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Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - 2.9.1
France, August 3-17, 2003
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Stage 2 - August 4: Corte - Saint-Florent, 106 km
Somarriba moves up
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Two time LGBF winner Joane Somarriba (Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco) has moved herself into second on GC after winning the second stage from Corte to Saint-Florent. Somarriba attacked her breakaway companions on the last climb of the day, extending her lead to finish 59 seconds ahead of Nicole Brändli (Prato Marathon Bike) and Edita Pucinskaite (Michela Fanini). Race leader Olga Zabelinskaia (Velodames Colnago) lost a couple of minutes of her GC lead, but still has the golden jersey by 4'37.
As was the case yesterday, today's stage took place on the island of Corsica, with the riders transferring back to the French mainland by ferry tomorrow morning. After 84 kilometres of the 105 kilometre stage, six riders escaped: Somarriba, Brändli, Pucinskaite, Fabiana Luperini and Jolanta Polikeviciute (Team 2002) and Judith Arndt (Nürnberger).
The group worked together until the last climb of the day, the Col de Teghime, when Somarriba attacked and crested a short distance in front of the rest. Somarriba used her excellent descending skills to open up a gap of nearly a minute at the bottom, and won the stage by a comfortable margin.
Last year's runner-up Susanne Ljungskog (Bik-Powerplate) came down with a stomach bug the night before the stage, and lost three minutes today.
Results
1 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 3.04.13 2 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike 0.59 3 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 4 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 1.21 7 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 1.40 8 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 2.39 9 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 2.39 10 Katrina Grove (USA) Team S.A.T.S 3.06 11 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 12 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 13 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago 14 Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 15 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate 16 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate 17 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team 3.40 18 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team 19 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 20 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 21 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 22 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 4.03 23 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate 5.22 24 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 25 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago 5.48 26 Emma James (Aus) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 27 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 28 Nadia Triquet (Fra) French National Team 29 Corinne Sempe (Fra) French National Team 30 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 7.12 31 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 32 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 8.23 33 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 9.54 34 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 12.12 35 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 16.13 36 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 37 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 38 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike 16.35 39 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 40 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S 17.55 41 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 42 Helen Kelly (Aus) Team S.A.T.S 21.56 43 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S 44 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 45 Vicky Fournial (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 46 Emanuela Brigati (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 47 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 48 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 49 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 50 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) French National Team 51 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 52 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S 53 Volha Hayeva (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 54 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) French National Team 55 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate 56 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 57 Stefani Kortekaas (Ned) Bik-Powerplate 58 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate 59 Christina Peick Andersen (Den) Team S.A.T.S 60 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 61 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 62 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 63 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 64 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 65 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 66 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung General classification after stage 2 1 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 6.08.46 2 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 4.37 3 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike 5.38 4 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 5.42 5 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 5.46 7 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate 5.58 8 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 6.25 9 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago 7.09 10 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 7.26 11 Katrina Grove (USA) Team S.A.T.S 7.30 12 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 13 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 7.34 14 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 7.53 15 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate 16 Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 17 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team 8.04 18 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 8.22 19 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 10.09 20 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago 10.12 21 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 11.59 22 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 13.03 23 Emma James (Aus) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 15.11 24 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 15.11 25 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 17.00 26 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team 17.11 27 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 17.34 28 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate 18.53 29 Nadia Triquet (Fra) French National Team 19.19 30 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 20.43 31 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 23.25 32 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 27.35 33 Corinne Sempe (Fra) French National Team 29.03 34 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike 30.06 35 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 30.06 36 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 35.25 37 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 38 Volha Hayeva (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 35.27 39 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 36.20 40 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 37.07 41 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S 42 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 41.06 43 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 41.08 44 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S 45 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate 46 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) French National Team 47 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S 45.11 48 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 49 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate 50 Christina Peick Andersen (Den) Team S.A.T.S 51 Helen Kelly (Aus) Team S.A.T.S 46.49 52 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 53 Emanuela Brigati (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 49.38 54 Stefani Kortekaas (Ned) Bik-Powerplate 49.38 55 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 50.27 56 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 53.16 57 Vicky Fournial (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 58 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 59 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) French National Team 60 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 61 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 62 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 63 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco 1.00.11 64 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 65 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 66 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco Young riders classification 1 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago 6.08.46 2 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike 5.38 3 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate 5.58 4 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai 7.26 5 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 7.30 6 Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 7.53 7 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM 8.22 8 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team 27.35 9 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike 30.06 10 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike 35.25
