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Giro d'Italia Femminile - 2.9.1
Italy, July 2-11, 2004
Prologue - July 2: Pordenone Individual Time Trial, 2.8km
Ziliute gets lucky
By Kristy Scrymgeour
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Diana Ziliute (Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan) took out the prologue of the Giro d'Italia Femminile today, earning herself the maglia rosa going into the first stage. As most riders completed the short course in undesirable conditions, Ziliute said that she was "lucky" to complete her time trial when it was still dry. The 2.8 kilometer prologue was raced at night just as the rain was brewing.
The first eight riders to start were able to complete their rides in dry conditions, but after that the roads were wet and slippery on the technical course. Starting with one kilometer on a slight uphill drag on pave, the course made lots of turns in a row in almost pitch-black conditions. After a final right-hander the course finished on pave with a 200m up hill section.
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The sketchy conditions resulted in crashes from two of the race favourites. Both Joane Somarriba (Bizkaia-Panda Sofware-Durango) and Edita Pucinskaite (S.C. Michela Fanini - Record Box) crashed on wet corners. They are not hurt but could have lost valuable seconds in the process.
Taking second place was Annette Beutler (Lietzsport Cycling/Basis Aude) with Priska Doppmann (Let's Go Finland) taking third place.
Tomorrow's stage is a 106km circuit race where riders will complete four laps of a 27km loop which climbs up Montereale Valcellina.
Photography
Images by Nicola Ianuale
- Conducted in almost pitch-black conditions, the threatening weather during today's prologue eventually lead to a downpour.
- Raining cats and dogs - only the first eight riders were able to complete their rides in dry conditions - the rest got soaked.
- Fabiana Luperini (Let's Go Finland) finished midway through the field in 67th place.
- Race favourite Joane Somarriba (Bizkaia-Panda Sofware-Durango) looking happy just to be alive after crashing in the prologue. Somarriba finished second last.
- Prologue winner Diana Ziliute (Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan) happy with her "lucky" win.
Results
General classification after prologue 1 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 3.38 2 Annette Beutler (Swi) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude 0.12 3 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Let's Go Finland 0.16 4 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Farm Frites Hartol 5 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti 6 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Let's Go Finland 0.17 7 Zinaida Stahurskaya (Blr) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 8 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 9 Anna Zugno (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.18 10 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca 11 Natalie Bates (Aus) Australian National Team 12 Marie Tyedale (NZl) Bike New Zealand 0.19 13 Melissa Holt (NZl) Bike New Zealand 0.20 14 Sanchon Ruano Teodora (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo 15 Nicole Braendli (Swi) Michela Fanini-Record Box 16 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team S.A.T.S. 0.21 17 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti 0.22 18 Miriam Melchers (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol 19 Gemma Pascual (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango 20 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti 0.23 21 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team 22 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) P.M.B. Fenixs 0.24 23 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti 24 Amy Safe (Aus) Australian National Team 25 Valentina Polkanova (Rus) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti 26 Barbara Lancioni (Ita) P.M.B. Fenixs 27 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) P.M.B. Fenixs 0.27 28 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Bike New Zealand 29 Camilla Larsson (Swe) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca 30 Rebecca McConnell (Aus) Let's Go Finland 31 Cristina Alcade (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango 0.28 32 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol 33 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Let's Go Finland 0.29 34 Oenone Wood (Aus) Australian National Team 35 Michelle Hyland (NZl) Bike New Zealand 0.30 36 Katie Brown (Aus) P.M.B. Fenixs 37 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo 38 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca 39 Allue Moreno Maribel (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo 40 Martina Corazza (Ita) Let's Go Finland 41 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti 0.31 42 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti 43 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti 44 Clemilda Fernandes (Bra) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo 45 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 46 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti 47 Bauxell Ramirez Ana (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo 0.32 48 Der Van Helm Ester (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol 49 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S. 50 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Australian National Team 51 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo 0.33 52 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti 53 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude 54 Mari Holden (USA) Team S.A.T.S. 55 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango 56 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude 57 Emma James (Aus) Australian National Team 58 Elena Shalaeva (Rus) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 0.34 59 Elsbeth Vink (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol 60 Marina Chirio (Ita) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo 61 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 62 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli 0.35 63 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Michela Fanini-Record Box 64 Ketty Manfrin (Ita) Let's Go Finland 65 Milena Pirola (Ita) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo 66 Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti 67 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Let's Go Finland 68 Silva Fernandez Janildes (Bra) Michela Fanini-Record Box 0.36 69 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 70 Gessica Turato (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 71 Valentina Alessio (Ita) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca 72 Karin Wieser (Aut) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude 73 Der Van Zee Annouska (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol 0.37 74 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo 75 Maitane Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango 0.38 76 Natalya Kachalka (Ukr) P.M.B. Fenixs 77 Barbara Heeb (Swi) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude 