Montreal World Cup - CDM

Canada, May 28, 2000

1999 Results Preview Course Start List Past Winners

Preview

Round 4 of the Women's World Cup will see one of the strongest fields yet contesting the 100 kilometre circuit race in Montreal, Canada. Following a short break after La Fleche Wallone, in Belgium (April 12), there will be two rounds of the series in America. Following the Montreal race will be the keenly anticipated First Union Liberty Classic in the USA on June 4.

Current World Cup leader, Diana Ziliute (Acca Due O) is at the top of the list of the field of 86 riders, and she will bring a strong team with her. Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr), Marion Clignet (Fra) and the Polikeviciute twins and Urbanaite Zita from Lithuania are always a formidable opposition, but there is plenty of quality in this field. 1999 winner, Tracey Gaudry (Timex) will be defending her title with the help of her Timex teammates, Mari Holden, Kim Smith, Odessa Gunn and Sanna Lehtimaki, all of whom have been riding well of late.

Anna Wilson (Saturn) will be amongst the favourites, but the race finishes with an uphill sprint which may well give a different result than expected should a large group arrive at the end of 12 laps. Wilson has a powerful squad behind her with Susy Pryde, Lyne Bessette, Julie Hanson and Dede Demet.

Canadian favourite, Geneviève Jeanson will probably have to rely on her own power to win the race, however she has proved several times already this year that she is up to the task. This course will not suit her as much as Fleche Wallone, but it is somewhat hillier than the course in Canberra where she could not escape the field.

The in form Pia Sundstedt and Fabiana Luperini (GAS Sport) will be coming off their 1-2 in the recent Giro del Trentino Adige and again have a strong supporting team. Jean Paul Van Poppel's Dutch team will be here with Mirjam Melchers, Mirella Van Melis and Chantal Beltman, and Melchers is always a good bet for a place in the top 5.

The Canadian Elita team and the US Autotrader.com team will be riding their first World Cup race, and both are coming off some good form in national series races in the States. It will be an interesting battle on Sunday to say the least.

The course

The race is 102.4 kilometres long, consisting of 12 laps of an 8.3 kilometre circuit around Mont-Royal. It starts and finishes at the top of a 100 metre climb, the circuit's main obstacle. The race winds its way down Cote des Neiges along Remembrance Drive, past two cemeteries, before looping around Montreal University. The final climb up Camilien Houde is 1.5 kilometres long, at approximately 7 percent gradient, and will surely test the legs after 12 laps.

Starting List

Timex Team                          Acca Due O-Lorena Camicie

1 Tracey Gaudry (Aus)               11 Diana Ziliute (Ltu)
2 Mari Holden (USA)                 12 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr)
3 Kim Smith (USA)                   13 Marion Clignet (Fra)
4 Odessa Gunn (Can)                 14 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu)
5 Sanna Lehtimaki (Fin)             15 Urbanaite Zita (Ltu)
                                    16 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu)

Club Médico-Sportif                 Saturn Cycling Team

21 Geneviève Jeanson (Can)          31 Anna Wilson (Aus)
22 Nadia Roy (Can)                  32 Lyne Bessette (Can)
23 Annick Marcoux (Can)             33 Susy Pride (NZl)
24 Dominique Codère (Can)           34 Julie Hanson (USA)
25 Éva Kuzyt (Can)                  35 Deirdre Demet (USA)

Dutch National Team                 Gas Sport Team

41 Mirjam Melchers (Ned)            51 Pia Sundstedt (Fin)
42 Mirella Van Melis (Ned)          52 Alessandra Cappelotto (Ita)
43 Chantal Beltman (Ned)            53 Valaria Cappellotto (Ita)
44 Mariëlle Van Scheppingen (Ned)   54 Fabiana Luperini (Ita)
45 Ghita Beltman (Ned)              55 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita)
46 Arenda Grimberg (Ned)            56 Luisiana Pegoraro (Ita)

Vlaanderen 2002                     Master-Team-Carpe Diem

61 Cindy Pieters (Bel)              71 Ljudmila Corneo (Ita)
62 Heidi Vande Vijvier (Bel)        72 Bridget Evans (Aus)
63 Vanja Vonckx (Bel)               73 Sigrid Corneo (Ita)
64 Vanessa Cheatley (Bel)           74 Katia Longhin (Ita)
                                    75 Marcia Eicher (Swi)
                                    76 Kerry Hellmuth (USA)

Intersports Inc. RacingTeam         Elita

81 Ann Samplonius (Can)             91 Erin Carter (Can)
82 Darnelle Moore (Can)             92 Sophie St-Jacques (Can)
83 Ann Turin (Can)                  93 Cybil DiGuistini (Can)
84 Andrea Hannos (Can)              94 Kimberly Langton (Can)
85 Sandy Espeseth (Can)             95 Karen Dunne (USA)
                                    96 Annie Gariepy (Can)

British National Team               Autotrader.com

101 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr)           111 Pamela Schuster (USA)
102 Megan Hughes (GBr)              112 Kimberly Bruckner (USA)
103 Yvonne McGregor (GBr)           113 Anke Erlank (USA)
104 Sara Symington (GBr)            114 Andrea Ratovic (USA)
105 Susan Carter (GBr)              115 Laura Shuford (USA)
106 Melanie Sears (GBr)             116 Julie Young (USA)

Canadian National Team              National Team Bermuda/Ireland

121 Chloe Black (Can)               131 Melanie Claude (Ber)
122 Julia Bradley (Can)             132 Julia Hawley (Ber)
123 Leigh Hobson (Can)              133 Jeana Godfrey (Ber)
124 Sue Palmer (Can)                134 Wenda Godfrey (Ber)
                                    135 Deirdre Murphy (Irl)

Club Cycliste Vézar Sugoi           Team Ontario

141 Mélanie Nadeau (Can)            151 Kate Archibald (Can)
142 Nadine Murtada (Can)            152 Julia Farell (Can)
143 Julie Masson (Can)              153 Tara Mulder (Can)
144 Nathalie Labonté (Can)          154 Allyson Fox (Can)
145 Émilie Germain (Can)            155 Kirsten Robbins (Can)

Past Winners

1999 Tracey Gaudry

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