Tour Feminin 1996

August 13 - 26

Bill's Editorial Comment:

I have received a lot of emails from women complaining about the lack of coverage of women's racing on my pages. While I am sympathetic to the sentiments expressed I think the criticism is unfair. I would imagine without having done any in depth investigation that my site provides more coverage of women's racing and news than any other WWW location. Prove me wrong if you like. I put up everything that I get concerning women's cycling and you will see stories here that no international agency would pick up on.

I should add that France's premier sporting newspaper L'equipe has only given spotty coverage to France's premier women's cycling event this week. Nothing like comprehensive finish results. You are getting from my site the best there is. In general, the bias towards men's racing and news on my site is merely a reflection of the bias that the capitalist press and news agencies give it.

Index

Preview
Prologue
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3 and 3b
Stage 4
Stage 5 to Stage 8 Stage 9 to Finish

The stages:


13/8: Prologue: Team Time Trial in Pornic                8 km
14/8: stage 1:  Pornic - Guerande                       80 km
16/8: stage 2:  La Roche-sur-Yon - La Tremblade        143 km
16/8: stage 3A: Chateauneuf-sur-Charente - Riberac      73 km
      stage 3B: Mussidan - Vergt-en-Perigord (ITT)       33,4 km
17/8: stage 4:  Lourdes - Tourmalet (La Mongie)         106 km
18/8: stage 5:  St. Orens-de-Gameville - Carcassonne    110 km
19/8: stage 6:  Arles - Marseille                       139 km
20/8: stage 7:  La Ciotat - Le Beausset                 101 km
21/8: stage 8:  Roquesteron - Le Cannet                  83 km
22/8: stage 9A: Puget-Theniers - Valberg                 49 km
      stage 9B: St.Etienne-de-Tinee - Vars               70 km
23/8: stage 10: Guillestre - Vaujany                    111 km
25/8: stage 11: St.Amand-Montrond - St.Amand-Montrond    27,8 km
26/8: stage 12: Dammarie-les-Lys - Paris                103,8 km

Team Time Trial prologue in Pornic, 16,4 km:

 1. France                                              20.10
 2. Italy                                               20.18
 3. Russia                                              20.24
 4. Cratoni (mixed Germany-Switzerland)                 20.24
 5, Vanwood (mixed Canada-Usa)                          20.52
 6. Netherlands                                         21.13
 7. Belgium                                             21.25
 8. Solo Bogo (mixed Ukraine-Russia-Poland)             21.33
 9. Ebly (Australia-Usa-Finland-Liechtenstein)          21.37
10. Serotta (N. Zealand-Austria-Switz.-Rus.-Ukr.)       21.37
11. European Team  				+1.43
12. Lithuania (Team Peugeot)   			+2.02
13. Ukraine  					+2.30

Explanation:

The prologue does not count towards the overall classification, but serves to put Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli in the gold leader's jersey (litigation by the Societe du Tour de France against La Societe du Tour Feminin Organisation has restrained the latter from the use of the term "yellow jersey" and "green jersey" and certain logos).

The Czech Republic team did not appear for the stage, but could still start the race if they showed for the second stage.

Stage 1: Pornic - Guerande, 78 km:

 1. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger)   2.01.01 (38,672 km/h)
 2. Yvonne Brunen (Ned).
 3. Goulnara Fatkoullina (Rus)
 4. A. Cappellotto (Ita)        all s.t.
 5. Schmidt (Equipe Europeene, Den)
 6. Boubenchtchikova (Rus)
 7. Corneo (Ita)
 8. Mansveld (Neth)
 9. Polikievichute (Team Peugeot, Lith)
10. Klein (Austria, Serotta)

also

54 Longo-Ciprelli (Fra)

Overall:

 1. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger)  2.00.48
 2. Yvonne Brunen (Ned)         + 0.07
 3. Goulnara Fatkoullina (Rus)  + 0.09
 4. Proudnikova (Rus, Serotta) 	+ 0.11
 5. Mansvelld  			+ 0.12
 6. A. Cappellotto 
 7. Schmidt 
 8. Boubenchtchikova
 9. Polikievichute
10.  Klein 			all s.t.

