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Route de France Féminine - 2.1 (W)
France, August 10-17, 2008
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Stage 7 - August 17: Rouen - Rouen, 99 km
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- Luise Keller (Team Columbia) - just one stage away from her first ever stage race victory.
- Veronica Balderas (Gauss RDZ) would defend her mountains competition lead on the final stage.
- Daiva Tsulaite (Michela Fanini) sealed the young rider competition for 2008.
- Balderas on a small climb.
- The Michela Fanini team-mates of Tsulaite ride in the bunch.
- Tatiana Antoshina (Fenixs) rides safely in the bunch.
- Giorgia Bronzini (Tetanedi-Frezza) won the stage by sprinting all the way to the line.
- Monia Baccaille (Fenixs) - happy with second place.
- Emilia Fahlin (Team Columbia) was third.
- Most aggressive rider was Magali Mocquery (Equipe Nord Est).
- Team Columbia won the team competition, having led from the prologue in Dijon.
- Luise Keller (Team Columbia) won the 2008 Route de France.
- Team orders for the Gauss RDZ team prior to the start.
- A bouquet of flowers for 'birthday-girl', Magali Le Floche (Equipe Nord Est).
- Magali Mocquery (Equipe Nord Est) and Catherine Delfosse (Lotto Belisol) broke away early.
- Mocquery leads over the first climb.
- Luise Keller (Team Columbia) sits in the bunch.
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg leads a Team Columbia echelon at the front of the race in the closing kilometres.
- Teutenberg and her team-mates were constantly at the front through the closing laps of a circuit in Rouen.
- Monia Baccaille (Fenixs) begins to celebrate the stage win. She had checked right, not left and didn't know Bronzini was still accelerating.
- Giorgia Bronzini (Tetanedi-Frezza) celebrates her stage win, as Baccaille comes to terms with her error.
- Team Columbia had a great week - GC, stage wins and the team competition L-R :Teutenberg, Rhodes, Fahlin, Keller, Anderson, Wichmann.
Results
1 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 2.39.05 (37,075 km/h) 2 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 3 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Columbia Women 4 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.02 5 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 6 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 7 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 8 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Team Columbia Women 9 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 10 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 11 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 12 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 13 Joelle Numainville (Can) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 14 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia Women 15 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia Women 16 Karine Gautard (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 17 Fanny Riberot (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 18 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 19 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 20 Sophie Creux (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 21 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 22 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 0.07 23 Linn Torp (Nor) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 24 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 25 Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 26 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 27 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 28 Catherine Hare (GBr) Fenixs 29 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 30 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 31 Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 32 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 33 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 34 Martina Scoppa (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 35 Adeline Gourgin (Fra) Cyclisme Bourgogne 36 Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 37 Audrey Lemieux (Can) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 38 Magali Le Floch (Fra) Inter Region EST 39 Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs 40 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 41 Maja Adamsen (Den) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 42 Magali Mocquery (Fra) Inter Region EST 43 Gloria Presti (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 44 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs 45 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 46 Veronica Alessio (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 47 Alessia Quarta (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 48 Mélanie Bravard (Fra) Team Lot-et-Garonne 49 Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 50 Line Foss (Nor) Cyclisme Bourgogne 51 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 52 Marlčne Petitgirard (Fra) Inter Region EST 53 Sylvie Gaillon (Fra) Cyclisme Bourgogne 54 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 55 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 56 Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 57 Kathryn Watt (Aus) Team Lot-et-Garonne 0.18 58 Moriah Mac Gregor (Can) Vienne Futuroscope 59 Janildes Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0.24 60 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 0.27 61 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 62 Aude Pollet (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 63 Leda Cox (GBr) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 64 Carina Ketonen (Fin) Team Lot-et-Garonne 0.37 65 Emilie Lebrun (Fra) Team Lot-et-Garonne 0.45 66 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia Women 1.11 67 Brei Gudsell (NZl) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 1.20 68 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team Columbia Women 1.24 69 Estelle Patou (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 2.42 70 Yolandi Du Toit (RSA) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 71 Saneila Biagi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 72 Elise Bazourdy (Fra) Cyclisme Bourgogne 3.13 73 Cécile Quillacq (Fra) Inter Region EST DNF Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) Inter Region EST Mountains KOM 1 1 Magali Mocquery (Fra) Inter Region EST 10 pts 2 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 7 3 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 5 4 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 3 5 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1 KOM 2 1 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 10 pts 2 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 7 3 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia Women 5 4 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Team Columbia Women 3 5 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia Women 1 Final general classification 1 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia Women 19.17.46 2 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 2.19 3 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 2.25 4 Karine Gautard (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 3.07 5 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 6.04 6 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 6.16 7 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia Women 6.33 8 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 7.45 9 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 7.56 10 