16th Tour de l'Aude - 2.9.1France, May 5-14, 2000Main Page Anna Wilson's report Results Previous stageStage 3 - May 8: Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse - Durban-Corbières, 127 kmRossner claims second winThere was more German success today in the Tour de l'Aude after they brought their total of victories to four in five starts. After yesterday's time gap nightmare, the 127 kilometres from St Laurent de la Cabrerisse to Durban-Corbières was relatively straightforward, and most of the 71 rider pack finished in the lead bunch. The German of the day was once again Saturn's Petra Rossner, who won her second stage from compatriot and yesterday's winner, Ina Teutenberg riding for the German national team. In third place, showing some form was Australia's Anna Wilson, also Saturn. There were attacks though, and the Russian and Lithuanian teams were particularly aggressive, with the latter trying to set up Diana Ziliute for the win. After 40 kilometres, Russian rider Svetlana Boubnenkova took the first climb at the côte de Fraissé des Corbières from Heidi Van de Vijver (Vlaanderen 2002) and Aline Camboulives (France). This led to an attack shortly afterwards, as Magali Floc'H (France) attempted to escape, followed by a break of four including pre-race favourite Lyne Bessette (Saturn). They gained 20 seconds but were caught by the time they came through Durban-Corbières for the first lap. The second lap did not see any great splits in the peloton, and the field sped into Durban-Corbières for a 60 plus bunch sprint. Tour leader, Hanka Kupfernagel (Radteam Kupfernagel) managed to increase her lead over France's Geraldine Loewenguth by virtue of a few bonus seconds today, and now leads by 1.54. Tomorrow's stage is another circuit starting an finishing in Port-Lauraguais, 116 kilometres long. Anna Wilson's reportToday we raced 130kms on undulating terrain. A couple of climbs but nothing too serious. We were keen to be aggressive and try to establish a breakaway. It was pretty obvious from the start that the Dutch team were also keen to be aggressive. However, the Lithuanian team was very intent on keeping things together. The first 50kms were very fast as small groups would form off the front and then be chased down but eventually it became clear that nothing was going to be allowed to go. So we prepared ourselves for a bunch sprint. There was the usual chaos as we approached the final kilometre, with the most organised team being the Lithuanians trying to lead out Ziliute. We tried to find Petra to help her out but never managed to all get together for an organised lead out. In the end, I followed Ina Teutenberg up the right hand side of the bunch and Petra made her own way through the middle. Ina started sprinting with 150 metres to go and I tried to get round her but realised she was too fast and was going to beat me to the line. Just as I thought our chances of a stage win had disappeared, Petra flew up the left hand side of the bunch, and crossed the line first. A fantastic sprint from her but we were all a little depressed that we hadn't been able to help her to her victory. I think tomorrow will prove to be another epic in the tour. There are a couple of nasty climbs and it is up and down all day and usually very windy. We are all hoping for good legs! Results1 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 3.37.21 (35.997 km/h)
2 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Germany
3 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team
4 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) France
5 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands
6 Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Netherlands
7 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem
8 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Russia
9 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuania
10 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team
11 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Russia
12 Yuliya Murenka (Ukr) Ukraine
13 Vanja Vonckx (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team
14 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Radteam Kupfernagel
15 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex
16 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel
17 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania
18 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team
19 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands
20 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Russia
21 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) France
22 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Ukraine
23 Leigh Hobson (Can) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia
24 Aline Camboulives (Fra) France
25 Valetyna Karpenko (Ukr) Ukraine
26 Sanna Lehtimaki (Fin) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex
27 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) Master Team Carpe Diem
28 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team
29 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France
30 Cybil Di Guistini (Can) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia
31 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Lithuania
32 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia
33 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Netherlands
34 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex
35 Géraldine Loewenguth (Fra) France
36 Kym Shirley (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team
37 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia
38 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex
39 Laurence Restoin (Fra) France
40 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Germany
41 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Radteam Kupfernagel
42 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Russia
43 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Netherlands
44 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel
45 Annie Gariepy (Can) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia
46 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania
47 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Ukraine
48 Ita Kryjanovskaïa (Rus) Radteam Kupfernagel
49 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Netherlands
50 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Aliverti Immobilione
51 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Russia
52 Deirdre Demet-Barry (USA) Saturn Cycling Team
53 Leah Goldstein (Can) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia
54 Meike De Bruijn (Ned) Radteam Kupfernagel
55 Rasa Mazeikyte (Ltu) Team Aliverti Immobilione
56 Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Germany
57 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team
58 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn Cycling Team
59 Kristina Obrucova (Cze) Team Aliverti Immobilione
60 Tetyana Andrushchenko (Ukr) Ukraine
61 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex
62 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Russia
63 Clara Hughes (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 0.11
64 Nataliya Yuganiyk (Ukr) Ukraine 3.44
65 Jacqueline Brabenetz (Ger) Germany
66 Cornélia Dreher (Ger) Germany
67 Rikka Olsen (Den) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex
68 Judith Arndt (Ger) Germany
69 Rita Narbutyte (Ltu) Lithuania 18.36
70 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuania
71 Claudia Marietta (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem
General classification after stage 3:
1 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel 10.45.32
2 Géraldine Loewenguth (Fra) France 1.54
3 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands 2.04
4 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 2.57
5 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Ukraine 2.59
6 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex 8.02
7 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 10.20
8 Aline Camboulives (Fra) France 10.26
9 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia 10.28
10 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 11.50
11 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 12.09
12 Meike De Bruijn (Ned) Radteam Kupfernagel 12.28
13 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex 12.34
