                                   0.05
4 German National
5 Timex
6 Saturn
7 British National
8 AutoTrader.com
9 Elita
10 Charles Schwab                                            5.19
11 800.COM                                                   6.12
12 US National
13 jane Cosmetics                                           11.01
14 Jayco Australia                                          12.19
15 Voler
16 Cure/Schwab Cycles                                       13.50
17 Boise Cascade Office Products                            16.08
18 Goldy's                                                  18.26
19 Procter & Gamble Women's Health
20 Team Anaerobia                                           26.04

General classification after stage 3:

1 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                 6.27.59
2 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                   0.59
3 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National                     1.13
4 Kimberly Smith (USA) Timex                                 1.14
5 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com
6 Lara Ruthven (USA) US National
7 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot                           3.16
8 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                    4.20
9 Karen Kurreck (USA) US National                            4.22
10 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) German National
11 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France           4.25
12 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National                        4.26
13 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France
14 Yvonne McGregor (GBr) British National
15 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Jayco Australia
16 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Elita
17 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) Master Team - Carpe Diem
18 Leigh Hobson (Can) Charles Schwab
19 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National
20 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National
21 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com
22 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn
23 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Boise Cascade Office Products
24 Lysle Wilhelmi (USA) 800.COM
25 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Elita
26 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) AutoTrader.com                      5.13
27 Catherine Cardwell (USA) Charles Schwab                   6.40
28 Karine Dalmais (Fra) Office Depot                         7.03
29 Clara Hughes (Can) Saturn                                 7.54
30 Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex                                10.33
31 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France             11.02
32 Sara Symington (GBr) British National                    12.45
33 Tina Mayolo (USA) AutoTrader.com                         12.47
34 Susy Pryde (NZl) Saturn
35 Sarah Konrad (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
36 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) AutoTrader.com
37 Katia Longhin (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem             13.34
38 Stacey Peters (USA) 800.COM
39 Roz Reekie-May (NZl) Office Depot
40 Odessa Gunn (Can) Timex
41 Sanna Lehtimaki (Fin) Timex                              14.16
42 Katrina Berger (USA) Charles Schwab                      16.34
43 Simone Klewitz (Ger) jane Cosmetics                      16.43
44 Jennifer Eyerman (USA) jane Cosmetics                    17.36
45 Megan Hughes (GBr) British National                      18.17
46 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Jayco Australia                   18.54
47 Erin Veenstra-Mirabella (USA) Timex
48 Annie Gariepy (Can) Elita                                19.27
49 Marion Clignet (Fra) HP Lithuania/France                 19.41
50 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's
51 Kerry Hellmuth (USA) Master Team - Carpe Diem
52 Leah Goldstein (Can) 800.COM
53 Alison Bergeson (USA) Goldy's                            21.12
54 Marie Holjer (Swe) Charles Schwab                        21.12
55 Rene Marshman (USA) US National                          22.50
56 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National                23.49
57 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn                               24.40
58 Rhonda Quick (USA) Voler                                 25.04
59 Emma Davies (GBr) British National                       25.34
60 Melanie McQuaid (Can) Office Depot
61 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem             25.51
62 Liz Tadich (Aus) Jayco Australia                         25.54
63 Karen Dunne (USA) Elita                                  27.02
64 Sue Carter (GBr) British National                        27.05
65 Sophie St. Jacques (Can) Elita                           28.04
66 Cheryl Binney (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health      31.11
67 Kori Kelly (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health         31.58
68 Katie Mactier (Aus) Jayco Australia
69 Emily Thorne (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
70 Carmen Richardson (USA) Goldy's
71 Brenda Black (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
72 Stacey Spencer (Can) jane Cosmetics
73 Daphne Wilhelm (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
74 Gina Hall (USA) US National
75 Nicole Gingles (Can) 800.COM
76 Maureen Vergara (ESv) 800.COM
77 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Charles Schwab
78 Jen Dial (USA) Office Depot                              33.29
79 Sue Palmer-Komar (Can) jane Cosmetics
80 Rebecca McClintock (USA) jane Cosmetics                  35.47
81 Mina Pizzini (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
82 Theresa Korn (USA) Team Anaerobia
83 Sandra Kolb (USA) Voler                                  36.40
84 Andrea Foster (USA) 800.COM                              37.51
85 Dede Demet Barry (USA) Saturn                            38.50
86 Ljudmila Corneo (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem           38.57
87 Anke Wichmann (Ger) German National                      39.22
88 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's
89 Heather Cole (Can) jane Cosmetics
90 Erin Carter (Can) Elita
91 Leah Toffolon (USA) US National                          41.34
92 Erika Nelson-Wong (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles               41.40
93 Ann Marie Miller (USA) Voler
94 Jenna Loyd (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health
95 Annabelle Vowels (Aus) Boise Cascade Office Products
96 Nicole Freedman (USA) Charles Schwab                     43.04
97 Kathleen Lenno (USA) Team Anaerobia                      43.44
98 Gail Longenecker (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles                45.15
99 Sally Boyden (GBr) Boise Cascade Office Products         45.16
100 Sue Latshaw (USA) Office Depot                          45.24
101 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Goldy's                         48.18
102 Geraldine Denham (Aus) Jayco Australia                  49.07
102 Naomi Williams (Aus) Jayco Australia
104 Samanta Loschi (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem           50.19
105 Deirdre Murphy (Irl) Voler                              52.27
106 Weatherly Stroh (USA) Cure/Schwab Cycles
107 Ashley McCullough (USA) Procter & Gamble Women's Health 55.13
108 Elizabeth Benishen (USA) Team Anaerobia                 57.31
109 Laura Shuford (USA) AutoTrader.com                      58.30
110 Kathleen Scully Wiener (USA) Voler                      59.16
111 Liz LaFemina (USA) Team Anaerobia                     1.01.27
112 Michele Weidner (USA) Goldy's                         1.02.06
113 Bianca Netzler (Sam) Boise Cascade Office Products    1.05.42
114 Cindy Carroll (USA) Team Anaerobia                    1.25.02

