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Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - 2.9.1
France, August 3-17, 2003
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Stage 10 - August 13: Niort - Bressuire, 76 km
Arndt takes her second
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German Judith Arndt (Nürnberger) has won her second stage in La Grande Boucle Féminine, beating Edita Pucinskaite (Michela Fanini) and Susanne Ljungskog (Powerplate-Bik) in a tough uphill/downhill sprint that decided the end of stage 10. Race leader Joane Somarriba (Bizkaia) finished 13th in the stage and maintained her yellow jersey, with just four stages to go.
The first stage after the rest day took place between Niort and Bressuire over 76 km, and was marked by a series of attacks from the beginning, with Team 2002 riders particularly aggressive. However nothing stayed clear as Joane Somarriba's Bizkaia-Panda-Spiuk-Sabeco team imposed itself on the front of the peloton and set a high tempo.
The team rode strongly enough to discourage any further attacks, and were also helped by the Velodames-Colnago team, which was hoping for another stage win with Olga Zabelinskaia. However it was not to be as the pack split apart in the final sprint in Bressuire, with Arndt having the strongest legs on the day to take the stage.
Tomorrow's 11th stage is between Mouzeuil and Saint Martin over 131 kilometres, the longest of this edition. It will be another tough one to control for the race leader, however Somarriba is certainly looking strong enough to take her third Grande Boucle when the race finishes in Paris on Sunday.
Photography
Images by AFP Photo
- The organiser of Grande Boucle Féminine, Pierre Boué flanked by race leader Joane Somarriba-Arola (R) and her sister Ainoha (L) after stage 10.
- Judith Arndt (Nurnberger) crosses the line to win the 10th stage of the Grand Boucle Feminine ahead of Susanne Ljungskog (L) and Edita Pucinskaite (C)
Results
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2.04.37 2 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 3 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate 4 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 5 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate 6 Nadia Triquet (Fra) French National Team 0.04 7 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 8 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 9 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 0.06 10 Katrina Grove (USA) Team S.A.T.S 11 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 12 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike 13 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 14 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 0.09 15 Helen Kelly (Aus) Team S.A.T.S 16 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 17 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 18 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 19 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 0.12 20 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team 21 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 0.17 22 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 23 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S 0.19 24 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 25 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago 26 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike 27 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 28 Emma James (Aus) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 0.21 29 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 0.24 30 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 0.32 31 Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 32 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 33 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate 34 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 0.38 35 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S 0.42 36 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S 0.53 37 Christina Peick Andersen (Den) Team S.A.T.S 38 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 39 Corinne Sempe (Fra) French National Team 1.05 40 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 41 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 42 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 43 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) French National Team 1.12 44 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 45 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate 1.15 46 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 1.18 47 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 1.23 48 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 49 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 50 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.43 51 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 3.55 52 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 6.14 53 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 6.28 General classification after stage 10 1 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 26.37.25 2 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike 2.02 3 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 3.42 4 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 6.11 5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6.50 6 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 9.21 7 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 10.51 8 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate 10.52 9 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 20.24 10 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 22.44 11 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 27.49 12 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 28.34 13 Katrina Grove (USA) Team S.A.T.S 29.29 14 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 39.26 15 Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 40.05 16 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago 42.17 17 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 44.58 18 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate 47.00 19 Emma James (Aus) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 51.44 20 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 56.07 21 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 59.06 22 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 59.51 23 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.01.02 24 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team 1.09.08 25 Nadia Triquet (Fra) French National Team 1.11.05 26 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.22.53 27 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S 1.50.14 28 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 1.54.23 29 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 1.54.55 30 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 1.55.29 31 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.59.37 32 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 2.03.23 33 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) French National Team 2.05.23 34 Corinne Sempe (Fra) French National Team 2.07.55 35 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike 2.11.59 36 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S 2.18.34 37 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate 2.20.38 38 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 2.22.47 39 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S 2.22.48 40 Christina Peick Andersen (Den) Team S.A.T.S 2.26.18 41 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 2.26.57 42 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 2.27.49 43 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 2.33.19 44 Helen Kelly (Aus) Team S.A.T.S 2.36.20 45 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 2.42.34 46 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 2.44.21 47 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate 2.47.51 48 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 2.52.14 49 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3.13.28 50 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 3.16.19 51 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 3.18.12 52 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3.28.47 53 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 3.30.07 Mountains classification 1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 59 pts 2 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 50 3 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike 47 4 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 25 5 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 23 6 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago 23 7 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 20 8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 18 9 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate 16 10 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 13 U23 classification 1 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike 26.39.27 2 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 7.19 3 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 18.22 4 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 26.32 5 Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 38.03 6 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S 1.48.12 7 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike 2.09.57 8 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 2.20.45 9 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 2.25.47 10 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate 2.45.49
