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Tour de L'Aude Feminin - 2.1
France, May 13-22, 2005
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Stage 1 - May 14: Lezignan Corbières - Lezignan Corbières, 114 km
Wood moves up
By Kristy Scrymgeour
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As predicted, the wind played a bit part in today's stage of Tour de L'Aude, where the consistent Aussie, Oenone Wood (Nurnberger), took the stage in a bunch sprint. Predictions of rain however were incorrect as riders enjoyed a warm 25-degree day for their stage one.
As is relatively normal for the first stage of a big race, the day was fairly uneventful and the strong cross headwind convinced riders to save their energy. A few attacks were attempted, but nothing got very far and the bunch arrived back in Lezignan Corbières with 80 riders in tact after 114km of racing. It was also obvious that the Nurnberger team wanted to keep the race together for a bunch sprint at the end.
Apart from one persistently long uphill drag, that is not steep but is about 20km in length, the stage was quite flat, but it was the strong crosswind that made it a very tough day. It was also not overly technical except for the final kilometer, which consisted of a few sharp turns. Sprinters needed to be in position well before the red banner. Wood managed to negotiate the best position and took the sprint from Sarah Düster (German National Team) and Marina Jaunatre (French National Team), her win moving her up the general classification ladder from ninth into third, but Christine Soeder (Univega) keeps the leaders jersey after her prologue win yesterday.
Cyclingnews caught up with Wood after the stage, who said "the stage was really hard today and the bunch was very hectic. It was great to win such s difficult stage and its fantastic for the team to have a good start to the tour," she added."
Tomorrow is another stage that has a good chance of finishing in a bunch sprint. If Nurnberger want to take the leaders jersey at this point in the race, they'll be going for another stage win to take the time bonus points for Oenone. Midway through the stage is a category one climb, that climbs to 900m, but the rest of the stage is fairly flat.
Photography
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- Linda Serup (Buitenpoort Flexpoint) smiles for the camera before the start
- Sofie Goor (Vlaanderen Capri Sonne) follows the green brick road
- Emanuela Azzini (Nobili Rubinetterie) looking a bit nervous?
- Edita Pucinskaite (Nobili Rubinetterie) with her World Champ striped jersey
- Rachel Heal (Team S.A.T.S.) looks pretty happy
- Suzanne Ljunskog And Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Buitenpoort Flexpoint)
- Christiane Soeder (Mixed Univega Pct/Ar) and Kristin Armstrong (T-Mobile) on the start line
- Claudia Stumpf (Nurnberger Versicherung) has a big day ahead of her
- Theresa Senff (Van Bemmelen Aa Drink) getting some sun
- Sarah Duster (Sarah Düster (German National Team) wears the green jersey
- Christiane Soeder (Mixed Univega) keeps the yellow
- Oenone Wood (Nurnberger Versicherung) takes the stage
- Joanne Kiesanowski (Nobili Rubinetterie) shows off her red points jersey
Results
1 Oenone Wood (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung 3.11.19 2 Sarah Düster (Ger) German National Team 3 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) French National Team 4 Kristin Armstrong (USA) USA National Team 5 Tina Mayolo (USA) USA National Team 6 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 7 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 8 Charlotte Becker (Ger) German National Team 9 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team S.A.T.S. 10 Anita Valen (Nor) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 11 Tammara Boyd (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 12 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) Team S.A.T.S. 13 Elena Andreeva (Rus) Russian National Team 14 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team 15 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 16 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 17 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie 18 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 19 Emma Rickards (Aus) Australian National Team 20 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 21 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 22 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 23 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 24 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 25 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie 26 Kori Seehafer (USA) USA National Team 27 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Nobili Rubinetterie 28 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Spanish National Team 29 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 30 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) German National Team 31 Amber Neben (USA) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 32 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Nobili Rubinetterie 33 Volha Hayeva (GBr) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 34 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S. 35 Sabine Spitz (Ger) German National Team 36 Tatiana Shishkova (Mda) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 37 Michelle Kiesanowski (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 38 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 39 Sarah Grab (Swi) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 40 Toni Bradshaw (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 41 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 42 Karin Thürig (Swi) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 43 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Russian National Team 44 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 45 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 46 Sofie Goor (Bel) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 47 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) German National Team 48 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team 49 Kimberly Baldwin (USA) USA National Team 50 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team 51 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 52 Leigh Hobson (Can) Canadian National Team 53 Adrie Visser (Ned) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 54 Theresa Senff (Ger) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 55 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung 56 Emma Davies (GBr) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 57 Rachel Heal (GBr) Team S.A.T.S. 58 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 59 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 60 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 61 Linda Serup (Den) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 62 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 63 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 64 Luise Keller (Ger) German National Team 65 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 66 Tina Liebig (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 67 Magalie Finot (Fra) French National Team 68 Amy Gillett (Aus) Australian National Team 