15th Grande Boucle Féminine - 2.9.1France, August 5-18, 2001Main page Results Previous stage Stage 7 - August 11: Montmorillon - Bourges, 164 kmRasa Polikeviciute takes the lead
Lithuanian cyclist Rasa Polikeviciute (Acca Due O) has become the new leader in la Grande Boucle Feminine, after pulling off a successful breakaway in stage 7 from Montmorillon to Bourges (164 km). Together with eventual stage winner Olga Slioussareva (Carpe Diem), Polikeviciute put 1'10 into Joane Somarriba (Alfa Lum), who has held the yellow leader's jersey since the start of the race. However, the gap between the two is just 2 seconds, and there are plenty of opportunities for Somarriba (or someone else) to take the lead. Today's stage was the longest of the Tour, and was once again held under sunny skies. Rasa Polikeviciute started the day in third overall, at 1'19 behind Somarriba. She took advantage of a split created at the sprint after 30 kilometres, escaping with 9 others: Urbonaite, Vilunaite (Acca Due HP Lorena), Slioussareva, Martissova, Tchalykh, Zabelinskaia (all Carpe Diem), Felloni (Alfa Lum), Zocca (Gas) and Blazquez (Michela Fanini). It turned into a Russian-Lithuanian team time trial (Felloni went back immediately to help Somarriba), and a high speed chase was conducted for the rest of the stage. The gap grew to 2'40 at kilometre 92, before it stabilised. With 28 kilometres to go at Reuilly, it was still 2'43 and things weren't looking good for Somarriba's yellow.
However, a serious chase began, with Somarriba, Longo, Luperini, and Cappellotto all taking their turn, as their teams weren't represented. In front, Slioussareva and Rasa Polikeviciute attacked with 18 kilometres left, which was good enough for them to win the stage. However, the time difference at the finish to the main peloton was just 1'10, and it was only Polikeviciute's time bonuses in the various sprints that put her in yellow. There was also a fall in the streets of Bourges with 2 km to go, which was serious enough to eliminated Marcuz, Desbouys, Lecourtois. Carrara and Brändli, the latter who had been wearing the jersey of best young rider. Results1 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera 4.08.32 (39.59 km/h)
2 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
3 Greta Zocca (Ita) Gas Sport Team 1.01
4 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera
5 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera
6 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
7 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
8 Fatima Blazquez Lozano (Spa) Michela Fanini Record Rox
9 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja 1.10
10 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox
11 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed
12 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA
13 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team
14 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport
15 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Mixed
16 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport
17 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera
18 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA
19 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport
20 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Catalonia
21 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Team 24
22 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
23 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera
24 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport
25 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
26 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team
27 Miho Oki (Jpn) CA Mantes-La-Ville
28 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
29 Pamela Schuster (USA) Farm Frites/USA
30 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco
31 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino
32 Magali Le Floch (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville
33 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja
34 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem Itera
35 Rhonda Quick (USA) Farm Frites/USA
36 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Farm Frites/USA
37 Cybil Diguistini (Can) CA Mantes-La-Ville
38 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Junkers-Noja
39 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed
40 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport
41 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti Mixed
42 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena
43 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Catalonia
44 Isabelle Carro (Fra) Bizkaia-Sabeco
45 Esther Van Der Helm (Ned) Farm Frites/USA
46 Marika Murer (Swi) Michela Fanini Record Rox
47 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) CA Mantes-La-Ville
48 Joan Wilson (USA) Farm Frites/USA
49 Bettina Schöke (Ger) Junkers-Noja
50 Tiziana Smorgon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox
51 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino
52 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja
53 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
54 Zlatica Gavlakova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia
55 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Junkers-Noja
56 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia
57 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Gas Sport Team
58 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville
59 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino
60 Patricia Zulato (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.21
61 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 1.25
62 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
63 Sandra Santanyes (Spa) Catalonia 1.50
64 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 2.00
65 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edilsavino
66 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) Swam-Slovakia 2.02