14 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France 12.41
15 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia 13.00
16 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) France 13.03
17 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Russia 13.04
18 Leigh Hobson (Can) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia 13.09
19 Cybil Di Guistini (Can) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia 13.09
20 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Netherlands 13.18
21 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) France 13.23
22 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Germany 14.47
23 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex 15.37
24 Laurence Restoin (Fra) France 15.48
25 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Russia 15.50
26 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands 16.16
27 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuania 17.27
28 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Russia 17.29
29 Clara Hughes (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 17.37
30 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania 17.43
31 Annie Gariepy (Can) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia 17.43
32 Yuliya Murenka (Ukr) Ukraine 17.44
33 Deirdre Demet-Barry (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 17.46
34 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Netherlands 17.48
35 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Germany 19.27
36 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) Master Team Carpe Diem 19.41
37 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Radteam Kupfernagel 21.33
38 Valetyna Karpenko (Ukr) Ukraine 23.00
39 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 23.11
40 Tetyana Andrushchenko (Ukr) Ukraine 23.14
41 Sanna Lehtimaki (Fin) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex 23.22
42 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania 23.27
43 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Aliverti Immobilione 23.33
44 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Ukraine 24.17
45 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Lithuania 25.02
46 Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Netherlands 25.07
47 Vanja Vonckx (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 25.07
48 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Russia 25.20
49 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 25.20
50 Kristina Obrucova (Cze) Team Aliverti Immobilione 25.23
51 Kym Shirley (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 25.35
52 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel 25.37
53 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Radteam Kupfernagel 26.30
54 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Netherlands 27.08
55 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Russia 28.18
56 Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Germany 28.32
57 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 29.48
58 Rasa Mazeikyte (Ltu) Team Aliverti Immobilione 30.24
59 Leah Goldstein (Can) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia 30.44
60 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex 30.49
61 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Russia 30.53
62 Ita Kryjanovskaïa (Rus) Radteam Kupfernagel 30.55
63 Judith Arndt (Ger) Germany 34.57
64 Jacqueline Brabenetz (Ger) Germany 37.26
65 Nataliya Yuganiyk (Ukr) Ukraine 41.10
66 Rikka Olsen (Den) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex 41.20
67 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem 42.52
68 Cornélia Dreher (Ger) Germany 47.52
69 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuania 51.53
70 Claudia Marietta (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem 54.51
71 Rita Narbutyte (Ltu) Lithuania 59.06
Points Classification:
1 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Germany 66
2 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 57 pts
3 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel 48
4 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands 48
5 Géraldine Loewenguth (Fra) France 37
6 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 34
7 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Ukraine 32
8 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) France 31
9 Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Netherlands 30
10 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 29
11 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuania 27
12 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Russia 20
13 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex 15
14 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Master Team Carpe Diem 13
15 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia 12
16 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex 12
17 Aline Camboulives (Fra) France 10
18 Clara Hughes (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 9
19 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 9
20 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 9
21 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Russia 8
22 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania 8
23 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Russia 8
24 Nataliya Yuganiyk (Ukr) Ukraine 7
25 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia 6
26 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Radteam Kupfernagel 6
27 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France 5
28 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Netherlands 5
29 Yuliya Murenka (Ukr) Ukraine 5
30 Meike De Bruijn (Ned) Radteam Kupfernagel 4
31 Vanja Vonckx (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 4
32 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Russia 3
33 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands 2
34 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex 2
35 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) France 2
Climbs Classification:
1 Géraldine Loewenguth (Fra) France 24
2 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Ukraine 23 pts
3 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel 18
4 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands 12
5 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Russia 11
6 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 8
7 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuania 5
8 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 5
9 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Germany 3
10 Aline Camboulives (Fra) France 3
11 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) Mixte 1 Canada/Australia 3
Hot spots Classification:
1 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Russia 28 pts
2 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Radteam Kupfernagel 21
3 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Netherlands 13
4 Clara Hughes (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 10
5 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Ukraine 9
6 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Russia 6
7 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Lithuania 6
8 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 5
9 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania 4
10 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 3
11 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 3
12 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex 3
13 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France 2
14 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 2
15 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Germany 2
16 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania 1
17 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands 1
18 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuania 1
19 Valetyna Karpenko (Ukr) Ukraine 1
Teams Classification:
1 France 32.41.29
2 Netherlands 6.52
3 Radteam Kupfernagel 8.23
4 Mixte 2 Farm Frites/Timex 11.20
5 Mixte 1 Canada/Australia 11.21
6 Vlaanderen 2002 Ladies Team 11.31
7 Ukraine 13.29
8 Saturn Cycling Team 16.27
9 Russia 21.16
10 Germany 29.45
11 Lithuania 33.23
12 Team Aliverti Immobilione 54.07
13 Master Team Carpe Diem 1.27.02
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