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Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - 2.9.1
France, August 3-17, 2003
2002 results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners
The Stages
- Stage 1 - August 3: Sartène - Ajaccio, 105 km
- Stage 2 - August 4: Corte - Saint-Florent, 106 km
- Stage 3 - August 5: Fayence - Valberg, 125.5 km
- Stage 4 - August 6: Val d'Allos - Puy-Saint-Vincent, 35 km
- Stage 5 - August 7: L'Argentière-La-bessée - Vaujany, 108.5 km
- Stage 6 - August 8: Vif - Davezieux, 106 km
- Stage 7 - August 9: Royat - Commentry, 118 km
- Stage 8 - August 10: Aubusson - Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, 84.5 km
- Stage 9 - August 11: Châteauneuf sur Charente - St-Georges-de-Didonne, 86 km
- Rest Day - August 12
- Stage 10 - August 13: Niort - Bressuire, 76 km
- Stage 11 - August 14: Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin - Trélazé, 131 km
- Stage 12 - August 15: Trélazé - Gorron, 126 km
- Stage 13 - August 16: Flers - Flers ITT, 37.1 km
- Stage 14 - August 17: Versailles - Paris, 58.2 km
Preview
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The 12th edition of the women's Tour de France, the Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale, gets underway Sunday with the 'grand départ' on the French island of Corsica. This year's race features 14 stages totaling nearly 1,400 kilometres of racing. Seventeen teams of six riders each will make up the peloton, which will cross France from August 3-17.
After two difficult opening stages on Corsica, the race heads north from the French Riviera to the Alps, stacking the difficulties in the first week of competition. Stage 4 from Val d'Allos to Puy-Saint-Vincent will test the climbers with an the climbs of Col d'Allos (HC), Col de Vars (Cat. 1) and a finishing Cat. 2 climb to Puy-Saint-Vincent. A steady northwest progression takes the race across the Massif Central to the Loire Valley and Normandie, before finishing with a 58km road stage from Versailles to Paris.
With defending champion Zinaida Stahurskaia absent in 2003, the likes of world champion Susanne Ljungskog, former Tour and Giro winner Joanne Somarriba, Fabiana Luperini, and a host of others could be ready to seize this year's title in Paris.
Start list
Bik.Powerplate Team 2002 Aurora
1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) 11 Fabiana Luperini (Ita)
2 Andrèa Bosman (Ned) 12 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa)
3 Sara Carrigan (Aus) 13 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr)
4 Francis Linthorst (Ned) 14 Iolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu)
5 Kirsty Robb (Nzl) 15 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu)
6 Anita Valen (Nor) 16 Luisa Tamanini (Ita)
France National Team Nürnberger Versicherung
21 Sonia Huguet (Fra) 31 Judith Arndt (Ger)
22 Karine Dalmais (Fra) 32 Margaret Hemsley (Aus)
23 Magalie Finot - Laivier (Fra) 33 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger)
24 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) 34 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe)
25 Corinne Sempe (Fra) 35 Petra Rossner (Ger)
26 Nadia Triquet (Fra) 36 Brigit Sollner (Ger)
Prato Marthon Bike Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabecco
41 Nicole Brändli (Swi) 51 Joane Somarriba-Arola (Spa)
42 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) 52 Cristina Alcalde -Huertanos (Spa)
43 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) 53 Ghita Beltman (Ned)
44 Anna Farina (Ita) 54 Agurtzane Elloriaga- Derteano (Spa)
45 Irène Puccioni (Ita) 55 Ioulia Martissova (Rus)
46 Erika Vilnuaite (Ltu) 56 Iosune Murillo-Elkano (Spa)
S.C. Michela Fanni Les Pruneaux d'Agen
61 Edita Puncinskaïte (Ltu) 71 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra)
62 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) 72 Cynthia Compain (Fra)
63 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) 73 Vicky Fournial (Fra)
64 Tina Liebig (Ger) 74 Emma James (Aus)
65 Sandrine Marcus-Moreau (Fra) 75 Sylvie Riedle (Fra)
66 Lisbeth Simper (Den) 76 Giovanna Troldi (Ita)
Velodames Colgano Road Runner Guerciotti
81 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) 91 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus)
82 Volha Hayeva (Blr) 92 Manuela Brigatti (Ita)
83 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) 93 Sigrid Corneo (Ita)
84 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) 94 Alison Wtight (Aus)
95 Halyey Rutherford (Aus)
86 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) 96 Kym Shirley (Aus)
Team S.A.T.S Team Catalunya Aliverti Kookai
101 Katrina Grove-Berger (USA) 111 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita)
102 Mette Fischer (Den) 112 Valentina Allessio (Ita)
103 Trine Hansen (Den) 113 Montse Alonso Bernal (Spa)
104 Helen Kelly (Aus) 114 Azucena Sanchez (Spa)
105 Meredith Miller (USA) 115 Baukje Doeddee (Ned)
106 Christina Peick (Den) 116 Marta Vilajosana (Spa)
Past winners
2002 1 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) USC Chirio 2 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen-T Interim 3 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Deia Pragma Colnago 2001 1 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Alfa Lum R.S.M. 2 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino 3 Judith Arndt (Ger) Junkers-Noja 2000 1 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Team Alfa Lum 2 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Team Alfa Lum 3 Geraldine Loewenguth (Fra) French National Team 1999 1 Diana Ziliute (Lit) Acca Due O Lorena 2 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Russian Team 3 Edita Pucinskaite (Lit) Acca Due O Lorena 1998 1 Edita Pucinskaite (Lit) 2 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) 3 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) 1997 1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) 2 Barbara Heeb (Swi) 3 Linda Jackson (Can) 1996 1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) 2 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) 3 Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra) 1995 1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) 2 Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra) 3 L Zberg (Swi) 1994 1 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) 2 Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit) 3 C. Odin (Fra) 1993 1 Leontien Van Moorsel (Ned) 2 Marion Clignet (Fra) 3 H. Van De Vijver (Bel) 1992 1 Leontien Van Moorsel (Ned) 2 Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra) 3 H. Van De Vijver (Bel) 1989 1 Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra) 2 Maria Canins (Ita) 3 I. Thompson (USA) 1988 1 Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra) 2 Maria Canins (Ita) 3 Elizabeth Hepple (Aus) 1987 1 Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra) 2 Maria Canins (Ita) 3 U. Enzenauer (FRG) 1986 1 Maria Canins (Ita) 2 Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra) 3 I. Thompson (USA) 1985 1 Maria Canins (Ita) 2 Jeannie Ciprelli-Longo (Fra) 3 C. Odin (Fra) 1984 1 Mary-Ann Martin (USA) 2 H. Hage (Ned) 3 D. Schumway (USA) Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