(76 finishers)

Stage 2, La Roche-sur-Yon - La Tremblade, 153,5 km:

 1. Zulfia Zabirova (Rus)       4.05.44
 2. Yvonne Brunen (Ned)          + 0.02
 3. Proudnikova (Rus)
 4. Dunne (Can)
 5. Boebentsjikova (Rus)
 6. Fatkoulina (Rus)            all s.t.

Overall:

 1. Yvonne Brunen (Ned)         6.06.32
 2. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger)    + 0.02
 3. Zulfia Zabirova (Rus)        + 0.03
 4. Proudnikova (Rus)            + 0.09
 5. Fatkoulina (Rus)             + 0.11
 6. Mansveld (Ned)               + 0.13
 7. Urbonaite (Lat)                s.t.
 8. Boebentsjikova (Rus)         + 0.15
 9. Cappellotto (Ita)              s.t.
10. Unruh (Ger)                    s.t.

Stage 3a, Chateauneuf-sur-Charente - Riberac, 73 km:

 1. Teutenberg (Ger)   		1.59.32
 2. Brunen (Ned)
 3. Mansveld (Ned)
 4. Cappellotto (Ita)
 5. Proednikova (Rus)
 6. Klein (Aut)
 7. Vonckx (Bel)       
 8. ? Polikievicute (Lith, Team Peugeot)
 9. Urbonaite (Lat)
10. A Cappellotto (Ita)         all s.t.

Stage 3B: Mussidan - Vergt-en-Perigord (ITT), 35,9 km:

 1. Jeannie Longo (Fra)  	 53.21
 2. Zabirova (Rus)      	+ 1.18
 3. Kupfernagel (Ger)   	+ 2.31
 4. Capellotto (Ita)    	+ 2.34
 5. Dunlap (USA)        	+ 3.13
 6. Boubnenkova (Rus)  		+ 3.16
 7. Holden (USA, Vanwood)  	+ 3.33
 8. Poliakova (Solo Bogo)  	+ 4.00
 9. Luperini (Ita) 		+ 4.04
10. ? Polikievicute (Lith)  	+ 4.05

Overall:

 1. Longo (Fra)        8.59.40
 2. Zabirova (Rus)      + 1.07
 3. Kupfernagel (Ger)   + 2.32
 4. Cappellotto (Ger)   + 2.34
 5. Dunlap (Usa)        + 3.14
 6. Boubnenkova 	+ 3.36
 7. Holden 		+ 3.53
 8. Luperini 		+ 4.05
 9. ? Polikievicute 	+ 4.06
10. Bonanomi (Ita) 	+ 4.08

Stage 4, Loures-Barousse - Col du Tourmalet, 110,8 km:

 1. Fabiana Luperini (Ita)             3.58.22 (27.68 km/h)
 2. Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Fra)        + 2.29
 3. Jolanta Polikiavichute (Lit)        + 2.33
 4. Barbara Heeb (Sch)                  + 4.18
 5. Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita)        + 4.34
 6. Jocelyne Messori (Fra)              + 5.24
 7. Dunlap (SA, Vanwood) 		+ 5.55
 8. R. Polikievicute (Lith)  		+ 6.03
 9. Bailey (NZ, Serotta) 		+ 6.11
10. Van de Vivjer (Bel) 		+ 6.33

A stage win for the woman whom L'Equipe calls not just "the little
climber", but "the little pocket climber"!

Overall:

 1. Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Fra)      13.00.25
 2. Fabiana Luperini (Ita)              + 1.31
 3. Jolanta Polikiavichute (Lit)        + 4.11
 4. Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita)        + 4.45
 5. Alison Dunlap (USA)                 + 6.45
 6. Barbara Heeb (Sch)                  + 7.11
 7. Messori 				+ 7.59
 8. Van De Vivjer 			+ 8.27
 9. A. Polikievicute 			+ 8.37
10. Bonanomi 				+10.03