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Stage 8 - March 7: Tumut Criterium, 30 km

Final stage to Ulmer, but Bruckner the champion

By Jeff Jones

Sarah Ulmer
Photo: © Tom Balks/CN

The final stage of the Tour de Snowy has been taken out by 24 year old Autotrader.com rider, Sarah Ulmer. She was part of a four woman breakaway that managed to lap the field in the 30 kilometre criterium in Tumut. In second place was Jayco's Liz Tadich, who narrowly failed to beat the New Zealander as the two sprinted for the win, while third and fourth went to Sara Carrigan (AIS) and Roz Reekie-May (NZ) respectively. Saturn-Timex's Kim Bruckner had no trouble keeping Zinaida Stahurskaia in check, and took out the overall general classification.

The stage was conducted in warm sunshine and clear blue skies, the perfect weather continuing as it has for the entire tour. 64 riders were left to contest the 25 lap event, and most were keen to get it over with. On the second lap, New Zealand rider, Rosalind Reekie-May went off the front, and she was marked by Sara Carrigan (AIS) and Sarah Ulmer (Autotrader.com). In hot pursuit was the morning's second place getter, Liz Tadich (Jayco-VIS), who caught the trio after a couple of laps.

Kiwi power!
Photo: © Tom Balks/CN

Carrigan took out the first two cash sprints, while the other three were content to sit on her wheel. The bunch did not organise a chase, so the gap quickly grew to over a minute and the breakaways could see the tail end of the peloton at halfway. They lapped the field inside the final ten laps, but things became a little confusing when it was decided that the bunch would not sprint with three to go as is usual. Instead, the four riders were told to sprint ahead of the peloton which they managed to do.

On the uphill run to the line, Tadich and Ulmer fought it out neck and neck. It seemed as though Tadich had won when she threw her bike on the line, but the photo finish revealed that Ulmer had got it. Two second places in two stages wasn't bad for the Jayco rider, but it could have been that little bit better.

"It was a little bit confusing at the finish there. We were told that we were meant to be in the front of the bunch so we could fight it out just amongst the four of us...It was very satisfying for me and the team to win."

Ulmer will be based in Ottawa (Canada), but will race mainly in America for her Autotrader.com team this year. The World Cup in Philly and the Hewlett-Packard Women's Challenge are her main goals for the year, although she will be racing in the Canberra and Hamilton World Cups over the next two weeks.

The overall honours for the 2000 Tour de Snowy belonged to Kimberly Bruckner and the Saturn-Timex team. Bruckner climbed her way into an unbeatable position up to Cabramurra yesterday, and was a deserving and elated winner.

Final winners
Photo: © Tom Balks/CN

"I knew what I had to do - stay on Zinaida, and I had the utmost faith in Anna and Anke who were covering all the necessary breaks," she said. "We were pretty happy that something got away and let it go. Sometimes I'd get gapped and I'd come charging up to her on the hill, but I wasn't worried because she wouldn't get 1'30 in that time."

"It's unbelievable. This is definitely my biggest win so far. This is my first year with Saturn and it's awesome to start out like this and have such awesome, amazing teammates. Now we've just got to go into the World Cup - we're going for Anna!"

"Anna's such a good team leader - she's really our director on the road. She's so race-smart and so organised, it's perfect. We have our meetings in the morning and she says 'this is what you have to do' and if it works, it's fine. She showed me it worked

As for team leader Anna, who led the race right up until the second last day and won the points jersey, can she ever win it? "It's possible, maybe one day. As long as they keep putting Cabramurra in there, I'm going to be at a disadvantage," she chuckled.

The other classifications saw World Champion Zinaida Stahurskaia take second overall and the mountains jersey, while AIS rider Sara Carrigan was the best U23 rider.

Results

1 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.com                  47.49 (37.64 km/h)
2 Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco VIS
3 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS
4 Rosalind Reekie-May (NZl) New Zealand
5 Bridget Evans (Aus) Bicisport                      1.53
6 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due O-H.P.
7 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
8 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Acca Due O-H.P.
9 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) GAS Sport
10 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) AIS
11 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn
12 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
13 Alison Wright (Aus) AIS
14 Miho Oki (Jap) Japan Cycling Federation
15 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera
16 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O-H.P.
17 Alison Wright (Aus) AIS
18 Katie Mactier (Aus) Jayco VIS
19 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) AIS
20 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem-Itera
21 Jessica Amy (Aus) Jayco VIS
22 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn
23 Melissa Holt (NZl) New Zealand
24 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
25 Naomi Williams (Aus) Jayco VIS
26 Kim Smith (USA) Autotrader.com
27 Kim Shirley (Aus) AIS
28 Susy Pryde (NZl) Autotrader.com
29 Olivia Gollan (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team
30 Natalie Bates (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team
31 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Alfa Lum R.S.M.
32 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) GAS Sport
33 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) New Zealand
34 Jeanette Schwarz (Aus) Australian Regional
35 Gabriella Pregnolato (Ita) GAS Sport
36 Kirsty Robb (NZl) New Zealand
37 Pam Shuster (USA) Autotrader.com
38 Natasha Harrigan (Aus) Bicisport
39 Karen Sumpton (Aus) AIS
40 Kate Bates (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team
41 Jennifer Manefield (Aus) Bicisport
42 Emma Carney (Aus) Jayco VIS                       2.07
43 Nora Moeke (NZl) New Zealand
44 Rebecca Locke (Aus) Australian Regional
45 Vera Carrara (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera
46 Kerry Hellmuth (USA) Carpe Diem-Itera
47 Erin Philp (Aus) Australian Regional
48 Rebecca Cleveland (Aus) Team-Bizar.com
49 Luisana Pegoraro (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera           2.11
50 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team            2.16
51 Alex Harrison (Aus) Team-Bizar.com                2.24
52 Emma James (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team
53 Annie Gariepy (Can) Autotrader.com                2.39
54 Silvia Parietti (Ita) GAS Sport                   4.29
55 Kanako Nishi (Jap) Japan Cycling Federation       6.09
56 Victoria Kirkby (Aus) Team-Bizar.com              6.24
57 Sue McCarthy (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne
58 Simone Poulos (Aus) Bicisport                     7.02
59 Julie Hooper (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne          9.31
60 Rebecca McConnell (Aus) Team-Bizar.com           14.09
61 Louisa Hamilton-White (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne
DNF Mary Rogers (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne
DNS Helen Kelly (Aus) Jayco VIS
DNS Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Acca Due O-H.P.
 
