MTB World Cup #2 - CDM

Sarentino, Italy, May 12-13, 2001

Program

  • Day 1 - May 12: Time Trial qualifications (M/W)
  • Day 2 - May 13: Cross Country (M/W)
  • World Cup - Standings after round 2

Day 1 - May 12: Time Trial qualifications (M/W)

Fullana and Martinez grab pole positions

By Alessandro Gretter

They were the pre-race favourites and they didn't wait so long to jump to the top of the podium. Spaniard Marga Fullana and Frenchman Miguel Martinez dominated the Time Trial race held in Sarentino, the second round of the Tissot World Cup.

The one-lap race really showed who were the best in this sport. Sarentino's race is very difficult, characterised by a 6.32 km long lap with 380 m of climbing, and some technical passages like the "Hoelle" (say "Hell") - a 30% slope drawn in the woodland and the stones. There was also a strong wind to slow the pace of the bikers today.

But Olympic and World Champion Miguel Martinez didn't feel any of these difficulties. He took only 13'40"88 to cover the lap distance and put 10 seconds into the Canadian Roland Green, 14 to Dutchman Bas Van Dooren and 18 to Italian Marco Bui, leader of the 'Time Trial Cup'. Far behind finished the other riders including Tissot World Cup leader, Hermida (44 seconds lost for him) and local hero Hubert Pallhuber.

More evident was the superiority of Spaniard Marga Fullana in the female race. The Specialized World Champion left teammate, Swiss Barbara Blatter, 22 seconds behind and surpringsly beat Italian Annabella Stropparo by about half a minute. It was a bad performance for Canadian Chrissy Redden, winner in Napa Valley, who finished in 16th position.

On the stage, but not on the bike, Olympic Champion Paola Pezzo dressed in a gold-black suit capable of attracting the attention of all the parterre. The day finished with a VIP race with mostly locals and German sporting heroes, like former WC Maurizio Fondriest and skier Sonja Nef, Hilde Gerg, Ole Einar Bjorndaelen and F1 driver Alexander.

