15th Grande Boucle Féminine - 2.9.1

France, August 5-18, 2001

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Stage 4 - August 8: Bergerac - La Rochefoucauld, 121 km

Dutch 1-2 in La Rochefoucauld

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Yvonne Brunen
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Dutch riders Yvonne Brunen (Farm Frites-Hartol) and Chantal Beltman (Bik Toscany Sport) have finished first and second in the fourth stage of La Grande Boucle Féminine. The two were part of a five woman break that gained nearly three minutes on the field, also including Mari Holden (Alfa Lum), Rasa Polikeviciute (Acca Due-O) and Zinaida Stahurskaia (GAS Sport). The result means that Stahurskaia moved to within 50 seconds of Joane Somarriba's yellow jersey, with plenty more racing to come.

The fourth stage was 121 km between Bergerac (Dordogne) and Rochefoucauld, and was carried out in wet conditions. Swiss rider Marika Murer attacked after 40 kilometres, managing a 52 second lead before being caught by three chasers, and then the rest of the bunch.

The race split at that point, with nine riders, including Rasa Polikeviciute (Acca Due O), Mari Holden and Daniela Veronesi (both Alfa Lum). Veronesi dropped back to the bunch in order to help preserve Somarriba's lead, but that was the last she saw of the breakaways. Alfa Lum had to ride hard to limit the damage, which was over 4 minutes at one point, giving Stahurskaia the virtual leader's jersey for approximately 25 kilometres. However by the finish it was down to 2'53, and Somarriba kept the yellow.

Rasa Polikeviciute also moved up to third overall, at 1'23, meaning that Somarriba and her Alfa Lum team will face a tough battle in the days to come.

Tomorrow's stage 5 will take the riders between Saint-Porchaire and La Roche-sur-Yon (140.1 km).

Results

1 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA                 3.28.01
2 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport
3 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
4 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
5 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team
6 Bettina Schöke (Ger) Junkers-Noja                      2.00
7 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera               2.53
8 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox
9 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja
10 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed
11 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team
12 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Team 24
13 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
14 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport
15 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Michela Fanini Record Rox
16 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
17 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem Itera
18 Rhonda Quick (USA) Farm Frites/USA
19 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gas Sport Team
20 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport
21 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Mixed
22 Magali Le Floch (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville
23 Esther Van Der Helm (Ned) Farm Frites/USA
24 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
25 Miho Oki (Jpn) CA Mantes-La-Ville
26 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco
27 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Junkers-Noja
28 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja
29 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
30 Cybil Diguistini (Can) CA Mantes-La-Ville
31 Séverine Desbouys (Fra) Gas Sport Team
32 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport
33 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
34 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti Mixed
35 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Edilsavino
36 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport
37 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
38 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed
39 Gemma Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco
40 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja
41 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA
42 Marta Vilajosana (Spa) Catalonia
43 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Junkers-Noja
44 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino
45 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia
46 Joan Wilson (USA) Farm Frites/USA
47 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Catalonia
48 Kirsty Nicole Robb (NZl) Bik Toscany Sport
49 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino
50 Greta Zocca (Ita) Gas Sport Team
51 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Catalonia
52 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) CA Mantes-La-Ville
53 Emma James (Aus) Team 24
54 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Gas Sport Team
55 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino
56 Vera Carrara (Ita) Carpe Diem Itera
57 Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Swam-Slovakia
58 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) Swam-Slovakia
59 Gabriella Pregnolato (Ita) Gas Sport Team
60 Fatima Blazquez Lozano (Spa) Michela Fanini Record Rox
61 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville
62 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Farm Frites/USA
63 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
64 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera              4.10
65 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera
66 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox
67 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera          4.46
68 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                    5.00
69 Pamela Schuster (USA) Farm Frites/USA                 5.16
70 Marika Murer (Swi) Michela Fanini Record Rox
71 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville
72 Mercedes Cagigas Anedo (Spa) Junkers-Noja
73 Patricia Zulato (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox
74 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
75 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                 5.44
76 Alexandra Nohles (Ger) Aliverti Mixed                 6.43
77 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edilsavino
78 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco       8.21
79 Sonia Rocca (Ita) Edilsavino                         16.27
80 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino
81 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Catalonia
82 Tiziana Smorgon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox      21.27
83 Isabelle Carro (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco
84 Sari Saarelainen (Fin) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
85 Sandra Santanyes (Spa) Catalonia
86 Alena Barillova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia
87 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco
88 Zlatica Gavlakova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia
89 Rebecca Menart (Fra) Team 24                         30.59
90 Eva Potocna (Svk) Swam-Slovakia
91 Eva Clop Ponte (Spa) Catalonia
92 Elena Carbonell Font (Spa) Catalonia                 36.27
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.       11.03.37
2 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team               0.50
3 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena         1.23
4 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino                      2.14
5 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team            2.37
6 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia
7 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed                3.47
8 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja               4.09
9 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                      4.37
10 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja                       4.58
11 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena     5.02
12 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Edilsavino                       5.11
13 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja               5.51
14 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti Mixed                6.01
15 Séverine Desbouys (Fra) Gas Sport Team                6.01
16 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino                       6.23
17 Bettina Schöke (Ger) Junkers-Noja                     6.28
18 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem Itera                   6.49
19 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino                 7.11
20 Vera Carrara (Ita) Carpe Diem Itera                   8.05
21 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Junkers-Noja                8.26
22 Fatima Blazquez Lozano (Spa) Michela Fanini Record    8.43
23 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera              9.27
24 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera              9.59
25 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                10.29
26 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) Swam-Slovakia             10.41
27 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport              10.52
28 Cybil Diguistini (Can) CA Mantes-La-Ville            10.56
29 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Gas Sport Team                10.59
30 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Michela Fanini Record Rox    11.04
31 Marta Vilajosana (Spa) Catalonia                     11.42
32 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport        11.43
33 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena          11.55
34 Rhonda Quick (USA) Farm Frites/USA                   11.57
35 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox    12.16
36 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA                  12.42
37 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) CA Mantes-La-Ville             13.22
38 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Alfa Lum R.S.M.               13.32
39 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed                 13.58
40 Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Swam-Slovakia                    14.16
41 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Junkers-Noja                     15.01
42 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport                15.39
43 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville             16.17
44 Magali Le Floch (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville             16.28
45 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Farm Frites/USA             16.36
46 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Team 24                          16.41
47 Kirsty Nicole Robb (NZl) Bik Toscany Sport           16.42
48 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox        17.04
49 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA               17.20
50 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena          17.35
51 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera             17.46
52 Miho Oki (Jpn) CA Mantes-La-Ville                    17.50
53 Emma James (Aus) Team 24                             17.52
54 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena           18.27
55 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                   18.46
56 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                18.49
57 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport                18.50
58 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Catalonia                         19.48
59 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport            20.11
60 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Mixed             20.29
61 Marika Murer (Swi) Michela Fanini Record Rox         20.41
62 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera         20.51
63 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gas Sport Team               21.00
64 Greta Zocca (Ita) Gas Sport Team                     21.24
65 Joan Wilson (USA) Farm Frites/USA                    21.30
66 Gabriella Pregnolato (Ita) Gas Sport Team            22.26
67 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco             23.06
68 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edilsavino                      25.39
69 Esther Van Der Helm (Ned) Farm Frites/USA            26.03
70 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino                    26.09
71 Mercedes Cagigas Anedo (Spa) Junkers-Noja            26.12
72 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Catalonia             28.15
73 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena         28.25
74 Gemma Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco        29.20
75 Patricia Zulato (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox      31.19
76 Pamela Schuster (USA) Farm Frites/USA                34.49
77 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco      36.02
78 Zlatica Gavlakova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia                36.42
79 Sari Saarelainen (Fin) Alfa Lum R.S.M.               39.36
80 Alexandra Nohles (Ger) Aliverti Mixed                39.45
81 Sonia Rocca (Ita) Edilsavino                         40.35
82 Tiziana Smorgon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox      44.25
83 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville            46.00
84 Sandra Santanyes (Spa) Catalonia                     46.53
85 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Catalonia                    1.00.13
86 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco  1.08.48
87 Isabelle Carro (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco                1.12.49
88 Alena Barillova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia                1.15.01
89 Eva Potocna (Svk) Swam-Slovakia                    1.18.07
90 Rebecca Menart (Fra) Team 24                       1.21.21
91 Eva Clop Ponte (Spa) Catalonia                     1.21.31
92 Elena Carbonell Font (Spa) Catalonia               1.25.00
 
