18th Hewlett Packard International Women's Challenge - 2.9.1

USA, June 13-24, 20

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Stage 6 - June 17: Shoshone - Burley, 128.3 km

Rossner - and Saturn - make the most of a windy, flat stage

Stage 6 from Shoshone to Burley was a relatively flat stage and most thought it would provide a chance for the peloton to prepare for the tougher mountain stages to come. However, the strong cross-winds created the opportunity for the strong teams to go to the front and wreak havoc.

In the case of Saturn, everything went to plan and by the end of the stage, overnight leader Lyne Bessette (Can) from Saturn had increased her 1.39 lead on GC over Frenchwoman Jeannie Longo by another eight minutes, after another dominant display which left the Frenchwoman stranded. Petra Rossner (Ger) started and finished the crucial monments of stage 6; firstly by initiating the break and then finishing it off with a sprint to take the stage.

Saturn capitalised on Rossner's break when the German sprinter had formed a gap that included five other Saturn riders, but no Longo. Assistant team manager Giana Roberge said Rossner "quickly established a break of thirteen, including teammates Ina Teutenberg, Anna Millward, Kimberly Bruckner, as well as Rasa Polikeviciute and her teammate Vera Hohlfeld. Also there was Autotrader.com’s Sarah Ulmer, Catherine Marsal (Intersport), and Dutchwomen Angela Hellinga and Chantal Beltman. Third place Judith Arndt was there, as well as local favorite Brooke Blackwelder".

In the final kilometers a late attack from Teutenberg was quickly marked, and the group arrived intact to the finish. Rossner claimed the victory over countrywoman Arndt, and Marsal rounded out the top three. The breakaway group had worked hard to extend the lead and despite the efforts of the Autotrader and Office Depot teams to chase, the group finished over eight minutes ahead of the main peloton.

The stage 7 climb up the six percent gradient, eight-mile Pomerelle Mountain on Monday may be Longo’s specialty, but she now has nearly ten minutes to make up.

