17th Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin - 2.9.1

France, May 18-27, 2001

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Stage 9 - May 27: Limoux - Limoux, 120 km

Final victory to Bessette

Despite a determined attempt by Judith Arndt (German National Team) to unseat her, Canadian Lyne Bessette held onto her lead to win the overall classification of the Tour de l'Aude for the second time in her career. Arndt won the final stage, 5 seconds ahead of Bessette, with La Primavera Rosa winner Susanne Ljungskog (Vlaanderen) in third. The remainder of the peloton finished over 5 minutes behind.

Lungskog had tried to go for the solo win with 40 kilometres to go, but Arndt and Bessette chased her down, leaving the pack in their wake. The three rode together until the finish, where Arndt claimed the stage victory. Lungskog benefited from the attack, moving into third place overall on the final GC.

In the other classifications, Olga Slioussareva (Carpe Diem) finished on top in the points and sprints classifications, while Bessette won the mountains jersey. Best young rider was Olga Zabelinskaia (Carpe Diem), with most combative going to Bettina Schöke (German National Team). Edita Pucinskaite's Alfa Lum RSM team held onto the team classification, by a mere 11 seconds from the Canadian National Team.

Results

1 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team                      3.27.09 (34.091 km/h)
2 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                      0.05
3 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim
4 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                      5.18
5 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team
6 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team
7 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim
8 Julie Young (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
9 Valentina Gerasimova (Rus) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team
10 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) Vlaanderen T Interim
11 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsor Service
12 Cybil Diguistini (Can) C.A Mantes La Ville
13 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) C.A Mantes La Ville
14 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Alfa Lum Rsm
15 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National Team
16 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera
17 Katrina Berger (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
18 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm
19 Tetyana Andrushchenko (Ukr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team
20 Kym Shirley (Aus) Australian National Team
21 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum Rsm
22 Kimberly Smith (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
23 Susan Palmer Komar (Can) Canadian National Team
24 Laurence Restoin (Fra) Team Sponsor Service                    8.57
25 Bettina Schöke (Ger) German National Team                     15.22
26 Mariëlle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National Team            15.54
27 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera
28 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Dutch National Team
29 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim
30 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera
31 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team
32 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim
33 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim
34 Alison Wright (Aus) Australian National Team                  25.55
35 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team
36 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
37 Areke Hassink (Ned) Dutch National Team
38 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville
39 Anna Millward (Aus) Australian National Team
40 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Team Sponsor Service                   38.52
41 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Australian National Team
42 Jorunn Kvalo (Nor) Team Sponsor Service
43 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canadian National Team
44 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team
 
Final general classification
 
1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                  26.28.58
2 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team                         1.11
3 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim                    7.52
4 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                      8.31
5 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm                            8.49
6 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team                      13.12
7 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                     13.20
8 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum Rsm                             13.46
9 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) C.A Mantes La Ville                      14.23
10 Cybil Diguistini (Can) C.A Mantes La Ville                    14.25
11 Julie Young (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                 15.16
12 Katrina Berger (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team              15.38
13 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Alfa Lum Rsm                          16.05
14 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National Team                   17.11
15 Susan Palmer Komar (Can) Canadian National Team               18.08
16 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) Vlaanderen T Interim                   18.09
17 Kym Shirley (Aus) Australian National Team                    20.54
18 Kimberly Smith (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team              24.32
19 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                25.13
20 Valentina Gerasimova (Rus) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team    28.21
21 Laurence Restoin (Fra) Team Sponsor Service                   28.25
22 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                   29.50
23 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                31.44
24 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                    31.54
25 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team      37.15
26 Tetyana Andrushchenko (Ukr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team   42.26
27 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                 47.13
28 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                 52.15
29 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                  53.06
30 Alison Wright (Aus) Australian National Team                  54.07
31 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team                       56.35
32 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                     1.01.19
33 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Australian National Team            1.01.38
34 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim                   1.01.47
35 Jorunn Kvalo (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                     1.16.41
36 Areke Hassink (Ned) Dutch National Team                     1.17.39
37 Bettina Schöke (Ger) German National Team                   1.28.06
38 Anna Millward (Aus) Australian National Team                1.32.14
39 Mariëlle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National Team          1.38.45
40 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Dutch National Team                   1.55.11
41 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville                  2.05.53
42 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team                    2.10.38
43 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Team Sponsor Service                 2.28.36
44 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canadian National Team                2.34.18
 
Points classification
 
1 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                       158 pts
2 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                       111
3 Anna Millward (Aus) Australian National Team                     102
4 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team                        101
5 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team                          93
6 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team                           83
7 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm                              64
8 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim                      50
9 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                    49
10 Julie Young (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                    44
11 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                       44
12 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                    42
13 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim                        38
14 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                    37
15 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                       33
16 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                   31
17 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Alfa Lum Rsm                             25
18 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum Rsm                               25
19 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                     20
20 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) C.A Mantes La Ville                        19
21 Cybil Diguistini (Can) C.A Mantes La Ville                       19
22 Katrina Berger (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                 19
23 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National Team                      18
24 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team         16
25 Mariëlle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National Team               13
26 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Australian National Team                 12
27 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) Vlaanderen T Interim                      11
28 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                      10
29 Susan Palmer Komar (Can) Canadian National Team                   9
30 Valentina Gerasimova (Rus) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team        7
31 Alison Wright (Aus) Australian National Team                      6
32 Jorunn Kvalo (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                           5
33 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Dutch National Team                         4
34 Areke Hassink (Ned) Dutch National Team                           3
35 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                           2
36 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team                           1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                        79 pts
2 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                     36
3 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm                              34
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team                           24
5 Bettina Schöke (Ger) German National Team                         23
6 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                        20
7 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim                      19
8 Katrina Berger (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                  15
9 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                        11
10 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team                        11
11 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum Rsm                                9
12 Julie Young (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                     5
13 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                    5
14 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                    3
15 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Alfa Lum Rsm                              3
16 Cybil Diguistini (Can) C.A Mantes La Ville                        3
17 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                       2
18 Susan Palmer Komar (Can) Canadian National Team                   2
19 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team                          1
20 Valentina Gerasimova (Rus) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team        1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                        55 pts
2 Alison Wright (Aus) Australian National Team                      39
3 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim                         34
4 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                        28
5 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                        14
6 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                     11
7 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team                            9
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm                               7
9 Bettina Schöke (Ger) German National Team                          5
10 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                    5
11 Anna Millward (Aus) Australian National Team                      5
12 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                        4
13 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim                      3
14 Cybil Diguistini (Can) C.A Mantes La Ville                        3
15 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team          3
16 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum Rsm                                1
17 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team                          1
18 Mariëlle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National Team                1
19 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                    1
 
Best young rider
 
1 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem-Itera
 
Most Combative rider
 
1 Bettina Schöke (Ger) German National Team
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team Alfa Lum RSM                                           80.02.23
2 Canadian National Team                                          0.11
3 Vlaanderen T Interim                                            7.54
4 Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                                    12.33
5 Carpe Diem - Itera                                             15.27
6 Australian National Team                                     1.00.07
7 C.A Mantes La Ville                                          1.02.38
8 Ciegi Professional Cycling Team                              1.12.33
9 Dutch National Team                                          1.28.38
10 Team Sponsor.Service                                        1.30.14
11 German National Team                                        2.23.54