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Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - 2.9.1

France, August 3-17, 2003

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Stage 11 - August 14: Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin - Trélazé, 131 km

Rossner makes it three for Nürnberger

By Kristy Scrymgeour

Petra Rossner
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Nürnberger took their third stage win of the Grande Boucle Feminine today when renowned sprinter Petra Rossner took the bunch sprint in the first flat stage of the race. Rossner has won multiple stages of the Grande Boucle over the years and is constantly proving herself to be the fastest woman in the peloton.

A feeling of relief struck riders when they awoke to an overcast 30 degree day that broke the heat wave that France has been encountering of late. Not only was it cooler, the road was also relatively flat and there was a cross-tailwind for most of the 130km day. Again the race was very aggressive from the start with quite a few breaks forming early on. After 40km the first convincing break eventuated as Luisa Tamanini (Team 2002 Aurora RSM) soloed away and stayed out there for at least 50km.

Her luck changed at the final mountain sprint of the day when Nürnberger started the chase to bring her back. "We had decided that if she had less than four minutes at the final KOM we would chase and go for the stage win", Mararet Hemsley (Nürnberger) told Cyclingnews after the race.

Tamanini was caught with 10km to go and with 4km remaining Nürnberger began their lead out. Hemsley started and then her teammate Arndt took over with a 3km straight lead out that she is famous for. With 800m to go Arndt rolled off, putting Rossner in a perfect position for the sprint. Rossner took the win over Anita Valen (Powerplate Bik) and Australian Alison Wright (Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team).

With only three stages remaining the General Classification remains unchanged and Joane Somarriba Arrola (Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco) still holds onto the yellow jersey going into stage 12. The time trial in two days time could be a deciding factor for some of the top ten positions as it is a challenging 37km course that leaves room for riders to make up time.

Photography

Images by AFP Photo

  • Luisa Tamanini (Team 2002) during her solo breakaway in stage 11 of La Grande Boucle Feminine
  • Take that! Petra Rossner (Nurnberger) shows the peloton how to sprint and wins...easily

Results

1 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                3.37.26
2 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate                                         
3 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team                
4 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S                               
5 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                                
6 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                                
7 Nadia Triquet (Fra) French National Team                                 
8 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                  
9 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                       
10 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike                               
11 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai                    
12 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                           
13 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike                                
14 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team               
15 Katrina Grove (USA) Team S.A.T.S                                        
16 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                                 
17 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                        
18 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago                               
19 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                                  
20 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate                                  
21 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                            
22 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                     
23 Helen Kelly (Aus) Team S.A.T.S                                          
24 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox                  
25 Emma James (Aus) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                                    
26 Corinne Sempe (Fra) French National Team                                
27 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                             
28 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                           
29 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                       
30 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                               
31 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai                 
32 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai           
33 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                                         
34 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox                     
35 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                            
36 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox                
37 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                               
38 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team        0.14
39 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                            0.16
40 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                 0.19
41 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung               0.31
42 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S                                  1.00
43 Christina Peick Andersen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                         1.02
44 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung             1.33
45 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco              1.45
46 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco             
47 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate                                        
48 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                     12.53
49 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                           14.04
50 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) French National Team                        
51 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                           23.04
DNF Baukje Doedee (Ned) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai                     
DNF Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox                       
 
General classification after stage 11
 
1 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco          30.14.51
2 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike                             2.02
3 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                          3.42
4 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox               6.11
5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                    6.50
6 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                            9.21
7 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                    10.49
8 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                              10.52
9 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                        20.24
10 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                      22.41
11 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai            27.49
12 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                          28.29
13 Katrina Grove (USA) Team S.A.T.S                                   29.29
14 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                       39.26
15 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago                          42.16
16 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                44.58
17 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate                                   46.54
18 Emma James (Aus) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                               51.44
19 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team          56.07
20 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                 59.06
21 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team     1.00.05
22 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox              1.01.02
23 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                        1.09.08
24 Nadia Triquet (Fra) French National Team                         1.11.05
25 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung            1.23.24
26 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S                       1.50.14
27 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                        1.54.55
28 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung              1.59.56
29 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                   2.07.16
30 Corinne Sempe (Fra) French National Team                         2.07.55
31 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                         2.09.33
32 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike                        2.11.59
33 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                                  2.18.34
34 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) French National Team                 2.19.27
35 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate                           2.20.38
36 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team        2.22.43
37 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S                               2.23.48
38 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                         2.26.27
39 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                    2.26.57
40 Christina Peick Andersen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                      2.27.20
41 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                         2.28.05
42 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                          2.33.19
43 Helen Kelly (Aus) Team S.A.T.S                                   2.36.20
44 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai    2.42.34
45 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox         2.44.21
46 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate                                 2.49.36
47 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai             2.52.14
48 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          3.15.00
49 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco      3.18.04
50 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung               3.28.37
51 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco           3.31.52
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                            61 pts
2 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                50
3 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike                               47
4 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                          25
5 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                       23
6 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago                              23
7 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                              20
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox                 19
9 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                                 16
10 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                     13
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike                         30.16.53
2 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                            7.19
3 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                        18.22
4 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                           26.27
5 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S                        1.48.12
6 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike                         2.09.57
7 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team         2.20.41
8 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                          2.26.03
9 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate                                  2.47.34
10 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco      3.16.02