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1996 Results
Trophee International Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4a Stage 4b Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8 Stage 9 Stage 10 Stage 11 Stage 12a Stage 12b The Stages and Climbs
August 12, Trophee International, Lac de Madine-Metz, 62 km
The winner is awarded the Yellow jersey for Stage 1 of Tour Feminin.
Stage 1, August 13, Saverne-Strasbourg, 110 km
Stage 2, August 14, Strasbourg-La Bresse, 120 km
(Cat. 2 climb - Col de la Schlucht)
Stage 3, August 15, Montbard-Montbard, ITT, 31.1 km
Stage 4a, August 16, Aussois-Susa, 55.9 km
(Cat. 2 climb - Col du Montcenis)
Stage 4b, August 16, Susa-Sestreire, 45.4 km
(Hors Cat climb - Sestriere )
Stage 5, August 17, Valloire-Vaujany, 86.9 km
(Hors Cat climb - Col du Galibier)
(Cat. 2 climb - Col du Lautaret)
(Cat. 1 climb - Vaujany )
Stage 6, August 18, Les Baux de Provence-La Grande Motte, 113 km
Stage 7, August 19, Najac-Monts et Lac du Levezou, 116 km
Stage 8, August 20, Cugnaux-Sainte Marie de Campan, 119 km
(Cat. 1 climb - Col d'Aspin)
Stage 9, August 21, Albi-St. Pierre de Trivisy, 111.8 km
Stage 10, August 22, Le Beausset-Le Beausset, ITT, 18.6 km
Stage 11, August 23, Le Cannet-Nice, 106 km
Stage 12a, August 24, Nice-Valdeblore la Colmiane, 77.4 km
(Cat. 3 climb - Col de Chateauneuf)
(Cat. 2 climb - Valdeblore la Colmiane)
Stage 12b, August 24, Puget-Theniers-Valberg, 45.2 km
(Cat. 1 climb - Valberg)
PreviewThe Tour Feminin starts on August 13 at Saverne but is preceded today (August 12) by what is called a Prelude (the Trophee Internationale) at Lac de Madine over 64km with the same field.The premier women's race, the Tour includes this year for the first time women's trade teams as well as national teams -- nine of the former, eleven of the latter. The favourite for the race must be previous two-time winner Fabiana Luperini (23), particularly in the absence through injury of veteran French rider Jeannie Longo who crashed on the Hyeres track while training, sustaining a broken collarbone. The dimunitive Luperini (1.56m and 39kg), nicknamed La Pantanina after her distinguished compatriot and fellow-climber Marco Pantani, will have plenty of opportunities to show her climbing prowess but will have also contend with two time trials -- at Montbard (August 15 -- 31.1km) and Le Beausset (August 22) where such riders as Russian Olympic time trial champion Zoulfia Zabirova and the Lithuanian twins Rasa and Yolanta Polikeviciute will try to put pressure on her. The race finishes on the 24th in a summit finish at Valberg in the Alpes-Maritimes and other major climbs will include a stage finish at Sestrieres (August 16) and the next day a climb of the north side of the Galibier. Principal participants:SANSON (Ita): Luperini, Bonanomi, A Cappellotto, V. Capellotto, Cristofoli, Pegoraro EBLY: R. Polikeviciute (Lit), I Polikieviciute (Lit), Tribaite (Lit), Van de Vijver (Bel), Vonckx (Bel), Gensheimer (Ger) FRANCE: Chevanne-Brunel, Bezille, Caillie, Chaleat, Leroux, Restoin CANADA: Jackson, Sydor, Samplonius DREAM TEAM: Zabirova (Rus), Urbonaite (Lit) ASPTT METZ-MOSELLE-CHAMPION (Fra): Marsal, Desbouys, Gorostegui, Lecourtois, Riedle, Keller-Meyers (Lux) GERMANY: Hohfled, Paulitz, Rossner INTERNATIONALE AMERIQUE: Dunlap (USA), Bessieres (Can) AUSTRALIA: Watt, Palmer DENMARK: Jensen; SPAIN: Bengoa: USA: Demet, HOlden; NETHERLANDS: Brunen, De Bruin SCANDINAVIA: Valvik (Nor), Holjer (Swe), SWITZERLAND: Heeb CRATONI BERLIN (Ger): Kupfernagel; INTERNATIONALE MUTUELLES DE FRANCE: Hayley Huch (Aus), Eglin-Hosotte, Emery (USA), Gentieux, Ounzari, Royer