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Women's Tour of New Zealand - 2.2
New Zealand, February 27-March 2, 2008
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Stage 1 - February 27: Avalon - Lower Hutt, 35 km
De Goede too good
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Despite being concerned she had launched her sprint too early, Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung's Suzanne de Goede claimed victory on the Women's Tour of New Zealand's opening stage. After claiming sixth at last weekend's Women's World Cup opener in Geelong, Australia the Dutch rider held off Australia's Oenone Wood (Team High Road Women) and local rider Joanne Kiesanowski (Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team) to win the small bunch sprint.
"I went a little bit early, but I still won, so that was cool. It was a good start to the tour," de Goede told Stuff.co.nz. "My team were great in the way they worked together, and we'll be looking to continue that for the rest of the tour."
De Goede, who finished 21st in last week's Tour of Geelong, last won on Kiwi soil in 2005, when the rider claimed the Women's World Cup round formerly hosted by New Zealand, which was also staged in Wellington.
Wood, the current Australian Open Road Champion, was disappointed to miss out on the victory. "It's a tough little circuit, and it was really windy out on the course today," she said. "I was lucky [team-mate] Chantal Beltman did quite a lot of the work out there."
Beijing Olympic Games hopeful Kiesanowski was even more disappointed to miss the opportunity of a home-soil win. "I was definitely hoping to win the stage, but I suppose I'll have to be content with third," she said.
The stage was defined by a 10-person break away that managed to claim a 35 second advantage on the around the 2.2km Lower Hutt street circuit. The lead group included some big-named riders, with Olympic Road Champion Sara Carrigan (Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam), former Time Trial World Champion Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team) and Nathalie Bates (Menikini - Selle Italia).
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- Australian RR Champion, Oenone Wood (Team High Road) waits to start.
- Kristin Armstrong (Cervélo Lifeforce) chats with last Sunday's Geelong World Cup winner, Katheryn Mattis (Webcor).
- Suzanne De Goede (Équipe Nürnberger) at speed.
- Christine Thorburn (Webcor) in the bunch.
- Under 23 leader, Amanda Spratt (Australia).
- Trixi Worrack (Équipe Nürnberger) chases hard.
- The heat starts to tell for Oenone Wood (Team High Road).
- The bunch on the way back to the start finish.
- Australians Lorian Graham (Vrienden van het Platteland) and Peta.
- Kristin Armstrong (Cervélo Lifeforce) drives the break in the closing laps.
- A couple of laps later, Graham and Mullens had moved to the front of the chasing bunch.
- Sprint competition leader, Katherine Carroll (USA).
- Suzanne De Goede (Équipe Nürnberger) opens up the sprint.
- Tina Pic (Vrienden van het Platteland) wins the bunch sprint for fourth.
- Riders line up at the start for the 2008 Women's Tour of New Zealand.
- The New Zealand skyline provided a scenic backdrop for the Hutt City Criterium.
- Team USA put in some hard work early on.
- Suzanne De Goede (Équipe Nürnberger) looked strong early on leading the breakaway.
- Sarah Düster (Cervélo Lifeforce) working for the main bunch.
- More riders joined the early breakaway.
- The main bunch were too far behind to catch the break.
- Suzanne De Goede (Équipe Nürnberger) takes the win in the sprint over and Oenone Wood (Team High Road) and Joanne Kiesanowski(Cervélo Lifeforce).
- Tina Pic (VVP) takes out the bunch sprint.
- Suzanne De Goede proudly wearing the yellow jersey, accompanied by leader of the under 23 classification Amanda Spratt (Australia National Team) and sprint classification Katherine Carroll (USA National Team).
Results
1 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.12.50 (28.83 km/h) 2 Oenone Wood (Aus) Team High Road Women 3 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 4 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 5 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team High Road Women 6 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 7 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team 8 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 9 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 10 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 11 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 0.33 12 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 0.47 13 Brooke Miller (USA) USA National Team 14 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 15 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 16 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 17 Masami Mashimo (Jpn) Japan National Team 18 Carly Hibberd (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 19 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 19 Emma Mackie (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 21 Lorian Graham (Aus) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 22 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 23 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 24 Satomi Wadami (Jpn) Japan National Team 25 Karen Fulton (NZl) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 26 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 27 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand National Team 28 Mayuko Hagiwara (Jpn) Japan National Team 29 Cherise Taylor (RSA) South Africa National Team 29 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 31 Lynette Burger (RSA) South Africa National Team 32 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 33 Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) Japan National Team 34 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 35 Liu Yongli (Chn) China National Team 36 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 37 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team 38 Yolandi Du Toit (RSA) South Africa National Team 39 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand National Team 40 Carmen McNellis (USA) USA National Team 41 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) Team High Road Women 42 Ruth Corset (Aus) Tabak Team International 43 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 44 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 45 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 46 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 47 Felicia Greer Gomez (Can) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 48 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 49 Meng Lang (Chn) China National Team 50 Yuka Yamashima (Jpn) Japan National Team 51 Sharon Laws (Aus) Tabak Team International 52 Leonie Burford (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 53 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 54 Rachel Mercer (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team 55 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 56 Marissa Van Der Merve (RSA) South Africa National Team 57 Katheryn Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 58 Miyoko Karami (Jpn) Japan National Team 59 Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 60 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 61 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 62 Chrissy Rutter (USA) USA National Team 63 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 64 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 65 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 66 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team 67 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 68 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.55 69 Robyn De Groot (RSA) South Africa National Team 2.25 70 Tahlia Paskin (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 