20th Internationale Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen - 2.1 (W)

Germany, July 24-29, 2007

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Stage 4 - July 27: Schleiz – Greiz, 126.4 km

A double win for Arndt

By Susan Westemeyer

Arndt sprints to victory whilst
Photo ©: CJ Farquharson

Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) captured both the Queen stage of the Thüringen Rundfahrt and the leader's jersey on Friday's Stage 4. The German finished ahead of Team Bigla's Noemi Cantele and Amber Neben of Team (Flexpoint), with the trio also occupy those same positions in the general classification.

"I am happy that I was able to counter Cantele's attack two km before the finish," Arndt said. "After two second places, maybe this time it will work out with an overall win in Thüringen." Arndt finished second in 2002 and 2004 and was third in 2005.

How it unfolded

The race broke open only 17 kilometres into the stage, on the first of four ranked climbs. A 13-rider group gathered off the front, including the favourites as well as the previous day's winner, Emma Pooley (Team Specialized Designs For Women). On the second climb, Arndt rode so hard that only Cantele and Neben could follow her. The three stayed together until the end, building up their lead over the group which include Edita Pucinskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung), Nicole Brändli (Team Bilga), Tina Liebig (Team Getränke-Hoffmann) and Pooley.

Two kilometres before the finish, Cantele attacked, but Arndt was able to keep up with her. The pair sprinted to the end, finishing with the same time while Neben followed some 16 seconds later.

A group of 11 followers came into the finish 6.34 minutes after the winner, with Angela Brodtka (Team Getränke-Hoffmann) winning the group sprint ahead of Susann Ljungskog (Team Flexpoint). The rest of the peloton came in about 20 minutes down.

Saturday will see two stages. Stage 5, in the morning, is a 18.4 km time trial while Stage 6 follows with a 90 km race around Schmölin.

Photography

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Images by CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net

Nicole Brändli (Team Bigla) leads through a corner.
Young rider competition leader, Wang Fei (Giant Pro Cycling).
Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) on a climb.
Edita Puckinskaite (Nürnberger) looked comfortable in the chase group.
Emma Pooley (Team Specialized) was without team-mates in the chase group.
Pooley follows the others on a descent.
Naomi Cantele (Team Bigla) behind Judith Arndt (T-Mobile).
The third member of the breakaway was Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint).
Pooley on another climb.
Emma Pooley (Team Specialized) knows its going to be a hard day.
The bunch chases a break, after only a few kilometres.
Arndt and Cantele did some time in the bunch on Stage 4.
Emma Pooley became the race leader after winning yesterday's stage.
Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint) worked hard to help launch the decisive attack.
Natalie Bates (Getränke Hoffmann) in the sprinter's jersey.
Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) leads her fellow breakaways.
Naomi Cantele (Team Bigla).
The three escapees ride together on a climb.
Emma Pooley (Team Specialized) maintained her lead in the mountains competition.
Arndt sprints to victory whilst Cantele checks for Neben behind them.
Amber Neben finished 16 seconds behind Arndt and Cantele.
The end of a hard day in yellow for Emma Pooley.
Podium (L-R): Naomi Cantele (Team Bigla), Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) and Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint).
The competition leaders join the stage winners on the podium.

Results

1 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                      3.32.35 (35.675 km/h)
2 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                               
3 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                 0.16
4 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                      6.32
5 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                           6.34
6 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile Team - Women                              
7 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Uniqa                                        
8 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                              
9 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                    
10 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung              
11 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                            
12 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                  
13 Emma Pooley (GBr) Team Specialized Designs For Women            6.43
14 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) AA-Drink Cycling Team                    13.21
15 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team     17.07
16 Virginia Hennig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                   37.00
17 Sandra Mißbach (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                         
18 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Team Uniqa                                 
19 Sandra Dietel (Ger) Team Stuttgart                                  
20 Karen Steurs (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team                            
21 Nina Göhl (Ger) German National Team                                
22 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                              
23 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                              
24 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                             
25 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini - Gysko                        
26 Monica Höller (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                              
27 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini - Gysko                                   
28 Jana Schemmer (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                        
29 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                           
30 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                          
31 Inge Van den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team                     
32 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                
33 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team               
34 Nicole Heine (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                         
35 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team                               
36 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Gysko                                     
37 Rosmarie Mayer (Ger) Team Specialized Designs For Women             
38 Sarah Grab (Swi) Team Specialized Designs For Women                 
39 Suzanne Van Veen (Ned) Team Flexpoint                               
40 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                                
41 Claudia Seidel (Ger) German National Team                           
42 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team            
43 Anita Valen (Nor) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                       
44 Wang Fei (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                               
45 Natalie Bates (Aus) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                          
46 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                              
47 Yong Li Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                            
48 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung              
49 Katharina Blum (Ger) German National Team                           
50 Janne Brok (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                        
51 An Van Rie (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team                              
52 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team         
53 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                                
54 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team                        
55 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Team Uniqa                                 
56 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) T-Mobile Team - Women                           
57 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                                
58 Xiao Mei Huang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                         
59 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team                           
60 Emma Rickards (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team              
61 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team                        
62 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) German National Team                        
63 Britta Martin (Ger) Team Stuttgart                                  
64 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                                   
65 Eneritz Iturriaga Echevarria Mazag (Spa) Menikini - Gysko           
66 Emma Mackie (Aus) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                       
67 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Team - Women                       
68 Karin Thürig (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team               
69 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Team Specialized Designs For Women          
70 Sabine Fischer (Ger) Team Stuttgart                                 
71 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung               
72 Britta Nadler (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                        
73 Alexandra Nöhles (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                     
74 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                        
75 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                 
DNF Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team                       
DNF Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team                       
DNF Katrin Leumann (Swi) Team Specialized Designs For Women            
DNF Claudia Meyer (Ger) Team Stuttgart                                 
DNF Anna-Maria Beyer (Ger) Team Stuttgart                              
 