69 Felicia Greer (Can) Canadian National Team 0.45 70 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 4.05 71 Sereina Traschsel (Swi) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 72 An Van Rie (Bel) Belgian National Team 73 Apollinaria Bakova (Rus) Russian National Team 74 Dalemarie Tye (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 75 Alicia Palop Rubio (Spa) Spanish National Team 76 Anna Henestrosa (Spa) Spanish National Team 77 Katie Brown (Aus) Australian National Team 78 Natalie Bates (Aus) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 79 Lisa Sweeney (Can) Canadian National Team 80 Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Belgian National Team 81 Robyn Wong (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 82 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team 83 Natacha Maes (Bel) Belgian National Team 84 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 85 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) French National Team 86 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 87 Delphine Guille (Fra) French National Team 88 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 89 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 90 Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie 91 Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie 92 Johanna Buick (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 93 Katheryn Curi (USA) USA National Team 94 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Spanish National Team 95 Alexandra Nolhes (Ger) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 96 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 97 Kelly Van Eycken (Bel) Belgian National Team 12.28 98 Lien Verhaeghe (Bel) Belgian National Team 14.14 99 Tiina Nieminen (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 100 Kristy Miggels (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 101 Elena Eifler (Ger) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 102 Irina Zemlyanskaya (Rus) Russian National Team 103 Oxana Kostenko (Rus) Russian National Team 104 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 105 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 106 Janneke Vos (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 107 Aurore Jeudy (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 108 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team 109 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Australian National Team 110 Larssyn Staley (USA) USA National Team 111 Katleen Vermeiren (Bel) Belgian National Team 112 Ine Wannijn (Bel) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne General classification after stage 1 1 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 3.16.16 2 Karin Thürig (Swi) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 0.03 3 Oenone Wood (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung 0.05 4 Amy Gillett (Aus) Australian National Team 0.10 5 Kristin Armstrong (USA) USA National Team 0.14 6 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) German National Team 0.15 7 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 0.16 8 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 9 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 0.17 10 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie 0.18 11 Adrie Visser (Ned) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 12 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 13 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 0.19 14 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 15 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 0.20 16 Kimberly Baldwin (USA) USA National Team 17 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) German National Team 0.21 18 Amber Neben (USA) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 19 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 0.22 20 Linda Serup (Den) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 0.23 21 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team 22 Anita Valen (Nor) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 23 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team 0.25 24 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 25 Sabine Spitz (Ger) German National Team 0.26 26 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 27 Theresa Senff (Ger) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 28 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team S.A.T.S. 29 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 0.27 30 Charlotte Becker (Ger) German National Team 0.28 31 Kori Seehafer (USA) USA National Team 32 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 0.29 33 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung 34 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 35 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) French National Team 36 Magalie Finot (Fra) French National Team 37 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Nobili Rubinetterie 0.30 38 Tammara Boyd (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 39 Sarah Düster (Ger) German National Team 40 Emma Davies (GBr) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 0.31 41 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 42 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 43 Tina Liebig (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 0.33 44 Luise Keller (Ger) German National Team 45 Rachel Heal (GBr) Team S.A.T.S. 0.34 46 Tina Mayolo (USA) USA National Team 47 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team 0.35 48 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 0.36 49 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Spanish National Team 50 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 0.37 51 Toni Bradshaw (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 0.38 52 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Nobili Rubinetterie 53 Sarah Grab (Swi) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 0.39 54 Emma Rickards (Aus) Australian National Team 55 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 56 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 0.42 57 Michelle Kiesanowski (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 0.43 58 Tatiana Shishkova (Mda) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 59 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 0.44 60 Volha Hayeva (GBr) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 61 Leigh Hobson (Can) Canadian National Team 0.45 62 Elena Andreeva (Rus) Russian National Team 0.47 63 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S. 64 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Russian National Team 0.53 65 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie 0.55 66 Sofie Goor (Bel) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 0.56 67 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) Team S.A.T.S. 68 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 1.05 69 Felicia Greer (Can) Canadian National Team 1.16 70 Natalie Bates (Aus) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 4.28 71 Natacha Maes (Bel) Belgian National Team 72 Dalemarie Tye (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 4.35 73 Sereina Traschsel (Swi) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 4.38 74 