Results

1 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn                                  2.55.54
2 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National
3 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports
4 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
5 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
6 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National
7 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) AutoTrader.com
8 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
9 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Dutch National
10 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn
11 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn
12 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn
13 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn
14 Mirella van Melis (Ned) Dutch National 9.49
15 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National
16 Nicole Demars (Can) 800.com
17 Amber Neben (USA) Earthlink
18 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com
19 Melanie Sears (GBr) British National
20 Brenda Black (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
21 Marielle van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National
22 Mary McLaurin (USA) Contender Bicycles
23 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) Canadian/French Composite
24 Jennifer Stevens (USA) Earthlink
25 Helen Kelly (Aus) Office Depot
26 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Dutch National
27 Katia Longhin (Ita) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
28 Catherine Cardwell (USA) 800.com
29 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Intersports
30 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
31 Meshy Holt (NZl) Boise Cascade Office Products
32 Emma Davies (GBr) British National
33 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National
34 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National
35 Sue Carter (GBr) British National
36 Kimberly Smith (USA) AutoTrader.com
37 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard
38 Leah Goldstein (Can) 800.com
39 Stacey Peters (USA) 800.com
40 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian/French Composite
41 Joan Wilson (USA) Office Depot
42 Alison Bergeson (USA) Contender Bicycles
43 Jaqueline Brabenetz (Ger) German National
44 Rachel Heal (GBr) Contender Bicycles
45 Gail Longenecker (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
46 Lysle Wilhelmi (USA) 800.com
47 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Intersports
48 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com
49 Katrina Berger (USA) AutoTrader.com
50 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Intersports
51 Jessica Phillips (USA) Office Depot
52 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot
53 Krystyna Kras (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
54 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Earthlink
55 Sarah Konrad (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
56 Pam Wolkoff (USA) Earthlink
57 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Canadian/French Composite
58 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) Canadian/French Composite
59 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Intersports
60 Roz Reekie-May (NZl) Boise Cascade Office Products
61 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn
62 Anne Samplonius (Can) Intersports
63 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National
64 Susy Pryde (NZl) AutoTrader.com
65 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products
66 Mary Ann Fleckenstein (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 11.30
67 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
68 Troy Watson (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
69 Jen Dial (USA) Office Depot
70 Laura Shuford (USA) TREK
71 Emily Thorne (USA) TREK
72 Ann Marie Miller (USA) Voler
73 Katrina Davis (USA) TREK
74 Sima Trapp (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
75 Tina Skelley-Kunstbeck (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
76 Suzanne Thomas (GBr) Contender Bicycles
77 Charmain Breon (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
78 Naomi Williams (Aus) Office Depot
79 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) 800.com
80 Theresa Korn (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO
81 Kate Farrell Gray (USA) TREK 20.11
82 Andrea Foster (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
83 Amy Williams (USA) Contender Bicycles
84 Nicole Freedman (USA) Voler
85 Liza Rachetto (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place
86 Muffy Roy (USA) Voler
87 Emily Westbrook (USA) Contender Bicycles 34.49
DNF Sara Symington (GBr) British National
General Classification after stage 6
1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 12.01.55
2 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 2.17
3 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 3.06
4 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 3.18
5 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National 3.37
6 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 4.51
7 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 4.57
8 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) AutoTrader.com 5.05
9 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 5.41
10 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 11.30
11 Katrina Berger (USA) AutoTrader.com 14.42
12 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Intersports 15.10
13 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 15.13
14 Ceris Gilfillan (GBr) British National 15.14
15 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Intersports 15.19
16 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Intersports 15.22
17 Roz Reekie-May (NZl) Boise Cascade Office Products 15.39
18 Rachel Heal (GBr) Contender Bicycles 15.45
19 Katia Longhin (Ita) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 16.38
20 Susy Pryde (NZl) AutoTrader.com 18.09
21 Jessica Phillips (USA) Office Depot 19.00
22 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 19.53
23 Suzanne Thomas (GBr) Contender Bicycles 20.14
24 Emma Davies (GBr) British National 20.36
25 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 20.53
26 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 22.43
27 Joan Wilson (USA) Office Depot 22.44
28 Amber Neben (USA) Earthlink 23.08
29 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National 23.10
30 Kimberly Smith (USA) AutoTrader.com 23.34
31 Leah Goldstein (Can) 800.com 23.43
32 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Earthlink 23.58
33 Julie Young (USA) AutoTrader.com 24.00
34 Lysle Wilhelmi (USA) 800.com 24.03
35 Sarah Konrad (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 24.08
36 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian/French Composite 24.12
37 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Canadian/French Composite 24.19
38 Nicole Demars (Can) 800.com 24.21
39 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) Canadian/French Composite 24.33
40 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National 24.33
41 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports 26.37
42 Melanie Sears (GBr) British National 26.45
43 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) 800.com 28.25
44 Elizabeth Emery (USA) Intersports 29.34
45 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn 29.54
46 Anne Samplonius (Can) Intersports 29.56
47 Meshy Holt (NZl) Boise Cascade Office Products 30.28
48 Jen Dial (USA) Office Depot 33.02
49 Brenda Black (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 33.10
50 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com 33.40
51 Pam Wolkoff (USA) Earthlink 34.32
52 Stacey Peters (USA) 800.com 34.52
53 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Dutch National 35.03
54 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 35.23
55 Catherine Cardwell (USA) 800.com 36.43
56 Alison Bergeson (USA) Contender Bicycles 39.08
57 Krystyna Kras (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 40.03
58 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 40.53
59 Muffy Roy (USA) Voler 41.32
60 Laura Shuford (USA) TREK 41.38
61 Gail Longenecker (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 42.04
62 Emily Thorne (USA) TREK 43.42
63 Marielle van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National 44.28
64 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Dutch National 44.55
65 Charmain Breon (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 45.58
66 Katrina Davis (USA) TREK 46.41
67 Mary Ann Fleckenstein (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 47.36
68 Helen Kelly (Aus) Office Depot 48.11
69 Naomi Williams (Aus) Office Depot 48.58
70 Sima Trapp (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 49.16
71 Jaqueline Brabenetz (Ger) German National 50.57
72 Sue Carter (GBr) British National 51.35
73 Mary McLaurin (USA) Contender Bicycles 54.51
74 Jennifer Stevens (USA) Earthlink 56.55
75 Andrea Foster (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 57.47
76 Liza Rachetto (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 57.59
77 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National 58.41
78 Tina Skelley-Kunstbeck (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 59.33
79 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) Canadian/French Composite 1.02.17
80 Ann Marie Miller (USA) Voler 1.02.41
81 Nicole Freedman (USA) Voler 1.05.44
82 Amy Williams (USA) Contender Bicycles 1.17.01
83 Mirella van Melis (Ned) Dutch National 1.17.35
84 Theresa Korn (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 1.20.59
85 Kate Farrell Gray (USA) TREK 1.32.33
86 Troy Watson (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 1.37.12
87 Emily Westbrook (USA) Contender Bicycles 1.37.50

