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21st Internationale Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen - 2.1W
Germany, July 22-27, 2008
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Stage 1 - July 22: Rund um Schleusingen, 61.9km
Hennig-Brodtka takes opening stage
By Susan Westemeyer
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Angela Hennig-Brodtka (DSB Bank) won the opening stage of the Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen. She won after 61.9 kilometers starting and ending in Schleusingen, Germany, in a mass sprint ahead of Equipe Nürnberger's Regina Schleicher and Italian Noemi Cantele (Team Bigla).
"My DSB Team worked perfectly for me," said Hennig-Brodtka. "But after the Krasna Lipa Tour I knew that I was doing well."
At the Krasna Lipa Tour Hennig-Brodtka won not only the overall title, but also the point and mountain jerseys.
It was a very active stage, with many attacks, but a group didn't get away successfully until there were only 10 kilometres left. That seven-rider strong group only had a lead of 20 seconds, and the sprinters' teams reeled it back in with one kilometre to go, setting up a mass sprint of some 50 riders.
World time trial champion Hanka Kupfernagel was one of the most active racers of the day, escaping several times. Racing in the colors of the German National Team, Kupfernagel finished fourth on the stage.
Nürnberger's Trixi Worrack took the climber's jersey by winning the third climb of the day. The sprinter's jersey went to Cantele.
Wednesday's Stage 2 runs 104.7 kilometers around Gera.
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- Christine Thorburn (Webcor) and Leigh Hobson (Canadian National Team) led the bunch on the second climb.
- Inge van den Broek (Belgium National Team) in the bunch.
- Adelheid Morath (German National Team) shows concentration during the stage
- The pace is high as the race returns to Schleusingen 20 km from the finish
- Driving hard on the front, but all together Team Columbia's German Champion, Luise Keller, follows Emma Johansson of the Swedish National Team through a corner
- Karin Aune (Swedish National Team) keeps her fingers close to the brakes although the pace through the corner is high.
- Angela Hennig (DSB Bank) celebrates her stage win ahead of Regina Schleicher (Nurnberger) and Noemi Cantele (Team Bigla).
- Kim Anderson (Team Columbia) was the most aggressive rider on the opening stage.
- Winner of the first stage of the 2008 Thuringen Rundfahrt - Angela Hennig (DSB Bank)
- Angela Hennig (DSB Bank) wears the yellow jersey of race leader on the second stage around Gera.
- Defending champion Judith Arndt (Team Columbia) makes final preparations before Stage 1
- Sabine Spitz (German National Team) climbs in the woods, but is more used to tracks than bitumen.
- Angela Hennig (DSB Bank) gives an impromptu interview outside the team truck.
Results
1 Angela Hennig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 1.33.10 (39.864 km/h) 2 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 4 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team 5 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 6 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 7 Anita Valen-de Vries (Nor) Team Flexpoint 8 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 9 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 10 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Belgian National Team 11 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 12 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.05 13 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 14 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 15 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 16 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 17 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 18 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 19 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 20 Laure Werner (Bel) Belgian National Team 21 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 22 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 23 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Belgian National Team 24 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 25 Karin Aune (Swe) Swedish National Team 26 Giada Borgato (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.10 27 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia Women 28 Leigh Hobson (Can) Canadian National Team 29 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 30 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 31 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Team Columbia Women 32 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 33 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 34 Bianca Knöpfle (Ger) Team Flexpoint 35 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Belgian National Team 36 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 37 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 38 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 39 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 40 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 41 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 42 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 43 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 44 Karen Steurs (Bel) Belgian National Team 45 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia Women 46 Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team 47 Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 48 Janel Holcomb (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 49 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 50 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint 51 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 52 Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 53 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 54 Christina Ruiter (USA) USA National Team 55 Jacobien Kanis (Ned) Team Flexpoint 56 Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 57 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 58 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 59 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 0.27 60 Heather Logan (Can) Canadian National Team 5.44 61 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 5.48 62 Marieke Van Wanroy (Ned) Team DSB Bank 63 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Belgian National Team 6.57 64 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 7.31 65 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 66 Beate Zanner (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 67 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 68 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Swedish National Team 69 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 70 Alison Testroete (Can) Canadian National Team 71 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 72 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 73 Andrea Grauss (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team 74 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 75 Francesca Faustini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 76 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 77 Rosemarie Mayer (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 78 Carmen McNellis (USA) USA National Team 79 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 7.52 80 Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) Swedish National Team 12.25 81 Sabine Spitz (Ger) German National Team 82 Virginia Henning (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 83 Odette Bertolin (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 12.27 84 Adelheid Morath (Ger) German National Team 12.31 85 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team 86 Martina Scoppa (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 87 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Columbia Women 88 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 12.36 89 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team 12.37 90 Mandy Milow (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 12.42 Points Sprint #1 1 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 3 pts 2 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 2 3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 1 Sprint #2 1 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 3 pts 2 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 2 3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 1 Mountains KOM#1 1 Angela Hennig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 3 pts 2 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 