78 Maja W. Adamsen (Den) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca 79 Edita Kubelskiene (Ltu) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 80 Anna Farina (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti 0.39 81 Marion Clignet (Fra) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude 82 Alessandra Borghi (Ita) Michela Fanini-Record Box 83 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) P.M.B. Fenixs 84 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti 85 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca 0.40 86 Allyson Brant (USA) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli 87 Leticia Gilparda (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo 88 Christina Peick (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 89 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 90 Mette Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 91 Rachel Heal (GBr) Team Farm Frites Hartol 92 Katia Longhin (Ita) Michela Fanini-Record Box 0.41 93 Corinne Hierxckens (Bel) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude 94 Susie Wood (NZl) Bike New Zealand 0.42 95 Elkanojosune Murillo (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo 96 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango 97 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti 0.43 98 Rubio Palop Alicia (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo 99 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Michela Fanini-Record Box 100 Benitoazucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca 101 Rosane Kirch (Bra) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 102 Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) P.M.B. Fenixs 0.45 103 Irina Chuzhynova (Ukr) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.47 104 Costanza Martinelli (Ita) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo 105 Naiara Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango 0.48 106 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Michela Fanini-Record Box 107 Emanuela Citracca (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli 108 Anne Bradshawtoni (NZl) Bike New Zealand 0.49 109 Lise Christensen (Den) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca 0.50 110 Paulina Fiuk (Pol) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 111 Heidren Shawn (USA) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 0.51 112 Agurtzane Elorriaga (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango 0.52 113 Palmira Onnembo (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli 114 Enia Sousau (Bra) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo 0.53 115 Julia Martisova (Rus) P.M.B. Fenixs 116 Claudia Marietta (Ita) Michela Fanini-Record Box 117 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S. 0.54 118 Miho Oki (Jpn) Team Farm Frites Hartol 0.55 119 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli 0.59 120 Joanne Buick (NZl) Bike New Zealand 1.01 121 Chiara Bartoli (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti 1.02 122 Anna Turrin (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli 1.05 123 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 1.06 124 Francesca Lotti (Ita) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 1.08 125 Soledad Fernandeznoelia (Arg) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli 1.22 126 Maria Silva (Bra) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli 127 Robyn Wong (NZl) Bike New Zealand 1.52 128 Joane Sommariba (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango 1.56 129 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Team S.A.T.S. 3.36 Points classification 1 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 15 pts 2 Annette Beutler (Swi) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude 12 3 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Let's Go Finland 10 4 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Farm Frites Hartol 8 5 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti 6 6 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Let's Go Finland 5 7 Zinaida Stahurskaya (Blr) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 4 8 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 3 9 Anna Zugno (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 2 10 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca 1 Teams classification 1 Safi Pasta Zara Manhattan 11.29 2 Go Let's Finland 0.25 3 Rubinetterie-Guerciotti Nobili 0.28 4 Australian National Team 0.30 5 New Bike Zealand 0.31 6 Farm Team Frites Hartol 7 Fenixs P.M.B. 0.40 8 Bianchi-Aliverti-La Team Rocca 9 Cycling-Basis Lietzsport Aude 0.43 10 Espanola Federacion Ciclismo 0.47 11 Fanini Mamma Team System Data 12 Software-Durango Bizkaia-Panda 0.48 13 E Acqua Sapone- Valenti Argenti 0.49 14 S.A.T.S. Team 2004 0.51 15 Fanini Michela - Record Box 0.56 16 Chirio U.S.C. Forno D'asolo 0.59 17 Ciclismo Lazio Team Ladispoli 1.28 Young riders' classification 1 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Farm Frites Hartol 3.54 2 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.01 3 Anna Zugno (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.02 4 Barbara Lancioni (Ita) P.M.B. Fenixs 0.08 5 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) P.M.B. Fenixs 0.11 6 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol 0.12 7 Michelle Hyland (NZl) Bike New Zealand 0.14 8 Katie Brown (Aus) P.M.B. Fenixs 9 Allue Moreno Maribel (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo 10 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti 0.15 11 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 12 Bauxell Ramirez Ana (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo 0.16 13 Der Van Helm Ester (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol 14 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango 0.17 15 Elena Shalaeva (Rus) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 0.18 16 Marina Chirio (Ita) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo 17 Ketty Manfrin (Ita) Let's Go Finland 0.19 18 Milena Pirola (Ita) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo 19 Gessica Turato (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.20 20 Valentina Alessio (Ita) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca 21 Maitane Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango 0.22 22 Alessandra Borghi (Ita) Michela Fanini-Record Box 0.23 23 Leticia Gilparda (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo 0.24 24 Mette Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 25 Corinne Hierxckens (Bel) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude 0.25 26 Rubio Palop Alicia (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo 0.27 27 Naiara Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango 0.32 28 Paulina Fiuk (Pol) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 0.34 29 Enia Sousau (Bra) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo 0.37 30 Chiara Bartoli (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti 0.46 31 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.50 32 Francesca Lotti (Ita) Mamma Fanini Team System Data 0.52 33 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Team S.A.T.S. 3.20