Results

Men

1 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Full Dynamix                         13.40.9
2 Roland Green (Can) Trek/Volkswagen                          0.09.8
3 Bas Van Dooren (Ned) Specialized                            0.14.2
4 Marco Bui (Ita) A.S. Marin Helly Hansen                     0.17.8
5 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher                     0.18.6
6 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Haro/Lee Dungarees                  0.18.9
7 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Specialized                          0.19.4
8 Cedric Ravanel (Fra) Scott Usa                              0.25.0
9 Bart Brentjens (Ned) Giant Bicycles                         0.25.2
10 Thomas Frischknecht (Swi) Team Ritchey-Yahoo!              0.26.7
11 Ludovic Dubau (Fra) Orbea                                  0.30.4
12 Radim Korinek (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna MTB                   0.37.2
13 Rune Hoydahl (Nor) Giant Bicycles                          0.37.8
14 Julien Absalon (Fra) Bianchi Motorex                       0.38.0
15 Roel Paulissen (Bel) Team GT                               0.38.5
16 Martino Fruet (Ita) Team Ritchey-Yahoo!                    0.40.8
17 Pavel Cherkasov (Rus) Subaru-Gary Fisher                   0.42.0
18 Christophe Herisset (Fra) Orbea                            0.44.4
19 Jose Hermida (Spa) Bianchi Motorex                         0.44.4
20 Thomas Hochstrasser (Swi) Giant Bicycles                   0.45.9
21 Dario Acquaroli (Ita) Full Dynamix                         0.46.2
22 Hubert Pallhuber (Ita) Diamond Back                        0.46.4
23 Liam Killeen (GBr) Great Britain                           0.52.7
24 Gregory Vollet (Fra) 77510 Bellot                          0.56.0
25 Carlos Coloma (Spa) Orbea                                  0.56.1
26 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Lapierre                      0.57.2
27 Christophe Dupouey (Fra) Giant Bicycles                    0.57.3
28 Peter Presslauer (Aut) Corratec World Team                 0.57.6
29 Peter Riis Anderson (Den) Den Bla Kurer                    0.58.3
29 Mauro Bettin (Ita) Full Dynamix                            0.58.3
31 Thys Al (Ned) Be-One Team                                  0.58.5
32 Robert Kircher (Aut) Club Infineon Rainer Wurz             0.58.6
33 Marek Galinski (Pol) Lotto PZU                             0.59.2
34 Kashi Leuchs (NZl) Volvo Cannondale                        0.59.6
35 Jerome Chevallier (Fra) Orbea                              1.00.2
36 Stefan Sahm (Ger) Team T Mobile                            1.00.2
37 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Bianchi Motorex                       1.00.5
38 Carsten Bresser (Ger) Team T Mobile                        1.02.4
39 Dominique Arnould (Fra) Giant Bicycles                     1.02.8
40 Cadel Evans (Aus) Volvo Cannondale                         1.02.9
41 Marc Hanisch (Ger) Orbea                                   1.04.2
42 Lado Fumic (Ger) Team T Mobile                             1.04.7
43 Jochen Kass (Ger) Team T Mobile                            1.06.3
44 Roland Stauder (Ita) Corratec World Team                   1.07.3
45 Mirko Pirazzoli (Ita) Ok Gymmy                             1.07.7
46 David Galle (Bel) Orbea                                    1.09.2
47 Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott Usa                              1.09.5
48 Johann Pallhuber (Ita) Rainer Wurz                         1.09.7
49 Milan Spesny (Cze) Rubena Merida KCK Team                  1.11.0
50 Christoph Soukup (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam           1.11.2
51 Erwin Bakker (Ned) Be-One Team                             1.12.2
52 Antonio Ortiz (Spa) Coronas-BH                             1.13.0
53 Roberto Lezaun (Spa) Orbea                                 1.13.6
54 Jure Golcer (Slo) Corratec World Team                      1.14.2
55 Alessandro Checuz (Ita) A.S.Olympia                        1.14.7
56 Oliver Beckingsale (GBr) Scott UK                          1.14.9
57 Hakon Austad (Nor) Dbs World Cup Team                      1.15.2
58 Davy Coenen (Bel) Be-One Team                              1.16.2
59 Silvio Bundi (Swi) Wheeler Aqua Nova                       1.17.2
60 Christoph Sauser (Swi) Volvo Cannondale                    1.17.9
61 Nick Craig (GBr) Diamond Back                              1.19.6
62 Tomas Vokrouhlik (Cze) Rubena Merida KCK Team              1.20.3
63 Marc Gullickson (USA) Mongoose Hyundai                     1.20.7
64 Patrick Trevisan (Bel) Orbea                               1.20.8
65 Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spa) RFEC                         1.20.9
66 Jose Marquez (Spa) Coronas-BH                              1.22.0
67 Diego Garavito (Col) Colombia                              1.22.9
68 Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Kona Ford Focus                    1.23.5
69 Siegfried Bauer (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam            1.25.1
70 Joachim Rugel (Ger) Germany                                1.25.7
71 Marti Gispert Labarta (Spa) Giant Bicycles                 1.26.9
72 Johannes Sickmueller (Ger) Germany                         1.27.4
73 Igor Tavella (Ita) Team Ustaria                            1.28.5
74 Craig Gordon (Aus) Australia                               1.29.4
75 Jesper Agergaard (Den) Soro BC Xerox Partner               1.29.6
76 Marcel Heller (Swi) Arrow Swiss Bike Team                  1.30.0
77 Lars Stormo (Nor) Norway                                   1.30.6
78 Ivan Alvarez (Spa) Coronas-BH                              1.31.0
79 Barrie Clarke (GBr) Diamond Back                           1.31.6
80 Manfred Steiner (Ita) Full Dynamix                         1.32.0
81 Ralph Naf (Swi) Swiss Cycling Team                         1.33.3
82 Markus Weber (Aut) Corratec World Team                     1.33.4
83 Jostein Hole (Nor) Norway                                  1.33.6
84 Martin Horak (Cze) Zamo IRC                                1.33.7
85 Roland Abacherli (Swi) Team Gisler Pouletburg              1.35.6
86 Manuel Fumic (Ger) Team T Mobile                           1.35.7
87 Kurt Gisler (Swi) Team Gisler Pouletburg                   1.36.7
88 Remy Pauriol (Fra) Egobike                                 1.37.3
89 Robin Seymour (Irl) Ireland                                1.38.9
90 Eric Jones (USA) Sobe Headshock                            1.39.4
91 Tomas Dolezal (Cze) Rubena Merida KCK Team                 1.42.7
92 Georg Koch (Aut) Top Kaernten-Giant MTB Racing Team        1.43.3
93 Frederik Stormo (Nor) Norway                               1.43.3
94 Henrik Sparr (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation              1.43.5
95 Marc Golz (Ger) Team T Mobile                              1.43.8
96 Jody Crawforth (GBr) Great Britain                         1.44.4
97 Frederick Ericsson (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation        1.45.1
98 Pavel Boudny (Cze) Czech National Team                     1.45.8
99 Christof Bischof (Swi) Koba                                1.47.8
100 Andreas Dilger (Ger) Germany                              1.47.9
101 Roman Rametsteiner (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam        1.48.5
102 Andy Reid (NZl) New Zealand                               1.50.6
103 Berthold Mair (Ita) Rainer Wurz                           1.51.3
104 Milan Barenyi (Svk) Rubena Merida KCK Team                1.51.5
105 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Egobike                             1.53.3
106 Florian Eschenbach (Ger) Schenker                         1.53.6
107 Torsten Marx (Ger) Team Alb-Gold                          1.53.6
108 Klaus Fontana (Ita) Rainer Wurz                           1.53.6
109 Balz Weber (Swi) Swiss Cycling Team                       1.54.9
110 Szilard Buruczki (Hun) Magellan Team Fonix                1.56.0
111 Philip Tavell (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation            1.58.5
112 Michael Weiss (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam             1.58.6
113 Franz Hofer (Ita) Rainer Wurz                             1.59.1
114 Erik Jungaker (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation            1.59.6
115 Richard Zinthauer (Aut) MTB Team Em Graz 2003             1.59.8
116 Elliot Baxter (GBr) Diamond Back                          2.00.7
117 Frode Michaelsen (Nor) Styrkeproven.no                    2.00.9
118 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Great Britain                         2.01.3
119 Christian Weber (Swi) Rocky Mountain Team                 2.02.2
120 Martin Kraler (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam             2.03.2
121 Thomas Bonne (Den) Den Bla Kurer                          2.03.3
122 Thomas Hierlwimmer (Ger) Focus                            2.04.4
123 Lubos Kondis (Svk) Ceska Sporitelna MTB                   2.04.6
124 Thomas Spichtig (Swi) Rocky Mountain Team                 2.04.9
125 Aslak Johansen (Nor) Styrkeproven.no                      2.05.9
126 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Top Kaernten-Giant MTB Racing Team  2.06.0
127 Pascal Cattin (Swi) Steppenwolf                           2.08.0
128 Nigel Parkinson (GBr) Animal Orange                       2.09.9
129 Gregory Bombardo (Fra) Egobike                            2.11.2
130 Matthias Kirchler (Ita) Rainer Wurz                       2.12.4
131 Herbert Macht (Aut) MTB Team Em Graz 2003                 2.13.2
132 Alexander Gatterer (Aut) Club Infineon Rainer Wurz        2.14.1
133 Markus Binkert (Swi) Arrow Swiss Bike Team                2.14.6
134 Jiri Vavra (Cze) Cyclo Team Vavi                          2.15.7
135 Cristoph Muller (Ger) Fuji Bikes                          2.16.8
136 Atze Dijkhuis (Ned) Netherlands                           2.18.5
137 Julien Girard (Swi) Swiss Cycling Team                    2.19.6
138 Ruud Van Mil (Ned) Netherlands                            2.20.7
139 Roland Golderer (Ger) Cycle Sportwilferdingen             2.21.0
140 Tim Bohme (Ger) Corratec World Team                       2.21.3
141 Gottfried Hatz (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam            2.22.4
142 Gerald Hauer (Aut) Sportunion MTB Team                    2.22.6
143 Marcel Hesseling (Ned) Fuji Bikes                         2.23.4
144 Tim Morley (GBr) Great Britain                            2.24.2
145 Zak Toogood (GBr) Great Britain                           2.24.7
146 Miha Solar (Slo) Swatch-Novice-Extreme                    2.25.4
147 Joachim Bohler (Nor) Norway                               2.25.7
148 Tim Vincent (NZl) Bianchi Motorex                         2.26.1
149 David Hankart (Bel) Belgium                               2.27.0
150 Thomas Knecht (Swi) Koba                                  2.28.6
151 Akihito Udagawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor                  2.30.3
152 Joachim Parbo (Den) Cycling Aarhus                        2.32.8
153 Alessandro Fontana (Ita) A.S.Olympia                      2.33.6
154 Gasper Rak (Slo) Uni Team                                 2.34.9
155 Sascha Gisler (Swi) Steppenwolf                           2.35.5
156 Gabor Bogar (Hun) Pillis Ccc                              2.42.9
157 Roland Muller (Swi) Steppenwolf                           2.43.4
158 Mirko Farnisi (Ita) Club Ragusa                           2.45.4
159 Lucas Muller (Swi) Price UBS TG Hotter                    2.45.5
160 Micha De Vries (Ned) Netherlands                          2.46.5

