Giro d'Italia Femminile - 2.9.1

Italy, July 2-11, 2004

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Stage 8 - July 10: Oggiono - Magreglio Madonna del Ghisallo, 91.3km

Safi Pasta swap the lead within the team

By Kristy Scrymgeour

Nicole Cooke (Safi Pasta Zara Manhattan)
Photo ©: Nicola Ianuale

Nicole Cooke (Safi Pasta Zara Manhattan) won today's tough stage of the women's giro in a fine display of climbing up the mountain top finish to Magreglio. The stage win moves Cooke into the pink leaders jersey going into tomorrow's final stage with a safe 49 second lead on second place Fabian Luperini (Let's Go Finland).

Prior to this stage Cooke was sitting in fourth place on GC with her teammate Diana Ziliute in the lead. With the maglia rosa still in the team, the Safi Pasta team will be happy with their position with only one day to go.

The stage started with four laps of a fairly tough and technical circuit with a short hard climb in each lap. Positioning was critical going into each climb. After the circuits the race then headed to the major obstacle of the day, the mountain top finish.

An early break of seven riders set of in the hopes of getting to the climb with an advantage on the true climbers. They were caught by the bottom of the mountain and with the first three kilometers of the climb being extremely steep, attacks once again from Fabiana Luperini (Let's Go Finland) and Edita Pucinskaite (Michela Fanini-Record Box) managed to split of the peloton with only the top climbers able to hang in at the front.

Towards the top of the climb Cooke began to attack, finally with one kilometer to go, her attacks took a toll on the others and she got away gaining 14 seconds on second place getter, Pucinskaite by the finish. Nicole Braendli came in to take third place for the day.

With only one day remaining and a strong team behind her, Cooke's chances of taking the overall win in the tour look pretty safe.

Photography

Images by Nicola Ianuale

Nicole Cooke (Safi Pasta Zara Manhattan) takes the decisive stage of the tour
Nicole Cooke (Safi Pasta Zara Manhattan) celebrates her win of the penultimate stage
Fabiana Luperini (let's Go Finland) was an early aggressor on the climb

