18th Hewlett Packard International Women's Challenge
- 2.9.1
USA, June 13-24, 20
Main page Results
Longo triumphs
over Saturn & wind
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Jeannie
Longo and co.
Photo: © womenschallenge.com
The HP Women's Challenge kicked off today in Boise, Idaho. The 12 day,
13 stage race consists of two individual time trials, one circuit race,
one criterium, and nine road races. Covering 688 miles, with course
altitudes ranging from 2,000 feet to 7,800 feet, the $128,000 prize
list is hard earned.
From all appearances of the course profile, stage one looked benign.
Historically, it has typically finished in a field sprint, so many of
the 93 women were caught off guard when 20 miles into the race Saturn
used the very strong cross winds to shatter the field. Within one mile
a group formed with Saturn riders Ina Teutenberg, Anna Millward, Lyne
Bessette and Kimberly Bruckner, along with Jeanie Longo and Rasa Polikeviciute
(Acca Due O). Teutenberg buried herself in sacrifice for her three team-mates,
pulling the six well clear of what was left of the peloton. Teutenberg's
effort dropped her from the group, and the remaining five arrived at
the first and only climb of the day. Longo, knowing she had to shed
as many of the Saturn riders as possible, attacked the four per cent
grade, dropping all but Bessette.
Bessette, aware that her teammates were chasing behind, sat on Longo.
The Longomotive was not to be caught, and pulled herself and Bessette
to a 2:25 lead by the finish. Longo won, breaking the course record
by six minutes. Bessette finished in a close second. Saturn's Petra
Rossner won the bunch kick with the assistance of an excellent lead-out
provided by team-mate Kristy Scrymgeour.
Tomorrow's stage promises to be another hurdle for the competitors. It
should be the terrain and not the wind that begins to sift out the overall
race contenders, with an 11-mile, five per cent grade climb.
Stage 1 - June 13: Boise
- Idaho City, 111.2 km
Results
1 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 2.40.25
2 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn
3 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 2.15
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National
5 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National
6 Susy Pryde (NZl) AutoTrader.com
7 Sara Symington (GBr) British National
8 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National
9 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
10 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Intersports
11 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
12 Katia Longhin (Ita) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
13 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn
14 Katrina Berger (USA) AutoTrader.com
15 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports
16 Roz Reekie-May (NZl) Boise Cascade Office Products
17 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Intersports
18 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn
19 Emma Davies (GBr) British National
20 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
21 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) AutoTrader.com
22 Melanie Sears (GBr) British National
23 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn
24 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Intersports
25 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Intersports
26 Jessica Phillips (USA) Office Depot
27 Rachel Heal (GBr) Contender Bicycles
28 Suzanne Thomas (GBr) Contender Bicycles
29 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn
30 Amber Neben (USA) Earthlink 10.57
31 Sarah Konrad (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
32 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Earthlink
33 Lysle Wilhelmi (USA) 800.com
34 Kimberly Smith (USA) AutoTrader.com
35 Joan Wilson (USA) Office Depot
36 Nicole Demars (Can) 800.com
37 Stacey Peters (USA) 800.com
38 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National
39 Leah Goldstein (Can) 800.com
40 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com
41 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National
42 Anne Samplonius (Can) Intersports
43 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) 800.com
44 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Canadian/French Composite
45 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
46 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) Canadian/French Composite
47 Sue Carter (GBr) British National
48 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian/French Composite
49 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
50 Helen Kelly (Aus) Office Depot 13.06
51 Brenda Black (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
52 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
53 Mary Ann Fleckenstein (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
54 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Dutch National
55 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
56 Catherine Cardwell (USA) 800.com 17.28
57 Jeanne McFall (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
58 Andrea Foster (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
59 Mary McLaurin (USA) Contender Bicycles
60 Charmain Breon (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
61 Pam Wolkoff (USA) Earthlink
62 Sima Trapp (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
63 Gail Longenecker (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
64 Liza Rachetto (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
65 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) Canadian/French Composite
66 Jen Dial (USA) Office Depot
67 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Dutch National
68 Marielle van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National
69 Naomi Williams (Aus) Office Depot
70 Jaqueline Brabenetz (Ger) German National
71 Meshy Holt (NZl) Boise Cascade Office Products
72 Nicole Freedman (USA) Voler
73 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com
74 Muffy Roy (USA) Voler
75 Krystyna Kras (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 20.10
76 Emily Thorne (USA) TREK
77 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National
78 Ann Marie Miller (USA) Voler
79 Tina Skelley-Kunstbeck (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
80 Laura Shuford (USA) TREK
81 Kate Farrell Gray (USA) TREK
82 Katrina Davis (USA) TREK
83 Jennifer Buntz (USA) Voler
84 Alison Bergeson (USA) Contender Bicycles
85 Jennifer Stevens (USA) Earthlink 22.20
86 Amy Williams (USA) Contender Bicycles 25.35
87 Emily Westbrook (USA) Contender Bicycles 32.48
88 Mirella van Melis (Ned) Dutch National
89 Theresa Korn (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
90 Troy Watson (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 39.29
91 Alicia Genest (USA) TREK 57.15
92 Odessa Osorio (USA) TREK
DNF Yvonne McGregor (GBr) British National
General classification after stage 1
1 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 2.40.09
