15th Grande Boucle Féminine - 2.9.1

France, August 5-18, 2001

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Stage 14 - August 19: Pierrelaye - Paris, 117.8 km

Somarriba triumphs, with the odds

By Jeff Jones

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Joane Somarriba
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Alfa Lum's Joane Somarriba has won her second successive Grande Boucle Feminine in dominating fashion, beating three-time winner Fabiana Luperini (Edil Savino) by a margin of 3'27 as the race finished in Paris today. Somarriba won the prologue and two more stages, and while Luperini also won three stages, she lost too much time in the time trials to be a threat to Somarriba.

There were only two holders of the yellow jersey throughout the tour, such was Somarriba's dominance. The Spaniard lost her lead in stage 7, the longest of the race, to Lithuanian Rasa Polikeviciute (Acca Due O). But this turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as Alfa Lum were relieved of the pressure to defend the jersey every day. Somarriba was only a handful of seconds behind Polikeviciute, and crushed her in the stage 10 time trial to take the lead once and for all, keeping Luperini in check in the Alps and riding into Paris today in yellow.
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Somarriba within the peloton
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The final stage from Pierrelaye to Paris was 117.8 kilometres, finishing with nine laps of a circuit of the avenue Foch in the western part of the city. After a quiet first hour, the race began when they hit the circuit. A number of Somarriba's Basque compatriots were out to cheer their star on to victory, and she did not disappoint. She stayed near the front of the bunch, assisted by her team, and finished safely in the bunch sprint that concluded the stage.

Carpe Diem-Itera led the charge with Russian sprinting star Olga Slioussareva (winner of the points jersey) coming through with 500 metres to go to take her third stage win, clearly beating Regina Schleicher (Michela Fanini) and Susanne Ljungskog (Aliverti mixed). Slioussareva also finished 12th overall, quite impressive for a track sprinter in a race such as this.
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Slioussareva does it again
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The Russian team totally dominated the sprints classification as well, with Elena Tchalykh, Olga Slioussareva and Youlia Martissova making a clean sweep. Fabiana Luperini had to be satisfied with second place and the mountains jersey, while her Edil Savino team won the team's classification. The best young rider was another Spaniard Maribel Moreno Allue (Junkers-Noja), who finished 17th on GC.

"I am very happy to have finally finished La Grande Boucle because of so many days of competition and the great pressure on me. More than last year," said Somarriba at the finish.

"In five years, the level of the women's peloton has improved a lot and the riders are better and better prepared. Now, my next objective is the World Championships in Portugal".

Results

1 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera               2.49.22 (41.73 km/h)
2 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox
3 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti Mixed
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja
5 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
6 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA
7 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport
8 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
9 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport
10 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco
11 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Team 24
12 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Catalonia
13 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Mixed
14 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
15 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Junkers-Noja
16 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
17 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera
18 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Farm Frites/USA
19 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Michela Fanini Record Rox
20 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gas Sport Team
21 Miho Oki (Jpn) CA Mantes-La-Ville
22 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja
23 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
24 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem Itera
25 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera
26 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) CA Mantes-La-Ville
27 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport
28 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed
29 Joan Wilson (USA) Farm Frites/USA
30 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport
31 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia
32 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino
33 Bettina Schöke (Ger) Junkers-Noja
34 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Gas Sport Team
35 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Catalonia
36 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport
37 Gemma Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco
38 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera
39 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team
40 Isabelle Carro (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco
41 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edilsavino
42 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino
43 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco
44 Cybil Diguistini (Can) CA Mantes-La-Ville
45 Sandra Santanyes (Spa) Catalonia
46 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino
47 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville
48 Fatima Blazquez Lozano (Spa) Michela Fanini Record Rox
49 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
50 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed
51 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja
52 Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Swam-Slovakia
53 Elena Carbonell Font (Spa) Catalonia
54 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
55 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
56 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
57 Alena Barillova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia
58 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino
59 Rhonda Quick (USA) Farm Frites/USA
60 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox
61 Zlatica Gavlakova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia
62 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
63 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Junkers-Noja
64 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Catalonia
65 Alexandra Nohles (Ger) Aliverti Mixed                     0.12
66 Sonia Rocca (Ita) Edilsavino                              0.32
67 Marika Murer (Swi) Michela Fanini Record Rox              2.21
68 Patricia Zulato (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox           2.21
69 Tiziana Smorgon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox           2.25
 
