65th GP des Nations - 1.1

France, September 22, 2001

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Jens and Anna call the shots

Jens Voigt
Photo: © AFP/
Mehdi Fedouachhe
The weather in Saint Romain-de-Colbosc was perfect for time trials, with little or no wind and cool temperatures. The consistent performers in the professional peloton this year maintained their form and delivered ominous wanbrings to their rivals in the World Championships to be held in Portugal next month.

For Jens Voigt, the turbo diesel of the peloton, the GP des Nations crown is a just reward for a rider who not only wore the maillot jaune in this year's Tour de Franfce, but also rode selflessly in the defence of team-mate Stuart O'Grady's green jersey battle with arch-rival Erik Zabel.

Today, however, the German powerhouse was able to ride entirely for his own reward, which came in the form of an 11 second victory over Hungarian rider Laszlo Bodrogi of the Mapei-Quick Step team, with Swiss rider Jean Nuttli claiming third, another 28 seconds behind.

In the women's event, Saturn's Anna Millward is maintaining form all season, by claiming her second GP des Nations title with a one minute buffer over Solrun Flatas of Norway and Catherine Marsal of France. Last year's winner, Hanka Kupfernagal, could only manage fifth place, some 1.55 behind the winner.

While many of Millward's real rivals in the World Championships were racing in Italy, her form would offer encouragement for the Australian team as it heads to Portugal next month. Millward's team-mate Kristy Scrymgeour rode strongly to secure eighth place, 2.40 behind.

Millward said "I am feeling very happy today after winning. It was a long time trial - 37 kms and a demanding course with constant undulations, some long drags and quite a few technical twists and turns. I was riding my Olympic Time Trial bike and it feels great to ride - so fast!

"For me it was a nice confidence boost before World Championships. I am off to Italy tomorrow to join the Australian National team and I will travel with them on Oct 5th to Portugal for World Championships."

Photos from the event by Mehdi Fedouach of AFP.

Jens Voigt in profile as he prepares for the time trial
Jens Voigt showing his form on the course
Jens Voigt crosses the line with the winning time
Jens Voigt smiles from the victory dais
Laurent Jalabert looks relaxed before the start
Laurent Jalabert France's main hope could only manage 14th

Results

Men - 75 km

1 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole            1.34.13 
2 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Mapei-Quick Step          0.11 
3 Jean Nuttli (Sui) Phonak Hearing Sysytems      0.39
4 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner            0.52 
5 Florent Brard (Fra) Festina                    1.18
6 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Nurnberger             1.25
7 Ravis Belohvosciks (Lat) Lampre-Daikin         1.38
8 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step           2.01
9 Rubens Bertogliati (Sui) Lampre-Daikin         2.32
10 Michäel Blaudzun (Den) CSC-Tiscali            2.36
11 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis                     2.47
12 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina               2.47
13 Jacky Durand (Fra) Francaise des Jeux         3.25
14 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) CSC-Tiscali            3.40
15 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Credit Agricole      4.20
16 Stéphane Heulot (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93        4.27
17 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                  4.48
18 Ivan Gutierrez (Esp) ONCE-Eroski              4.57
19 Eddy Seigneur (Fra) Jean Delatour             5.00
20 Gilles Maignan (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance          5.01
21 Gabrovski Ivaïlo (Bul) Jean Delatour          5.05
22 Stuart Dangerfield (GBr) RTTC GB              6.37
23 Michael Hutchinson (GBr) RTTC GB              6.50
24 Fabrice Salanson (Fra) Bonjour                7.49
25 Bradley McGee (Aus) Francaise des Jeux        8.10
26 Marc Vanacker (Lux) Luxembourg               15.52

Women - 37.5 km

1 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn                                   52.55 
2 Solrun Flatas (Nor) Team Sponsor Service                      1.00 
3 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Intersports                            1.20 
4 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Toscany Sports                          1.53
5 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Radteam Kupfernagal                   1.55
6 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canada                                  1.56
7 Marielle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Holland                        2.24
8 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn                                2.40
9 Mercedes Amedo Cagigas (Esp) Spain                            3.03
10 Maribel Allue Moreno (Esp) Spain                             3.14
11 Edwige Pitel (Fra) AVC Aix-en-Provence                       4.00
12 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Farm Frites Hartol                    5.43
13 Jennifer De Haas-Boissière (Fra) VC Saint Julien en Genevois 6.44 
14 Delphine Deschamps (Fra) UV Conches                         10.38