Sprints
 
1
1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                              3 pts
2 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile Team - Women                             2
3 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                              1
 
2
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                            3 pts
2 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                    2
3 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                              1
 
3
1 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                    3 pts
2 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                            2
3 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                              1
 
Finish
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                            3 pts
2 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                              2
3 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                    1
 
Teams
 
1 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                               10.57.27
2 Bigla Cycling Team                                              23.52
3 T-Mobile Team - Women                                                
4 Team Flexpoint                                                  24.08
5 Team Getränke-Hoffmann                                          30.24
6 Team Uniqa                                                    1.00.52
7 Team Specialized Designs For Women                            1.01.01
8 AA-Drink Cycling Team                                         1.07.39
9 Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team                            1.11.25
10 Menikini - Gysko                                             1.31.18
11 German National Team                                                
12 Giant Pro Cycling Team                                              
13 Vrienden Van Het Platteland                                         
14 Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                                            
15 Team Stuttgart                                                      
16 Australian National Team                                            

General classification after stage 3
 
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                     10.50.22
2 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                           0.16
3 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                 0.31
4 Emma Pooley (GBr) Team Specialized Designs For Women             2.24
5 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile Team - Women                          6.35
6 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                          6.46
7 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung           6.49
8 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                6.52
9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                   
10 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                          6.55
11 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                     6.56
12 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                        7.19
13 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Uniqa                                   7.28
14 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) AA-Drink Cycling Team                    15.28
15 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team     17.16
16 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team    37.08
17 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team       37.09
18 Karin Thürig (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team               
19 Inge Van den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team                37.27
20 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                        37.28
21 Anita Valen (Nor) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                  37.42
22 An Van Rie (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team                              
23 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          38.53
24 Karen Steurs (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team                       39.01
25 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                              
26 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team          39.05
27 Claudia Seidel (Ger) German National Team                      39.10
28 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                         39.13
29 Nina Göhl (Ger) German National Team                           39.14
30 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) German National Team                   39.15
31 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini - Gysko                   39.22
32 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini - Gysko                                   
33 Natalie Bates (Aus) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                          
34 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team                      39.31
35 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                           39.34
36 Wang Fei (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                          39.47
37 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Team Uniqa                            39.56
38 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Gysko                                40.43
39 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                              41.26
40 Virginia Hennig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                   41.39
41 Yong Li Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                       42.02
42 Emma Rickards (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team         42.33
43 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung         42.34
44 Monica Höller (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                         42.48
45 Suzanne Van Veen (Ned) Team Flexpoint                          42.57
46 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Team - Women                  42.59
47 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                           43.06
48 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                           43.12
49 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                   43.23
50 Alexandra Nöhles (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                43.36
51 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team                   44.38
52 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team                        
53 Sandra Mißbach (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                    46.41
54 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                      50.11
55 Sandra Dietel (Ger) Team Stuttgart                             53.42
56 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                         58.05
57 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                     58.23
58 Xiao Mei Huang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                    58.32
59 Sarah Grab (Swi) Team Specialized Designs For Women            58.38
60 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Team Specialized Designs For Women          
61 Nicole Heine (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                    58.41
62 Britta Nadler (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                        
63 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Team Uniqa                            58.47
64 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team                        1.00.24
65 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          1.00.31
66 Emma Mackie (Aus) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                1.00.55
67 Janne Brok (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                        
68 Rosmarie Mayer (Ger) Team Specialized Designs For Women      1.00.58
69 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland         1.01.57
70 Jana Schemmer (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                 1.02.03
71 Britta Martin (Ger) Team Stuttgart                           1.02.06
72 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) T-Mobile Team - Women                    1.06.05
73 Eneritz Iturriaga Echevarria Mazag (Spa) Menikini - Gysko    1.09.50
74 Sabine Fischer (Ger) Team Stuttgart                          1.10.08
75 Katharina Blum (Ger) German National Team                    1.10.44
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Emma Pooley (GBr) Team Specialized Designs For Women                9 pts
2 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                            8
3 Natalie Bates (Aus) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                          8
4 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                    6
5 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                              5
6 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile Team - Women                             5
7 Monica Höller (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                              5
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung              3
9 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                              3
10 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung              3
11 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung             3
12 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                          3
13 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                        2
14 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                            2
15 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) German National Team                       2
16 Emma Rickards (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team             2
17 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team        1
18 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                       1
19 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team                              1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Wang Fei (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                        11.30.09
2 Virginia Hennig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                     1.52
3 Suzanne Van Veen (Ned) Team Flexpoint                            3.10
4 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                             3.19
5 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team                     4.51
6 Jana Schemmer (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                    22.16
 
Team classification
 
1 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                               32.51.42
2 Bigla Cycling Team                                              25.36
3 Team Flexpoint                                                  28.20
4 T-Mobile Team - Women                                           29.25
5 Team Getränke-Hoffmann                                          33.15
6 AA-Drink Cycling Team                                         1.09.40
7 Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team                            1.10.58
8 Team Uniqa                                                    1.25.35
9 German National Team                                          1.35.25
10 Menikini - Gysko                                             1.35.33
11 Giant Pro Cycling Team                                       1.37.31
12 Team Specialized Designs For Women                           1.39.20
13 Australian National Team                                     1.43.05
14 Vrienden Van Het Platteland                                  2.18.56
15 Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                                     2.20.22
16 Team Stuttgart                                               2.43.16