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Grand Prix Féminin International du Canada - 2.9.2
Canada, September 24-28, 2003
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Stage 2 - September 26: Saguenay - La Baie, 110.6 km
Mayolo-Pic wins one against the Euro's
By Kristy Scrymgeour
Tina Mayolo-Pic (Genesis Scuba/FCC) is back in second place today in the general classifcation as a result of making the winning break and coming out on top in the bunch sprint. Mayolo-Pic also sat in second place after Wednesday's prologue, but was relegated to ninth place after yesterdays stage. Mayolo-Pic now trails Judith Arndt (German National Team) by only six seconds.
Today's stage was set on a challenging course and consisted of seven laps of a 15.8km loop. "It was windy all around the course," said Lyne Bessette (Canadian National Team), "and the hill was about 2km long and stepped up." The Canadian team was very aggressive during the race and it was after an attack by Bessette in lap five that led Arndt to counter and create the decisive break of the day. Bessette managed to get on the wheel of Arndt and they were joined by nine other riders. Bessette's teammate Amy Moore was in the break, as was Arndt's teammate Tina Leibig. Also in the cut was Mayolo-Pic, Svetlana Boubnikova (Russian National Team), Jolanta Polikevicuite (Lithuanian National Team), Christine Soeder (Mixed Team), Nataliya Kachalka (Ukraine National Team) and Heidi Van de Vijver and Corine Hierckens (Belgian National Team.
Within a lap, the break of 11 had over three minutes lead on the peloton. In the last lap on the hill the girls in the break began attacking again. "I really wanted to shake Judith up a bit and the hill was the only time I could do that." said Bessette. Boubnekova also attacked as did Polikevicuite. It was here that Moore was dropped from the group, but nothing was able to get away.
In the final 5km on the fast descent into town, the attacks came again, but the break of ten remained in tact to the finish line where Mayolo-Pic took the win over Ardnt and Boubnekova. Arndt keeps the race lead with Mayolo-Pic and Boubnekova sitting in second and third respectively.
Tomorrow riders face the time trial which is "hard, hilly and twisty" said Bessette. This will be a very decisive stage for the general classification, and will give riders a chance to upset Arndt's lead, however the German National Time Trial Champion, has a history of great time trial rides during tours, so it will be a tough ask.
Results
1 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 2.52.22 2 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team 3 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Russia National Team 4 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania National Team 5 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Mixed Team 6 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Belgian National Team 7 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 8 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team 9 Corine Hierckens (Bel) Belgian National Team 0.04 10 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National Team 0.12 11 Amy Moore (Can) Canadian National Team 4.07 12 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Mixed Team 5.31 13 Kate Nichols (Aus) Australian National Team 14 Iona Wynter (Jam) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 15 Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) Polish National Team 16 Ekaterina Naumova (Rus) Russia National Team 17 Veerle Ingels (Bel) Belgian National Team 18 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Russia National Team 19 Iryna Shpilyova (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 20 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Belgian National Team 21 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Lithuania National Team 22 Jessica Ridder (Aus) Australian National Team 23 Sharon Van Dromme (Bel) Belgian National Team 24 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Polish National Team 25 Anna Skawinska (Pol) Polish National Team 26 Miho Oki (Jpn) Mixed Team 27 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team 28 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 29 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Russia National Team 30 Audrey Lemieux (Can) Équipe ACC Hamilton 2003 31 Julie Bélanger (Can) Équipe ACC Hamilton 2003 32 Émilie Roy (Can) Équipe Québec 33 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Polish National Team 34 Natalya Figurskaya (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 35 Élisa Gagnon (Can) Équipe Québec 36 Milda Galdikaite (Ltu) Lithuania National Team 37 Anna Sipurzynska (Pol) Polish National Team 38 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National Team 39 Andrea Graus (Aut) Mixed Team 40 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team 41 Maggie Shirley (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 42 Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Proco Composite Team 43 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team 44 Anna Milkowski (USA) Proco Composite Team 45 Karen Bockel (Ger) German National Team 46 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Russia National Team 47 Liza Rachetto (USA) Proco Composite Team 48 Stéphanie Bourbeau (Can) Équipe Québec 49 Grace Fleury (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 50 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 51 Candice Blickem (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 52 Julie Hutsebaut (Can) Équipe ACC Hamilton 2003 53 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Mixed Team 54 Stephanie Williams (Aus) Australian National Team 55 Manon Jutras (Can) Canadian National Team 56 Svetlana Pauliukaite (Ltu) Lithuania National Team 57 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania National Team 58 Regina Schleicher (Ger) German National Team 59 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National Team 5.37 60 Evy Van Damme (Bel) Belgian National Team 61 Joanna Ignasiak (Pol) Polish National Team 10.36 62 Cristal Yap (USA) Proco Composite Team 19.42 DNF Magalie