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Giro della Toscana Internazionale Femminile - 2.9.1
Italy, September 16-21, 2003
Prologue - September 16: Pistoia - Pistoia ITT, 2 km
Carrara takes the lead
By Kristy Scrymgeour
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In the event that has become an indicator of who is going to be on form for World Road Championships over the past few years, it was Vera Carrara (Road Runner-Guerciotti) who took the prologue on a very technical course. Filled with corners and cobbles, the course was a quick two kilometers, finishing with a short 200m uphill sprint. Twenty One year old track rider, Carrara, marginally took the win from another track rider, Juliette Vandekerckhove (French National Team) and Sweden's Suzanne Ljunskog (Bik Powerplate), who both finished within a second of her time.
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According to Australian National coach, James Victor, performances at the Giro della Toscana are an excellent indicator of who will be riders to watch at World Championships, citing that winners of the previous seven editions of the race have produced world champions in 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2002. "2001 World Champion Rasa Polikeviciute featured on the podium of the 2001 Giro [della Toscana] - hence the importance placed on riders condition through this final lead-up tour before Road World's," he said.
Tomorrow the riders will race 109.1km from Lugano Stab. Delca to Altopascio on very flat terrain before the road starts to get more challenging thereafter.
Results
1 Vera Carrara (Ita) F.S.D.- Pratom-Bob-Giglio 2.28 2 Juliette Vandekerckhove (Fra) French National Team 3 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Power-Plate-Bik 4 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora-RSM 0.01 5 Anita Valen (Nor) Power-Plate-Bik 6 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Mix T-Mobile-Rona Esker 0.03 7 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team 8 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) G.S. Ausra Guodis-Safi 0.04 9 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora-RSM 10 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) U.C. Chirio-Forno Di Asolo 0.05 11 Anna Sipurzynska (Pol) Polish National Team 12 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Team Catalunya-Aliverti 13 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Conero Team 14 Katia Longhin (Ita) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 15 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 0.06 16 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Swiss National Team 17 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol 18 Nicole Cooke (GBr) G.S. Ausra Guodis-Safi 19 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 20 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Polish National Team 21 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Prato Bike-Aki-Mixed 22 Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) Polish National Team 23 Deiedre Barry (USA) Mix T-Mobile-Rona Esker 0.07 24 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) U.C. Chirio-Forno Di Asolo 25 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 26 Valentina Alessio (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti 27 Anna Skawinska (Pol) Polish National Team 28 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Power-Plate-Bik 0.08 29 Vania Rossi (Ita) F.S.D.- Pratom-Bob-Giglio 30 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team 31 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 32 Mari Holden (USA) Mix T-Mobile-Rona Esker 33 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Power-Plate-Bik 0.09 34 Emma James (Aus) Australian National Team 35 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team 36 Anna Zugno (Ita) Conero Team 37 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Power-Plate-Bik 38 Katrin Beilharz (Ger) German National Team 0.10 39 Oenone Wood (Aus) Australian National Team 40 Magalì Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 0.11 41 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Mix T-Mobile-Rona Esker 42 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) G.S. Ausra Guodis-Safi 43 Claudia Hausler (Ger) German National Team 44 Sarah Grab (Swi) Swiss National Team 45 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team 46 Magdalena Zamolska (Pol) Polish National Team 47 Cremilda Fernandez (Bra) U.C. Chirio-Forno Di Asolo 48 Rachel Heal (GBr) Farm Frites-Hartol 49 Azucena Sancez (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti 0.12 50 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Farm Frites-Hartol 51 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Prato Bike-Aki-Mixed 52 Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Road Runner-Guerciotti 53 Bazzola Gavlokova (Fra) Team Catalunya-Aliverti 54 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) F.S.D.- Pratom-Bob-Giglio 55 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Road Runner-Guerciotti 56 Irene Hostettler (Swi) Swiss National Team 57 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 58 Edita Kubelskiene (Ltu) F.S.D.