Final general classification
 
1 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.           42.11.22 (36.97 km/h)
2 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino                          3.27
3 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja                            5.34
4 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team                7.23
5 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena             8.00
6 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti Mixed                     9.45
7 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino                     12.10
8 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed                   12.27
9 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia                19.27
10 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Gas Sport Team                    21.59
11 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja                 22.21
12 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                 23.49
13 Bettina Schöke (Ger) Junkers-Noja                        27.45
14 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                        29.09
15 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena              30.06
16 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem Itera                      31.52
17 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja                  32.07
18 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino                          33.05
19 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena        33.33
20 Fatima Blazquez Lozano (Spa) Michela Fanini Record Ro    34.15
21 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Michela Fanini Record Rox        34.22
22 Cybil Diguistini (Can) CA Mantes-La-Ville                38.12
23 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed                     41.46
24 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport                  41.56
25 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Junkers-Noja                         49.16
26 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport                    55.59
27 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) CA Mantes-La-Ville                 56.34
28 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                   56.43
29 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                 57.37
30 Rhonda Quick (USA) Farm Frites/USA                       59.43
31 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena             1.00.04
32 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Farm Frites/USA               1.00.45
33 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera
34 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera           1.00.49
35 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Team 24                            1.00.53
36 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena            1.01.24
37 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA                    1.02.25
38 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                     1.03.18
39 Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Swam-Slovakia                      1.05.46
40 Miho Oki (Jpn) CA Mantes-La-Ville                      1.07.11
41 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino                      1.08.47
42 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco               1.09.51
43 Joan Wilson (USA) Farm Frites/USA                      1.11.01
44 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Mixed               1.11.28
45 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Junkers-Noja                 1.14.54
46 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox      1.18.06
47 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport                  1.18.56
48 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Catalonia               1.19.22
49 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport          1.21.32
50 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Catalonia                           1.35.07
51 Zlatica Gavlakova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia                  1.37.34
52 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport              1.41.48
53 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena           1.48.29
54 Alexandra Nohles (Ger) Aliverti Mixed                  1.59.23
55 Gemma Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco          2.11.06
56 Marika Murer (Swi) Michela Fanini Record Rox           2.14.16
57 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gas Sport Team                 2.14.18
58 Tiziana Smorgon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox        2.19.46
59 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox          2.31.09
60 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edilsavino                        2.36.01
61 Sonia Rocca (Ita) Edilsavino                           2.37.22
62 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco        2.41.15
63 Sandra Santanyes (Spa) Catalonia                       2.41.31
64 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville              2.56.17
65 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Catalonia                        3.01.56
66 Patricia Zulato (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox        3.24.08
67 Isabelle Carro (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco                    4.03.10
68 Elena Carbonell Font (Spa) Catalonia                   4.27.09
69 Alena Barillova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia                    4.45.37
 
Points classification
 
1 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                    175 pts
2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja                             141
3 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox           107
4 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                 89
5 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena               87
6 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino                            86
7 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA                          83
8 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team                  76
9 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport                      54
10 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti Mixed                      51
11 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino                       47
12 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino                             44
13 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                37
14 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport               36
15 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed                        30
16 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Mixed                    29
17 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena           27
18 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                          26
19 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                           24
20 Bettina Schöke (Ger) Junkers-Noja                           24
21 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed                     24
22 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia                  22
23 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Michela Fanini Record Rox           19
24 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport                       19
25 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena                  17
26 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                    15
27 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja                    15
28 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                       14
29 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Gas Sport Team                       14
30 Fatima Blazquez Lozano (Spa) Michela Fanini Record Ro       13
31 Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Swam-Slovakia                           12
32 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena                 12
33 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Team 24                                 12
34 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Farm Frites/USA                    10
35 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena                10
36 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena                  9
37 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                       9
38 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino                            7
39 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco                     6
40 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Catalonia                              4
41 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja                      4
42 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) CA Mantes-La-Ville                     4
43 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Junkers-Noja                             4
44 Cybil Diguistini (Can) CA Mantes-La-Ville                    3
45 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem Itera                          2
46 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport                    2
47 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Junkers-Noja                       2
48 Miho Oki (Jpn) CA Mantes-La-Ville                            1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino                           113 pts
2 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                 72
3 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena               49
4 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed                      40
5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja                              30
6 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team                  27
7 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia                   19
8 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino                        16
9 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti Mixed                       15
10 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                    15
11 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Gas Sport Team                       12
12 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena                 10
13 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja                     9
14 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja                      7
15 Marika Murer (Swi) Michela Fanini Record Rox                 4
16 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Michela Fanini Record Rox            4
17 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                        2
18 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino                              1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                        52 pts
2 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                     42
3 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                     26
4 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena               22
5 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                           10
6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja                               8
7 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino                         6
8 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                  6
9 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena                   5
10 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox            5
11 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                            5
12 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed                      3
13 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino                            3
14 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gas Sport Team                       1
15 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia                   1
16 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena                 1
 
Espoirs classification
 
1 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja                42.43.29
2 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed                       9.39
3 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena               29.17
4 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Catalonia                            1.03.00
5 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport               1.09.41
6 Gemma Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco           1.38.59
7 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edilsavino                         2.03.54
8 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco         2.09.08
 
Teams classification
 
1 Edil Savino                                           127.20.43
2 Junkers - Noja                                             2.49
3 Aliverti                                                  17.23
4 Alfa Lum RSM                                              23.00
5 Acca Due O - HP - Lorena                                  24.14
6 Carpe Diem - Itera                                        32.53
7 Gas Sport                                                 37.03
8 Swam                                                    1.30.16
9 Michela Fanini                                          1.34.08
10 Farm Frites - USA                                      1.43.34
11 CA Mantes la Ville                                     1.50.23
12 Bik - Toscany                                          1.57.19
13 Catalonia                                              3.25.46
14 Bizkaia - Sabeco                                       5.05.39