Women

1 Marga Fullana (Spa) Specialized                            16.47.1
2 Barbara Blatter (Swi) Specialized                           0.21.9
3 Annabella Stropparo (Ita) Be-One Team                       0.29.4
4 Sabine Spitz (Ger) Merida International                     0.33.6
5 Alison Sydor (Can) Trek/Volkswagen                          0.37.9
6 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Specialized                        0.44.0
7 Alison Dunlap (USA) Team GT                                 0.51.0
8 Janet Puiggros Miranda (Spa) Orbea                          0.55.5
9 Corine Dorland (Ned) Be-One Team                            0.59.7
10 Mary Grigson (Aus) Subaru-Gary Fisher                      1.04.2
11 Irina Kalentieva-Iagoupova (Rus) Russia                    1.04.4
12 Laurence Leboucher (Fra) GT                                1.07.0
13 Regina Marunde (Ger) Focus                                 1.10.4
14 Jimena Florit (Arg) Argenitna                              1.11.7
15 Petra Henzi (Swi) Fischer-K2                               1.22.1
16 Chrissy Redden (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher                    1.35.4
17 Anna Enocsson (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation             1.50.5
18 Silvia Rovira Planas (Spa) Bicisprint                      1.51.6
19 Elsbeth Vink (Ned) Specialized                             1.58.3
20 Anna Baylis (Aus) Ralph-Denk Racing Team                   1.58.9
21 Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) Lotto PZU                         1.59.9
22 Veronica Sala (Ita) Team Colnago Cap Arreghini             2.03.8
23 Birgit Braumann (Aut) Merida International                 2.06.4
24 Katrin Schwing (Ger) Germany                               2.15.9
25 Alexandra Hober (Ita) Unione Ciclistica Meranese           2.17.6
26 Kelli Emmett (USA) Team GT                                 2.20.2
27 Hannele Kotze (RSA) South Africa                           2.26.8
28 Maroussia Rusca (Swi) Arrow Swiss Bike Team                2.28.0
29 Anna Szafraniec (Pol) Lotto PZU                            2.33.7
30 Elena Giacomuzzi (Ita) Bike Pro Action                     2.48.2
31 Tarja Owens (Irl) Ireland                                  2.52.8
32 Valentina Pazitova (Rus) Russia                            2.57.9
33 Melanie Laeser (Swi) Fischer-K2                            2.58.0
34 Marta Vajda (Hun) Merida Int Hun                           3.03.9
35 Barbel Jungmeier (Aut) Merida International                3.06.9
36 Daniela Porta (Ita) Bike O Clock                           3.09.1
37 Sara Danielsson (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation           3.11.0
38 Hildegard Embacher (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam         3.11.0
39 Jenny Copnall (GBr) Berghaus Bianchi                       3.21.6
40 Victoria Wilkinson (GBr) Great Britain                     3.30.2
41 Janka Stevkova (Svk) Ck Dema Senica                        3.31.9
42 Petra Schorkmayer (Aut) MTB Team Em Graz 2003              3.35.5
43 Patricia Woehrle (Ger) Lsp Racing                          3.41.8
44 Giuliana Tovaglieri (Ita) Turro Rep.Corse                  3.45.8
45 Carolin Rahner (Ger) Steven-Janntex                        3.45.9
46 Erica Cimenti (Ita) Racing Mabrun                          3.56.6
47 Annemiek Van Loon (Ned) Netherlands                        4.26.8
48 Laura Turpijn (Ned) Netherlands                            4.28.8
49 Lubomira Kalinova (Svk)                                    4.39.3
50 Mirjam Dieleman (Ned) Netherlands                          4.43.9
51 Milena Cavani (Ita) Team Iacco Bike                        5.05.1
52 Claudia Marsilio (Ita) G.P.Racer Team                      5.05.7
53 Verena Berger (Ger) Germany                                5.07.7
54 Ingrid Van Der Vlist (Ned) Netherlands                     6.37.9
55 Petra Hofs (Ned) Netherlands                               7.48.7
56 Ilona Meter (Ned) Netherlands                              9.05.9