67 Sonia Rocca (Ita) Edilsavino 2.27
68 Mercedes Cagigas Anedo (Spa) Junkers-Noja
69 Elena Carbonell Font (Spa) Catalonia
70 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino
71 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Michela Fanini Record Rox 2.40
72 Alexandra Nohles (Ger) Aliverti Mixed 3.08
73 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco 3.19
74 Gemma Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco
75 Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Swam-Slovakia 3.22
76 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gas Sport Team 3.50
77 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco 3.52
78 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Catalonia 4.30
79 Marta Vilajosana (Spa) Catalonia 5.38
80 Emma James (Aus) Team 24 8.56
81 Alena Barillova (Svk) Swam-Slovakia 31.05
General classification after stage 7
1 Rasa Polikieviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O-HP-Lorena 21.00.03
2 Joane Somarriba-Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum RSM 0.02
3 Zinaida Stahurskaya (Blr) Gas Sport 0.33
4 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edil Savino 2.16
5 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport 2.24
6 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Swam 2.39
7 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti 3.49
8 Teodora Ruano-Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja 4.18
9 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja 4.42
10 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum RSM 4.49
11 Jolanta Polikievitchute (Ltu) Acca Due O-HP-Lorena 5.04
12 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti 5.59
13 Maribel Moreno-Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja 6.06
14 Bettina Schöke (Ger) Junkers-Noja 6.43
15 Simona Parente (Ita) Edil Savino 6.47
16 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem-Itera 6.58
17 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edil Savino 7.26
18 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem-Itera 7.31
19 Ruth Martinez-Gomez (Spa) Junkers-Noja 8.38
20 Fatima Blazquez-Lozano (Spa) Michela Fanini 8.49
21 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem-Itera 10.05
22 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Bik-Toscany 10.51
23 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Gas Sport 11.11
24 Cybil Di Guistini (Can) CA Mantes la Ville 11.14
25 Rosa Maria Bravo-Soba (Spa) Bik-Toscany 11.45
26 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) Swam 11.57
27 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due O-HP-Lorena 11.57
28 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini 12.01
29 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Michela Fanini 12.36
30 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Farm Frites-USA 12.36
31 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) CA Mantes la Ville 13.40
32 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti 14.07
33 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Junkers-Noja 15.16
34 Daniela Veronesi (Ita) Alfa Lum RSM 15.33
35 Baukje Doedee (Spa) Bik-Toscany 16.03
36 Marta Vilajosana (Spa) Catalonia 16.19
37 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) CA Mantes la Ville 16.24
38 Sylvie Riedle (Ger) Team C-F 24 16.43
39 Lenka Ilavska (Svk) Swam 16.46
40 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Farm Frites-USA 16.51
41 Erika Viliunaite (Ltu) Acca Due O-HP-Lorena 17.38
42 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Farm Frites-USA 17.38
43 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem-Itera 17.41
44 Miho Oki (Jpn) CA Mantes la Ville 17.59
45 Elena Tchalykh (Ukr) Carpe Diem-Itera 18.43
46 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum RSM 19.03
47 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bik-Toscany 19.25
48 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due O-HP-Lorena 19.30
49 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti 20.28
50 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik-Toscany 20.35
51 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem-Itera 20.53
52 Marika Murer (Ita) Michela Fanini 21.37
53 Joan Wilson (USA) Farm Frites-USA 21.48
54 Alexandra Le Henaff (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco 23.08
55 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Catalonia 23.47
56 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gas Sport 24.03
57 Emma James (Aus) Team C-F 24 26.02
58 Esther Van Der Helm (Ned) Farm Frites-USA 26.21
59 Greta Zocca (Ita) Gas Sport 26.37
60 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edil Savino 27.50
61 Montserrat Alonso-Bernal (Spa) Catalonia 28.39
62 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due O-HP-Lorena 28.40
63 Rhonda Quick (USA) Farm Frites-USA 30.31
64 Gemma Pascual-Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco 31.53
65 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Michela Fanini 44.02
66 Mercedes Cagigas-Anedo (Spa) Junkers-Noja 46.12
67 Sonia Rocca (Ita) Edil Savino 49.13
68 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edil Savino 52.21
69 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) CA Mantes la Ville 53.17
70 Zlatica Gavlakova (Svk) Swam 55.44
71 Cristina Alcalde-Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco 57.09
72 Patricia Zulato (Ita) Michela Fanini 57.22
73 Pamela Schuster (USA) Farm Frites-USA 1.00.25
74 Alexandra Nohles (Ger) Aliverti 1.01.02
75 Tiziana Smorgon (Ita) Michela Fanini 1.09.49
76 Sandra Santanyes (Spa) Catalonia 1.13.19
77 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Catalonia 1.25.49
78 Agurtzane Elorriaga-Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco 1.37.14
79 Isabelle Carro (Ita) Bizkaia-Sabeco 1.38.20
80 Elena Carbonell-Font (Spa) Catalonia 1.58.33
81 Alena Barillova (Ita) Swam 2.17.58
Points classification
1 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera 119 pts
2 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox 78