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Team Columbia Women 7.57 11 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 8.10 12 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 8.11 13 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 8.13 14 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 8.59 15 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 9.01 16 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 9.12 17 Magali Le Floch (Fra) Inter Region EST 9.38 18 Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 9.57 19 Sophie Creux (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 20 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 10.48 21 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 12.56 22 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 13.37 23 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 14.02 24 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs 14.05 25 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team Columbia Women 14.07 26 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 15.17 27 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 15.27 28 Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 15.38 29 Magali Mocquery (Fra) Inter Region EST 16.10 30 Maja Adamsen (Den) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 16.21 31 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 16.38 32 Catherine Hare (GBr) Fenixs 17.10 33 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia Women 17.11 34 Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 19.17 35 Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 19.45 36 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 19.56 37 Kathryn Watt (Aus) Team Lot-et-Garonne 20.26 38 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Columbia Women 20.47 39 Joelle Numainville (Can) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 20.52 40 Linn Torp (Nor) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 22.11 41 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 22.33 42 Gloria Presti (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 22.45 43 Mélanie Bravard (Fra) Team Lot-et-Garonne 22.52 44 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 23.58 45 Sylvie Gaillon (Fra) Cyclisme Bourgogne 25.02 46 Line Foss (Nor) Cyclisme Bourgogne 25.28 47 Brei Gudsell (NZl) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 29.18 48 Marlčne Petitgirard (Fra) Inter Region EST 29.20 49 Leda Cox (GBr) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 30.33 50 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 31.11 51 Alessia Quarta (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 31.28 52 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 31.36 53 Audrey Lemieux (Can) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 32.36 54 Saneila Biagi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 34.49 55 Carina Ketonen (Fin) Team Lot-et-Garonne 34.52 56 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 34.55 57 Janildes Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 37.47 58 Moriah Mac Gregor (Can) Vienne Futuroscope 38.33 59 Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 41.07 60 Emilie Lebrun (Fra) Team Lot-et-Garonne 42.39 61 Fanny Riberot (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 42.47 62 Estelle Patou (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 44.31 63 Veronica Alessio (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 44.48 64 Yolandi Du Toit (RSA) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 51.22 65 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 51.34 66 Adeline Gourgin (Fra) Cyclisme Bourgogne 53.26 67 Cécile Quillacq (Fra) Inter Region EST 56.23 68 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.03.28 69 Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs 1.07.31 70 Aude Pollet (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 1.08.34 71 Martina Scoppa (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.11.51 72 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.14.54 73 Elise Bazourdy (Fra) Cyclisme Bourgogne 1.24.30 Mountains classification 1 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 62 pts 2 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 57 3 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 40 4 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 22 5 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia Women 18 6 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia Women 16 7 Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 15 8 Magali Le Floch (Fra) Inter Region EST 10 9 Magali Mocquery (Fra) Inter Region EST 10 10 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 10 11 Karine Gautard (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 10 12 Sophie Creux (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 7 13 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 5 14 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia Women 5 15 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 3 16 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Team Columbia Women 3 17 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 3 18 Kathryn Watt (Aus) Team Lot-et-Garonne 3 19 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 1 20 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1 21 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1 Young rider classification 1 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 19.25.56 2 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.51 3 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.02 4 Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 1.47 5 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 4.46 6 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 5.52 7 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 7.07 8 Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 11.07 9 Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 11.35 10 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Columbia Women 12.37 11 Joelle Numainville (Can) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 12.42 12 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 14.23 13 Gloria Presti (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 14.35 14 Mélanie Bravard (Fra) Team Lot-et-Garonne 14.42 15 Marlčne Petitgirard (Fra) Inter Region EST 21.10 16 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 23.26 17 Saneila Biagi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 26.39 18 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 26.45 19 Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 32.57 20 Emilie Lebrun (Fra) Team Lot-et-Garonne 34.29 21 Veronica Alessio (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 36.38 22 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 43.24 23 Adeline Gourgin (Fra) Cyclisme Bourgogne 45.16 24 Aude Pollet (Fra) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz 1.00.24 25 Martina Scoppa (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.03.41 26 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.06.44 Teams classification 1 Team Columbia Women 58.06.12 2 Gauss RDZ Ormu 12.12 3 S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 12.52 4 Vienne Futuroscope 14.50 5 Fenixs 15.00 6 Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz 24.54 7 USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 25.57 8 Menikini Selle Italia Master Colors 27.05 9 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 29.05 10 Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 31.03 11 ESGL93 36.47 12 Equipe NORD - EST 40.41 13 Team Lot et Garonne 1.03.01 14 Bourgogne Cycliste Féminin 1.30.49