DNF Maria Ostergren (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation
DNF Cecile Rode (Fra) Bianchi Motorex
DNF Sue Thomas (GBr) Great Britain
DNF Saskia Elemans (Ned) Netherlands
DNF Katrin Helmke (Ger) HB Cycle Sport
DNF Vivianne Baud (Fra) Egobike
DNF Marie Ange Anderson (Fra) Unattached

Day 2 - May 13: Cross Country (M/W)

World Champions Martinez & Fullana Romp at Sarentino World Cup

By Tim Maloney, cyclingnews.com correspondent

As Italians turned out to the polls in record numbers to vote to elect a new Prime Minister, reigning World MTB Cross Country champions Miguel Martinez (Full Dynamix) and Marga Fullana (Specialized) voted to show why they both deserved to wear the rainbow striped jersey in winning round 2 of the Tissot-UCI World Cup Cross Country on a pretty spring day in the mountains of Sarentino, Italy on Sunday.

Both Martinez and Fullana dominated Saturday's 1 lap TT for starting grid position in Sarentino and once the races started on Sunday, it was clear that both world champions, who both won here in 2000, were out for the win on the tough new 6.5 km course. Fullana blasted up the switchbacked first climb, dropping her Specialized teammate Barbara Blatter, winner of last month's World Cup opener in Napa on the first of 4 laps. Like last year, Fullana never looked back and cruised to an easy win over Blatter.

Martinez had pretty much the same game plan as Fullana at Sarentino, but he had a lot more competition. On the first of 7 times up the switchbacks, Mig attacked and blew the race apart and only 6 others could maintain contact; World Cup leader, Jose Antonio Hermida (Bianchi-Motorex), Bas Van Dooren and Filip Meirhaeghe (Specialized), Roland Green (Trek-VW), Bart Brentjens (Giant) and Marco Bui (Marin-Helly Hansen).

Van Dooren made a break on the second lap but was reeled in after a lap of freedom. The front group rode hard for 5 laps but heading down some tricky hairpin turns, Van Dooren dumped hard, blocking the other riders...except emerging Canadian powerhouse Green. The rangy British Colombian squeezed by the downed Dutchman and blasted away into the lead.

With one lap to go through the start-finish in Sarentino village, the Trek-VW man had almost a half-minute gap on the now reduced chasers of Martinez, his ex-team mate and arch rival Bui and the double Dutch duo of Brentjens and Van Dooren. No one was helping Martinez chase Green much, but Mig was not worried. His coach Paolo Rosola had told him to keep calm and make his move on the last climb. And move he did as the rainbow jersey clad Full Dynamix man attacked hard at the base of the climb and quickly dumped the others.

When Martinez is motivaed, he is almost unstoppable as he showed today. Green made a valliant effort but martinez pulled back 20 seconds on the climb and descended like a demon on his hardtail to pull back the Trek-VW rider on his full suspension bike with 2km to go. After a bit of road-race style jockeying, Martinez then showed Green and the roaring crowd why he is simply the best mountain biker on the planet with a thrilling sprint win.

Repeats one year later

By Alessandro Gretter

The Tissot World Cup #2 could be explained in this way. Spaniard Marga Fullana and Frenchman Miguel Martinez were the dominators in the 2000 edition and, as they did on Saturday when they won the TT, they doubled their victory in Sarentino.

The long day of racing started in the early morning with the Junior race won by the Norwegian Lars Petter Nordhaug and the German Nina Gohl. At 10:30 it was WC time, with the first race being the Women's cross country. 70 bikers were at the start and after the launch-lap, the bunch was led by Italian Annabella Stropparo (Be-one Team). Marga Fullana closed the gap on the first ascent and both were joined by WC leader Barbara Blatter, the German Sabine Spitz and American Alison Dunlap.

