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Tour de L'Aude Feminin - 2.1
France, May 13-22, 2005
2004 results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners
The Stages
- Prologue - May 13: Gruissan-Gruissan ITT, 3.9 km
- Stage 1 - May 14: Lezignan Corbières - Lezignan Corbières, 114 km
- Stage 2 - May 15: Rieux Minervois-Rieux Minervois, 112 Km
- Stage 3a - May 16: Bram-Bram, 45 km
- Stage 3b - May 16: Bram-Fanjeaux, 46 km
- Stage 4 - May 17: Castelnaudary-Castelnaudary, 111 km
- Stage 5 - May 18: Castelnaudary-Castelnaudary ITT, 28 km
- Stage 6 - May 19: Limoux-Limoux, 107 km
- Stage 7 - May 20: Arques-Quillan, 115 km
- Stage 8 - May 21: Port La Nouvelle-Port La Nouvelle ITT, 5.6 km
- Stage 9 - May 22: Axat - Station De Ski Mijanes-Donezan, 101 km
Tour de l'Aude 2005
The biggest women's cycling stage race, the French Tour de l’Aude will get underway in ten days. Scheduled from May 12-22, the Tour de l'Aude parcours is planned around that French region around Carcassone, in the extreme South of the country, close to the Spanish border. The race organisers have announced that the 2005 route might leave the overall winner's identity open until the very last day, as the female peloton will finish the race on top of the ski station Mijanes-Donezan. The 21st edition of the race will depart with a 3.9 km prologue in Gruissan, for which 19 teams have been announced.
The participating teams are: Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung, Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim, Team S.A.T.S., Team Pruneaux D’Agen, P.M.B. Fenixs, Nobili Rubinetterie-Menikini-Cogeas, Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team, Therme Skin Care, Van Bemmelen-AA Drink, Vrienden Van Het Platteland, Univega Pro Cycling Team-Arbö Askö Graz as well as national selection from Germany, Belgium, Canada, Spain, United States, France and New Zealand.
The favourites for this year being German Trixi Worrack (winner of the 2004 edition) as well as her teammate Judith Arndt (winner in 2003, 2nd in 2004), the Dutch teams will line up strong contenders like Sara Carrigan, Suzanne De Goede, Mirjam Melchers and Suzanne Ljungskog.
Start list
Nurnberger Versicherung Canadian National Team 1 Trixi Worrack (Ger) 7 Lyne Bessette (Can) 2 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) 8 Leigh Hobson (Can) 3 Olivia Gollan (Aus) 9 Felicia Greer (Can) 4 Oenone Wood (Aus) 10 Lisa Sweeney (Can) 5 Tina Liebig (Ger) 12 Erinne Willock (Can) 6 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Vlaanderen Capri Sonne Van Bemmelen AA Drink 13 Anita Valen (Nor) 19 Sara Carrigan (Aus) 14 Emma Davies (GBr) 20 Natalie Bates (Aus) 15 Sofie Goor (Bel) 21 Theresa Senff (Ger) 16 Debby Mansveld (Ned) 22 Adrie Visser (Ned) 17 Ine Wannijn (Bel) 23 Sandra Missbach (Ger) 18 Laure Werner (Bel) 24 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Team S.A.T.S. Australian National Team 25 Rachel Heal (GBr) 31 Lorian Graham (Aus) 26 Meredith Miller (USA) 32 Katie Brown (Aus) 27 Trine Hansen (Den) 33 Amy Gillett (Aus) 28 Melissa Holt (NZl) 34 Emma Rickards (Aus) 29 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) 35 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) 30 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) 36 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie German National Team 37 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) 43 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) 38 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) 44 Sarah Düster (Ger) 39 Emanuela Azzini (Ita) 45 Sabine Spitz (Ger) 40 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) 46 Luise Keller (Ger) 41 Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) 47 Charlotte Becker (Ger) 42 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) 48 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) Team Pruneaux D'agen Buitenpoort Flexpoint 49 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) 55 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) 