Points classification
 
1 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                 49 pts
2 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.             41
3 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA                      39
4 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena           38
5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja                          38
6 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox        38
7 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino                        35
8 Gabriella Pregnolato (Ita) Gas Sport Team                25
9 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport                  22
10 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                       22
11 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team             20
12 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team                20
13 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport           15
14 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena       14
15 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia              12
16 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed                    11
17 Bettina Schöke (Ger) Junkers-Noja                       10
18 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja                 9
19 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport                    9
20 Magali Le Floch (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville                 8
21 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino                    8
22 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                    7
23 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino                        7
24 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino                          7
25 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Mixed                 6
26 Vera Carrara (Ita) Carpe Diem Itera                      6
27 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed                  5
28 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Team 24                              4
29 Greta Zocca (Ita) Gas Sport Team                         4
30 Séverine Desbouys (Fra) Gas Sport Team                   4
31 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Edilsavino                          3
32 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                   3
33 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport                2
34 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                       2
35 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Junkers-Noja                   2
36 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Michela Fanini Record Rox        1
37 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                 1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino                        37 pts
2 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.             22
3 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena           16
4 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team                 15
5 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia               13
6 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja                  9
7 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Edilsavino                           8
8 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team               7
9 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja                   7
10 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed                  7
11 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                 5
12 Marika Murer (Swi) Michela Fanini Record Rox             4
13 Séverine Desbouys (Fra) Gas Sport Team                   4
14 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                    2
 
Combination classification
 
1 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.             56 pts
2 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena           46
3 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino                        43
4 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team                 36
5 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team              25
6 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia               23
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                    20 pts
2 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                 13
3 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                       10
4 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                         5
5 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.              5
6 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena            3
7 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino                         3
8 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team                  1
9 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia                1
10 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera                 1
11 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena             1
 
Espoirs classification
 
1 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Edilsavino                    11.08.48
2 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja                0.40
3 Vera Carrara (Ita) Carpe Diem Itera                    2.54
4 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera               4.48
5 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed                   8.47
6 Kirsty Nicole Robb (NZl) Bik Toscany Sport            11.31
7 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA                12.09
8 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena           12.24
9 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Catalonia                          14.37
10 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport            15.00
11 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edilsavino                      20.28
12 Esther Van Der Helm (Ned) Farm Frites/USA            20.52
13 Mercedes Cagigas Anedo (Spa) Junkers-Noja            21.01
14 Gemma Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco        24.09
15 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco      30.51
16 Sari Saarelainen (Fin) Alfa Lum R.S.M.               34.25
17 Eva Potocna (Svk) Swam-Slovakia                    1.12.56
18 Rebecca Menart (Fra) Team 24                       1.16.10