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Le Tour du Grand Montréal - 2.9.1
Canada, May 31-June 2, 2004
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Stage 2 - May 31: Little Italy criterium, 50 km
Rossner takes over
By Giana Roberge - Quark Cycling Team
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The second stage of the Tour of Montreal was held in a dynamic area of Montreal called Little Italy. The perfect setting for a downtown criterium, the course was one kilometer of flat and fast bumpy roads. The crowd was huge, with the noise level making it almost impossible for the riders to hear the orders from their directors on the race radios.
There was a Leader's Jersey at stake, with the morning stage winner's lead being less than a second. Tina Mayolo Pic and her Genesis Scuba Team had their work cut out for them defending the slight lead over T-Mobile's Dede Demet Barry and Quark's Lyne Bessette - both very good criterium riders in the their own right. Only three seconds behind Mayolo was also Petra Rossner (Nurnberger), and with only a three second gap to the lead and nine seconds of bonus seconds, Rossner could have yellow by night's end.
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The race began fast and furious with a series of attacks from the Rona and Quark Teams. However, with such a high caliber field, there was plenty of horsepower to keep any breaks in check. The $100 and $200 primes kept the pace high, and by the end, as the bell kept ringing it was clear a field sprint would be inevitable. Having captured the mid-way time bonus sprint for three seconds over Mayolo, Rossner had the lead in her sites.
With two laps to go, her Nurnberger teammate, Judith Arndt went to the front and strung the field to the breaking point. Coming out of the final corner, Rossner jumped hard on the pedals, clearing the field. Regina Schleicher (Safi-Past Zara Manhattan) tried to come to terms with the German, but she was unable to close the gap. Rossner had plenty of time to celebrate her victory as she soared across the line.
Rossner's win of both the stage and the midway time bonus moved her into the lead, however, tomorrow's 120 very hilly road race will certainly test her climbing abilities, and may compliment her teammate Arndt. Bessette is not far behind Rossner, and Demet Barry is still well within striking range. With tomorrow's forecast for wet and cold, the stage promises to be yet another showdown on the roads of Montreal.
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Photography
Images by Rob Karman/www.roadbikephotos.com
- The pack rounds the final turn on the course under the shadow of an old church.
- Lyne Bessette (Quark) was attentive at the front of the field for the entire race
- Laura Van Gilder and the rest of the Genesis-Scuba team patrolled the front in defense of Tina Mayolo-Pic's leaders jersey
- The distinctive colors of the Quark team were prominently seen at the front
- Petra Rossner (Nurnberger) has a explosive acceleration that few can match
- Yellow Jersey Tina Mayolo-Pic (Genesis Scuba) takes a $200 prime
- With one lap to go former World Champ Judith Arndt (Nurnberger) strings out the field...
- ... and delivers team mate Petra Rossner (Nurnberger) to the stage win and the GC lead
- The stage podium - Anita Valen (SATS), Petra Rossner (Nurnberger), and Regina Schleicher (Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan)
Results
1 Petra Rossner (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 1.09.38 2 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 3 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S. 4 Magali Le Floch (Fra) Quark Cycling Team 5 Annette Beutler (Swi) World Team 6 Oenone Wood (Aus) Australian National Team 7 Mari Holden (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 8 Audrey Lemieux (Can) Quark Cycling Team 9 Anna Gusmini (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 10 Nicole Freedman (Isr) Basis Aude 11 Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) British National Team 12 Kori Kelly (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 13 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 14 Katy St-Laurent (Can) Basis Aude 15 Andrea Graus (Aut) World Team 16 Anna Zugno (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 17 Julie Hutsebaut (Can) Équipe du Québec 18 Lara Kroepsch (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 19 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 20 Amber Neben (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 21 Katrina Berger-Grove (USA) Équipe Cycliste RONA 22 Amy Moore (Can) Quark Cycling Team 23 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 24 Chrissy Ruiter (USA) Basis Aude 25 Candice Blickem (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 