These five led the race together for another lap, then world champion Fullana accelerated just before entering the single-track section of the parcours. She easily increased her advantage on the chasers, with Swiss Barbara Blatter 20 seconds behind and a half a minute on Dunlap. On the descent and in the flat part, Fullana's pace grew and on the final lap Blatter was 50" behind, Dunlap with a minute and a half, Spitz and Stropparo about 2 minutes.

Nothing happened in the final lap and at the finish Fullana won with 1'14" on teammate Blatter, who keeps the Tissot World Cup Jersey, 2'23" behind was Alison Dunlap who resisted the Spitz late-charge. Fifth position for the local Annabella Stropparo (when the Italians still miss "Golden Girl" Paola Pezzo) and a good performance for Mary Grigson and Caroline Alexander, who finished 7th and 8th.

Thousands of "MTB lovers" arrived for the men's race and placed themselves in the spectacular "double-S" in the woodlands and in the breath-taking descent of the "Hoelle" (say "Hell"). 180 were at the start and after the launch the race was led by Italian Mauro Bettin, a teammate of Miguel Martinez, followed by Marco Bui. After half a lap, Canadian Ryder Hesjedal made a break and gained 20 metres on Martinez and Bui, with Dutchman Brentjens a bit behind.

At the bottom of the descent twelve bikers were in the lead: Martinez, Brentjens, Green, Bui, Van Dooren, Meirhaege, Pallhuber, Acquaroli, Evans, Absalon, Hanisch and WC leader Hermida. The situation remained quite stable for most of the race, someone were discharged from the leading bunch but with 2 laps to go there were still 7 men in the lead. In the downhill tract, Green took a little advantage and increased it on the flat part.

On the final lap he had 15 seconds on Bui, Van Dooren, Brentjens and Martinez. The Frenchman didn't try too hard to close the gap but caught Green fairly quickly. Martinez tried many times to leave the Canadian behind, but the Trek rider was still able to keep his pace. At the finish, Martinez found the right route and anticipated Green, who was beaten by 3 seconds. On the podium Dutchman Bart Brentjens, 22 seconds behind, who preceded Bas Van Dooren and Italian Bui. Sixth position for WC leader, Spaniard Hermida, a minute behind. A great perfomance for Volvo Cannondale leader, Cadel Evans who finished 7th.

Just passed the finish, Martinez' joy exploded. "I'm very happy! Sarentino is one of my two seasonal targets, and I got it! The next one will to be confirm myself in the World Championships. I must thank my team Full Dynamix for all the support and I dedicate this victory to all my squad and my teammates."

A bit of delusion in Green's eyes. "I was in a great condition. I thought it was my time to win in the World Cup, but the others in the leading bunch organised a good chase on the flat part. At the beginning of the final ascent, I arrived with few seconds advantage and Martinez was on me. I followed him, but he was great ... and in the final I was KO. No problem, next time will be my time!".

