Giro d'Italia Femminile - 2.1

Italy, July 01-10, 2005

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Prologue - July 01: San Vendemiano - Prologue, 1.7km

Brändli back on fire

By Kristy Scrymgeour

The two time winner of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, Nicole Brändli came out in force today to take the maglia rosa on the first day of racing. Brändli, riding for Team Bigla, powered around the course at an average of 48.5km/h to win by one second over Dutchwoman Chantal Beltman of Team Vrienden Van Het Platteland.

This years Giro takes place in full in the northern part of Italy, venturing into Switzerland in the latter stages. The prologue was a flat 1.7km course with four corners in the town of San Vendemiano. Taking third place was former World Champion Edita Pucinskaite, who came second to Brändli in the overall classification in 2003, with fourth and fifth placings going to Mirjam Van Poppel-Melchers and Amber Neben, both riding for Buitenpoort Flexpoint.

Tomorrow's stage is quite tough for an early stage consisting of four category 3 climbs on a mid race circuit and a category 2 climb nearing the finish. It travels 100km from San Vendemiano to Caerano Di San Marco

Results

1 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Team Bigla                                   2.06
2 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team Vrienden Van Het Platteland            0.01
3 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Nobilirubinett.-Menikini-Cogeas           0.02
4 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team
5 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Team Bigla
6 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs/Colnago/Camberra/Nor             0.03
7 Olga Sliousareva (Rus) Nobilirubinett.-Menikini-Cogeas
8 Katherine Bates (Aus) Australian National Team
9 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Bianchi-Aliverti/Fiamme Az
10 Amber Neben (USA) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team
11 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) Team S.A.T.S.
12 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team S.A.T.S.
13 Joane Sommariba (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango             0.04
14 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Bianchi-Aliverti/Fiamme Az
15 Laura Van Gilder (USA) USA National Team
16 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Nobilirubinett.-Menikini-Cogeas         0.05
17 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) A.S.Team FRW/G.S.Top Girls
18 Christine Thorburn (USA) USA National Team
19 Christina Ruter (USA) USA National Team
20 Aukje De Koning (Ned) Team Vrienden Van Het Platteland
21 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Chirio-Forno d'Asolo/Rider                0.06
22 Annette Beutler (Swi) S. C. Michela Fanini-Record Rox
23 Lynn Gaggioli (USA) S. C. Michela Fanini-Record Rox              0.07
24 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S.
25 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Nobilirubinett.-Menikini-Cogeas
26 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Australian National Team                     0.08
27 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team
28 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team
29 Mette Fisher (Den) Team S.A.T.S.
30 Vera Carrara (Ita) Bianchi-Aliverti/Fiamme Az
31 Minke Van Dongen (Ned) Team Vrienden Van Het Platteland
32 Eva Lechner (Ita) Fenixs/Colnago/Camberra/Nor                    0.09
33 Rachel Heal (GBr) Team S.A.T.S.
34 Katia Longhin (Ita) S. C. Michela Fanini-Record Rox
35 Martina Corazza (Ita) A.S.Team FRW/G.S.Top Girls
36 Evelyn Garcia Marroquin (Spa) Nobilirubinett.-Menikini-Cogeas
37 Marta Vilajosana (Spa) Lazio Ciclismo-Team Ladispoli
38 Paola Pezzo (Ita) Saccarelli-Emu-Marsciano
39 Maria Luisa Calle (Col) Chirio-Forno d'Asolo/Rider
40 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Fanini/Velosport/Gauss
41 Oenone Wood (Aus) Fenixs/Colnago/Camberra/Nor
42 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Team Bigla                                   0.10
43 Grace Fleury (USA) USA National Team
44 Gemma Pascual (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango
45 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bianchi-Aliverti/Fiamme Az
46 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobilirubinett.-Menikini-Cogeas
47 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Spanish National Team
48 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Team Bigla
49 Candice Blickem (USA) USA National Team
50 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Team S.A.T.S.
51 Lisa Bacchiavini (Ita) Fanini/Velosport/Gauss
52 Edita Kubelskiene (Ltu) Fanini/Velosport/Gauss
53 Christina Becker (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team                0.11
54 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Saccarelli-Emu-Marsciano