26 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 27 Julie Bélanger (Can) Canadian National Development Team 28 Judith Arndt (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 29 Pauline Frascone (USA) Basis Aube 30 Anne Samplonius (Can) Équipe du Québec 31 Lyne Bessette (Can) Quark Cycling Team 32 Erinne Willock (Can) Équipe Cycliste RONA 33 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 34 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team 35 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 36 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S. 37 Laura Yoisten (Can) Canadian National Development Team 38 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Spanish National Team 39 Geneviève Jeanson (Can) Équipe Cycliste RONA 40 Kim Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 41 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 42 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 43 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Spanish National Team 44 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 45 Dede Demet-Barry (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 46 Christina Peick-Anderson (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 47 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Spanish National Team 48 Maribel Moreno (Spa) Spanish National Team 49 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Australian National Team 50 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Cycling Team Composite 51 Helen Kelly (Aus) Équipe Cycliste RONA 52 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team 53 Katheryn Curi (USA) Équipe Cycliste RONA 54 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 55 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Fra) World Team 56 Manon Jutras (Can) Team S.A.T.S. 57 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 58 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 59 Kym Shirley (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 60 Catherine Hare (GBr) British National Team 61 Michelle Beltran (USA) Webcor Cycling Team Composite 62 Joan Davies (USA) Webcor Cycling Team Composite 63 Émilie Roy (Can) Quark Cycling Team 64 Barbara Heeb (Swi) World Team 65 Kele Hulser (USA) Basis Aude 66 Megan Elliott (USA) Quark Cycling Team 67 Alicia Genest (USA) Verizon Wireless Wheelworks 68 Élisa Gagnon (Can) Équipe du Québec 69 Felicia Greer (Can) Webcor Cycling Team Composite 70 Jessica Phillips (USA) Nurnberger Versicherung 71 Grace Fleury (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 72 Leah Toffolon (USA) Verizon Wireless Wheelworks 73 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung 74 Emily Sandwith (Can) Canadian National Development Team 75 Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Webcor Cycling Team Composite 76 Tara Ross (Can) Canadian National Development Team 77 Anna Milkowski (USA) Équipe Cycliste RONA 78 Dotsie Cowden (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 79 Yulia Razenkova (Rus) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 80 Naiara Telletxea Lopez (Spa) Spanish National Team 81 Monika Schachl (Aut) World Team 82 Caroline Montminy (Can) Équipe du Québec 83 Marie-Pier Bédard (Can) Canadian National Development Team 3.19 84 Janine Verstraeten (USA) Verizon Wireless Wheelworks 3.59 85 Rhonda Guzda (Can) Canadian National Development Team 6.57 DNF Pauline Frascone (USA) Basis Aube DNS Stéphanie Bourbeau (Can) Équipe du Québec DNS Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team Teams 1 Quark Cycling Team 3.28.54 2 Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 3 T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 4 Basis Aude 5 Genesis Scuba/FFCC 6 Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 7 Équipe Internationale 8 Team S.A.T.S. 9 Australian National Team 10 Équipe Cycliste RONA 11 Nurnberger Versicherung 12 Équipe du Québec 13 British National Team 14 Spanish National Team 15 Canadian National Development Team 16 Webcor Cycling Team Composite 17 Verizon Wireless Wheelworks 3.59 General classification 1 Petra Rossner (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 1.13.29 2 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 0.03 3 Dede Demet-Barry (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 0.06 4 Lyne Bessette (Can) Quark Cycling Team 0.07 5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 6 Candice Blickem (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 0.08 7 Amber Neben (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 0.10 8 Katrina Berger-Grove (USA) Équipe Cycliste RONA 9 Jessica Phillips (USA) Nurnberger Versicherung 10 Anne Samplonius (Can) Équipe du Québec 0.12 11 Kori Kelly (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 