17th Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin - 2.9.1

France, May 18-27, 2001

Prologue - May 18: Gruissan ITT, 3 km

Millward wins prologue

Prologue jerseys
Photo: © James Victor

World number one Anna Millward (Australian National Team) won the opening stage of the Tour de l'Aude, a 3 kilometre prologue in Gruissan. The Australian stopped the clock at 4'23.86, an average of 40.93 km/h, to beat New Zealand's Sarah Ulmer (Autotrader.com) and Judith Arndt (German National Team).

One of the favourites for the overall honours, Canadian Lyne Bessette, finished 6th today at 9 seconds. In fact, the stage was dominated by foreigners, with the best French rider being Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel, who finished 36th at 25 seconds down.

Tomorrow's first road stage takes the riders 106 kilometres on a loop around Coursan.

Results

1 Anna Millward (Aus) Australian National Team                 4.23.86 (40.931 km/h)
2 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                0.03
3 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team                      0.04
4 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team                     0.08
5 Susy Pryde (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
6 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                   0.09
7 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm                         0.10
9 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team
10 Mariëlle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National Team          0.11
11 Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Dutch National Team
12 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National Team
13 Julie Young (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team               0.12
14 Katrina Berger (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
15 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim                0.13
16 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim
17 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team                     0.14
18 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                  0.15
19 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Alfa Lum Rsm
20 Daniela Veronesi (Ita) Alfa Lum Rsm                         0.17
21 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera              0.18
22 Alison Wright (Aus) Australian National Team
23 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team
24 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Dutch National Team
25 Susan Palmer Komar (Can) Canadian National Team             0.20
26 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) Vlaanderen T Interim
27 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Australian National Team            0.21
28 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National Team
29 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim
30 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsor Service
31 Kimberly Smith (USA) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team            0.23
32 Monica Valen (Nor) Team Sponsor Service
33 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim
34 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) C.A Mantes La Ville
35 Bettina Schöke (Ger) German National Team                   0.24
36 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville         0.25
37 Rasa Mazeikyte (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm
38 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera                  0.26
39 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canadian National Team
40 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team
41 Jorunn Kvalo (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                     0.27
42 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team
43 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville                  0.28
44 Fany Lecourtois (Fra) Alfa Lum Rsm
45 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Carpe Diem - Itera
46 Valentina Gerasimova (Rus) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team  0.29
47 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Carpe Diem - Itera                  0.30
48 Tetyana Andrushchenko (Ukr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team
49 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim               0.31
50 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Team Sponsor Service                 0.32
51 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum Rsm
52 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team
53 Laurence Restoin (Fra) Team Sponsor Service                 0.34
54 Olga Kushnerevitch (Blr) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team
55 Areke Hassink (Ned) Dutch National Team                     0.35
56 Veranika Sharameteyeva (Pol) Ciegi Professional Cycling Team0.36
57 Cybil Diguistini (Can) C.A Mantes La Ville
58 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville                   0.38
59 Emmanuelle Farcy (Fra) C.A Mantes La Ville
60 Ingunn Bollerud (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                  0.40
61 Kym Shirley (Aus) Australian National Team                  0.47
62 Chantal Gehrig (Ger) German National Team                   0.51
63 Anna Czilwik (Ger) German National Team                     1.02
64 Mélanie Nadeau (Can) Canadian National Team                 1.03
 
Points
 
1 Anna Millward (Aus) Australian National Team                   10 pts
2 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                   9
3 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team                         8
4 Petra Rossner (Ger) German National Team                        7
5 Susy Pryde (NZl) Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                    6
6 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                      5
7 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team                       4
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Alfa Lum Rsm                            3
9 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team                    2
10 Mariëlle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National Team             1
 
Teams
 
1 Autotrader.Com Cycling Team                                 13.32
2 Australian National Team                                     0.05
3 Dutch National Team                                          0.08
4 German National Team                                         0.10
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