55 Michelle Hyland (NZl) A.S.Team FRW/G.S.Top Girls
56 Kristy Miggels (Ned) Team Vrienden Van Het Platteland
57 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team
58 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S.                                 0.12
59 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team Vrienden Van Het Platteland
60 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team Vrienden Van Het Platteland
61 Claire Baxter (Aus) Saccarelli-Emu-Marsciano
62 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Chirio-Forno d'Asolo/Rider
63 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team
64 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) A.S.Team FRW/G.S.Top Girls
65 Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) Saccarelli-Emu-Marsciano
66 Barbara Lancioni (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo-Team Ladispoli
67 Belinda Goss (Aus) Australian National Team
68 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team
69 Miho Oki (Jpn) Nobilirubinett.-Menikini-Cogeas
70 Kate Nichols (Aus) Australian National Team                      0.13
71 Katie Brown (Aus) Australian National Team
72 Lise Horslund Christensen (Den) Bianchi-Aliverti/Fiamme Az
73 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Fenixs/Colnago/Camberra/Nor
74 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) A.S.Team FRW/G.S.Top Girls
75 Yjulia Martisova (Rus) Fenixs/Colnago/Camberra/Nor               0.14
76 Michelle Beltran (USA) Chirio-Forno d'Asolo/Rider
77 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) A.S.Team FRW/G.S.Top Girls
78 Maja Adamsen Watt (Den) S. C. Michela Fanini-Record Rox
79 Melanie Tunesi (Swi) Team Bigla
80 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Chirio-Forno d'Asolo/Rider
81 Catherine Hare (GBr) Bianchi-Aliverti/Fiamme Az
82 Debora Gerhard (Bra) Fanini/Velosport/Gauss                      0.15
83 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team
84 Hannah Banks (Aus) Australian National Team
85 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Bianchi-Aliverti/Fiamme Az
86 Azucena Sanchez Benito (Spa) Spanish National Team
87 Alicia Palop Rubio (Spa) Spanish National Team
88 Lasa Agirre Nekane (Spa) Spanish National Team
89 Emanuela Citracca (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo-Team Ladispoli            0.16
90 Maitane Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango
91 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) S. C. Michela Fanini-Record Rox
92 Valeria Romina Pintos (Arg) Chirio-Forno d'Asolo/Rider
93 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Bianchi-Aliverti/Fiamme Az                 0.17
94 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) Fanini/Velosport/Gauss
95 Mercedes Cagigas (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango
96 Johanna Sally Buick (NZl) Team Bigla
97 Cristina Alcade (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango
98 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo-Team Ladispoli              0.18
99 Veronica Leal Balderas (Mex) Saccarelli-Emu-Marsciano
100 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team
101 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Saccarelli-Emu-Marsciano
102 Costanza Martinelli (Ita) Lazio Ciclismo-Team Ladispoli
103 Ivana Soledad Kunze (Arg) Lazio Ciclismo-Team Ladispoli
104 Rosario  Rodriguez (Spa) Spanish National Team                  0.19
105 Maria Lucilene Silva (Bra) Saccarelli-Emu-Marsciano             0.20
106 Elena Eifler (Ger) Fenixs/Colnago/Camberra/Nor
107 Agurtzane Elorriaga (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango
108 Ilenia Lazzaro (Ita) Fenixs/Colnago/Camberra/Nor
109 Gabriella Palotai (Hun) Fanini/Velosport/Gauss                  0.21
110 Rosane Kirch (Bra) Fanini/Velosport/Gauss
111 Iosune Murillo (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango             0.22
112 Lidia Arcangeli (Ita) Team Bigla
113 Naiara Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango           0.23
114 Kerrin Charman (Aus) Chirio-Forno d'Asolo/Rider
115 Claudia Marietta (Ita) S. C. Michela Fanini-Record Rox          0.24
116 Lavinia Tofanelli (Ita) Chirio-Forno d'Asolo/Rider
117 Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) A.S.Team FRW/G.S.Top Girls               0.25
118 Yesica Mirian Compiano (Arg) Fanini/Velosport/Gauss
119 Marzia Lavorini (Ita) Fenixs/Colnago/Camberra/Nor               0.26
120 Christina Peick (Den) Team S.A.T.S.                             0.27
121 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S. C. Michela Fanini-Record Rox       0.29
122 Maria Fanucchi (Ita) S. C. Michela Fanini-Record Rox            0.32
123 Leda Cox (GBr) Lazio Ciclismo-Team Ladispoli                    1.24
124 Viktorovna Kostenko Oxana (Rus) Nobilirubinett.-Menikini-Coge   1.40
125 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team                    1.59