0.13 12 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 13 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 0.14 14 Amy Moore (Can) Quark Cycling Team 15 Manon Jutras (Can) Team S.A.T.S. 0.15 16 Kim Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 17 Chrissy Ruiter (USA) Basis Aude 18 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Cycling Team Composite 0.16 19 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 20 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Spanish National Team 0.17 21 Geneviève Jeanson (Can) Équipe Cycliste RONA 22 Kele Hulser (USA) Basis Aude 23 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S. 24 Grace Fleury (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC 0.20 25 Mari Holden (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 26 Nicole Freedman (Isr) Basis Aude 0.21 27 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Fra) World Team 28 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung 29 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team 30 Dotsie Cowden (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 0.22 31 Katy St-Laurent (Can) Basis Aude 32 Erinne Willock (Can) Équipe Cycliste RONA 33 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 0.23 34 Helen Kelly (Aus) Équipe Cycliste RONA 35 Annette Beutler (Swi) World Team 0.24 36 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Australian National Team 37 Audrey Lemieux (Can) Quark Cycling Team 0.25 38 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 39 Andrea Graus (Aut) World Team 40 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team 41 Felicia Greer (Can) Webcor Cycling Team Composite 0.26 42 Anna Milkowski (USA) Équipe Cycliste RONA 43 Julie Bélanger (Can) Canadian National Development Team 44 Maribel Moreno (Spa) Spanish National Team 45 Katheryn Curi (USA) Équipe Cycliste RONA 0.27 46 Leah Toffolon (USA) Verizon Wireless Wheelworks 47 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 48 Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Webcor Cycling Team Composite 0.28 49 Magali Le Floch (Fra) Quark Cycling Team 0.29 50 Julie Hutsebaut (Can) Équipe du Québec 51 Laura Yoisten (Can) Canadian National Development Team 52 Oenone Wood (Aus) Australian National Team 53 Émilie Roy (Can) Quark Cycling Team 0.30 54 Barbara Heeb (Swi) World Team 55 Anna Zugno (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 56 Michelle Beltran (USA) Webcor Cycling Team Composite 0.31 57 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S. 58 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 0.33 59 Lara Kroepsch (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 0.34 60 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Spanish National Team 61 Yulia Razenkova (Rus) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.35 62 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.36 63 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 64 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 65 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 66 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Spanish National Team 67 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.37 68 Élisa Gagnon (Can) Équipe du Québec 69 Naiara Telletxea Lopez (Spa) Spanish National Team 70 Catherine Hare (GBr) British National Team 0.38 71 Anna Gusmini (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 72 Kym Shirley (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 0.40 73 Monika Schachl (Aut) World Team 0.41 74 Emily Sandwith (Can) Canadian National Development Team 75 Joan Davies (USA) Webcor Cycling Team Composite 0.42 76 Alicia Genest (USA) Verizon Wireless Wheelworks 0.44 77 Christina Peick-Anderson (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 0.46 78 Tara Ross (Can) Canadian National Development Team 0.47 79 Caroline Montminy (Can) Équipe du Québec 0.51 80 Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) British National Team 0.53 81 Megan Elliott (USA) Quark Cycling Team 82 Marie-Pier Bédard (Can) Canadian National Development Team 4.06 83 Janine Verstraeten (USA) Verizon Wireless Wheelworks 4.36 84 Rhonda Guzda (Can) Canadian National Development Team 7.34 Teams classification 1 Nurnberger Versicherung 3.40.52 2 Genesis Scuba/FFCC 0.01 3 T-Mobile Professional Cycling Team 0.06 4 Quark Cycling Team 0.21 5 Équipe Cycliste RONA 0.24 6 Basis Aude 0.28 7 Team S.A.T.S. 0.32 8 Équipe Internationale 0.45 9 Webcor Cycling Team Composite 10 Australian National Team 0.46 11 Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.48 12 Équipe du Québec 0.50 13 Spanish National Team 0.52 14 Canadian National Development Team 1.07 15 Nobili Rubinetterie Guerciotti 1.09 16 British National Team 1.31 17 Verizon Wireless Wheelworks 5.22