Results

1 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                    2.22.16
2 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Michela Fanini-Record Box                  0.14
3 Nicole Braendli (Swi) Michela Fanini-Record Box                    0.18
4 Valentina Polkanova (Rus) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti           0.32
5 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Let's Go Finland                                
6 Joane Sommariba (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango               0.38
7 Miriam Melchers (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol                          
8 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) P.M.B. Fenixs                           0.41
9 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan             1.07
10 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Let's Go Finland                            1.11
11 Sanchon Ruano Teodora (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo          1.13
12 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S.                                  1.15
13 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team                      1.16
14 Zinaida Stahurskaya (Blr) Mamma Fanini Team System Data           1.24
15 Barbara Heeb (Swi) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude                  1.28
16 Barbara Lancioni (Ita) P.M.B. Fenixs                              1.51
17 Annette Beutler (Swi) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude                   
18 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo              2.18
19 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Let's Go Finland                          3.04
20 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                     3.06
21 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca           3.14
22 Rachel Heal (GBr) Team Farm Frites Hartol                         3.19
23 Der Van Zee Annouska (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol                    
24 Joanne Buick (NZl) Bike New Zealand                               3.23
25 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S.                                   3.34
26 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango                3.36
27 Oenone Wood (Aus) Australian National Team                        3.58
28 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team S.A.T.S.                                 
29 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Let's Go Finland                               
30 Lise Christensen (Den) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca                 
31 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti               4.02
32 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca                  
33 Christina Peick (Den) Team S.A.T.S.                               4.09
34 Corinne Hierxckens (Bel) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude                
35 Anna Zugno (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                        4.12
36 Amy Safe (Aus) Australian National Team                           4.15
37 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti         4.20
38 Emanuela Citracca (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli             4.21
39 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Michela Fanini-Record Box                    
40 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) P.M.B. Fenixs                               4.26
41 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Mamma Fanini Team System Data                  4.29
42 Miho Oki (Jpn) Team Farm Frites Hartol                            4.33
43 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti              4.34
44 Natalie Bates (Aus) Australian National Team                      4.35
45 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Australian National Team                       
46 Cristina Alcade (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango              4.40
47 Susie Wood (NZl) Bike New Zealand                                 4.42
48 Enia Sousau (Bra) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo                     4.45
49 Anne Bradshawtoni (NZl) Bike New Zealand                          4.55
50 Maja W. Adamsen (Den) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca              4.57
51 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo           5.02
52 Gessica Turato (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                    5.13
53 Marion Clignet (Fra) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude                5.26
54 Robyn Wong (NZl) Bike New Zealand                                 5.28
55 Elsbeth Vink (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol                        5.33
56 Rosane Kirch (Bra) Mamma Fanini Team System Data                  5.34
57 Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti             5.36
58 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti                    
59 Milena Pirola (Ita) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo                   5.39
60 Irina Chuzhynova (Ukr) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                      
61 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca                 6.16
62 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli                   
63 Julia Martisova (Rus) P.M.B. Fenixs                                   
64 Katia Longhin (Ita) Michela Fanini-Record Box                     6.22
65 Mette Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S.                                 6.25
66 Costanza Martinelli (Ita) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo             6.27
67 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti         6.29
68 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Michela Fanini-Record Box                    6.36
69 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti             6.49
70 Clemilda Fernandes (Bra) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo              6.55
71 Camilla Larsson (Swe) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca              6.58
72 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                    7.21
73 Soledad Fernandeznoelia (Arg) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli       7.23
74 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S.                               7.50
75 Bauxell Ramirez Ana (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo                
76 Agurtzane Elorriaga (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango              
77 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude                   
78 Karin Wieser (Aut) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude                      
79 Elkanojosune Murillo (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo               
80 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude                   
81 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti                    
82 Gemma Pascual (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango                    
83 Natalya Kachalka (Ukr) P.M.B. Fenixs                              8.00
84 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol                        8.48
85 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Farm Frites Hartol                          
86 Edita Kubelskiene (Ltu) Mamma Fanini Team System Data                 
87 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                     
88 Marina Chirio (Ita) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo                       
89 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango                
90 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti               
91 Emma James (Aus) Australian National Team                             
92 Palmira Onnembo (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli                   
93 Der Van Helm Ester (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol                      
94 Silva Fernandez Janildes (Bra) Michela Fanini-Record Box          8.53
95 Elena Shalaeva (Rus) Mamma Fanini Team System Data                8.56
96 Valentina Alessio (Ita) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca            9.01
97 Anna Turrin (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli                   9.44
98 Marie Tyedale (NZl) Bike New Zealand                                  
99 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti                   
100 Allyson Brant (USA) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli                    
101 Leticia Gilparda (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo                  
102 Claudia Marietta (Ita) Michela Fanini-Record Box                     
103 Anna Farina (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti               10.23
104 Ketty Manfrin (Ita) Let's Go Finland                            10.30
105 Katie Brown (Aus) P.M.B. Fenixs                                 10.32
106 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) P.M.B. Fenixs                                   
107 Heidren Shawn (USA) Mamma Fanini Team System Data                    
108 Benitoazucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca      10.39
109 Rebecca McConnell (Aus) Let's Go Finland                             
110 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli               10.43
111 Rubio Palop Alicia (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo           10.49
112 Martina Corazza (Ita) Let's Go Finland                               
113 Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) P.M.B. Fenixs                        10.57
114 Maitane Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango          11.01
115 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti           11.04
116 Naiara Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango                
DNS Alessandra Borghi (Ita) Michela Fanini-Record Box                    
DNF Maria Silva (Bra) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli                      
DNF Allue Moreno Maribel (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo              
DNF Melissa Holt (NZl) Bike New Zealand                                  
 
