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Women's Tour of New Zealand - 2.2
New Zealand, February 27-March 2, 2008
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Stage 6 - March 2: Wellington City Criterium, 40 km
Photography
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- Riders line up for the final stage of the 2008 Women’s Tour of New Zealand
- Cervelo-LifeForce were working hard to protect their team mate and Tour Leade Kristin Armstrong
- Lorian Graham (Platteland) rode a strong criterium and was part of the breakaway
- Suzanne De Goede (Nurnberger) leading the break around the tight corners of the city circuit
- Another outstanding ride by Linda Villumsen (Team High Road) saw her bridge across to the leading bunch in the late stages of the race
- Katharine Carroll (USA National) in the sprinter’s jersey joined Villumsen to bridge to the leaders
- The stage win would come down to these eight riders in the breakaway
- An elated Kristin Armstrong celebrates her win at the 2008 Tour of New Zealand
- Carla Ryan, Kath Carroll, Kristin Armstrong and Lorian Graham - the competition leaders on the podium
- "Ina Rocks" - the Team High Road mascot for the Tour. Bayli is the daughter of the Race Operations Manager
- Bayli - Ina-Yoko Teutenberg's number one fan
- Olivia Gollan (Menikini) turns to thank the peloton for their support during her career
- Emma Mackie (Platteland) in the bunch along Lambton Quay
- Sara Duester (Cervelo-Lifeforce) leads race leader, Kristin Armstrong
- Miho Oki (Menikini) gets low and fast
- Oenone Wood (Team High Road) looks comfortable
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team High Road) in the bunch, before the break went
- Young rider competition winner, Carla Ryan (Australia)
- Edita Puckinskaite (Equipe Nurnberger) corners hard
- Eva Lutz (Equipe Nurnberger) leans over on the corner
- Kristin Artmstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce) accelerates
- The peloton passes along Lambton Quay, which was closed for the day
- Linda Villumsen (Team High Road) buries herself to bridge the gap to the break
- Villumsen (Team High Road) leads the break after catching it
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team High Road) salutes the crowd after her stage win
- Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini) takes the bunch sprint
- A happy race winner Kristin Artmstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce)
- Smiles from the Team High Road soigneur after the stage win. High Road also took the team competition
- Erinne Willock (Webcor) and Oenone Wood (High Road) with the race director, Jorge Sandoval
- Chantal Beltman (Team High Road) takes a corner
- Suzanne Ljungskog (Menikini) grimaces as she sits between the break and the bunch
- Slow U-turn for Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini) and Alexis Rhodes (Team High Road)
- Marina Duvnjak (NZ)
- The Cervelo-Lifeforce team celebrate their win
- Chief Commissaire, Karen O'Callaghan with the race winner, Kristin Armstrong
Images by Craig Wadsworth
- Olivia Gollan, looking pensive at the start of her last race....
- ...but still able to crack a smile after the announcer got the crowd to give her a good send off..
- Race leader Kirstin Armstrong spent most of the race surrounded by her team mates and members of the US team.
- Rochelle Gilmore an active day , but wasn't one of the riders to make it into the decisive break.
- Japanese chanpion Miho Oki leads Felicia Gomez and eventual breakaway riders Suzanne De Goede and Lorian Graham.
- Eventual winner, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg was content to spend the early part of the race sitting in the peleton.
- Former two time world champion Susanne Ljungskog riding alongside Serena Sheridan and Sasha Harvey.
- Miho Oki, Ina Teutenberg and Olivia Gollan are a study in concentration and effort....
- If there was any question that the breakaway was stomping ....
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg was just too strong for Suzanne De Goede and repeated her last stage win again this year.
- Rochelle Gilmore brought team-mate Miho Oki and the rest of the bunch home shortly after.
Images by Hugh Beveridge
- Sara MacDonald (Team Handy Rentals) out of the saddle trying to stay in touch with the rapid peleton.
- Spectators make the most of good vantage points in the close racing in central Wellington.
- The field streams around the city criterium circuit.
- Brooke Miller (USA National Team) and Suzanne De Goede (Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung) amongst the action in the early laps.
