Results and Reports for May 11, 2001

Switzerland

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Memorial Magali Pache - 25.5km Individual Time Trial

Payerne, May 11, 2001

Results - 25.5 km:

Leontien puts one over Mario

Holland's triple Olympic gold medalist Leontien van Moorsel was faster than male riders such as Mario Cipollini during the Memorial Magali Pache, an individual time trial (ITT) on the same parcours as the Tour de Romandie. With her time of 34.57 for the 25.5km, van Moorsel would be in 104th position if she were in the men's field, more than two seconds faster than Mario Cipollini (106).

Asked about her time, van Moorsel said: "Not so bad for me in relation to such a rich guy. Can I get such a salary too?" The Dutch rider was 22 seconds faster than second-placed Diana Ziliute and 32 seconds on Jeannie Longo.

This Memorial was held in memory of Swiss rider Magali Pache, who died on September 3 last year when she was struck by a car while riding back to her hotel following stage six of the Trophée d'Or Féminin in France. The car also collided with her team director's car. Two others were injured: Irishwoman Geraldine Gilles and Englishwoman Michaela Fisher. The driver of the vehicle was arrested and taken to Saint-Amand-Montrond police station.

In the memorial event, the father of Magali followed the race in the car of team manager and vasn Moorsel's husband, Michael Zijlaard.

1  Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel (Hol)    34.57.44 (average speed 43.767kmh)
2  Diana Ziliute (Lit)                      .21.68 
3  Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Fra)             .31.99
4  NicoleBrändli (Swi)                     1.08.93
5  Mirjam Melchers (Hol)                   1.10.02
6  Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger)                 1.15.01
7  Zulfia Zabirova (Rus)                   1.43.97
8  Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi)              1.52.40
9  Edita Pucinskaite (Lit)                 2.10
10 Rasa Mazeikyte (Lit)                    2.13.28
11 Margaret Hemsley (Aus)                  2.46.89
12 Sandra Wampfler (Swi)                   3.08.10
13 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe)                3.17.11
14 Luisa Tamanini (Ita)                    3.24.21
15 Bettina Kuhn (Swi)                      4.49.23
16 Nathalie Griggio (Swi)                  7.37.98