Results

Men

1 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Full Dynamix                       2.09.04
2 Roland Green (Can) Trek/Volkswagen                          0.03
3 Bart Brentjens (Ned) Giant Bicycles                         0.22
4 Bas Van Dooren (Ned) Specialized                            0.23
5 Marco Bui (Ita) A.S. Marin Helly Hansen                     0.26
6 Jose Hermida (Spa) Bianchi Motorex                          1.09
7 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Specialized                          2.05
8 Cadel Evans (Aus) Volvo Cannondale                          2.32
9 Julien  Absalon (Fra) Bianchi Motorex                       2.52
10 Dario Acquaroli (Ita) Full Dynamix                         3.07
11 Marc Hanisch (Ger) Orbea                                   4.30
12 Roel Paulissen (Bel) Team GT                               4.34
13 Christoph Sauser (Swi) Volvo Cannondale                    5.08
14 Lado Fumic (Ger) Team T Mobile                             5.21
15 Thys  Al (Ned) Be-One Team                                 5.36
16 Thomas Frischknecht (Swi) Team Ritchey-Yahoo!              5.54
17 Martino Fruet (Ita) Team Ritchey-Yahoo!                    6.11
18 Jean-christophe Peraud (Fra) Lapierre                      7.02
19 Milan Spesny (Cze) Rubena Merida KCK Team                  7.14
20 Hakon Austad (Nor) Dbs World Cup Team                      7.19
21 Ludovic Dubau (Fra) Orbea                                  7.32
22 Jerome Chevallier (Fra) Orbea                              7.33
23 Liam  Killeen (GBr) Great Britain                          7.33
24 Craig Gordon (Aus) Australia                               7.34
25 Kashi Leuchs (NZl) Volvo Cannondale                        7.46
26 Stefan Sahm (Ger) Team T Mobile                            7.57
27 Roberto Lezaun (Spa) Orbea                                 8.11
28 Radim Korinek (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna MTB                   8.48
29 Jure Golcer (Slo) Corratec World Team                      9.01
30 Tomas  Vokrouhlik (Cze) Rubena Merida KCK Team             9.07
31 Ryder  Hesjedal (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher                   9.14
32 Manuel  Fumic (Ger) Team T Mobile                          9.35
33 Hubert Pallhuber (Ita) Diamond Back                        9.57
34 Christophe Herisset (Fra) Orbea                           10.12
35 Ivan  Alvarez (Spa) Coronas-BH                            10.27
36 Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Kona Ford Focus                   10.50
37 Siegfried Bauer (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam           11.00
38 Manfred  Steiner (Ita) Full Dynamix                       11.19
39 Cedric Ravanel (Fra) Scott USA                            11.36
40 Patrick  Trevisan (Bel) Orbea                             11.44
41 Marek Galinski (Pol) Lotto Pzu                            12.03
42 Barrie Clarke (GBr) Diamond Back                          12.10
43 Davy  Coenen (Bel) Be-One Team                            12.24
44 Oliver Beckingsale (GBr) Scott UK                         12.51
45 Gregory Vollet (Fra) 77510 Bellot                         12.53
46 Jochen  Kass (Ger) Team T Mobile                          12.56
47 Peter  Riis Anderson (Den) Den Bla Kurer                  13.05
48 Tomas Dolezal (Cze) Rubena Merida KCK Team                13.39
49 Roman Rametsteiner (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam        14.03
50 Erik Jungaker (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation            14.12
51 Rune Hoydahl (Nor) Giant Bicycles                         14.24
52 Antonio Ortiz (Spa) Coronas-BH                            14.37
53 Andreas Dilger (Ger) Germany                              14.41
54 Jesper Agergaard (Den) Soro Bc Xerox Partner              14.46
55 Igor Tavella (Ita) Team Ustaria                           14.53
56 Ian  Wilkinson (GBr) Great Britain                        15.07
57 Martin Horak (Cze) Zamo Irc                               15.19
58 Jiri  Vavra (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna MTB                    15.41
59 Silvio Bundi (Swi) Wheeler Aqua Nova                      15.45
60 Mirko Pirazzoli (Ita) Ok Gymmy                            16.10
61 Pavel  Boudny (Cze) Czech National Team                   16.12
62 Erwin  Bakker (Ned) Be-One Team                           16.32
63 Lars  Stormo (Nor) Norway                                 16.44
64 Frederick Ericsson (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation       16.46
65 Thomas  Spichtig (Swi) Rocky Mountain Team                16.48
66 Michael  Weiss (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam            16.49
67 Christof Bischof (Swi) Koba                               16.51
68 Joachim  Rugel (Ger) Germany                              17.45
69 Jussi  Veikkanen (Fin) Top Kaernten-Giant                 18.12
70 Pascal Cattin (Swi) Steppenwolf                           18.21
71 Peter Presslauer (Aut) Corratec World Team                18.31
72 Franz  Hofer (Ita) Rainer Wurz                            19.35
73 Jody  Crawforth (GBr) Great Britain                       19.39
74 Richard Zinthauer (Aut) MTB Team Em Graz 2003             19.45
75 Carlos  Coloma (Spa) Orbea                                20.50
76 Alexander  Gatterer (Aut) Club Infineon Rainer Wurz       21.05
77 Diego Garavito (Col) Colombia                             21.48
78 Roland Golderer (Ger) Cycle Sportwilferdingen             22.16
79 Aslak Johansen (Nor) Styrkeproven.No                      22.49
80 Alessandro Fontana (Ita) A.S.Olympia                      24.25

1 lap behind

81 Tim  Bohme (Ger) Corratec World Team

2 laps behind

82 Julien  Girard (Swi) Swiss Cycling Team
83 Markus  Weber (Aut) Corratec World Team
84 Milan Barenyi (Svk) Rubena Merida KCK Team
85 Kurt Gisler (Swi) Team Gisler Pouletburg
86 Ruud Van Mil (Ned) Netherland
87 Florian Eschenbach (Ger) Schenker
88 Matthias  Kirchler (Ita) Rainer Wurz
89 Frederik Stormo (Nor) Norway
90 Herbert Macht (Aut) MTB Team Em Graz 2003
91 Frode Michaelsen (Nor) Styrkeproven.No
92 Tim Vincent (NZl) Bianchi Motorex
93 Balz  Weber (Swi) Swiss Cycling Team
94 Micha De Vries (Ned) Netherland
95 Joachim  Bohler (Nor) Norway
96 Remy  Pauriol (Fra) Egobike
97 Zak  Toogood (GBr) Great Britain
98 Florian  Vogel (Swi) Scott USA

3 laps behind

99 Gasper  Rak (Slo) Uni Team
100 Gerald Hauer (Aut) Sportunion MTB Team
101 Lucas Muller (Swi) Price Ubs Tg Hotter
102 Gabor Bogar (Hun) Pillis Ccc
103 Cristoph Muller (Ger) Fuji Bikes
104 Alexandre  Blain (Fra) Egobike
105 Eric Jones (USA) Sobe Headshock
106 Andy Reid (NZl) New Zealand
107 Miha  Solar (Slo) Swatch-Novice-Extreme
108 Roland  Muller (Swi) Steppenwolf
109 Roland Abacherli (Swi) Team Gisler Pouletburg
110 Joachim Parbo (Den) Cycling Aarhus
111 Markus Binkert (Swi) Arrow Swiss Bike Team
112 Tim  Morley (GBr) Great Britain
113 Torsten Marx (Ger) Team Alb-Gold

4 laps behind

114 Szilard  Buruczki (Hun) Magellan Team Fonix
115 Akihito Udagawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor

5 laps behind

116 Jostein  Hole (Nor) Norway
117 Thomas Hochstrasser (Swi) Giant Bicycles

DNF Christophe Dupouey (Fra) Giant Bicycles
DNF Dominique Arnould (Fra) Giant Bicycles
DNF Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Bianchi Motorex
DNF Carsten Bresser (Ger) Team T Mobile
DNF Pavel Cherkasov (Rus) Subaru-Gary Fisher
DNF Marti Gispert Labarta (Spa) Giant Bicycles
DNF Marcel Heller (Swi) Arrow Swiss Bike Team
DNF Jose Marquez (Spa) Coronas-BH
DNF Marc Golz (Ger) Team T Mobile
DNF Robin Seymour (Irl) Ireland
DNF Michael Rasmussen (Den) Haro/Lee Dungarees
DNF Thomas Bonne (Den) Den Bla Kurer
DNF Marc Gullickson (USA) Mongoose Hyundai
DNF David Galle (Bel) Orbea
DNF Mauro Bettin (Ita) Full Dynamix
DNF Lubos Kondis (Svk) Ceska Sporitelna MTB
DNF Nick Craig (GBr) Diamond Back
DNF Roland Stauder (Ita) Corratec World Team
DNF Robert Kircher (Aut) Club Infineon Rainer Wurz
DNF Martin Kraler (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam
DNF Christoph  Soukup (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam
DNF Christian Weber (Swi) Rocky Mountain Team
DNF Georg Koch (Aut) Top Kaernten-Giant
DNF Ralph  Naf (Swi) Swiss Cycling Team
DNF David Hankart (Bel) Belgium
DNF Johann Pallhuber (Ita) Rainer Wurz
DNF Philip Tavell (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation
DNF Gottfried Hatz (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam

Women

1 Marga Fullana (Spa) Specialized                          1.26.21
2 Barbara Blatter (Swi) Specialized                           1.14
3 Alison Dunlap (USA) Team GT                                 2.23
4 Sabine Spitz (Ger) Merida International                     2.41
5 Annabella Stropparo (Ita) Be-One Team                       3.10
6 Laurence Leboucher (Fra) France                             3.41
7 Mary Grigson (Aus) Subaru-Gary Fisher                       4.06
8 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Specialized                        4.35
9 Jimena Florit (Arg) Argenitna                               4.48
10 Alison Sydor (Can) Trek/Volkswagen                         4.58
11 Irina Kalentieva-I. (Rus) Merida International             5.19
12 Regina Marunde (Ger) Focus                                 6.01
13 Janet Puiggros Miranda (Spa) Orbea                         6.17
14 Corine Dorland (Ned) Be-One Team                           7.07
15 Petra Henzi (Swi) Fischer-K2                               7.36
16 Birgit Braumann (Aut) Merida International                 8.46
17 Anna Enocsson (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation             9.11
18 Chrissy Redden (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher                    9.28
19 Elsbeth Vink (Ned) Specialized                            10.14
20 Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) Lotto PZU                        10.20
21 Silvia Rovira Planas (Spa) Bicisprint                     11.07
22 Hannele Kotze (RSA) South Africa                          11.29
23 Veronica Sala (Ita) Team Colnago Cap Arreghini            12.27
24 Kelli Emmett (USA) Team GT                                13.04
25 Barbel Jungmeier (Aut) Merida International               13.22
26 Valentina Pazitova (Rus) Merida International             13.55
27 Daniela Porta (Ita) Bike O Clock                          14.19
28 Hildegard Embacher (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam        15.34
29 Carolin Rahner (Ger) Steven-Janntex                       16.28
30 Janka Stevkova (Svk) CK Dema Senica                       16.57
31 Annemiek Van Loon (Ned) Netherlands                       17.28
32 Petra Schorkmayer (Aut) MTB Team Em Graz 2003             17.41
33 Sara Danielsson (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation          18.23
34 Melanie Laeser (Swi) Fischer-K2                           18.40
35 Tarja Owens (Irl) Ireland                                 18.49
36 Patricia Woehrle (Ger) LSP Racing                         19.04
37 Jenny Copnall (GBr) Berghaus Bianchi                      19.48
38 Lubomira Kalinova (Svk)                                   20.25
39 Erica Cimenti (Ita) Racing Mabrun                         21.15
40 Claudia Marsilio (Ita) G.P.Racer Team                     21.58
41 Victoria Wilkinson (GBr) Great Britain                    22.19
42 Laura Turpijn (Ned) Netherlands                           23.18
43 Marta Vajda (Hun) Merida Int Hun                          26.57

1 lap behind

44 Marie Ange Anderson (Fra) Unattached
45 Verena Berger (Ger) Germany
46 Mirjam Dieleman (Ned) Netherlands
47 Milena Cavani (Ita) Team Iacco Bike

2 laps behind

48 Ingrid Van Der Vlist (Ned) Netherlands
49 Ilona Meter (Ned) Netherlands

DNF Maroussia Rusca (Swi) Arrow Swiss Bike Team
DNF Anna Baylis (Aus) Ralph-Denk Racing Team
DNF Anna Szafraniec (Pol) Lotto PZU
DNF Maria Ostergren (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation
DNF Katrin Schwing (Ger) Bergwerg Sugoi
DNF Katrin Helmke (Ger) Hb Cycle Sport
DNF Alexandra Hober (Ita) Unione Ciclistica Meranese
DNF Elena Giacomuzzi (Ita) Bike Pro Action
DNS Giuliana Tovaglieri (Ita) Turro Rep.Corse
DNS Cecile Rode (Fra) Bianchi Motorex
DNS Sue Thomas (GBr) Great Britain
DNS Saskia Elemans (Ned) Netherlands
DNS Petra Hofs (Ned) Netherlands
DNS Vivianne Baud (Fra) Egobike