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team 4.39 75 An Van Rie (Bel) Belgian National Team 4.40 76 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Spanish National Team 4.42 77 Apollinaria Bakova (Rus) Russian National Team 4.43 78 Katheryn Curi (USA) USA National Team 4.44 79 Lisa Sweeney (Can) Canadian National Team 4.46 80 Johanna Buick (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 4.47 81 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 82 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 4.49 83 Anna Henestrosa (Spa) Spanish National Team 4.50 84 Alicia Palop Rubio (Spa) Spanish National Team 4.51 85 Katie Brown (Aus) Australian National Team 4.52 86 Delphine Guille (Fra) French National Team 4.54 87 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 4.55 88 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) French National Team 4.57 89 Robyn Wong (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 4.58 90 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 91 Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie 5.00 92 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 5.02 93 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 5.04 94 Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Belgian National Team 5.05 95 Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie 5.12 96 Alexandra Nolhes (Ger) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 5.13 97 Kelly Van Eycken (Bel) Belgian National Team 13.28 98 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Australian National Team 14.24 99 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team 14.35 100 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 14.48 101 Kristy Miggels (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 14.54 102 Janneke Vos (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 14.55 103 Larssyn Staley (USA) USA National Team 104 Ine Wannijn (Bel) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 14.56 105 Tiina Nieminen (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 15.00 106 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 15.02 107 Aurore Jeudy (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 15.06 108 Katleen Vermeiren (Bel) Belgian National Team 109 Irina Zemlyanskaya (Rus) Russian National Team 15.08 110 Oxana Kostenko (Rus) Russian National Team 15.10 111 Elena Eifler (Ger) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 15.23 112 Lien Verhaeghe (Bel) Belgian National Team 15.27 Points classification 1 Oenone Wood (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung 47 pts 2 Kristin Armstrong (USA) USA National Team 40 3 Sarah Düster (Ger) German National Team 34 4 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 30 5 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) French National Team 30 6 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 28 7 Karin Thürig (Swi) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 24 8 Tina Mayolo (USA) USA National Team 23 9 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 21 10 Amy Gillett (Aus) Australian National Team 20 11 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Australian National Team 17 12 Charlotte Becker (Ger) German National Team 16 13 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 14 14 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team S.A.T.S. 14 15 Anita Valen (Nor) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 12 16 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) German National Team 11 17 Tammara Boyd (Nzl) New Zealand National Team 10 18 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) Team S.A.T.S. 9 19 Elena Andreeva (Rus) Russian National Team 8 20 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team 7 21 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 6 22 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 6 23 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie 5 24 Adrie Visser (Ned) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 4 25 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie 4 26 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 3 27 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 2 28 Emma Rickards (Aus) Australian National Team 2 29 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 1 30 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 1 Mountains classification 1 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 10 pts 2 Theresa Senff (Ger) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 6 3 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 2 4 Elena Andreeva (Rus) Russian National Team 2 5 Oenone Wood (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung 1 6 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 1 Sprints classification 1 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Nobili Rubinetterie 5 pts 2 Tina Mayolo (USA) USA National Team 3 3 Oenone Wood (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung 2 4 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 1 Young rider classification 1 Adrie Visser (Ned) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 3.16.34 2 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) German National Team 0.03 3 Linda Serup (Den) Buitenpoort Flexpoint 0.05 4 Theresa Senff (Ger) Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 0.08 5 Charlotte Becker (Ger) German National Team 0.10 6 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) French National Team 0.11 7 Sarah Düster (Ger) German National Team 0.12 8 Luise Keller (Ger) German National Team 0.15 9 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 0.24 10 Volha Hayeva (GBr) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 0.26 11 Elena Andreeva (Rus) Russian National Team 0.29 12 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Russian National Team 0.35 13 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie 0.37 14 Alicia Palop Rubio (Spa) Spanish National Team 4.33 15 Katie Brown (Aus) Australian National Team 4.34 16 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 4.40 17 Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Belgian National Team 4.47 18 Kelly Van Eycken (Bel) Belgian National Team 13.10 19 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Australian National Team 14.06 20 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Mixed Vrienden-Therme 14.30 21 Larssyn Staley (USA) USA National Team 14.37 22 Ine Wannijn (Bel) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 14.38 23 Aurore Jeudy (Fra) Team Pruneaux D'agen 14.48 24 Irina Zemlyanskaya (Rus) Russian National Team 14.50 25 Oxana Kostenko (Rus) Russian National Team 14.52 26 Lien Verhaeghe (Bel) Belgian National Team 15.09 Teams classification 1 Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 9.49.08 2 Australian National Team 0.21 3 Buitenpoort Flexpoint 0.35 4 Van Bemmelen Aa Drink 0.37 5 Nurnberger Versicherung 0.40 6 USA National Team 0.42 7 German National Team 8 Canadian National Team 0.59 9 Team S.A.T.S. 1.03 10 Nobili Rubinetterie 1.09 11 Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs 1.14 12 Vlaanderen Capri Sonne 1.16 13 French National Team 14 New Zealand National Team 1.18 15 Mixed Vrienden-Therme 5.05 16 Team Pruneaux D'agen 5.56 17 Russian National Team 6.03 18 Spanish National Team 9.45 19 Belgian National Team 13.45
