Tour de France - Mountainbike


Bill's Comment:

Please note, especially in the light of criticisms I faced over the Women's Tour de France, that I have now some limited stage results for the Women's Tour de France Mountainbike.

Before you go for the email to argue that I am being partial here, note that the official french press agency, Agence France Press, has only just started reporting the women's race.

Index

Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
Stage 7
Stage 8 and Final GC

ITT - 17kms

The first stage of the Tour de France for mountainbikers ended in a 
victory for world and olympian champion Bart Brentjens. He did the 
time trial over 17 kms in 48.29 (21kms/h).


 1. Bart Brentjens		       48.29
 2. Bonnand (Fra) 			0.34
 3. M. Martinez (Fra) 			1.03
 4. J. Chiotti (Fra-Festina) 		s.t.
 5. G. Foord (GB) 			1.55
 6. Dupouey (Fra) 			1.59
 7. Kristensen (Dan) 			2.08
 8. Hoydahl (Nor)			2.18
 9. Dietsch (Fra) 			2.24
10. Candau (Fra) 			2.31

from Patrick Janssen, NL

Stage 2, 52.5kms

The second stage Tour de France Mountainbike was won by Gregory Vollet of the MBK-team.

The leading group with Bart Brentjens, Frederic Moncassin, Christophe Manin, Michael Rasmussen took a wrong road after being misdirected by a policeman!!! Totally surprised, Vollet crossed the finish line of this 52,5 kms stage as the winner.

 1. G. Vollet (Fra) 			     2.05.56
 2. C. Manin (Fra) 				0.25
 3. M. Rasmussen (Den) 				s.t.
 4. Bart Brentjens (Ned-American Eagle) 	0.35
 5. Frederic Moncassin ! (Fra-Gan) 		s.t.

25. Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel-Espace Card) at 5.24

Overall ranking after Stage 2

 1. Bart Brentjens 		      2.55.00
 2. Cyrille Bonnand (Fra) 		 0.51
 3. Jerome Chiotti (Fra-Festina) 	 1.20
 4. Gregory Vollet			 2.07
 5. Miguel Martinez 			 2.43

25. Filip Meirhaeghe 			10.07

Stage 3, Lanarce - Vals-les-Bains, 63lkm:

 1. Moncassin (Fra) 63 km in 2.18.04
 2. Hoydhahl (Noo) 		0.38
 3. Brentjens (Ned) 		0.48
 4. Martinez (Fra) 		2.00
 5. Kristensen (Den) 		2.19

General Classification after Stage 3

 1. Brentjens 		     5.13.52
 2. Moncassin 			2.11
 3. Bonnand 			2.22
 4. Hoydhahl 			2.59
 5. Martinez 			3.55

Women's Race, Stage 3

 1. Dahle (Noo)     63 km in 2.45.21
 2. Leboucher (Fra) 		6.30
 3. Eglin-Hosotte (Fra) 	7.48
...
 5. Coppoolse (Ned) 	       10.59

Women's GC after 3

 1. Dahle 		      6.14.00
 2. Leboucher 			13.35
 3. Eglin-Hosotte		24.20

Stage 4, Crest to Die, 70kms:

 1. Jerome Chiotti (Fra) 3hr 3min 10sec 
 2. Rune Hoydhahl (Nor) at 16sec 
 3. Bart Brentjens (Ned) at 33sec 
 4. Michael Rasmussen (Den) at 1:09 
 5. Thomas Dietsch (Fra) at 1:48 
 6. Miguel Martinez (Fra) at 3:36 

Overall standings after Stage 4

 1. Bart Brentjens (Ned)        8.17.35 
 2. Rune Hoydahl (Nor) 		at 2:42 
 3. Cyrille Bonnand (Fra) 	at 5:28 
 4. Jerome Chiotti (Fra) 	at 5:34 
 5. Miguel Martinez (Fra) 	at 6:58 
 6. Christophe Manin (Fra) 	at 9:34 

 Selected 

 8. Michael Rasmussen (Den) 	  14:32 

Stage 5, La Chapelle en Vercors-Lans en Vercors, 49kms

 1. Bart Bretjens (Ned) 		     2.07.20
 2. Olaf Candau (Fra) 			   	0.37 
 3. Jerome Chiotti (Fra) 		   	0.37 
 4. Duryus Gil (Pol) 			   	0.54
 5. Rune Hoydhahl (Nor) 		   	1.05 
 6. Lennie Kristensen (Den) 		   	1.05 

Overall standings:

 1. Bart Brentjens (Ned) 		    10:24.35 
 2. Rune Hoydhahl (Nor) 			2.07
 3. Jerome Chiotti (Fra) 			6.11 
 4. Christophe Manin (Fra) 		       12.27 
 5. Miguel Martinez (Fra) 		       12.36

Women's Stage 5, La Chapelle en Vercors-Lans en Vercors, 49kms:

 1. Gun-Rita Dahle (Nor) 		2:34.53 
 2. Susanne Dahimeier (Ger) 		2:35.34 
 3. Laurence Leboucher (Fra) 		2:36.00 
 4. Louise Robinson (Gbr) 		2:38.30 
 5. Nathalie Fiat (Fra) 		2:38.56 

Overall standings:

