18th Hewlett Packard International Women's Challenge
- 2.9.1
USA, June 13-24, 20
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Stage 5 - June 16: Elkhorn
Village Circuit Race, 46.1 km
Chantal Beltman wins
as Bessette increases her grip
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Beltman
wins
Photo: © womenschallenge.com
In a three-woman break for the last four of 18 laps, Chantal Beltman
of the Dutch National Team raced ahead of Saturn's Lyne Bessette to
grab the first place spot in the 46 kilometre Eklhorn Circuit Race.
Bessette came in second, finishing eight seconds behind Beltman and
Rasa Polikeviciute of the Acca Due O HP Team made an impressive third
place finish after taking a spill on the first lap.
After catching French cycling legend Jeannie Longo (Office Depot)
napping in the back of the pack, Bessette launched a wicked attack in
the 14th lap and took Beltman and Polikeviciute with her. Bessette drove
the break to the finish but Beltman was able to sprint past her to claim
the winning spot. Bessette wasn't the only one to initiate an unexpected
attack as Saturn teammate Ina-Yoko Teutenberg worked to create a one-minute
gap to take away time bonus points away from Longo to help Bessette
by attacking Longo in Lap 6.
Bessette remains the overall race leader and has widened the gap between
her and Longo who is in second place overall by one minute, 39 seconds.
Longo could still reclaim her leadership position though as she is known
to excel in Stage Seven's 3,500 foot climb to Pomerelle Ski Area.
Stage Five is considered to be one of the most difficult stages in
the entire 13-stage race and one of the most popular among spectators.
Starting at an elevation of 6,320 feet with thousands of enthusiastic
fans watching, the racers must complete 18 laps - each 1.6 miles long
with a difficult 140-foot climb at the end of each lap. The total distance
of the course is 28.8 miles long and has four Mountain Sprints and two
Time Bonus Sprints. The course record was set by Diana Zilute in 2000,
with a finishing time of 1:17:08.
"The crowd was great. Holland is so flat but I like hills so Idaho
suits me," said Chantal Beltman after winning the stage.
"I asked my teammate where was Jeannie. She was in the back so I just
went for it," commented Lyne Bessette (Saturn) on her attack in Lap
14 on Jeannie Longo.
Two crashes took place on the curve at the bottom of the descent -
Contender's Suzanne Thomas got up and managed to finish and Rasa Polikeviciute
of Acca Due O HP crashed in lap one but still contended for the finish.
Polikeviciute also took a nasty spill last week in Philadelphia.
Report courtesy of Tracy Heins/Womenschallenge.com
Results
1 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National 1.18.24
2 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 0.08
3 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
4 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) 800.com 1.23
5 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 1.28
6 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
7 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
8 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot
9 Katia Longhin (Ita) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
10 Roz Reekie-May (NZl) Boise Cascade Office Products
11 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Intersports
12 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Earthlink
13 Sarah Konrad (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
14 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National
15 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) Canadian/French Composite
16 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn
17 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Dutch National
18 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National
19 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National
20 Muffy Roy (USA) Voler
21 Katrina Berger (USA) AutoTrader.com
22 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com
23 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Intersports
24 Nicole Demars (Can) 800.com
25 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn
26 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
27 Susy Pryde (NZl) AutoTrader.com
28 Amber Neben (USA) Earthlink
29 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com
30 Joan Wilson (USA) Office Depot
31 Kimberly Smith (USA) AutoTrader.com
32 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Canadian/French Composite
33 Rachel Heal (GBr) Contender Bicycles
34 Lysle Wilhelmi (USA) 800.com
35 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Intersports
36 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian/French Composite
37 Meshy Holt (NZl) Boise Cascade Office Products
38 Leah Goldstein (Can) 800.com
39 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National
40 Anne Samplonius (Can) Intersports
41 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) AutoTrader.com
42 Emma Davies (GBr) British National 1.51
43 Jen Dial (USA) Office Depot
44 Pam Wolkoff (USA) Earthlink 1.57
45 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 2.20
46 Alison Bergeson (USA) Contender Bicycles 4.03
47 Suzanne Thomas (GBr) Contender Bicycles 4.34
48 Stacey Peters (USA) 800.com 4.37
49 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn 4.46
50 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
51 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
52 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National
53 Gail Longenecker (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
54 Laura Shuford (USA) TREK
55 Jessica Phillips (USA) Office Depot
56 Jennifer Stevens (USA) Earthlink
57 Katrina Davis (USA) TREK
58 Brenda Black (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
59 Emily Westbrook (USA) Contender Bicycles
60 Mirella van Melis (Ned) Dutch National
61 Charmain Breon (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
62 Melanie Sears (GBr) British National
63 Marielle van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National
64 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
65 Krystyna Kras (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
66 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Intersports 6.36
67 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports
68 Emily Thorne (USA) TREK 7.02
69 Naomi Williams (Aus) Office Depot
70 Jaqueline Brabenetz (Ger) German National
71 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) Canadian/French Composite