General classification after stage 8
 
1 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                   19.56.13
2 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Let's Go Finland                            0.49
3 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Let's Go Finland                             1.05
4 Miriam Melchers (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol                      1.28
5 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan             2.12
6 Valentina Polkanova (Rus) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti           2.22
7 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                      2.51
8 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) P.M.B. Fenixs                           3.08
9 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team                       3.25
10 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Let's Go Finland                           3.57
11 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Michela Fanini-Record Box                 4.13
12 Nicole Braendli (Swi) Michela Fanini-Record Box                   4.21
13 Annette Beutler (Swi) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude               4.23
14 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S.                                  4.24
15 Rachel Heal (GBr) Team Farm Frites Hartol                         4.38
16 Zinaida Stahurskaya (Blr) Mamma Fanini Team System Data           4.40
17 Barbara Heeb (Swi) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude                  4.47
18 Der Van Zee Annouska (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol                4.49
19 Barbara Lancioni (Ita) P.M.B. Fenixs                              4.53
20 Sanchon Ruano Teodora (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo          4.59
21 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Let's Go Finland                          5.35
22 Oenone Wood (Aus) Australian National Team                        5.49
23 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti               6.01
24 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti              6.02
25 Joane Sommariba (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango              6.03
26 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo              6.05
27 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team S.A.T.S.                             6.29
28 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S.                                   8.41
29 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo           8.56
30 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Australian National Team                   9.45
31 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti        11.15
32 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca             11.41
33 Julia Martisova (Rus) P.M.B. Fenixs                              11.53
34 Cristina Alcade (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango             12.02
35 Christina Peick (Den) Team S.A.T.S.                              12.03
36 Lise Christensen (Den) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca            12.12
37 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti               12.42
38 Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti            13.11
39 Maja W. Adamsen (Den) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca             13.26
40 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti            13.46
41 Marion Clignet (Fra) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude               13.58
42 Bauxell Ramirez Ana (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo           14.54
43 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Mamma Fanini Team System Data                 15.24
44 Elsbeth Vink (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol                       15.32
45 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca                15.42
46 Anna Zugno (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                       16.01
47 Corinne Hierxckens (Bel) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude           16.38
48 Miho Oki (Jpn) Team Farm Frites Hartol                           16.54
49 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango               16.56
50 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Michela Fanini-Record Box               17.20
51 Enia Sousau (Bra) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo                    18.01
52 Mette Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S.                                18.23
53 Camilla Larsson (Swe) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca             18.25
54 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca          18.45
55 Susie Wood (NZl) Bike New Zealand                                18.49
56 Clemilda Fernandes (Bra) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo             19.35
57 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti        20.05
58 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti          21.16
59 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Farm Frites Hartol                     22.18
60 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                22.28
61 Katia Longhin (Ita) Michela Fanini-Record Box                    23.04
62 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli              23.19
63 Rosane Kirch (Bra) Mamma Fanini Team System Data                 23.27
64 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Michela Fanini-Record Box                   23.50
65 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti                    
66 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                   24.10
67 Natalie Bates (Aus) Australian National Team                     24.26
68 Gemma Pascual (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango               27.12
69 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude              27.28
70 Der Van Helm Ester (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol                 28.21
71 Natalya Kachalka (Ukr) P.M.B. Fenixs                             29.00
72 Anne Bradshawtoni (NZl) Bike New Zealand                         31.06
73 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S.                              31.15
74 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team Farm Frites Hartol                       31.26
75 Amy Safe (Aus) Australian National Team                          31.49
76 Milena Pirola (Ita) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo                  32.40
77 Anna Farina (Ita) Acqua E Sapone- Valenti Argenti                33.09
78 Joanne Buick (NZl) Bike New Zealand                              33.26
79 Silva Fernandez Janildes (Bra) Michela Fanini-Record Box         33.48
80 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) P.M.B. Fenixs                              35.17
81 Marina Chirio (Ita) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo                  35.28
82 Martina Corazza (Ita) Let's Go Finland                           37.05
83 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti              38.48
84 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude              39.07
85 Irina Chuzhynova (Ukr) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                 39.41
86 Gessica Turato (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan                   39.51
87 Emanuela Citracca (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli            40.09
88 Emma James (Aus) Australian National Team                        41.10
89 Robyn Wong (NZl) Bike New Zealand                                41.55
90 Karin Wieser (Aut) Lietzsport Cycling-Basis Aude                 48.51
91 Agurtzane Elorriaga (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango         49.15
92 Elkanojosune Murillo (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo          49.26
93 Leticia Gilparda (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo              49.45
94 Soledad Fernandeznoelia (Arg) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli      50.35
95 Edita Kubelskiene (Ltu) Mamma Fanini Team System Data            51.05
96 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango           51.45
97 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti            53.47
98 Rebecca McConnell (Aus) Let's Go Finland                         54.14
99 Ketty Manfrin (Ita) Let's Go Finland                             54.21
100 Marie Tyedale (NZl) Bike New Zealand                            58.06
101 Costanza Martinelli (Ita) U.S.C. Chirio Forno D'asolo           58.27
102 Elena Shalaeva (Rus) Mamma Fanini Team System Data              58.34
103 Valentina Alessio (Ita) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca          59.32
104 Maitane Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango        1.00.21
105 Benitoazucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Bianchi-Aliverti-La Rocca    1.00.55
106 Allyson Brant (USA) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli             1.01.36
107 Heidren Shawn (USA) Mamma Fanini Team System Data             1.02.32
108 Palmira Onnembo (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli           1.03.25
109 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) P.M.B. Fenixs                            1.04.17
110 Anna Turrin (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli               1.04.51
111 Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) P.M.B. Fenixs                      1.05.41
112 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli                    
113 Claudia Marietta (Ita) Michela Fanini-Record Box              1.11.11
114 Katie Brown (Aus) P.M.B. Fenixs                               1.12.19
115 Naiara Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango         1.16.22
116 Rubio Palop Alicia (Spa) Federacion Espanola Ciclismo         1.17.53