Results and Reports for May 26-27, 2001

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Giro dell'Alto Adige - Trofeo Banca Popolare - 2.9.3

Trentino, May 26-28, 2001

Report

By Alessandro Gretter

Mirjam Melchers succeeded former World Champion Edita Pucinskaite in this National Stage Race. The Dutchwoman won the ITT and also the first stage, then on the last stage just controlled the race. Melchers was the best of 0.good field, including competitors like Zinaida Stahurskaia (GAS), her teammates Alessandra Cappellotto and Greta Zocca (who outsprinted the bunch in the final stage) and Tuscan Fabiana Luperini, very aggresive on the gentle Sudtiroler hills.

Results

Stage 1 - May 26: Individual time trial, 2.4 km

1 Mirjam Melchers (Ita) Acca Due O-Lorena    3.20.54 (43.200 km/h)
2 Marcia Eicher (Swi) Carpe Diem             0.07.98
3 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport     0.08.49
4 Vera Carrara (Ita) Carpe Diem              0.09.48
5 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem              0.10.02
6 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Edilsavino            0.10.06
7 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Edilsavino            0.10.79
8 Anna Skawinska (Pol) Mista 2               0.11.06
9 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Gas Sport        0.12.06
10 Gitana Groudite (Ltu) La Rosa dei Venti   0.12.66

Stage 2: Bolzano - Foresta, 104 km

1 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Acca Due O-Lorena  2.43.04 (38.267 km/h)
2 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr)Gas Sport Team
3 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Carpe Diem Itera
4 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino
5 Gitana Groudyte (Ltu) La Rosa dei Venti
6 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Edilsavino
7 Vera Carrara (Ita) Carpe Diem Itera
8 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport
9 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Edilsavino 
10 Marcia Eicher (Swi) Carpe Diem Itera

Stage 3: Bolzano - Bolzano, 98.40 km

1 Greta Zocca (Ita) Gas Sport              2.42.03 (36.433 km/h)
2 Katia Longhin (Ita) Acca Due O-Lorena
3 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr)Gas Sport Team
4 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ita) Rus, Edilsavino
5 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Acca Due O-Lorena
6 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Edilsavino
7 Sara Felloni (Ita) Alfa Lum
8 Anna Skawinska (Pol) Mista 2
9 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Carpe Diem Itera
10 Alessandra D'Ettorre (Ita) Mista 1

Final general classification

1 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Acca Due O-Lorena  4.28.27
2 Marcia Eicher (Swi) Carpe Diem Itera        0.08
3 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Gas Sport      0.09
4 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Edilsavino             0.10
5 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Edilsavino             0.11
6 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr)Gas Sport          0.12
7 Gitana Groudite (Ltu) La Rosa dei Venti     0.13
8 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Carpe Diem Itera        0.17
9 Lara Ruthven (USA) Carpe Diem
10 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino 

Other jerseys:

Red Jersey (General classification): Mirjam Melchers 
Pink Jersey (Points classification) : Mirjam Melchers
Yellow Jersey (Best Foreign): Mirjam Melchers
Blue Jersey (Intermediate Sprints : Vera Hohlfeld
Green Jersey (GPM): Fabiana Luperini 
White Jersey (Best Under 23): Luisa Tamanini