15th Grande Boucle Féminine - 2.9.1

France, August 5-18, 2001

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Stage 12 - August 17: Valreas - Superdévoluy, 131 km

Ljungskog gains first Alpine stage

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Susanne Ljungskog
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Swedish rider Susanne Ljungskog, riding for the Alverti-Vlaanderen mixed team, has won the 12th stage of La Grande Boucle Feminine, that took the riders from Valreas (Vaucluse) to Superdevoluy (Hautes-Alpes) on another moderately mountainous 131.7 kilomètres. Ljungskog, winner of La Primavera Rosa at the beginning of this season, beat Russian Svetlana Boubnenkova (Edilsavino) in the sprint after the two had escaped. In third place was points leader Olga Slioussareva (Carpe Diem), who came in just in front of Nataliya Kachalka (Michela Fanini), 2'41 behind the leaders.

Race leader Joane Somarriba (Alfa Lum) finished 6th at 5'36, and kept her jersey, while German Judith Arndt (Junkers) finished just behind Somarriba, managing to move herself up to 3rd on GC.

The first attack of the day came from Regina Schleicher (Michela Fanini), who escaped after 15 kilometres, and was away solo for 93 kilometres. Her maximum lead was only 5'25, and she was caught with 25 km to go by Ljungskog, Boubnenkova, Kachalka, Urbonaite and Slioussareva.
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Sprint for 5th
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Schleicher didn't last long after her massive effort in the lead, and Ljungskog and Boubnenkova attacked on the col de Festre with 20 km to go to make the decisive break. Urbonaite was dropped on this climb, and eventually finished 19th on the stage, while the other two (Slioussareva and Kachalka) finished 3rd and 4th nearly 3 minutes clear of the yellow jersey group, which also contained Fabiana Luperini.

Tomorrow will be the last hard day of the Tour, with the col d'Izoard to be crossed en route between Guillestre and Vaujany (135.5 km).

Results

1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti Mixed             3.44.37
2 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino                 0.01
3 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera              2.41
4 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Michela Fanini Record Rox     2.47
5 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino                     5.36
6 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.          
7 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja
8 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed               6.00
9 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
10 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena    6.17
11 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja
12 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team          6.18
13 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Gas Sport Team                6.28
14 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
15 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem Itera                  6.30
16 Cybil Diguistini (Can) CA Mantes-La-Ville            6.33
17 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja
18 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team
19 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena           6.49
20 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino                      6.50
21 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino
22 Rhonda Quick (USA) Farm Frites/USA
23 Bettina Schöke (Ger) Junkers-Noja
24 Fatima Blazquez Lozano (Spa) Michela Fanini Record Rox
25 Zlatica Gavlakova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia                7.06
26 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport
27 Joan Wilson (USA) Farm Frites/USA                    7.08
28 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport
29 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Farm Frites/USA
30 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed                 7.39
31 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
32 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Junkers-Noja
33 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Catalonia
34 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Team 24
35 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera         7.57
36 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia           8.06
37 Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Swam-Slovakia                    8.07
38 Miho Oki (Jpn) CA Mantes-La-Ville                    8.38
39 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera             9.04
40 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
41 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
42 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                9.57
43 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Mixed            10.03
44 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport
45 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco            10.30
46 Tiziana Smorgon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox     10.32
47 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) CA Mantes-La-Ville            11.18
48 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA
49 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox   13.06
50 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Alfa Lum R.S.M.              13.52
51 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
52 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox
53 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Catalonia
54 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport
55 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport
56 Patricia Zulato (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox     15.04
57 Alexandra Nohles (Ger) Aliverti Mixed
58 Sandra Santanyes (Spa) Catalonia                    15.11
59 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville           15.40
60 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Catalonia                        16.11
61 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edilsavino                     20.52
62 Isabelle Carro (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco
63 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gas Sport Team
64 Sonia Rocca (Ita) Edilsavino
65 Marika Murer (Swi) Michela Fanini Record Rox
66 Alena Barillova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia
67 Elena Carbonell Font (Spa) Catalonia
68 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco
69 Gemma Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco
70 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco   28.16
71 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Junkers-Noja              47.12

General classification after stage 12

1 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.      35.05.33
2 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino                     3.33
3 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja                       5.08
4 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team           5.28
5 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team              6.04
6 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena        6.32
7 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia            7.22
8 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti Mixed                7.57
9 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja              8.08
10 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino                8.58
11 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera            10.29
12 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed             10.42
13 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena   11.04
14 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                   14.19
15 Bettina Schöke (Ger) Junkers-Noja                   14.24
16 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja             17.17
17 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Gas Sport Team               18.11
18 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport             18.44
19 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem Itera                 19.05
20 Fatima Blazquez Lozano (Spa) Michela Fanini Recor   19.16
21 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino                     19.28
22 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Michela Fanini Record Rox   21.32
23 Cybil Diguistini (Can) CA Mantes-La-Ville           23.22
24 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena         23.59
25 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Junkers-Noja                    25.42
26 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed                26.37
27 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport       30.30
28 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport               31.04
29 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) CA Mantes-La-Ville            31.46
30 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena          34.36
31 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox   35.37
32 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA                 36.21
33 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Team 24                         36.21
34 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera            36.28
35 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena         36.44
36 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera        36.53
37 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Farm Frites/USA            36.55
38 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                  37.29
39 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport               38.14
40 Miho Oki (Jpn) CA Mantes-La-Ville                   39.00
41 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Alfa Lum R.S.M.              40.24
42 Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Swam-Slovakia                   41.17
43 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Mixed            42.31
44 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino                   44.46
45 Rhonda Quick (USA) Farm Frites/USA                  44.53
46 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco            45.19
47 Joan Wilson (USA) Farm Frites/USA                   46.40
48 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport           48.38
49 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera               50.59
50 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Catalonia                        52.33
51 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Catalonia            52.36
52 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Junkers-Noja            1.01.21
53 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena      1.11.31
54 Zlatica Gavlakova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia             1.13.05
55 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gas Sport Team            1.21.08
56 Marika Murer (Swi) Michela Fanini Record Rox      1.21.48
57 Gemma Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco     1.26.08
58 Alexandra Nohles (Ger) Aliverti Mixed             1.31.49
59 Tiziana Smorgon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox   1.36.59
60 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox     1.40.07
61 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edilsavino                   1.45.36
62 Sonia Rocca (Ita) Edilsavino                      1.46.43
63 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco   1.57.04
64 Sandra Santanyes (Spa) Catalonia                  2.01.55
65 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville         2.05.21
66 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Catalonia                   2.10.54
67 Patricia Zulato (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox   2.19.34
68 Isabelle Carro (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco               3.00.40
69 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco 3.13.17
70 Elena Carbonell Font (Spa) Catalonia              3.23.22
71 Alena Barillova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia               3.43.05