17th Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin - 2.9.1

France, May 18-27, 2001

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Stage 1 - May 19: Coursan-Coursan, 106 km

Rossner new leader

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Podium after stage 1
Photo: © James Victor

Top German sprinter Petra Rossner, riding for her national team, picked up the stage win and the yellow jersey in stage one of the Tour de l'Aude. Rossner completed the 106 kilometre stage that started and finished in Coursan in 2.46.31, beating Russian speedster Olga Sloussiareva (Carpe Diem) and Rochelle Gilmore (Autotrader.com) in a bunch sprint. With the time bonus, she moved ahead of prologue winner Anna Millward (AIS Australia) in the general classification.

Despite some small climbs during the stage, no rider was allowed to escape, with Carpe Diem riding hard on the front for Sloussiareva who won the red sprints jersey. Canadian Lyne Bessette tested her legs on a few of the hills, but was brought back well before the end of the stage.

Tomorrow's race is 127 kilometres, starting and finishing in Rieux Minervois. An 850 m climb is situated with its summit 38 kilometres to go, which will certainly separate the field.

Results

1 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team                    2.46.31
2 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                     0.01
3 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
4 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville
5 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team
6 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim
7 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team
8 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim
9 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera
10 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim
11 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim
12 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera
13 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsor Service
14 Mariëlle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National Team
15 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm
16 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) C.A Mantes La Ville
17 Monica Valen (Nor) Team Sponsor Service
18 Anna Millward (Aus) Australian National Team
19 Alison Wright (Aus) Australian National Team
20 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team
21 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team
22 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National Team
23 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canadian National Team
24 Jorunn Kvalo (Nor) Team Sponsor Service
25 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville
26 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim
27 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville
28 Katrina Berger (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
29 Susy Pryde (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
30 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team
31 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team
32 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Alfa Lum Rsm
33 Cybil Diguistini (Can) C.A Mantes La Ville
34 Tetyana Andrushchenko (Ukr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team
35 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Dutch National Team
36 Laurence Restoin (Fra) Team Sponsor Service
37 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) Vlaanderen T Interim
38 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera
39 Kym Shirley (Aus) Australian National Team
40 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville
41 Ingunn Bollerud (Nor) Team Sponsor Service
42 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National Team
43 Daniela Veronesi (Ita) Alfa Lum Rsm
44 Rasa Mazeikyte (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm
45 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Australian National Team
46 Valentina Gerasimova (Rus) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team
47 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
48 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Team Sponsor Service
49 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team
50 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum Rsm
51 Julie Young (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
52 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum Rsm
53 Kimberly Smith (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
54 Susan Palmer Komar (Can) Canadian National Team
55 Areke Hassink (Ned) Dutch National Team
56 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team
57 Veranika Sharameteyeva (Pol) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team 12.42
58 Olga Kushnerevitch (Blr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team
59 Bettina Schöke (Ger) German National Team
60 Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Dutch National Team                  15.43
61 Mélanie Nadeau (Can) Canadian National Team                  16.15
62 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Carpe Diem - Itera                   17.07
63 Chantal Gehrig (Ger) German National Team                    17.20
64 Anna Czilwik (Ger) German National Team
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team                    2.50.52
2 Anna Millward (Aus) Australian National Team                   0.01
3 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                  0.06
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team                        0.07
5 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                     0.11
6 Susy Pryde (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
7 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team                      0.12
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm                           0.13
9 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team
10 Mariëlle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National Team            0.14
11 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National Team
12 Julie Young (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                 0.15
13 Katrina Berger (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
14 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim                  0.16
15 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim
16 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team                       0.17
17 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera
18 Alison Wright (Aus) Australian National Team                  0.18
19 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Alfa Lum Rsm
20 Daniela Veronesi (Ita) Alfa Lum Rsm                           0.20
21 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                0.21
22 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team
23 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Dutch National Team
24 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim                     0.22
25 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera
26 Susan Palmer Komar (Can) Canadian National Team               0.23
27 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) Vlaanderen T Interim
28 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Australian National Team              0.24
29 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National Team
30 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsor Service
31 Kimberly Smith (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team              0.26
32 Monica Valen (Nor) Team Sponsor Service
33 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim
34 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) C.A Mantes La Ville
35 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville           0.28
36 Rasa Mazeikyte (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm
37 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                    0.29
38 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canadian National Team
39 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team
40 Jorunn Kvalo (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                       0.30
41 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team
42 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville                    0.31
43 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum Rsm
44 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
45 Valentina Gerasimova (Rus) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team    0.32
46 Tetyana Andrushchenko (Ukr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team   0.33
47 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                 0.34
48 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Team Sponsor Service                   0.35
49 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum Rsm
50 Laurence Restoin (Fra) Team Sponsor Service                   0.37
51 Areke Hassink (Ned) Dutch National Team                       0.38
52 Cybil Diguistini (Can) C.A Mantes La Ville                    0.39
53 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville                     0.41
54 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville
55 Ingunn Bollerud (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                    0.43
56 Kym Shirley (Aus) Australian National Team                    0.50
57 Bettina Schöke (Ger) German National Team                    13.08
58 Olga Kushnerevitch (Blr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team     13.18
59 Veranika Sharameteyeva (Pol) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team 13.20
60 Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Dutch National Team                  15.56
61 Mélanie Nadeau (Can) Canadian National Team                  17.20
62 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Carpe Diem - Itera                   17.39
63 Chantal Gehrig (Ger) German National Team                    18.13
64 Anna Czilwik (Ger) German National Team                      18.24
 
Points classification
 
1 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team                         32 pts
2 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                       20
3 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team               16
4 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team                        16
5 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville                       14
6 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                       14
7 Anna Millward (Aus) Australian National Team                     10
8 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim                        10
9 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                     9
10 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team                          8
11 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                    8
12 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                   7
13 Susy Pryde (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                     6
14 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                   6
15 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim                     5
16 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm                             4
17 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                       4
18 Mariëlle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National Team               3
19 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                      3
20 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team                     2
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                        8 pts
2 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team                         4
3 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National Team                          2
4 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                       2
5 Valentina Gerasimova (Rus) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team        1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                       15 pts
2 Alison Wright (Aus) Australian National Team                      9
3 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim                         7
4 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                        5
5 Anna Millward (Aus) Australian National Team                      3
6 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                        2
7 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National Team                       2
8 Ingunn Bollerud (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                        1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Autotrader.com Cycling Team                                 8.33.08
2 Australian National Team                                       0.05
3 Dutch National Team                                            0.08
4 German National Team                                           0.09
5 Canadian National Team                                         0.17
6 Team Alfa Lum RSM                                              0.19
7 Vlaanderen T Interim                                           0.23
8 Carpe Diem - Itera                                             0.36
9 Team Sponsor.Service                                           0.48
10 C.A Mantes La Ville                                           0.53
11 Ciegi Professional Cycling Team                               1.02