Points classification:

1 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                   90 pts
2 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot                          80
3 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                  53
4 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                   38
5 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France           26
6 Megan Hughes (GBr) British National                       23
7 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France              20
8 Karen Dunne (USA) Elita                                   20
9 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Elita                                   20
10 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National                   16
11 Karen Kurreck (USA) US National                          15
12 Sara Symington (GBr) British National                    14
13 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National                14
14 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) German National                      13
15 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National                      11
16 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn                               10
17 Nicole Freedman (USA) Charles Schwab                     10
18 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                  8
19 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Jayco Australia                    7
20 Lara Ruthven (USA) US National                            7
21 Katia Longhin (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem              4
22 Kimberly Smith (USA) Timex                                4
23 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National                        2
24 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Charles Schwab                      2
25 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com                          1

Mountains classification:

1 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot                          34 pts
2 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                   33
3 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                   24
4 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                  22
5 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France           12
6 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France              10
7 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn                                10
8 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Jayco Australia                     7
9 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National                     5
10 Kimberly Smith (USA) Timex                                4
11 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Elita                                   2
12 Karen Kurreck (USA) US National                           2
13 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com                          1
14 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                  1
15 Megan Hughes (GBr) British National                       1

Sprints classification:

1 Karen Dunne (USA) Elita                                   20 pts
2 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France                   14
3 Sara Symington (GBr) British National                     14
4 Megan Hughes (GBr) British National                       11
5 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot                          10
6 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France              10
7 Nicole Freedman (USA) Charles Schwab                      10
8 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                    5
9 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                   4
10 Katia Longhin (Ita) Master Team - Carpe Diem              4
11 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) HP Lithuania/France           3
12 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National                        2
13 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Charles Schwab                      2
14 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National                    2
15 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National                 1

Teams classification:

1 HP Lithuania/France                                  19.30.05
2 Saturn                                                   1.19
3 German National                                          3.58
4 Timex                                                    3.58
5 AutoTrader.com                                           4.45
6 British National                                         9.07
7 Elita                                                   15.31
8 Office Depot                                            18.09
9 Charles Schwab                                          21.32
10 US National                                            22.22
11 Master Team - Carpe Diem                               25.26
12 800.COM                                                31.33
13 Jayco Australia                                        36.53
14 jane Cosmetics                                       1.00.09
15 Goldy's                                              1.05.12
16 Boise Cascade Office Products                        1.10.01
17 Cure/Schwab Cycles                                   1.16.48
18 Procter & Gamble Women's Health                      1.28.59
19 Voler                                                1.33.27
20 Team Anaerobia                                       2.10.54

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