RUSSIE ISOGLASS GOODYEAR (Rus): Polkhanova, Boubnenkova SPRINT CYCLING TEAM: Baert (Bel) SWAM ROSTEX: Ilavska (Slovak) Preview with Special Australian Women's Form GuideAs you can see by the number and categories of the climbing, an extremely difficult Tour Feminin this year. Defending champion, Fabiana Luperini from Italy will no doubt be extremely difficult to beat. Last month she won her 3rd straight Giro d'Italia, and is now also looking for her 3rd straight Tour Feminin.Of the Australians, Kathy Watt and Lyn Nixon have been climbing the best. Kathy Watt will no doubt be looking for high placed finishes in the time trial stages. The time trials are apparently over quite difficult terrain and should suit both Kathy and Lyn. Elizabeth Tadich is in good form, and not being a strong climber, will be looking for some good performances on the faster stages. Charlotte White and Juanita Feldhahn make up 5 of the 6 in the Australian team, with a final decision this week to confirm the 6th member between Hayley Huch and Kim Palmer. The rider missing the start in the Australian team will compete for a French composite team. Where the Australian Women's Team will be staying during the Tour
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Prologue, Trophee International, Epreuve Lac de Medine-Metz, 62.5km1. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Cratoni Berlin 1.37.53 2. Cathy Marsal (Fra) ASPTT Metz-Moselle-Champion 3.53 3. Debbie Mansveld (Netherlands) 4.11 4. Vera Hohveld (Germany) 5. Schmidt (Germany) 6. Cristofoli (Ita, Sanson) 7. Sabine Gentieu (Fra, Mutuelles de France) 8. Gerassimova (Russia) 9. Holden (USA) 10. Faccin (Ita) Dream Team all s.t. .. 28. Chevanne-Brunel (France) s.t. 103. Zabirova (Russia) 4.22 104. R. Polikievicute (Lit) Ebly 105. Luperini (Ita) Sanson and Jackson, Sydor, Dunlap all at 4.22 Prologue ReportsTime does not carry over, but Kupfernagel takes the yellow jersey for the first stage. Before the Tour Feminin started the Dutch team had already a lot of problems. During the trip to France their bus had a tyre burst in the neighbourhood of Bruxelles; later followed by a car-accident. Then the Equipment Bus broke down. Then Yvonne Brunen, the green-jersey winner of last year, had to go back to Holland because she learned that her brother had had a serious accident. The new leader of the team will be Meike de Bruin. The rest of the Dutch team: Angela Hillenga, Edith Klep, Debby Mansveld and Sandra Rombouts.The "prelude" to the Tour Feminin, which doesn't count towards its overall classification but whose leader takes the stage race's opening golden jersey was run off in high temperatures. Winner Hanka Kupfernagel (23), the wife of her team's directeur sportif, broke clear and attacked strongly, rapidly building a lead of almost four minutes,with Catherine Marsal leading the counter-attack. Stage 1, Saverne-Straatsburg, 113 kms:1. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Cratoni Berlin 2.57.22 2. Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) 3. Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) 4. Sylvie Riedle (Fra) 5. Rachel Leroux (Fra) 6. Evi Gensheimer (Ger) Ebly 7. Barbara Heeb (Swi) 8. Sabine Gentieu (Fra) Mutuelles de France 9. Jorunn Kvalo (Nor) 10. Debbie Mansveld (Netherlands) GC after Stage 1:1. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Cratoni Berlin 2.57.14 2. Alexandra Cappellotto (Ita) Sanson 0.01 3. Carmen Richardson (USA) 0.03 4. Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) 0.04 5. Cinzia Faccin (Ita) Dream Team 6. Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) 0.06 7. Sylvie Riedle (Fra) 0.08 8. Rachel Leroux (Fra) 9. Evi Gensheimer (Ger) Ebly 10. Barbara Heeb (Swi) Stage 2, Strasbourg - La Bresse, 124 km:1. Valeria Cappellotto (Ita) 3.21.22 2. Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) 3. Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) 4. Iolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) 5. Linda Jackson (Can) 6. Barbara Heeb (Sch) all s.t. 7. Luperini (Ita) 8. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) 9. Bonanomi (Ita) 10. Pegoraro (Ita) GC after Stage 21. Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) 6.18.27 2. Valeria Cappellotto (Ita) 0.11 3. Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) 0.15 4. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) 0.16 5. Barbara Heeb (Sch) 0.17 6. Iolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) 7. Jackson 8. Hanka Kupfernagel 1.45 9. Eicher (Swi) 1.53 10. Pucinskaite (Lit) 1.53 Stage 3, Montbard - Montbard (ITT), 31.1 km:1. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) 46.12 2. Zulfia Zabirova (Rus) 0.01 3. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) 1.00 4. Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) 1.11 5. Linda Jackson (Can) 1.14 6. Meike De Bruijn (Ned) 1.20 GC after Stage 31. Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) 7.05.50 2. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) 0.06 3. Linda Jackson (Can) 0.20 4. Barbara Heeb (Sch) 0.29 5. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) 0.34 6. Zulfia Zabirova (Rus) 0.43 Stage 4a, Aussois - Susa, 58 kms:1. Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) 1.37.30 2. Zulfia Zabirova (Rus) 3. Fatima Blazquez (Esp) 4. Iolanta Polikeviciute (Rus) 5. Edita Pucinskaite (Rus) 6. Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) 7. Barbara Heeb (Swi) 8. Svetlana Boubenkova (Rus) 9. Rasa Polikeviciute (Rus) 10. Valeria Cappellotto (Ita) all s.t. Stage 4b, Susa - Sestriere, 48.1 km:1. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) 1.45.28 2. Iolanta Polikeviciute (Rus) 0.46 3. Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) 0.49 4. Barbara Heeb (Swi) 0.52 5. Rasa Polikeviciute (Rus) 1.11 6. Linda Jackson (Can) 1.23 7. Svetlana Boubenkova (Rus) s.t. 8. Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) 1.25 9. Meike De Bruijn (Ned/Belg) 2.33 10 Edita Pucinskaite (Rus) s.t. GC after Stage 4b:1. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) 10.28.52 2. Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) 0.43 3. Barbara Heeb (Swi) 1.15 4. Linda Jackson (Can) 1.45 5. Iolanta Polikeviciute (Rus) 1.58 6. Rasa Polikeviciute (Rus) 2.38 7. Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) 3.50 8. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) 4.14 9. Zulfia Zabirova (Rus) 4.24 10. Meike De Bruijn (Ned/Belg) 4.29 Stage 5, Valloire - Vaujany, 86 km:1. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) 2.44.09 2. Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) 0.31 3. Barbara Heeb (Sui) 0.33 4. Iolanta Polikeviciute (Rus) 0.56 5. Linda Jackson (Can) s.t GC after Stage 5:1. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) 13.13.01 2. Barbara Heeb (Swi) 1.48 3. Linda Jackson (Can) 2.41 4. Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) 2.51 5. Iolanta Polikeviciute (Lit) 2.54 6. Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) 3.09 7. Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) 4.51 8. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) 9.22 9. Svetlana Boubenkova (Rus) 9.46 10. Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) 10.13 |