72 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Dutch National
73 Mary Ann Fleckenstein (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
74 Nicole Freedman (USA) Voler 7.22
75 Ann Marie Miller (USA) Voler 7.28
76 Mary McLaurin (USA) Contender Bicycles
77 Andrea Foster (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
78 Amy Williams (USA) Contender Bicycles
79 Catherine Cardwell (USA) 800.com
80 Helen Kelly (Aus) Office Depot
81 Tina Skelley-Kunstbeck (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
82 Liza Rachetto (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
83 Sima Trapp (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
84 Sue Carter (GBr) British National
85 Sara Symington (GBr) British National
86 Theresa Korn (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 11.42
87 Troy Watson (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
88 Kate Farrell Gray (USA) TREK 12.23
DNF Jeanne McFall (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
Points
1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 24
2 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 21
3 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 20
4 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National 20
5 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 17
6 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 13
7 Katrina Berger (USA) AutoTrader.com 13
8 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 11
9 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) 800.com 11
10 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 9
11 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Intersports 7
12 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National 6
13 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian/French Composite 6
14 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 4
15 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 3
16 Sarah Konrad (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 2
17 Kimberly Smith (USA) AutoTrader.com 1
Teams
1 Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 3.58.16
2 Saturn 0.00
3 800.com 1.15
4 Boise Cascade Office Products 1.20
5 Intersports
6 AutoTrader.com
7 German National
8 Canadian/French Composite
9 Office Depot 1.43
10 Earthlink 1.49
11 Dutch National 3.19
12 British National 5.10
13 Contender Bicycles 7.01
14 Webcor-AV/TALGO 11.41
15 Voler 13.14
16 Goldy's/Grove Street Place 13.48
17 TREK
General classification after stage 5
1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 9.06.03
2 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 1.39
3 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 2.15
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 3.10
5 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 3.16
6 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National 3.35
7 Katrina Berger (USA) AutoTrader.com 4.51
8 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 4.55
9 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 4.59
10 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) AutoTrader.com 5.03
11 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Intersports 5.19
12 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 5.22
13 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National 5.23
14 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Intersports 5.28
15 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Intersports 5.31
16 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 5.39
17 Roz Reekie-May (NZl) Boise Cascade Office Products 5.48
18 Rachel Heal (GBr) Contender Bicycles 5.54
19 Katia Longhin (Ita) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 6.47
20 Susy Pryde (NZl) AutoTrader.com 8.18
21 Suzanne Thomas (GBr) Contender Bicycles 8.42
22 Jessica Phillips (USA) Office Depot 9.09
23 Emma Davies (GBr) British National 10.45
24 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 12.52
25 Joan Wilson (USA) Office Depot 12.53
26 Amber Neben (USA) Earthlink 13.17
27 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National 13.19
28 Kimberly Smith (USA) AutoTrader.com 13.43
29 Leah Goldstein (Can) 800.com 13.52
30 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Earthlink 14.07
31 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com 14.09
32 Lysle Wilhelmi (USA) 800.com 14.12
33 Sarah Konrad (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 14.17
34 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian/French Composite 14.21
35 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Canadian/French Composite 14.28
36 Nicole Demars (Can) 800.com 14.30
37 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) Canadian/French Composite 14.42
38 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National 14.42
39 Sara Symington (GBr) British National 15.04
40 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) 800.com 16.53
41 Melanie Sears (GBr) British National 16.54
42 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Intersports 19.43
43 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 19.51
44 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn 20.03
45 Anne Samplonius (Can) Intersports 20.05
46 Meshy Holt (NZl) Boise Cascade Office Products 20.37
47 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 20.54
48 Muffy Roy (USA) Voler 21.19
49 Jen Dial (USA) Office Depot 21.30
50 Brenda Black (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 23.19
51 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com 23.49
52 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 23.51
53 Pam Wolkoff (USA) Earthlink 24.41
54 Stacey Peters (USA) 800.com 25.01
55 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Dutch National 25.12
56 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports 26.43
57 Catherine Cardwell (USA) 800.com 26.52
58 Alison Bergeson (USA) Contender Bicycles 29.17
59 Laura Shuford (USA) TREK 30.06
60 Krystyna Kras (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 30.12
61 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 31.02
62 Emily Thorne (USA) TREK 32.10
63 Gail Longenecker (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 32.13
64 Charmain Breon (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 34.26
65 Marielle van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National 34.37
66 Katrina Davis (USA) TREK 35.09
67 Mary Ann Fleckenstein (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 36.04
68 Naomi Williams (Aus) Office Depot 37.26
69 Andrea Foster (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 37.34
70 Sima Trapp (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 37.44
71 Liza Rachetto (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 37.46
72 Helen Kelly (Aus) Office Depot 38.20
73 Jaqueline Brabenetz (Ger) German National 41.06
74 Sue Carter (GBr) British National 41.44
75 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Dutch National 44.53
76 Mary McLaurin (USA) Contender Bicycles 45.00
77 Nicole Freedman (USA) Voler 45.34
78 Jennifer Stevens (USA) Earthlink 47.04
79 Tina Skelley-Kunstbeck (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 48.01
80 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National 48.50
81 Ann Marie Miller (USA) Voler 51.09
82 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) Canadian/French Composite 52.26
83 Amy Williams (USA) Contender Bicycles 56.48
84 Emily Westbrook (USA) Contender Bicycles 1.02.59
85 Mirella van Melis (Ned) Dutch National 1.07.44
86 Theresa Korn (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 1.09.27
87 Kate Farrell Gray (USA) TREK 1.12.20
88 Troy Watson (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 1.25.40
Points classification after stage 5
(As supplied by the organisers; obviously something is amiss
1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 103
2 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 90
3 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 52
4 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 45
5 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 44
6 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 44
7 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 38
8 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 38
9 Joan Wilson (USA) Office Depot 35
10 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National 29
11 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National 24
12 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 24
13 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 23
14 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 23
15 Katrina Berger (USA) AutoTrader.com 22
16 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 22
17 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 20
18 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 20
19 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 18
20 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 17
21 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 17
22 Nicole Freedman (USA) Voler 15
23 Nicole Freedman (USA) Voler 15
24 Amber Neben (USA) Earthlink 14
25 Katrina Berger (USA) AutoTrader.com 13
26 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) 800.com 12
27 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 12
28 Joan Wilson (USA) Office Depot 12
29 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National 11
30 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports 10
31 Joan Wilson (USA) Office Depot 10
32 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports 10
33 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com 9
34 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 9
35 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com 9
36 Catherine Cardwell (USA) 800.com 8
37 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 8
38 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 8
39 Susy Pryde (NZl) AutoTrader.com 7
40 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Intersports 7
41 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 7
42 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Intersports 7
43 Catherine Cardwell (USA) 800.com 7
44 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 7
45 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 7
46 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian/French Composite 6
47 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian/French Composite 6
48 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 6
49 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 5
50 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 5
51 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 5
52 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) AutoTrader.com 3
53 Andrea Foster (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 3
54 Amber Neben (USA) Earthlink 3
55 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) AutoTrader.com 3
56 Andrea Foster (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 3
57 Sarah Konrad (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 2
58 Muffy Roy (USA) Voler 2
59 Brenda Black (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 2
60 Sarah Konrad (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 2
61 Amber Neben (USA) Earthlink 2
62 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National 2
63 Muffy Roy (USA) Voler 2
64 Brenda Black (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 2
65 Kimberly Smith (USA) AutoTrader.com 1
66 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 1
67 Kimberly Smith (USA) AutoTrader.com 1
68 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 1
69 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) 800.com 1
70 Catherine Cardwell (USA) 800.com 1
Mountains
1 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 21
2 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 20
3 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 17
4 Katrina Berger (USA) AutoTrader.com 13
5 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 8
6 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Intersports 7
7 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National 6
8 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian/French Composite 6
9 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 4
10 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 4
11 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 3
12 Sarah Konrad (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 2
13 Kimberly Smith (USA) AutoTrader.com 1
Teams classification
1 Saturn 27.27.07
2 Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 4.34
3 AutoTrader.com 6.32
4 Intersports 7.25
5 Office Depot 12.12
6 British National 19.26
7 German National 22.34
8 Boise Cascade Office Products 24.01
9 Contender Bicycles 32.10
10 800.com 33.14
11 Canadian/French Composite 34.36
12 Earthlink 42.59
13 Dutch National 51.49
14 Goldy's/Grove Street Place 1.08.23
15 Webcor-AV/TALGO 1.19.19
16 TREK 1.28.37
17 Voler 1.49.04
Courtesy of www.womenschallenge.com
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