Final general classification
 
1 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn                 13.16.11 (33.85 km/h)
2 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) GAS Sport                1.30
3 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) AIS                         2.20
4 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn                         2.56
5 Kim Shirley (Aus) AIS                              5.53
6 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum R.S.M.              6.25
7 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Acca Due O-H.P.              6.32
8 Rosalind Reekie-May (NZl) New Zealand              7.02
9 Kim Smith (USA) Autotrader.com                     8.22
10 Anke Erlank (RSA) Saturn                          8.27
11 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS                           8.36
12 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due O-H.P.             8.41
13 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                 9.38
14 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera             10.59
15 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) AIS
16 Karen Sumpton (Aus) AIS
17 Melissa Holt (NZl) New Zealand
18 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.com                 11.31
19 Susy Pryde (NZl) Autotrader.com                  12.44
20 Emma Carney (Aus) Jayco VIS                      13.11
21 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem-Itera              13.45
22 Natasha Harrigan (Aus) Bicisport                 15.29
23 Olivia Gollan (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team              18.28
24 Katie Mactier (Aus) Jayco VIS                    18.42
25 Kirsty Robb (NZl) New Zealand                    18.51
26 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Alfa Lum R.S.M.          20.46
27 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) GAS Sport                 22.30
28 Bridget Evans (Aus) Bicisport                    23.13
29 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Acca Due O-H.P.              24.15
30 Erin Philp (Aus) Australian Regional             24.18
31 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) New Zealand               24.56
32 Pam Shuster (USA) Autotrader.com                 25.51
33 Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco VIS                 26.02
34 Natalie Bates (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team              28.07
35 Jennifer Manefield (Aus) Bicisport               29.25
36 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.               30.02
37 Alison Wright (Aus) AIS                          20.35
38 Miho Oki (Jap) Japan Cycling Federation          34.34
39 Emma James (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team                 38.49
40 Kerry Hellmuth (USA) Carpe Diem-Itera            39.03
41 Naomi Williams (Aus) Jayco VIS                   39.57
42 Jeanette Schwarz (Aus) Australian Regional       42.44
43 Luisana Pegoraro (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera          45.02
44 Kate Bates (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team                 45.27
45 Vera Carrara (Ita) Carpe Diem-Itera              46.03
46 Silvia Parietti (Ita) GAS Sport                  49.01
47 Rebecca Locke (Aus) Australian Regional          52.19
48 Annie Gariepy (Can) Autotrader.com               57.10
49 Jessica Amy (Aus) Jayco VIS                    1.01.15
50 Julie Hooper (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne       1.02.10
51 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team         1.03.18
52 Gabriella Pregnolato (Ita) GAS Sport           1.10.31
53 Rebecca Cleveland (Aus) Team-Bizar.com         1.18.12
54 Alex Harrison (Aus) Team-Bizar.com             1.23.25
55 Louisa Hamilton-White (Aus) City Cycles Melb.  1.28.46
56 Simone Poulos (Aus) Bicisport                  1.38.59
57 Nora Moeke (NZl) New Zealand                   1.42.02
58 Kanako Nishi (Jap) Japan Cycling Federation    2.01.28
59 Victoria Kirkby (Aus) Team-Bizar.com           2.05.49
60 Sue McCarthy (Aus) City Cycles Melbourne       2.09.57
61 Rebecca McConnell (Aus) Team-Bizar.com         2.45.37
 
Points classification
 
1 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn                           21 pts
2 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team               11
3 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) GAS Sport                   9
4 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Acca Due O-H.P.                 8
5 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.com                      8
6 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS                               6
7 Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco VIS                      6
8 Anke Erlank (RSA) Saturn                              5
9 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn                        5
10 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) AIS                           3
11 Alison Wright (Aus) AIS                              3
12 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due O-H.P.                2
13 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                    2
14 Kim Shirley (Aus) AIS                                2
15 Naomi Williams (Aus) Jayco VIS                       2
16 Kate Bates (Aus) NSWIS Trek Team                     2
17 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Acca Due O-H.P.                1
18 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                   1
19 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                1
20 Rosalind Reekie-May (NZl) New Zealand                1

Mountains classification
 
1 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) GAS Sport                  30 pts
2 Kim Shirley (Aus) AIS                                16
3 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Acca Due O-H.P.                11
4 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) AIS                           11
5 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn                       10
6 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn                           10
7 Anke Erlank (RSA) Saturn                              7
8 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Acca Due O-H.P.                 6
9 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                 4
10 Mari Holden (USA) Alfa Lum R.S.M.                    2
11 Emma Carney (Aus) Jayco VIS                          1

U23 classification
 
1 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS

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