71 Patricia Palmer (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 72 Kaytee Boyd (NZl) New Zealand National Team 73 Emma Crum (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team 74 Wang Fei (Chn) China National Team 75 Sarah Murdoch (NZl) New Zealand National Team 76 Yvette Hill-Willis (NZl) New Zealand National Team 77 Liz Young (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 78 Gao Min (Chn) China National Team 79 Donna Sibley (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 80 Jeannie Kuhajek (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 81 Bridie O’Donnell (Aus) Australian National Team 82 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 3.57 83 Tracy Clark (NZl) BP Team 7.12 84 Sara MacDonald (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 85 Chen Li (Chn) China National Team 86 Louise Kerr (Aus) BP Team 87 Aurélie Halbwachs (Mri) Tabak Team International 88 Katherine Boyens (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team 89 Sheree McKenzie (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 90 Hayley Wright (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 91 Huang Xiaomei (Chn) China National Team 92 Linn Torp (Nor) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 93 Laura Thompson (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 10.27 94 Rachel Neylan (Aus) BP Team 95 Taria Adamson (NZl) BP Team DNF Malindi MacLean (NZl) Tabak Team International DNF Tracy Best (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team General classification after stage 1 1 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.12.40 2 Oenone Wood (Aus) Team High Road Women 0.04 3 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 0.06 4 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 0.10 5 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team High Road Women 6 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 7 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team 8 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 9 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 10 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 11 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 0.43 12 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 0.57 13 Brooke Miller (USA) USA National Team 14 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 15 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 16 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 17 Masami Mashimo (Jpn) Japan National Team 18 Carly Hibberd (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 19 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 20 Emma Mackie (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 21 Lorian Graham (Aus) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 22 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 23 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 24 Satomi Wadami (Jpn) Japan National Team 25 Karen Fulton (NZl) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 26 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 27 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand National Team 28 Mayuko Hagiwara (Jpn) Japan National Team 29 Cherise Taylor (RSA) South Africa National Team 30 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 31 Lynette Burger (RSA) South Africa National Team 32 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 33 Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) Japan National Team 34 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 35 Liu Yongli (Chn) China National Team 36 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 37 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team 38 Yolandi Du Toit (RSA) South Africa National Team 39 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand National Team 40 Carmen McNellis (USA) USA National Team 41 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) Team High Road Women 42 Ruth Corset (Aus) Tabak Team International 43 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 44 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 45 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 46 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 47 Felicia Greer Gomez (Can) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 48 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 49 Meng Lang (Chn) China National Team 50 Yuka Yamashima (Jpn) Japan National Team 51 Sharon Laws (Aus) Tabak Team International 52 Leonie Burford (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 53 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 54 Rachel Mercer (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team 55 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 56 Marissa Van Der Merve (RSA) South Africa National Team 57 Katheryn Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 58 Miyoko Karami (Jpn) Japan National Team 59 Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 60 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 61 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 62 Chrissy Rutter (USA) USA National Team 63 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 64 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 65 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 66 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team 67 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 68 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.05 69 Robyn De Groot (RSA) South Africa National Team 2.35 70 Tahlia Paskin (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 71 Patricia Palmer (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 72 Kaytee Boyd (NZl) New Zealand National Team 73 Emma Crum (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team 74 Wang Fei (Chn) China National Team 75 Sarah Murdoch (NZl) New Zealand National Team 76 Yvette Hill-Willis (NZl) New Zealand National Team 77 Liz Young (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 78 Gao Min (Chn) China National Team 79 Donna Sibley (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 80 Jeannie Kuhajek (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 81 Bridie O’Donnell (Aus) Australian National Team 82 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 4.07 83 Tracy Clark (NZl) BP Team 7.22 84 Sara MacDonald (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 85 Chen Li (Chn) China National Team 86 Louise Kerr (Aus) BP Team 87 Aurélie Halbwachs (Mri) Tabak Team International 88 Katherine Boyens (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team 89 Sheree McKenzie (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 90 Hayley Wright (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 91 Huang Xiaomei (Chn) China National Team 92 Linn Torp (Nor) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 93 Laura Thompson (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 10.37 94 Rachel Neylan (Aus) BP Team 95 Taria Adamson (NZl) BP Team Points classification 1 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 12 pts 2 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 7 3 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 3 4 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) Team High Road Women 1 5 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 1 Teams classification 1 Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 3.39.03 2 Team High Road Women 0.14 3 Australian National Team 1.01 4 USA National Team 5 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 6 Webcor Builders Cycling Team 7 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 8 Menikini - Selle Italia 9 South Africa National Team 1.48 10 Japan National Team 11 Vrienden Van Het Platteland 12 MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 13 New Zealand National Team 14 China National Team 3.26 15 Tabak Team International 8.13 16 Mercedes Benz Team 9.51 17 Team Handy Rentals 11.29 18 BP Team 24.18