- Tour leader Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team).
- Armstrong follows team-mate Priska Doppmann (Cervelo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team) safely at the front of the peleton.
- Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team) shows the determination that has given her the general classification win in the Tour of New Zealand.
- The breakaway group spent most of the race with a healthy lead over the peleton, but couldn't manage the catch on the short Wellington circuit. Here Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team High Road) shows the form that gained her today's stage win .
- Riders chasing the leaders through Wellington city.
- The peleton was a spectacular mass of colour as it fought to hold the breakaway group.
- A gust of wind catches Priska Doppmann (Cervelo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team) off guard as she was leading tour leader and team-mate Kristin Armstrong. The peleton loses precious seconds to the breakaway containing Ina-Yoko Teutenberg.
- Teutenberg leads De Goede in the sprint for the finish on Lambton Quay.
- Teutenberg takes the stage!.
- A happy Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team High Road) after winning Stage 6 of the Women's Tour of New Zealand.
- Teutenberg and team-mate Oenone Wood are pleased with their success.
- The podium (l to r): Sarah Duester (3rd), Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (1st) and Suzanne De Goede (2nd).
- The Under 23 winner.
- Green jersey winner Katharine Carroll (USA National Team).
- Lorian Graham (Team Vrienden Van Het Platteland) a happy Queen of the Mountains winner.
- Tour winner Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team).
- The jersey winners on the podium.
- Katharine Carroll, Kristin Armstrong and Lorian Graham.
- Cervelo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team win the team competition.
- Oenone Wood looks happy with her performance in the Women's Tour of New Zealand.
Results
1 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 1.03.00 (38,095 km/h) 2 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 4 Brooke Miller (USA) USA National Team 5 Lorian Graham (Aus) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 6 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 0.04 7 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 0.06 8 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) Team High Road Women 9 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.45 10 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 11 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 12 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 13 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 14 Cherise Taylor (RSA) South Africa National Team 15 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 16 Oenone Wood (Aus) Team High Road Women 17 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand National Team 18 Miyoko Karami (Jpn) Japan National Team 19 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 20 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 21 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand National Team 22 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 23 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 24 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 25 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team High Road Women 26 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 27 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 28 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team 29 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 30 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team 31 Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) Japan National Team 32 Sharon Laws (Aus) Tabak Team International 33 Chrissy Rutter (USA) USA National Team 34 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 35 Leonie Burford (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 36 Carly Hibberd (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 37 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 38 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 39 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team 40 Sasha Harvey (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 41 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 42 Rachel Mercer (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team 43 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 44 Ruth Corset (Aus) Tabak Team International 45 Carmen McNellis (USA) USA National Team 46 Mayuko Hagiwara (Jpn) Japan National Team 47 Felicia Greer Gomez (Can) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 48 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 49 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 50 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 51 Gao Min (Chn) China National Team 52 Marissa Van Der Merve (RSA) South Africa National Team 53 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 0.57 54 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.05 55 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 56 Bridie O’Donnell (Aus) Australian National Team 3.45 57 Liu Yongli (Chn) China National Team 58 Robyn De Groot (RSA) South Africa National Team 59 Katherine Boyens (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team 60 Laura Thompson (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 61 Sara MacDonald (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 62 Lynette Burger (RSA) South Africa National Team 63 Linn Torp (Nor) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 64 Meng Lang (Chn) China National Team 65 Satomi Wadami (Jpn) Japan National Team 66 Emma Crum (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team 67 Kaytee Boyd (NZl) New Zealand National Team 68 Wang Fei (Chn) China National Team 69 Yuka Yamashima (Jpn) Japan National Team 70 Tahlia Paskin (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 71 Yolandi Du Toit (RSA) South Africa National Team 72 Louise Kerr (Aus) BP Team 73 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 74 Donna Sibley (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 75 Emma Mackie (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 76 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team DNF Sheree McKenzie (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team DNF Karen Fulton (NZl) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team Final general classification 1 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 12.22.16 2 Oenone Wood (Aus) Team High Road Women 0.23 3 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 2.02 4 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 