5th Formido Holland Ladies Tour - 2.9.1Netherlands, September 2-7, 2001Main Page Results Previous Stage Stage 6 - September 7: Heerlen - Heerlen, 83 kmRossner wins Holland Ladies TourBy Giana Roberge, Team Saturn The Saturn Team came into the final stage of the Ladies Tour of Holland with Petra Rossner leading, and her Saturn teammate Anna Millward in second, 55 seconds behind. In third was Acca Due's Diana Ziliute, 1:28 down on Rossner. The start of the stage saw many of the women not start due to the toll of the week's strenuous racing in the rain and cold. Among the non-starters were Millward and Acca Due's Mirjam Melchers [Ed: Both of whom are competing on Sunday for World Cup points]. The final 83 kilometres had some of the most challenging terrain of the Tour. The loop included four Mountain Sprints, on top of the steep rolling hills. However, the peloton raced fairly subdued, allowing Debby Mansveld to wrap up the Sprinter's Jersey uncontested. Arenda Grimberg (Netherlands) won the Climber's Competition, and Rossner captured the Green Points Jersey before the stage was over. The action finally began on the last two five kilometre circuits. But with the Leader's Jersey secure, the Saturn Team could breathe a sigh of relief and focus on a stage placing. As the rain began to fall, the peloton's grim determination to get the race over with made it look as if a field sprint was inevitable. However, not wanting to wait until the last few hundred meters, Grimberg attacked after the final 300 meter berg. Rossner was able to go with her and soon the two were clear of the field. In the final slick corner, Grimberg attacked Rossner and managed to open gap which she held to the line for the win. The Dutchwoman's win was a fitting close to the Ladies Tour of Holland, and delighted the crowds of spectators. Rossner's final time over Ziliute in the Overall Classification was 2:08. She and her Saturn teammates have now arrived in Embrach, Switzerland where they will race the eighth World Cup on Sunday. Rossner's teammate Millward leads the World Cup by 49 points with two crucial races left in the nine race series.
Results1 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Acca Due O 2.18.54 (35.810 km/h) 2 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 3 Sissy van Alebeek (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 0.34 4 Martine Bras (Ned) Westland Wil Vooruit 5 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 6 Janneke Vos (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 7 Ragnhild Kostöl (Nor) Team Sponsorservice 8 Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 9 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 10 Daphny van den Brand (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 11 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T-Interim 12 Vanja Vonckx (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 13 Evy van Damme (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 14 Inge Velthuis (Ned) Brabant 2000 reg. select 15 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due O 16 Franziska Rippin (Ger) German National Team 17 Ine Wannijn (Bel) Belgian National Team 18 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 19 Catharina Mulders (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 20 Helene Tveter (Nor) Team Sponsorservice 21 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due O 22 Gulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due O 23 Afke Sijm (Ned) Westland Wil Vooruit 24 Anke Wichmann (Ger) German National Team 25 Nele van den Bossche (Ned) Albertsvrienden 26 Lensy Debboudt (Bel) Belgian National Team 27 Corine Hierckens (Bel) Belgian National Team 28 Julie Pekarkova (Cze) Konica (Czech Rep.) 29 Edith Moerenhout-Klep (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 30 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsorservice 31 Bettina Schoke (Ger) German National Team 32 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Acca Due O 33 Areke Hassink (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 34 Kirsty Robb (NZl) BIK-Toscany Sport 35 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) BIK-Toscany Sport 36 Wendie Kramp (Ned) BIK-Toscany Sport 37 Clarissa Breuer (Ger) German National Team 38 Emma James (Aus) Albertsvrienden 39 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 40 Corrien van Haastert (Ned) BIK-Toscany Sport 41 Anouska van der Zee (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 0.53 42 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 43 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 6.06 44 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 45 Astrid van Tol (Ned) Westland Wil Vooruit 46 Abke Francissen (Ned) Brabant 2000 reg. select 47 Gemma Hubers (Ned) Brabant 2000 reg. select 48 Caroline Slikker (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 49 Natasja Nobels (Bel) Belgian National Team 12.51 50 Caroline Orens (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 20.36 Final general classification 1 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 16.57.50 2 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Acca Due O 2.08 3 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T-Interim 4.23 4 Bettina Schoke (Ger) German National Team 4.33 5 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Acca Due O 4.36 6 Kirsty Robb (NZl) BIK-Toscany Sport 4.47 7 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsorservice 5.31 8 Anke Wichmann (Ger) German National Team 6.00 9 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due O 6.31 10 Wendie Kramp (Ned) BIK-Toscany Sport 7.19 11 Ine Wannijn (Bel) Belgian National Team 8.10 12 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due O 8.21 13 Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 9.57 14 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 15 Helene Tveter (Nor) Team Sponsorservice 10.21 16 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 11.01 17 Areke Hassink (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 11.15 18 Daphny van den Brand (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 11.36 19 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 11.49 20 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 11.52 21 Sissy van Alebeek (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 12.00 22 Vanja Vonckx (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 12.11 23 Gulnara Ivanova (Rus) Acca Due O 12.12 24 Anouska van der Zee (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 12.35 25 Janneke Vos (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 13.15 26 Afke Sijm (Ned) Westland Wil Vooruit 14.36 27 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) BIK-Toscany Sport 14.46 28 Catharina Mulders (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 15.23 29 Astrid van Tol (Ned) Westland Wil Vooruit 16.15 30 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 16.45 31 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 16.58 32 Julie Pekarkova (Cze) Konica (Czech Rep.) 22.09 33 Lensy Debboudt (Bel) Belgian National Team 23.00 34 Martine Bras (Ned) Westland Wil Vooruit 23.49 35 Ragnhild Kostöl (Nor) Team Sponsorservice 24.12 36 Gemma Hubers (Ned) Brabant 2000 reg. select 24.29 37 Corrien van Haastert (Ned) BIK-Toscany Sport 24.42 38 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 25.30 39 Nele van den Bossche (Ned) Albertsvrienden 25.39 40 Evy van Damme (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 27.17 41 Franziska Rippin (Ger) German National Team 28.25 42 Edith Moerenhout-Klep (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 28.57 43 Emma James (Aus) Albertsvrienden 32.21 44 Caroline Slikker (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 32.27 45 Clarissa Breuer (Ger) German National Team 34.08 46 Abke Francissen (Ned) Brabant 2000 reg. select 37.18 47 Natasja Nobels (Bel) Belgian National Team 38.34 48 Inge Velthuis (Ned) Brabant 2000 reg. select 39.02 49 Corine Hierckens (Bel) Belgian National Team 41.31 50 Caroline Orens (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 1.10.41 Points classification 1 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 130 pts 2 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T-Interim 87 3 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Acca Due O 75 4 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Acca Due O 61 5 Bettina Schoke (Ger) German National Team 30 6 Martine Bras (Ned) Westland Wil Vooruit 26 7 Ragnhild Kostöl (Nor) Team Sponsorservice 26 8 Sissy van Alebeek (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 25 9 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsorservice 24 10 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 22 11 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 19 12 Janneke Vos (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 15 13 Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 15 14 Daphny van den Brand (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 14 15 Vanja Vonckx (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 14 16 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 12 17 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due O 11 18 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 11 19 Kirsty Robb (NZl) BIK-Toscany Sport 10 20 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 9 21 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due O 9 22 Evy van Damme (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 8 23 Wendie Kramp (Ned) BIK-Toscany Sport 7 24 Anouska van der Zee (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 4 25 Inge Velthuis (Ned) Brabant 2000 reg. select 3 26 Helene Tveter (Nor) Team Sponsorservice 3 27 Anke Wichmann (Ger) German National Team 2 28 Catharina Mulders (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 1 Sprints classification 1 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T-Interim 20 pts 2 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 16 3 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Acca Due O 11 4 Bettina Schoke (Ger) German National Team 3 5 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Acca Due O 2 6 Vanja Vonckx (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 2 7 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsorservice 2 8 Evy van Damme (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 1 9 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due O 1 Mountains classification 1 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Acca Due O 36 pts 2 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T-Interim 12 3 Bettina Schoke (Ger) German National Team 9 4 Kirsty Robb (NZl) BIK-Toscany Sport 5 5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 4 6 Sissy van Alebeek (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 4 7 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Acca Due O 3 8 Areke Hassink (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 2 9 Julie Pekarkova (Cze) Konica (Czech Rep.) 2 10 Vanja Vonckx (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 2 11 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 1 Young rider classification 1 Ine Wannijn (Bel) Belgian National Team 17.06.00 2 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Acca Due O 0.11 3 Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol 1.47 4 Helene Tveter (Nor) Team Sponsorservice 2.11 5 Areke Hassink (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 3.05 6 Afke Sijm (Ned) Westland Wil Vooruit 6.26 7 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) BIK-Toscany Sport 6.36 8 Catharina Mulders (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 7.13 9 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 8.35 10 Corrien van Haastert (Ned) BIK-Toscany Sport 16.32 11 Nele van den Bossche (Ned) Albertsvrienden 17.29 12 Evy van Damme (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 19.07 13 Franziska Rippin (Ger) German National Team 20.15 14 Caroline Slikker (Ned) Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 24.17 15 Clarissa Breuer (Ger) German National Team 25.58 16 Abke Francissen (Ned) Brabant 2000 reg. select 29.08 17 Natasja Nobels (Bel) Belgian National Team 30.24 18 Corine Hierckens (Bel) Belgian National Team 33.21 19 Caroline Orens (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 1.02.31 Teams classification 1 Acca Due O 49.10.16 2 Saturn Cycling Team 0.24 3 Vlaanderen T-Interim 5.11 4 Team Farm Frites-Hartol 6.44 5 German National Team 9.20 6 Team Sponsorservice 9.25 7 BIK-Toscany Sport 10.18 8 Ondernemers van Nature 14.01 9 Ton v Bemmelen/Novilon 17.52 10 Westland Wil Vooruit 24.39 11 Belgian National Team 27.45 12 Brabant 2000 reg. select 1.19.26 |