Points

1 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports 28
2 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 23
3 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 20
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 16
5 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 12
6 Nicole Freedman (USA) Voler 10
7 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 8
8 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National 7
9 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Intersports 3
10 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 2
11 Marielle van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National 2
12 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 1

Sprint Points

1 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports 15
2 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 12
3 Nicole Freedman (USA) Voler 10
4 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 8
5 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Intersports 3
6 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 3
7 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 2
8 Marielle van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National 2
9 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 1

Points Classification after stage 6

1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 111
2 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 90
3 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 68
4 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 58
5 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 46
6 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 45
7 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 44
8 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 39
9 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports 38
10 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National 36
11 Joan Wilson (USA) Office Depot 35
12 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 30
13 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 25
14 Nicole Freedman (USA) Voler 25
15 Nicole Freedman (USA) Voler 25
16 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports 25
17 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 24
18 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National 24
19 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 23
20 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 23
21 Katrina Berger (USA) AutoTrader.com 22
22 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 22
23 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 20
24 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 20
25 Brooke Blackwelder (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 19
26 Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn 18
27 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Office Depot 17
28 Amber Neben (USA) Earthlink 14
29 Katrina Berger (USA) AutoTrader.com 13
30 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 12
31 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 12
32 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) 800.com 12
33 Joan Wilson (USA) Office Depot 12
34 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National 11
35 Joan Wilson (USA) Office Depot 10
36 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 9
37 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 9
38 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com 9
39 Pam Schuster (USA) AutoTrader.com 9
40 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 8
41 Catherine Cardwell (USA) 800.com 8
42 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 8
43 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 7
44 Catherine Cardwell (USA) 800.com 7
45 Susy Pryde (NZl) AutoTrader.com 7
46 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Intersports 7
47 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Intersports 7
48 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian/French Composite 6
49 Alison Sydor (Can) Canadian/French Composite 6
50 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 5
51 Alison Dunlap (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 5
52 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 5
53 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Intersports 3
54 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Intersports 3
55 Andrea Foster (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 3
56 Andrea Foster (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 3
57 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 3
58 Amber Neben (USA) Earthlink 3
59 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) AutoTrader.com 3
60 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) AutoTrader.com 3
61 Brenda Black (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 2
62 Brenda Black (USA) Webcor-AV/TALGO 2
63 Sarah Konrad (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 2
64 Sarah Konrad (USA) Boise Cascade Office Products 2
65 Amber Neben (USA) Earthlink 2
66 Muffy Roy (USA) Voler 2
67 Muffy Roy (USA) Voler 2
68 Marielle van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National 2
69 Marielle van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National 2
70 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National 2
71 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 1
72 Becky Bjork (USA) Goldy's/Grove Street Place 1
73 Catherine Cardwell (USA) 800.com 1
74 Andrea Ratkovic (USA) 800.com 1
75 Kimberly Smith (USA) AutoTrader.com 1
76 Kimberly Smith (USA) AutoTrader.com 1

Teams

1 Saturn 8.47.42
2 Dutch National 9.49
3 Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 9.49
4 German National 19.38
5 AutoTrader.com 19.38
6 Intersports 19.38
7 Goldy's/Grove Street Place 23.00
8 800.com 29.27
9 British National 29.27
10 Earthlink 29.27
11 Contender Bicycles 29.27
12 Office Depot 29.27
13 Canadian/French Composite 29.27
14 Boise Cascade Office Products 29.27
15 Webcor-AV/TALGO 31.08
16 TREK 34.30
17 Voler 51.52

Team Classification after stage 6

1 Saturn 36.14.49
2 Acca Due O Hewlett - Packard 14.23
3 AutoTrader.com 26.10
4 Intersports 27.03
5 Office Depot 41.39
6 German National 42.12
7 British National 48.53
8 Boise Cascade Office Products 53.28
9 Contender Bicycles 1.01.37
10 Dutch National 1.01.38
11 800.com 1.02.41
12 Canadian/French Composite 1.04.03
13 Earthlink 1.12.26
14 Goldy's/Grove Street Place 1.31.23
15 Webcor-AV/TALGO 1.50.27
16 TREK 2.03.07
17 Voler 2.40.56

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