2.25 5 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 Ruth Corset (Aus) Tabak Team International 2.26 7 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 2.53 8 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 3.03 9 Chrissy Rutter (USA) USA National Team 3.12 10 Sharon Laws (Aus) Tabak Team International 3.40 11 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team High Road Women 3.58 12 Felicia Greer Gomez (Can) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 4.08 13 Lorian Graham (Aus) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 5.00 14 Marissa Van Der Merve (RSA) South Africa National Team 5.06 15 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 5.49 16 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6.15 17 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team 6.58 18 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand National Team 7.29 19 Sasha Harvey (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8.41 20 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 8.50 21 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) Team High Road Women 9.18 22 Rachel Mercer (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team 9.21 23 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 9.27 24 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 10.26 25 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 10.36 26 Carmen McNellis (USA) USA National Team 11.30 27 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 11.38 28 Lynette Burger (RSA) South Africa National Team 11.57 29 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand National Team 12.13 30 Meng Lang (Chn) China National Team 12.35 31 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 12.45 32 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team 12.48 33 Robyn De Groot (RSA) South Africa National Team 12.49 34 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 17.04 35 Kaytee Boyd (NZl) New Zealand National Team 17.13 36 Yuka Yamashima (Jpn) Japan National Team 19.07 37 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 19.59 38 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 20.26 39 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 20.36 40 Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) Japan National Team 20.52 41 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 20.55 42 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 21.07 43 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 21.10 44 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 21.12 45 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 21.42 46 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 21.47 47 Mayuko Hagiwara (Jpn) Japan National Team 21.56 48 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 22.02 49 Yolandi Du Toit (RSA) South Africa National Team 22.39 50 Cherise Taylor (RSA) South Africa National Team 22.51 51 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 22.54 52 Brooke Miller (USA) USA National Team 53 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 23.30 54 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 23.51 55 Emma Mackie (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 24.55 56 Gao Min (Chn) China National Team 26.07 57 Miyoko Karami (Jpn) Japan National Team 27.07 58 Liu Yongli (Chn) China National Team 27.57 59 Emma Crum (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team 28.16 60 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 28.20 61 Sara MacDonald (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 33.05 62 Carly Hibberd (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 33.26 63 Donna Sibley (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 34.32 64 Wang Fei (Chn) China National Team 36.07 65 Bridie O’Donnell (Aus) Australian National Team 36.54 66 Louise Kerr (Aus) BP Team 38.08 67 Leonie Burford (Aus) MB Cycles Women's Cycling Team 39.29 68 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 39.44 69 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 41.33 70 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team 41.42 71 Linn Torp (Nor) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 46.42 72 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 49.00 73 Tahlia Paskin (Aus) Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 51.11 74 Katherine Boyens (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team 55.32 75 Satomi Wadami (Jpn) Japan National Team 1.06.04 76 Laura Thompson (NZl) Team Handy Rentals 1.21.50 Points classification 1 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 18 pts 2 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 18 3 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 6 4 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 6 5 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 5 6 Lorian Graham (Aus) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 5 7 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 4 8 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 4 9 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4 10 Brooke Miller (USA) USA National Team 3 11 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team 2 12 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) Team High Road Women 1 13 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 1 14 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 1 Mountains classification 1 Lorian Graham (Aus) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 22 pts 2 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 10 3 Oenone Wood (Aus) Team High Road Women 10 4 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 10 5 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 10 6 Sharon Laws (Aus) Tabak Team International 8 7 Ruth Corset (Aus) Tabak Team International 8 8 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) Team High Road Women 6 9 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 4 10 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 4 11 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 4 12 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team 4 13 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 2 Teams classification 1 Team High Road Women 37.12.07 2 Webcor Builders Cycling Team 7.03 3 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 12.55 4 Australian National Team 14.45 5 USA National Team 15.51 6 Menikini - Selle Italia 18.42 7 South Africa National Team 19.50 8 Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 25.28 9 New Zealand National Team 26.56 10 Vrienden Van Het Platteland 27.37 11 Japan National Team 34.31 12 China National Team 0.46 13 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 2.41 14 Mercedes Benz Team 1.27.49 15 Team Handy Rentals 1.58.57