2 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 0.06
3 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 2.27
4 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 2.30
5 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn
6 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 2.31
7 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National
8 Susy Pryde (NZl) AutoTrader.com
9 Sara Symington (GBr) British National
10 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National
11 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
12 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Intersports
13 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
14 Katia Longhin (Ita) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
15 Katrina Berger (USA) AutoTrader.com
16 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports
17 Roz Reekie-May (NZl) Boise Cascade Office Products
18 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Intersports
19 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn
20 Emma Davies (GBr) British National
21 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
22 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) AutoTrader.com
23 Melanie Sears (GBr) British National
24 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Intersports
25 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Intersports
26 Jessica Phillips (USA) Office Depot
27 Rachel Heal (GBr) Contender Bicycles
28 Suzanne Thomas (GBr) Contender Bicycles
29 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn
30 Amber Neben (USA) Earthlink 11.13
31 Sarah Konrad (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
32 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Earthlink
33 Lysle Wilhelmi (USA) 800.com
34 Kimberly Smith (USA) AutoTrader.com
35 Joan Wilson (USA) Office Depot
36 Nicole Demars (Can) 800.com
37 Stacey Peters (USA) 800.com
38 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National
39 Leah Goldstein (Can) 800.com
40 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com
41 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National
42 Anne Samplonius (Can) Intersports
43 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) 800.com
44 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Canadian/French Composite
45 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
46 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) Canadian/French Composite
47 Sue Carter (GBr) British National
48 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian/French Composite
49 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
50 Helen Kelly (Aus) Office Depot 13.22
51 Brenda Black (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
52 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
53 Mary Ann Fleckenstein (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
54 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Dutch National
55 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
56 Catherine Cardwell (USA) 800.com 17.44
57 Jeanne McFall (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
58 Andrea Foster (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
59 Mary McLaurin (USA) Contender Bicycles
60 Charmain Breon (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
61 Pam Wolkoff (USA) Earthlink
62 Sima Trapp (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
63 Gail Longenecker (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
64 Liza Rachetto (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
65 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) Canadian/French Composite
66 Jen Dial (USA) Office Depot
67 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Dutch National
68 Marielle van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National
69 Naomi Williams (Aus) Office Depot
70 Jaqueline Brabenetz (Ger) German National
71 Meshy Holt (NZl) Boise Cascade Office Products
72 Nicole Freedman (USA) Voler
73 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com
74 Muffy Roy (USA) Voler
75 Krystyna Kras (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 20.26
76 Emily Thorne (USA) TREK
77 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National
78 Ann Marie Miller (USA) Voler 20.31
79 Tina Skelley-Kunstbeck (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
80 Laura Shuford (USA) TREK
81 Kate Farrell Gray (USA) TREK
82 Katrina Davis (USA) TREK
83 Jennifer Buntz (USA) Voler
84 Alison Bergeson (USA) Contender Bicycles
85 Jennifer Stevens (USA) Earthlink 22.36
86 Amy Williams (USA) Contender Bicycles 25.51
87 Emily Westbrook (USA) Contender Bicycles 33.04
88 Mirella van Melis (Ned) Dutch National
89 Theresa Korn (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
90 Troy Watson (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 39.45
91 Alicia Genest (USA) TREK 57.31
92 Odessa Osorio (USA) TREK
Points
1 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 40pts
2 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 30
3 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 13
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 12
5 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National 9
6 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 8
7 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 7
8 Susy Pryde (NZl) AutoTrader.com 7
9 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 5
10 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 1
Mountains
1 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 10pts
2 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 7
3 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 5
4 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 3
5 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 2
6 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 1
Sprints
1 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 10pts
2 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 7
3 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 5
4 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 3
5 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 2
6 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 1
Teams
1 Saturn 8.05.45
2 Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 2.15
3 British National
4 AutoTrader.com
5 Intersports
6 Office Depot 8.42
7 Contender Bicycles 17.28
8 German National 19.39
9 Boise Cascade Office Products 19.39
10 Dutch National 28.19
11 800.com 28.21
12 Canadian/French Composite
13 Goldy's/Grove Street Place 32.39
14 Earthlink 34.52
15 Webcor-AV/TALGO 46.14
16 Voler 50.41
17 TREK 56.10
Teams classification after Stage 1
1 Saturn 8.05.45
2 Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 2.15
3 British National
4 AutoTrader.com
5 Intersports
6 Office Depot 8.42
7 Contender Bicycles 17.28
8 German National 19.39
9 Boise Cascade Office Products 19.39
10 Dutch National 28.19
11 800.com 28.21
12 Canadian/French Composite
13 Goldy's/Grove Street Place 32.39
14 Earthlink 34.52
15 Webcor-AV/TALGO 46.14
16 Voler 50.41
17 TREK 56.10
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