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Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - 2.9.1
France, August 3-17, 2003
Stage 1 - August 3: Sartène - Ajaccio, 105 km
Zabelinskaia's Corsican campaign pays off
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The three ascents on the first stage of the 2003 Grand Boucle Féminine may have been only fourth category but they were enough to give hard-climbing Russian espoir Olga Zabelinskaia (Velodames-Colnago) the stage victory and overall lead after the first day of racing.
The first stage was held entirely on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, famous as the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, and by the end of the 105km trip to Ajaccio, Zabelinskaia had established herself as the first empress of this year's Grand Boucle Féminine with a decisive 4:32 victory over Australian Sara Carrigan (Bik-Powerplate). Denmark's Lisbeth Simper (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) was third.
Photos
Images by AFP
- Olga Zabelinskaia (Velodames-Colnago) sits low in the drops as she powers to a solo victory on the first stage of the Grand Boucle.
- Olga Zabelinskaia raises her arms she crosses the line a massive four and a half minutes ahead of Australian Sara Carrigan (Bik-Powerplate).
Stage 1 - August 3: Sartène - Ajaccio, 105 km
Results
1 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 3.02.53 2 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate 4.32 3 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 5.34 4 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago 5.43 5 Katrina Grove (USA) Team S.A.T.S 6.04 6 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago 7 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team 8 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 9 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 6.22 10 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 6.25 11 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike 6.26 12 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 6.27 13 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 14 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 15 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 16 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 17 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 18 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate 19 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 20 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 21 Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 22 Emma James (Aus) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 11.03 23 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 24 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 25 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate 15.11 26 Nadia Triquet (Fra) French National Team 27 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike 28 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team 29 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 30 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 31 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 32 Volha Hayeva (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 33 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 34 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 16.01 35 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 16.04 36 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 20.52 37 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate 38 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 39 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S 40 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S 41 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 42 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) French National Team 43 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 44 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 45 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S 24.55 46 Christina Peick Andersen (Den) Team S.A.T.S 47 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 48 Corinne Sempe (Fra) French National Team 49 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate 50 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 26.33 51 Helen Kelly (Aus) Team S.A.T.S 52 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 53 Stefani Kortekaas (Ned) Bik-Powerplate 29.22 54 Emanuela Brigati (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 55 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 33.00 56 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 57 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 58 Vicky Fournial (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 59 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) French National Team 60 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 61 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 62 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 39.55 63 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 64 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 65 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 66 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco Mountains classification 1 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 8 pts 2 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago 4 3 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike 1 4 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 1 U23 classification 1 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 3.02.53 2 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate 4.32 3 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 6.04 4 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 6.22 5 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike 6.26 6 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 6.27 7 Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 8 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike 15.11 9 Volha Hayeva (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 10 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 20.52