50 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) 56 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) 51 Tiina Nieminen (Fra) 57 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) 52 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) 58 Amber Neben (USA) 53 Elodie Touffet (Fra) 59 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) 54 Aurore Jeudy (Fra) 60 Linda Serup (Den) Mixed Vrienden-Therme Mixed Univega Pct/Ar 61 Chantal Beltman (Ned) 67 Priska Doppmann (Swi) 62 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) 68 Sarah Grab (Swi) 63 Janneke Vos (Ned) 69 Edwige Pitel (Fra) 64 Kristy Miggels (Ned) 70 Karin Thürig (Swi) 65 Iris Slappendel (Ned) 71 Christiane Soeder (Aut) 66 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) 72 Sereina Traschsel (Swi) Mixed P.M.B. Fenixs French National Team 73 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) 79 Sonia Huguet (Fra) 74 Elena Eifler (Ger) 80 Magalie Finot (Fra) 75 Youlia Martissova (Rus) 81 Delphine Guille (Fra) 76 Alexandra Nolhes (Ger) 82 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) 77 Volha Hayeva (GBr) 83 Magali Le Floch (Fra) 78 Tatiana Shishkova (Mda) 84 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) USA National Team Belgian National Team 85 Kristin Armstrong (USA) 91 An Van Rie (Bel) 86 Kimberly Baldwin (USA) 92 Natacha Maes (Bel) 87 Tina Mayolo (USA) 93 Katleen Vermeiren (Bel) 88 Katheryn Curi (USA) 94 Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) 89 Larssyn Staley (USA) 95 Lien Verhaeghe (Bel) 90 Kori Seehafer (USA) 96 Kelly Van Eycken (Bel) New Zealand National Team Spanish National Team 97 Tammara Boyd (Nzl) 103 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) 98 Dalemarie Tye (Nzl) 104 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) 99 Toni Bradshaw (Nzl) 105 Anna Henestrosa (Spa) 100 Johanna Buick (Nzl) 106 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) 101 Michelle Kiesanowski (Nzl) 107 Alicia Palop Rubio (Spa) 102 Robyn Wong (Nzl) 108 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Russian National Team 109 Oxana Kostenko (Rus) 110 Elena Andreeva (Rus) 111 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) 112 Apollinaria Bakova (Rus) 114 Irina Zemlyanskaya (Rus)
Past winners
Year First Second Third 2004 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Judith Arndt (Ger) Kimberly Bruckner (USA) 2003 Judith Arndt (Ger) Lyne Bessette (Can) Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) 2002 Judith Arndt (Ger) Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) 2001 Lyne Bessette (Can) Judith Arndt (Ger) Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) 2000 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Géraldine Loewenguth (Fra) 1999 Lyne Bessette (Can) Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Heidi Van de Vijver (Bel) 1998 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Catherine Marsal (Fra) 1997 Linda Jackson (Can) Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) 1996 Aleksandra Koliaseva (Rus) Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Catherine Marsal (Fra) 1995 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Rasa Polikiavichute (Lit) Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) 1994 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Rasa Polikiavichute (Lit) Alexsandra Koliaseva (Rus) 1993 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Leontien Van Moorsel (Ned) Marion Clignet (Fra) 1992 Julie Young (USA) 1991 Leontien Van Moorsel (Ned) Catherine Marsal (Fra) Inga Thompson (USA) 1990 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Leontien Van Moorsel (Ned) Denise Kelly (Can) 1989 Cecile Odin (Fra) Nadejda Kibardina (USSR) Sara Neil (Can) 1988 Jeannie Longo (Fra) Maria Canins (Ita) L. Brambani (GB) 1987 Maria Canins (Ita) Tamara Poliakova (Ukr) Jeannie Longo (Fra) 1986 Phyllis Hines (USA) V. Lafargue (Fra) A. Iakovleva (USSR) 1985 Jeanette Parks (USA) Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