Boulay (Can) Équipe ACC Hamilton 2003 Teams 1 Équipe Nationale de 8.42.41 2 German National Team 0.08 3 Équipe Nationale du 4.03 4 Russia National Team 5.27 5 Équipe Mixte 6 Ukraine National Team 7 Genesis Scuba/FFCC 8 Lithuania National Team 9 Australian National Team 10.58 10 Polish National Team 11 Équipe ACC Hamilton 2003 12 Équipe Québec 13 Équipe Composite Proco General classification after stage 2 1 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team 5.19.59 2 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 0.06 3 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Russia National Team 0.12 4 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team 0.16 5 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Belgian National Team 0.20 6 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 0.28 7 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania National Team 0.30 8 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Mixed Team 9 Corine Hierckens (Bel) Belgian National Team 0.34 10 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National Team 0.45 11 Amy Moore (Can) Canadian National Team 4.35 12 Sharon Van Dromme (Bel) Belgian National Team 5.40 13 Regina Schleicher (Ger) German National Team 5.43 14 Julie Bélanger (Can) Équipe ACC Hamilton 2003 5.49 15 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Mixed Team 16 Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) Polish National Team 17 Miho Oki (Jpn) Mixed Team 5.51 18 Kate Nichols (Aus) Australian National Team 19 Audrey Lemieux (Can) Équipe ACC Hamilton 2003 20 Émilie Roy (Can) Équipe Québec 21 Anna Skawinska (Pol) Polish National Team 5.52 22 Karen Bockel (Ger) German National Team 5.53 23 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Mixed Team 24 Milda Galdikaite (Ltu) Lithuania National Team 25 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team 5.54 26 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Belgian National Team 27 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Russia National Team 5.55 28 Julie Hutsebaut (Can) Équipe ACC Hamilton 2003 5.56 29 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National Team 5.58 30 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team 31 Jessica Ridder (Aus) Australian National Team 5.59 32 Ekaterina Naumova (Rus) Russia National Team 33 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Polish National Team 6.00 34 Manon Jutras (Can) Canadian National Team 35 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Russia National Team 36 Andrea Graus (Aut) Mixed Team 6.01 37 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Polish National Team 38 Anna Sipurzynska (Pol) Polish National Team 39 Iona Wynter (Jam) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 40 Iryna Shpilyova (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 6.02 41 Maggie Shirley (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 42 Liza Rachetto (USA) Proco Composite Team 6.03 43 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Lithuania National Team 44 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 45 Anna Milkowski (USA) Proco Composite Team 6.04 46 Veerle Ingels (Bel) Belgian National Team 47 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Russia National Team 6.05 48 Svetlana Pauliukaite (Ltu) Lithuania National Team 49 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 50 Evy Van Damme (Bel) Belgian National Team 6.06 51 Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Proco Composite Team 52 Stephanie Williams (Aus) Australian National Team 53 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team 6.09 54 Grace Fleury (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 55 Natalya Figurskaya (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 56 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania National Team 6.10 57 Élisa Gagnon (Can) Équipe Québec 6.11 58 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National Team 6.13 59 Candice Blickem (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 21.49 60 Stéphanie Bourbeau (Can) Équipe Québec 21.50 61 Joanna Ignasiak (Pol) Polish National Team 26.54 62 Cristal Yap (USA) Proco Composite Team 36.03 Points 1 Judith Arndt (Ger) German National Team 41 pts 2 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 31 3 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Russia National Team 28 4 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Belgian National Team 23 5 Regina Schleicher (Ger) German National Team 20 6 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team 20 7 Sharon Van Dromme (Bel) Belgian National Team 17 8 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania National Team 13 9 Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) Polish National Team 13 10 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Ukraine National Team 13 11 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Mixed Team 12 12 Julie Bélanger (Can) Équipe ACC Hamilton 2003 9 13 Anna Skawinska (Pol) Polish National Team 8 14 Milda Galdikaite (Ltu) Lithuania National Team 7 15 Corine Hierckens (Bel) Belgian National Team 7 16 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Mixed Team 7 17 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National Team 6 18 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Mixed Team 5 19 Amy Moore (Can) Canadian National Team 5 20 Julie Hutsebaut (Can) Équipe ACC Hamilton 2003 3 21 Miho Oki (Jpn) Mixed Team 3 22 Kate Nichols (Aus) Australian National Team 3 23 Iona Wynter (Jam) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 2 24 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Belgian National Team 2 25 Manon Jutras (Can) Canadian National Team 1 26 Karen Bockel (Ger) German National Team 1 Teams classification 1 Équipe Nationale de Belgique 16.06.29 2 German National team 0.05 3 Équipe Nationale du Canada 4.17 4 Équipe Mixte 5.35 5 Russia National team 5.36 6 Genesis Scuba/FFCC 5.47 7 Lithuania National Team 5.51 8 Ukraine National Team 6.00 9 Équipe ACC Hamilton 2003 10.59 10 Polish National Team 11.11 11 Australian National Team 11.12 12 Équipe Composite Proco 11.37 13 Équipe Québec 27.13