- Pratom-Bob-Giglio 59 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0.13 60 Ketty Manfrin (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora-RSM 61 Diana Rast (Swi) Swiss National Team 62 Alexandra Nohles (Ger) Conero Team 63 Barbara Heeb (Swi) Swiss National Team 64 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team 65 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) G.S. Ausra Guodis-Safi 66 Ester Van Helm (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol 67 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Prato Bike-Aki-Mixed 68 Gema Pascual (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda-Sabeco 69 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 70 Luise Keller (Ger) German National Team 71 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) G.S. Ausra Guodis-Safi 0.14 72 Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) German National Team 73 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Conero Team 74 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 75 Milena Pirola (Ita) Conero Team 76 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti 77 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda-Sabeco 78 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 79 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) F.S.D.- Pratom-Bob-Giglio 80 Ziortla Jauregui (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda-Sabeco 81 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti 82 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team 83 Kym Shirley (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti 84 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner-Guerciotti 85 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Australian National Team 86 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Polish National Team 0.15 87 Delphine Guille' (Fra) French National Team 88 Dorothy Cowden (USA) Mix T-Mobile-Rona Esker 89 Veronica Coche (Bel) Team Catalunya-Aliverti 90 Sophie Creux (Fra) French National Team 91 Martina Corazza (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora-RSM 92 Daniela Fusar Poli (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti 0.16 93 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Power-Plate-Bik 94 Valeria Pintos (Arg) U.C. Chirio-Forno Di Asolo 95 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Mix T-Mobile-Rona Esker 96 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Swiss National Team 97 Marina Chirio (Ita) U.C. Chirio-Forno Di Asolo 98 Leticia Gil (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda-Sabeco 99 Julita Papinigjte (Ltu) G.S. Ausra Guodis-Safi 0.17 100 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Prato Bike-Aki-Mixed 101 Anke Wichmann (Ger) German National Team 102 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team 103 Silva Fernandes (Bra) Prato Bike-Aki-Mixed 104 Seledad Fernandez (Arg) Conero Team 105 Elena Chalaeva (Rus) F.S.D.- Pratom-Bob-Giglio 0.18 106 Paulina Fijk (Pol) Polish National Team 107 Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) U.C. Chirio-Forno Di Asolo 108 Elisa Maggini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 109 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Road Runner-Guerciotti 0.19 110 Laura Garavello (Ita) Road Runner-Guerciotti 111 Rasa Mazeikyte (Ltu) F.S.D.- Pratom-Bob-Giglio 112 Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) Farm Frites-Hartol 0.20 113 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti 114 Vanessa Saccomani (Ita) Conero Team 115 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Bike-Aki-Mixed 116 Naiara Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda-Sabeco 117 Gabi Buechel (Swi) Swiss National Team 118 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora-RSM 119 Anna Gusmini (Ita) Road Runner-Guerciotti 120 Lavinia Tofanelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 121 Marina Kodtchenkova (Rus) U.C. Chirio-Forno Di Asolo 122 Lorna Webb (GBr) Farm Frites-Hartol 0.21 123 Regina Schleicher (Ger) U.C. Chirio-Forno Di Asolo 124 Maria Lucilene Silva (Bra) F.S.D.- Pratom-Bob-Giglio 125 Karolina Konieczna (Pol) Polish National Team 0.22 126 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora-RSM 127 Lina Dervaityte (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 128 Mireia Epelde (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda-Sabeco 129 Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0.24 130 Emma Davies (GBr) Power-Plate-Bik 131 Anna Farina (Ita) Prato Bike-Aki-Mixed 132 Francesca Pellegrini (Ita) G.S. Ausra Guodis-Safi 133 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) French National Team 134 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0.25 135 Sonia Rocca (Ita) Conero Team 136 Tammie Ebert (Aus) Australian National Team 0.26 137 Alberta Baiocchi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 138 Maria Fanucchi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0.27 139 Francesca Lotti (Ita) F.S.D.- Pratom-Bob-Giglio 140 Daniela Porta (Ita) U.C. Chirio-Forno Di Asolo 141 Maitane Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda-Sabeco 0.29 142 Yeugenya Tarasenko (Uzb) F.S.D.- Pratom-Bob-Giglio 143 Agurtzane Elorriaga (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda-Sabeco 0.31 144 Chantzi Helissavet (Gre) Team 2002 Aurora-RSM 0.37 145 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Prato Bike-Aki-Mixed 0.51