2 3 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1 KOM#2 1 Angela Hennig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 3 pts 2 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2 3 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 1 KOM#3 1 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 7 pts 2 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 5 3 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 3 4 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 2 Teams 1 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4.39.40 2 Bigla Cycling Team 3 Gauss RDZ Ormu 4 Belgian National Team 5 Menikini Selle Italia 0.10 6 Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 7 Team Columbia Women 8 Team Flexpoint 9 Webcor Builders 10 Safi-Pasta Zara Manhatten 11 Canadian National Team 0.20 12 Team DSB Bank 0.27 13 Swedish National Team 7.26 14 German National Team 7.31 15 USA National Team 7.41 16 Team Rothaus - Rügenfisch 22.23 General classification after stage 1 1 Angela Hennig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 1.33.00 2 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 0.03 3 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.04 4 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.08 5 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 6 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team 0.10 7 Anita Valen-de Vries (Nor) Team Flexpoint 8 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 9 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 10 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Belgian National Team 11 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 12 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.15 13 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 14 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 15 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 16 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 17 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 18 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 19 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 20 Laure Werner (Bel) Belgian National Team 21 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 22 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 23 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Belgian National Team 24 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 25 Karin Aune (Swe) Swedish National Team 26 Giada Borgato (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.20 27 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia Women 28 Leigh Hobson (Can) Canadian National Team 29 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 30 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 31 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Team Columbia Women 32 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 33 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 34 Bianca Knöpfle (Ger) Team Flexpoint 35 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Belgian National Team 36 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 37 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 38 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 39 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 40 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 41 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 42 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 43 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 44 Karen Steurs (Bel) Belgian National Team 45 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia Women 46 Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team 47 Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 48 Janel Holcomb (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 49 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 50 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint 51 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 52 Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 53 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 54 Christina Ruiter (USA) USA National Team 55 Jacobien Kanis (Ned) Team Flexpoint 56 Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 57 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 58 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 59 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 0.37 60 Heather Logan (Can) Canadian National Team 5.54 61 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 5.58 62 Marieke Van Wanroy (Ned) Team DSB Bank 63 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Belgian National Team 7.07 64 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 7.38 65 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 7.39 66 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 7.41 67 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 68 Beate Zanner (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 69 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 70 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Swedish National Team 71 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 72 Alison Testroete (Can) Canadian National Team 73 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 74 Andrea Grauss (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team 75 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 76 Francesca Faustini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 77 Rosemarie Mayer (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 78 Carmen McNellis (USA) USA National Team 79 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 8.02 80 Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) Swedish National Team 12.35 81 Sabine Spitz (Ger) German National Team 82 Virginia Henning (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 83 Odette Bertolin (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 12.37 84 Adelheid Morath (Ger) German National Team 12.41 85 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team 86 Martina Scoppa (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 87 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Columbia Women 88 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 12.46 89 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team 12.47 90 Mandy Milow (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 12.52 Points classification 1 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 3 pts 2 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 3 3 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 2 4 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 2 5 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 2 Mountains classification 1 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 7 pts 2 Angela Hennig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 6 3 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 5 4 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 3 5 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3 6 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 3 7 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 2 Young rider classification 1 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.33.15 2 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Belgian National Team 3 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.05 4 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 5 Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team 6 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 7 Jacobien Kanis (Ned) Team Flexpoint 8 Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 9 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 0.22 10 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 7.26 11 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 12 Francesca Faustini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 13 Virginia Henning (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 12.20 14 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team 12.26 15 Martina Scoppa (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 16 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team 12.32 17 Mandy Milow (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 12.37 Teams classification 1 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4.39.40 2 Bigla Cycling Team 3 Gauss RDZ Ormu 4 Belgian National Team 5 Menikini Selle Italia 0.10 6 Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 7 Team Columbia Women 8 Team Flexpoint 9 Webcor Builders 10 Safi-Pasta Zara Manhatten 11 Canadian National Team 0.20 12 Team DSB Bank 0.27 13 Swedish National Team 7.26 14 German National Team 7.31 15 USA National Team 7.41 16 Team Rothaus - Rügenfisch 22.23
