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Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - 2.9.1

France, August 3-17, 2003

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Stage 4 - August 6: Val d'Allos - Puy-Saint-Vincent, 35 km

Luperini wins shortened stage

Somarriba takes overall lead

For the second time in two days, the organisers of La Grande Boucle Féminine had to shorten the stage, with today's scheduled 116 km between Val d'Allos and Puy-Saint-Vincent being reduced to just 35 km owing to bad road conditions. Fabiana Luperini (Team 2002) triumphed in the stage ahead of Nicole Brändli (Prato Marathon Bike) and Joane Somarriba (Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco), with the latter taking over the race leader's jersey after three solid rides in three days.

The stage, which promised to be the toughest in the Grand Boucle, ended up including just one climb - the Cat. 2 rise to the finish in Puy-Saint-Vincent. With just 35 km to play with, the riders started attacking from the outset, but nothing stuck until Luperini, Brändli and Somarriba escaped and fought out the stage win on the final climb. The three remained together, with Luperini winning the sprint.

Fourth at 33 seconds was Edita Pucinskaite (Michela Fanini) while race leader Olga Zabelinskaia (Velodames-Colnago) came in at 1'26 and lost the overall lead to Somarriba, who now has 1'02 on the Russian.

Results

1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                       1.04.41
2 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike
3 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco
4 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox               0.33
5 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                            1.26
6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe N¸rnberger Versicherung                    2.32
7 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                               2.37
8 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                     2.42
9 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                        2.52
10 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM
11 Katrina Grove (USA) Team S.A.T.S                                    2.57
12 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai
13 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago
14 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate                                    3.50
15 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago                          3.15
16 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                           3.47
17 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team        3.51
18 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S                          6.27
19 Nadia Triquet (Fra) French National Team                            6.29
20 Corinne Sempe (Fra) French National Team
21 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                  6.32
22 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM
23 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
24 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                 6.36
25 Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
26 Birgit Sˆllner (Ger) Equipe N¸rnberger Versicherung
27 Emma James (Aus) Les Pruneaux d'Agen
28 Volha Hayeva (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                                6.45
29 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                        7.00
30 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike                           9.37
31 Christina Peick Andersen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                         9.43
32 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe N¸rnberger Versicherung               9.59
33 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                          11.36
34 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                                    12.25
35 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) French National Team                   14.11
36 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team
37 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox             22.38
38 Stefani Kortekaas (Ned) Bik-Powerplate
39 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike
40 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe N¸rnberger Versicherung
41 Helen Kelly (Aus) Team S.A.T.S
42 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) French National Team
43 Emanuela Brigati (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team
44 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate
45 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S
46 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
47 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike
48 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe N¸rnberger Versicherung
49 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco
50 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate
51 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco
52 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team
53 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco
54 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco
55 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate
56 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai
57 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai
58 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai
59 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago
60 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen
61 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike
62 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team
DNS Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco           9.59.15
2 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                            1.02
3 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike                             1.55
4 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                          3.45
5 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox               3.59
6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe N¸rnberger Versicherung                    7.54
7 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                     8.00
8 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                              10.06
9 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago                           11.28
10 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                          13.06
11 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai            13.41
12 Katrina Grove (USA) Team S.A.T.S                                   15.23
13 Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox                   16.21
14 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago                         18.01
15 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                       18.58
16 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                20.56
17 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                      21.09
18 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                          22.50
19 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                       23.15
20 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate                                   26.54
21 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                 27.50
22 Emma James (Aus) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                               30.00
23 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team                            31.10
24 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox                32.32
25 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe N¸rnberger Versicherung              32.42
26 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate                                 34.42
27 Nadia Triquet (Fra) French National Team                           37.37
28 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team       42.55
29 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team          44.16
30 Volha Hayeva (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                               51.07
31 Birgit Sˆllner (Ger) Equipe N¸rnberger Versicherung                57.46
32 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike                          58.09
33 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                        1.02.24
34 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S                       1.02.31
35 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                   1.05.29
36 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox           1.07.34
37 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                                  1.07.58
38 Corinne Sempe (Fra) French National Team                         1.09.59
39 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                         1.11.00
40 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                         1.11.25
41 Christina Peick Andersen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                      1.13.20
42 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                         1.16.29
43 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                          1.19.38
44 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S                               1.22.12
45 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate 
46 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team        1.24.40
47 Helen Kelly (Aus) Team S.A.T.S                                   1.25.59
48 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                    1.28.51
49 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) French National Team                 1.29.46
50 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai             1.32.26
51 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox         1.33.05
52 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate                                 1.42.16
53 Stefani Kortekaas (Ned) Bik-Powerplate                           1.45.04
54 Emanuela Brigati (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team     1.46.43
55 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai    1.47.32
56 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) French National Team                       1.50.21
57 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco     
58 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai            
59 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe N¸rnberger Versicherung               1.57.16
60 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe N¸rnberger Versicherung   
61 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco   
62 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco   
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                29 Pts
2 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike                               25
3 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                            23
4 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago                              21
5 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                       15
6 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                              14
7 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox                 12
8 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe N¸rnberger Versicherung                       8
9 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                           8
10 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                                 4