3 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja 70
4 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena 65
5 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA 53
6 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team 48
7 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team 48
8 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 42
9 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino 35
10 Magali Le Floch (Fra) CA Mantes-La-Ville 30
11 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport 29
12 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 22
13 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Mixed 21
14 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport 21
15 Greta Zocca (Ita) Gas Sport Team 20
16 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed 16
17 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera 15
18 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti Mixed 15
19 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena 14
20 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera 13
21 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia 12
22 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera 12
23 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino 12
24 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena 10
25 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Farm Frites/USA 10
26 Bettina Schöke (Ger) Junkers-Noja 10
27 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 10
28 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja 9
29 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena 9
30 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bik Toscany Sport 9
31 Fatima Blazquez Lozano (Spa) Michela Fanini Record R 8
32 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino 8
33 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena 8
34 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino 7
35 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Team 24 7
36 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed 5
37 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Michela Fanini Record Rox 5
38 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 3
39 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem Itera 2
40 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport 2
41 Ruth Martinez Gomez (Spa) Junkers-Noja 2
42 Miho Oki (Jpn) CA Mantes-La-Ville 1
Mountains classification
1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino 45 pts
2 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 22
3 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena 20
4 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team 17
5 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia 13
6 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja 9
7 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team 7
8 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja 7
9 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed 7
10 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera 5
11 Marika Murer (Swi) Michela Fanini Record Rox 4
12 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera 2
Combination classification
1 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena 50 pts
2 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 44
3 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino 41
4 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team 40
5 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport Team 30
6 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera 26
7 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja 23
8 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia 22
9 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Junkers-Noja 18
10 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Mixed 16
11 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja 11
12 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 10
Sprints classification
1 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera 35 pts
2 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera 32
3 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera 16
4 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena 11
5 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 10
6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja 5
7 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 5
8 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 5
9 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino 3
10 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gas Sport Team 1
11 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport Team 1
12 Jeannie Longo Ciprelli (Fra) Swam-Slovakia 1
13 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena 1
Espoirs classification
1 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Junkers-Noja 21.06.09
2 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem Itera 3.59
3 Gitana Gruodyte (Ltu) Aliverti Mixed 8.01
4 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due-O H.P Lorena 11.32
5 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Farm Frites/USA
6 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Bik Toscany Sport 14.29
7 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Catalonia 17.41
8 Esther Van Der Helm (Ned) Farm Frites/USA 20.15
9 Gemma Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco 25.47
10 Mercedes Cagigas Anedo (Spa) Junkers-Noja 40.06
11 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edilsavino 46.15
12 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia-Sabeco 51.00
Teams classification
1 Gas Sport Team 63.09.20
2 Alfa Lum R.S.M. 2.09
3 Junkers-Noja 3.00
4 Edilsavino 5.20
5 Acca Due-O H.P Lorena 7.52
6 Carpe Diem Itera 9.14
7 Mixte Aliverti 14.34
8 Swam - Slovakia 20.04
9 Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox 22.55
10 Bik Toscany Sport 27.58
11 Farm Frites / USA 28.03
12 Ca Mantes-La-Ville 31.44
13 Catalonia 38.16
14 Bizkaia - Sabeco 1.34.33
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