Tour de l'Aude Feminine

Preview

90 riders are taking part in the 865km race. The other stages:

May 3 Stage 1 Gruissan--Gruissan team time trial 28km
May 4 Stage 2 Lezignan--Lezignan (125km)
May 5 Stage 3/1 Rieux-Minervois--pic de Nore (52km)
May 5 Stage 3/2 Pradelles-Cabardes--Roquefere--Rieux Minervois (75km)
May 6 Stage 4 Souilhanels--Port Lauragais (117km)
May 7 rest day
May 8 Stage 5 Castelnaudary--Castelnaudary (138km)
May 9 Stage 6 Esperaza--Esperaza (108km)
May 10 Stage 7 Axat--Matemale (68km)
May 11 Stage 8 Quillan--Quillan individual time trial (13.3km)
May 12 Stage 9 Limoux--Limoux (138km)

GRUISSAN, France - Prologue 2.4 km:

 1. Marion Clignet (Fra)       3.00.40
 2. Jeanne Golay (USA)          + 0.02
 3. Jackson (Can)               + 0.04
 4. Catherine Marsal (Fra)      + 0.05
 5. Zilioete (Lit)              + 0.05.

Stage 1, Team time trial at Gruissan, May 3

 1. Russia, 	      	28km in 38.09
 2. Canada  			+0.50 secs
 3. USA  			+1.17
 4. France  			+1.50
 5. Lithuania  			+1.52

(NB: Did not count in overall classification)

Overall after Stage 1
 1. Clignet (Fr) 		3.00 
 2. Golay (USA)  		  +3 secs
 3. Jackson (Can)  		  +4
 4. Marsal (Fr)  		  +5
 5. Ziliute (Lith) 		  +5


Stage 2, Lezignan--Lezignan, May 4
 1. Hofhfeld (Ger) 		125km in 3.20.05
 2. Koliasseva (Rus)
 3. Polikeviaciute (Lith)
 4. Tomlinson (Can)
 5. Demet (USA)
 6. Wilson (Australia)
 7. Swaertvaeger (Fr)   		 all s.t.
 8. Golay (USA)  			 +20 secs
 9. Unruh (Germ)
10. Urbonaite (Lit)  			both s.t.


Stage 3/1, Rieux Minervois-Pic de Nore (summit finish), May 5
 1. Jackson (Can) 		      51km in 1.42.55
 2. Koliasseva (Rus)  				+0.02 secs
 3. Marsal (Fr)   				+0.04 secs
 4. Bubnenkova (Rus)  				+0.14
 5. Pucinskaite (Lith)  			+0.28


Stage 3/2, Pradelles--Rieux, May 5
 1. Rosner (Ger)  			75km in 2.21.46
 2. Unruh (Ger)
 3. Ziliute (Lith)
 4. Paulitz (Ger)
 5. Charameda (USA)
 6. Urbonaite (Lith)
 7. Scmidt (Ger)
 8. Bollerud (Swe)
 9. Hofhfeld (Ger)
10. Golay (USA)   				all s.t.

Overall after Stage 3/2
 1 Koliasseva (Rus)  			      5.06.12
 2. Jackson (Can)  				+0.12 secs
 3. Marsal (Fr) 				+0.17
 4. Bubnenkova (Rus) 				+0.32
 5. Pucinskaite (Lith)  			+0.52
 6. Polikeviaciute (Lith)  		        +1.00
 7. Dunlap (USA) 				+1.05
 8. Ilavska (Slov)				+1.07
 9. Clignet (Fr)  				+1.10
10. Palmer (Can)  				+1.27

Stage 4, Souilhanels--Port-Lauragais, May 6
 1. Marsal (Fr)  		117km in 3.21.11
 2. Koliasseva (Rus)  
 3. Bubnenkova (Rus) 			both s.t.
 4. Palmer (Can)  			   +2.04
 5. Golay (USA) and the peloton 	   +4.22


Overall after Stage 4
 1. Koliasseva (Rus)
 2. Marsal (Fr)  			+0.17 secs
 3. Bubnenkova (Rus)  			+0.32
 4. Palmer (Can)  			+3.31
 5. Jackson (Can)  			+4.34

May 7: rest day


Stage 5 Castelnaudary - Castelnaudary 141,5 km:
 1. Ziliute (Lit)       	3.48.51 (37,099 km/h)
 2. Samochvalova (Rus)    	   s.t.
 3. Swaertvaeger (Fra)   	   s.t.
 4. Nixon (Aus)           + 0.03
 5. Charameda (USA)     	 + 0.37
 6. Golay (USA) 		 + 0.44

Overall:
 1. Koliasseva (Rus)  14.38.44
 2. Marsal (Fra)        + 0.17
 3. Boebnenkova (Rus)   + 0.32
 4. Palmer (Can)        + 3.42
 5. Jackson (Can)       + 4.38



Esperaza--Esperaza. May 9
 1. Sydor (Can) 	     108km in 2.33.59
 2. Fatkoulina (Rus)
 3. Polikaviciute (Lith)
 4. Schuster (USA)
 5. Stepanova (Rus)  		      all s.t.
 6. Golay (USA)  			+1.26


Overall
 1. Koliasseva (Rus) 		     17.14.09
 2. Marsal 				+0.17
 3. Bubnenkova (Rus) 			+0.32
 4. Palmer (Can) 			+3.42
 5. Polikaviciute (Lith) 		+3.56