 1. Gun-Rita Dahle (Nor) 		10:12.10 
 2. Laurence Leboucher (Fra) 		10:28.52 
 3. Susanne Dahimeier (Ger) 		10:45.38 
 4. Louise Robinson (Gbr) 		10:49.54 
 5. Sophie Eglin-Hosotte (Fra) 		10:58.57 

Stage 6, St Joseph-de-Riviere to Miribel-les-Echelles, 21km:

             
 1. Miguel Martinez (Fra)           58:55
 2. Jerome Chiotti (Fra)          1:01.51
 3. Bart Brentjens (Ned)          1:01.55
 4. Cadel Evans (Aus)             1:02.06
 5. Gregory Vollet (Fra)          1:02.12
 6. Rune Hoydhahl (Nor)           1:02:22
Overall standings
 1. Bart Brentjens (Ned)          11:26:50
 2. Rune Hoydhahl (Nor)           11:31.04
 3. Jerome Chiotti (Fra)          11:32.57
 4. Miguel Martinez (Fra)         11:36.28
 5. Christophe Manin (Fra)        11:41.11

Women - Sixth stage

 1. Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor)         1:15:43
 2. Laurence Leboucher (Fra)      1:17.37
 3. Susanne Dahimeier (Ger)       1:17.42
 4. Louise Robinson (Gbr)         1:19.50
 5. Nathalie Fiat (Fra)           1:21.36

Women's Overall standings:

 1. Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor)         11:27:53
 2. Laurence Leboucher (Fra)      11:46.29
 3. Susanne Dahimeier (Ger)       12:03.20
 4. Louise Robinson (Gbr)         12:09.44
 5. Sophie Eglin-Hosotte (Fra)    12:26.18

Stage 7, Aillon-le-Jeune to St Jorioz, 50.5km

 1. Lennie Kristensen (Den) 	      2.27.05 
 2. Bart Brentjens (Ned) 	  	 s.t. 
 3. Cadel Evans (Aus) 			+0.03 
 4. Jerome Chiotti (Fra) 		+0.12 
 5. Rune Hoydhahl (Nor) 		+0.17 
 6. Martinez (Fra)			+2.27
 7. Vollet (Fra)			+3.18
 8. Herrisset (Fra)			+4.00
 9. Manin (Fra)				+5.07
10. Dietsch (Fra)			+5.07

Overall standings

 1. Bart Brentjens (Ned) 	      13:53.55 
 2. Rune Hoydhahl (Nor) 		+ 4.33 
 3. Jerome Chiotti (Fra) 		+ 6.19
 4. Miguel Martinez (Fra) 		+12.05 
 5. Christophe Manin (Fra) 		+19.28
 6. Diestsch				+22.17
 7. Vollet				+25.29
 8. Rasmussen (Den)			+27.34
 9. Savignoni (Fra)			+29.12
10. Herrisset 				+31.04

Women's Seventh stage

 1. Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor) 	       3:00.54 
 2. Laurence Leboucher (Fra) 		+ 5.41
 3. Susanne Dahimeier (Ger) 		+ 6.19 
 4. Tracey Brunger (Gbr) 		+14.18 
 5. Louise Robinson (Gbr) 		+14.20

Women's Overall standings:

 1. Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor) 	      14:28.47 
 2. Laurence Leboucher (Fra) 		+24.17 
 3. Susanne Dahimeier (Ger) 		+41.46 
 4. Louise Robinson (Gbr) 		+56.23
 5. Nathalie Fiat (Fra) 	      +1.20.05 

Stage 8, Les Echelles, 34km:

 1. Cadel Evans (Aus)                    1hr 19min 25sec
 2. Thomas Dietsch (Fra)                   1:20:41
 3. Christophe Herrisset (Fra)             1:20:49
 4. Paul Rowney (Aus)                      1:20:52
 5. Bart Brentjens (Ned)                   1:21:15
 6. Albert Iten (Swi)                      1:21:23
 7. Jean-Christophe Savignoni (Fra)        1:21:23
 8. Darius Gil (Pol)                       1:21:31
 9. Gregory Vollet (Fra)                   1:21:31
10. Michael Rasmussen (Den)                1:21:52

Final overall standings

 1. Bart Brentjens (Ned)                15hr 15min 10sec
 2. Rune Hoydhahl (Nor)                   15:20:56
 3. Jerome Chiotti (Fra)                  15:23:33
 4. Miguel Martinez (Fra)                 15:28:14
 5. Thomas Dietsch (Fra)                  15:36:53
 6. Christophe Manin (Fra)                15:38:41
 7. Gregory Vollet (Fra)                  15:40:55
 8. Michael Rasmussen (Den)               15:43:21
 9. Jean-Christophe Savignoni (Fra)       15:44:30
....
15. Cadel Evans (Australia)               16:03:49

Women's Stage 8

 1. Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor)                1hr 14min 19sec
 2. Laurence Leboucher (Fra)               1:16:45
 3. Susanne Dahimeier (Ger)                1:18:17
 4. Louise Robinson (Gbr)                  1:18:59
 5. Sandra Coppoolse (Ned)                 1:20:46

Women's Final overall standings:

 1. Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor)               15hr 43min 06
 2. Laurence Leboucher (Fra)              16:09:49
 3. Susanne Dahimeier (Ger)               16:28:50
 4. Louise Robinson (Gbr)                 16:44:09
 5. Nathalie Fiat (Fra)                   17:10:32