World Cup Standings after round 2

Men

1 Jose Antonio Hermida (Spa) Bianchi Motorex  345 pts
2 Marco Bui (Ita) A.S. Marin Helly Hansen     300
3 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Full Dynamix          287
4 Roland Green (Can) Trek/Volkswagen          271
5 Marc Hanisch (Ger) Orbea                    271

Women

1 Barbara Blatter (Swi) Specialized                            450 pts
2 Alison Dunlap (USA) Team GT                                  370
3 Marga Fullana (Spa) Specialized                              250
4 Alison Sydor (Can) Trek/Volkswagen                           245
5 Sabine Spitz (Ger) Merida International                      240
6 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Specialized                         215
7 Annabella Stropparo (Ita) Be-One Team                        210
8 Chrissy Redden (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher                      208
9 Corine Dorland (Ned) Be-One Team                             157
10 Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Merida International                 156
11 Jimena Florit (Arg) Argenitna                               151
12 Regina Marunde (Ger) Focus                                  142
13 Petra Henzi (Swi) Fischer-K2                                117
14 Kelli Emmett (USA) Team GT                                  106
15 Laurence Leboucher (Fra) France                              95
16 Valentina Pazitova (Rus) Merida International                93
17 Mary Grigson (Aus) Subaru-Gary Fisher                        90
18 Victoria Wilkinson (GBr) Great Britain                       74
19 Dellys Franke (Aus) Merida Australia                         67
20 Janet Puiggros Miranda (Spa) Orbea                           63
21 Susan Haywood (USA) Trek/Volkswagen Tourism                  63
22 Rachel Lloyd (USA) Sunrace/Santa Cruz                        62
23 Kerry Barnholt (USA) Sobe Headshok                           61
24 Birgit Braumann (Aut) Merida International                   60
25 Ruthie Matthes (USA) Trek/Volkswagen MTB                     60
26 Anna Enocsson (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation               59
27 Maroussia Rusca (Swi) Arrow Swiss Bike Team                  59
28 Gina Hall (USA) Team GT                                      58
29 Elsbeth Vink (Ned) Specialized                               57
30 Lesley Tomlinson (Can) Rocky Mountain Bike Team              57
31 Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) Lotto PZU                           56
32 Silvia Rovira Planas (Spa) Bicisprint                        55
33 Willow Koerber (USA) Cane Creek                              55
34 Hannele Kotze (RSA) South Africa                             54
35 Veronica Sala (Ita) Team Colnago Cap Arreghini               53
36 Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Orix/Procycle                     53
37 Rhonda Quick (USA) Jamba Juice                               52
38 Barbel Jungmeier (Aut) Merida International                  51
39 Kiara Bisaro (Can) Comox Valley Cycling Club                 51
40 Janie Dalton (USA) Trek Factory Missing Link                 50
41 Daniela Porta (Ita) Bike O Clock                             49
42 Anna Baylis (Aus) Ralph-Denk Racing Team                     49
43 Hildegard Embacher (Aut) Bank Austria Nationalteam           48
44 Christine Vardaros (USA) Jamba Juice                         48
45 Carolin Rahner (Ger) Steven-Janntex                          47
46 Sara Ellis (USA) Moots                                       47
47 Janka Stevkova (Svk) CK Dema Senica                          46
48 Julie Emmerman (USA) Gary Fisher                             46
49 Annemiek Van Loon (Ned) Netherlands                          45
50 Marla Streb (USA) Foes / Azonic                              45
51 Petra Schorkmayer (Aut) MTB Team Em Graz 2003                44
52 Ann Yew (Can) Trek Canada                                    44
53 Sara Danielsson (Swe) Swedish Cycling Federation             43
54 Melanie Laeser (Swi) Fischer-K2                              42
55 Tonya Laffey (USA) Mammoth Sporting Goods                    42
56 Tarja Owens (Irl) Ireland                                    41
57 Veronica Leal (Mex) Gary Fisher Mexico                       41
58 Patricia Woehrle (Ger) LSP Racing                            40
59 Linda Robichaud (Can) Shimano Canada                         40
60 Jenny Copnall (GBr) Berghaus Bianchi                         39
61 Lubomira Kalinova (Svk)                                      38
62 Heather Cole (Can) Soulcraft                                 38
63 Erica Cimenti (Ita) Racing Mabrun                            37
64 Jody Koch (USA) Ford No Boundaries                           37
65 Claudia Marsilio (Ita) G.P.Racer Team                        36
66 Claire Townsend (Can) Orix/Procycle                          36
67 Laura Turpijn (Ned) Netherlands                              34
68 Marta Vajda (Hun) Merida Int Hun                             33
69 Marie Ange Anderson (Fra) Unattached                         32
70 Verena Berger (Ger) Germany                                  31
71 Mirjam Dieleman (Ned) Netherlands                            30
72 Milena Cavani (Ita) Team Iacco Bike                          29
73 Ingrid Van Der Vlist (Ned) Netherlands                       28
74 Ilona Meter (Ned) Netherlands                                27