Espoirs - 37.5 km

1 Mart Louwers (Ned) Rabobank                                  48.29 
2 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Nantes 44 Cyclisme                       0.10 
3 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites                     0.27
4 Christophe Kern (Fra) Vendee U-Pays de la Loire               0.31
5 Kooy Van Der (Ned) Holland                                    0.52 
6 Petter Rennang (Swe) Team Crescent                            0.58 
7 Jonas Olsson (Swe) Team Crescent                              1.03 
8 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Veloce Vanetais                       1.20
9 Markel Aramburu Irizar (Esp) Spain                            1.23 
10 Jérôme Bouchet (Fra) UC Chateauroux-Laboratoires Fenoux      1.50 
11 Xavier Pache (Sui) Swiss Cycling Team Saeco                  1.56 
12 Sébastien Fournier (Fra) Credit Agricole Espoirs             2.13 
13 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Australian National Team               2.20
14 Andrius Zaleskis (Ltu) Veloce Club Rouen-76                  2.26 
15 Wilfried Marget (Fra) Charvieu-Chavagneux Isere Cyclisme     2.34 
16 Steve Fogen (Lux) Luxembourg                                 2.41 
17 Yves Delarue (Fra) Super Sport 23 La Creuse en Limousin      2.50
18 Guillaume Canet (Fra) Cours La Ville Cyclisme                3.05
19 Jonathan Maquaire (Fra) AS Corbeil-Essonnes                  3.09 
20 Luuc Hutten (Ned) Rabobank                                   3.25
21 Lanceleur Ludovic (Fra) AS Corbeil-Essonnes                  4.22 
22 Jean Zen (Fra) Vendee U-Pays De La Loire                     5.02 
23 Marc-Antoine Pauchet (Fra) AC Monitvilliers                  6.35

Juniors

1 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Belgium                          49.22 
2 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                 
3 Romain Genter (Fra) France                                    0.56 
4 Kieran Page (GBr) Great Britain                               1.08 
5 Fabien Sanchez (Fra) France                                   1.09
6 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Belgium                              
7 David Martin Velasco (Esp) Spain                              1.28
8 David Muntaner Juaneda (Esp) Spain                            1.54 
9 Inaki Lejarreta (Esp) ONCE-Eroski                             1.59 
10 Emilien Berges (Fra) France                                  2.01
11 Russell Anderson (GBr) Great Britain                         2.32
12 Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) VC Amboise                            2.33 
13 Chazal Jordane (Fra) France                                  2.34 
14 Luis-Léon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Spain                            2.49 
15 Sébastien Coeffier (Fra) ASC Bonsecours                      2.56 
16 Germain Velarde (Mex) VC de Roubaix-Lille Metropole          3.36
17 Yann Le Goff (Fra) VC Bruilhois Et De L Agenais              3.37 
18 Nicolas Fontaine (Fra) VC de Roubaix-Lille Metropole         4.12 
19 Guillaume Hunger (Fra) CM Aubervilliers 93                   4.55
20 Gabriel Lefebvre (Fra) VC Hautot-sur-Mer                     6.31

Past Winners

Men

1932 Maurice Archambaud (Fra)
1933 Raymond Louviot (Fra)
1934 Antoine Magne (Fra)
1935 Antoine Magne (Fra)
1936 Antoine Magne (Fra)
1937 Pierre Cogan (Fra)
1938 Louis Aimar (Fra)
1941 (a) Jules Rossi (Ita) (b)   Louis Aimar (Fra)
1942 (a) Jean-Marie Goasmat (Fra) (b)  Emile Idee (Fra)
1943 Jozef Somers (Bel)
1944 Emile Carrara (Fra)
1945 Eloi Tassin (Fra)
1946 Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1947 Fausto Coppi (Ita)
1948 René Berton (Fra)
1949 Charles Coste (Fra)
1950 Maurice Blomme (Bel)
1951 Hugo Koblet (Swi)
1952 Louison Bobet (Fra)
1953 Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
1954 Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
1955 Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
1956 Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
1957 Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
1958 Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
1959 Aldo Moser (Ita)
1960 Ercole Baldini (Ita)
1961 Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
1962 Ferdinand Bracke (Bel)
1963 Raymond Poulidor (Fra)
1964 Walter Boucauet (Fra)
1965 Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
1966 Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
1967 Felice Gimondi (Ita)
1968 Felice Gimondi (Ita)
1969 Herman Vanspringel (Bel)
1970 Herman Vanspringel (Bel)
1971 Luis Ocana (Spa)
1972 Roger Swerts (Bel)
1973 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
1974 Roy Schuiten (Ned)
1975 Roy Schuiten (Ned)
1976 Freddy Maertens (Bel)
1977 Bernard Hinault (Fra)
1978 Bernard Hinault (Fra)
1979 Bernard Hinault (Fra)
1980 Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel)
1981 Daniel Gisiger (Swi)
1982 Bernard Hinault (Fra)
1983 Dan. Gisiger (Swi)
1984 Bernard Hinault (Fra)
1985 Charly Mottet (Fra)
1986 Sean Kelly (Ire)
1987 Charly Mottet (Fra)
1988 Charly Mottet (Fra)
1989 Laurent Fignon (Fra)
1990 Thomas Wegmüller (Swi)
1991 Tony Rominger (Swi)
1993 Armand De las Cuevas (Fra)
1994 Tony Rominger (Swi)
1996 Chris Boardman (GB)
1997 Uwe Peschel (Ger)
1998 Franciscque Teyssier (Fra)
1999 Serguei Honchar (Ukr)
2000 Lance Armstrong (USA)

Women

1996 Jeannie Longo (Fra)
1997 Jeannie Longo (Fra)
1998 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus)
1999 Anna Wilson (Aus)
2000 Hanka Kupfernagal (Ger)

Past Winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin