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Tour de L'Aude Feminin - 2.9.1

France, May 14-23, 2004

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Stage 3 - May 16: Rieux Minervois to Rieux Minervois, 109km

Worrack outrides a chasing frenzy

Trixi Worrack
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Trixi Worrack (Nurnberger Versicherung) put in an amazing performance at today's stage of Tour de L'Aude, escaping at the 26km mark and holding off chasing teams by minutes to take the win and the yellow jersey.

The terrain of today's stage was extremely challenging, especially for so early in the tour. Within the first 30km of the race, riders had to contend with a strong headwind and an HC Category climb, a climb on which the young Nurnberger rider used to her advantage and never looked back. The climb started gradually at the 8km mark in the race and lasted 18km, reaching gradient of 15% in the last two kilomters. Before long, Worrack had over two minutes on the field, at which time T-Mobile and Team S.A.T.S decided the break was getting dangerous and started the chase. Worrack is known to be an excellent climber and if let loose this early in the tour, would be hard to bring back.

Despite a vicious chase down a crazy descent that consisted of some dirt sections, followed by rolling terrain and finally a very fast gradually downhill terrain to the finish, Worrack's strength was too much and she soloed the remaining 83km to victory without losing a second to the chasers. Having lost only 23" to Dede Barry (T-Mobile) in yesterdays short time trial, Worrack now has over two minutes advantage on Barry, who has now been relegated to second ploace on GC.

Worrack was happy with her ride today and admitted that it wasn't the plan. "I just wanted the three second time bonus at the top of the KOM,' she said, "but then I continued when I realised I was alone. I was hoping a group would come up to me, but nobody came."

Unsure what the next few days will bring and whether she will be able to hold onto the jersey, right now Worrack is just happy with the stage win. "I felt really strong today. In the beginning I was just holding my pace but it the last 20km I went really hard. As for the overall, I am not sure yet. We will see what happens."

Mette Fisher Andreasen
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This strong ride may very well help Worrack's quest for Olympic selection although she is unsure. "I hope it will help but I don't know," she said. "Right now there are three spots and five riders [to select from]." The riders are Petra Rossner, Judith Arndt, Hanka Kupfernagel and Angela Brodtka.

Taking the bunch sprint for second place in the stage was Hanka Kupfernagel (Vlaanderen T Interim) followed by Anita Valen (Team S.A.T.S). Nurnberger are now in a very good position for the remainder of the tour. They will of course, have their work cut out for them to defend the jersey, but they also have two time winner of this tour, Judith Arndt, in good position on GC, if plan B is needed.

Unfortunately for Stacey Peters of T-Mobile who crashed on the crazy decent, it is possible that she has a broken collarbone. Magali LeFloch has also abandoned the race due to her crash on day one.

Tomorrow's stage is a loop starting and finishing in Lezignan Corbičres. It consists of a category one climb, but this is unlikely to split up the main GC contenders. The main obstacle in tomorrow's stage will be the wind and the narrow, twisty roads through the small villages.

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Results

1 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                3.06.29
2 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Vlaanderen T Interim                  2.12
3 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S                                    
4 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team                         
5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                        
6 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                 
7 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                        
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox              
9 Priska Doppmann (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                        
10 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                     
11 Nadia Triquet Claude (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                  
12 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox             
13 Corinne Hierckens (Bel) Basis-Aude Mixed                         
14 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team                         
15 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                        
16 Ghita Beltman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                           
17 Deidre Demet-Barry (USA) T-Mobile                                
18 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team                
19 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                     
20 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team                     
21 Nicole Brandli (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox                
22 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                
23 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) German National Team                        
24 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau             
25 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti         
26 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                         
27 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                      
28 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile                                 
29 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team                     
30 Kristin Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile                                 
31 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team S.A.T.S                             
32 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team                          
33 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox             
34 Amy Moore (Can) Canadian National Team                           
35 Edwige Pitel (Fra) French National Team                          
36 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti             
37 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                          
38 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum              
39 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Australian National Team                  
40 Madelaine Sandig (Ger) German National Team                      
41 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team                          
42 Tina Liebig (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                        
43 Leah Goldstein (Isr) Basis-Aude Mixed                            
44 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Therme Skin Care                       
45 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) French National Team                       
46 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team             
47 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team                      
48 Nicole Demars (Can) Canadian National Team                       
49 Christina Peick-Anders (Den) Team S.A.T.S                        
50 Kristen Lasasso (USA) Basis-Aude Mixed                           
51 Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti             
52 Luise Keller (Ger) German National Team                          
53 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung                 
54 Jessica Philipps (USA) Nurnberger Versicherung                   
55 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team                     
56 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                3.07
57 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox         3.14
58 Mette Fisher Andreasen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                    4.22
59 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S                               
60 Birgit Hollmann (Ger) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum        6.28
61 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                              7.28
62 Zlatica Gavlakova-Bazola (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau              
63 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Basis-Aude Mixed                           
64 Lara Kroepsch (USA) T-Mobile                                     
65 Kathy Watt (Aus) Basis-Aude Mixed                            9.27
66 Suzanne Bayer (Ger) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum              
67 Natalie Bates (Aus) Australian National Team                13.21
68 Kirsty Nicole Robb (NZl) Therme Skin Care                        
69 Veerle Ingels (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                         
70 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Basis-Aude Mixed                              
71 Kym Shirley (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                  
72 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                 
73 Petra Rossner (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                      
74 Saskia Elemans (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                     14.09
75 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                       
76 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Therme Skin Care                         
77 Sara Symington (GBr) British National Team                       
78 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile                                 
79 Helen Saunders (GBr) British National Team                  23.20
80 Catherine Hare (GBr) British National Team                       
81 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team                   
82 Elodie Leroux (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                         
83 Loes Markerink (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                          
84 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                         
85 Kristen Wild (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                            
86 Janieke Vos (Ned) Therme Skin Care                               
87 Francis Newstead (GBr) British National Team                     
88 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) Therme Skin Care                       
89 Corrien Van Haastert (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                
90 Minke Van Dongen (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                    
91 Aneke Hassink (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                           
92 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum          
93 Gina Grain (Can) Canadian National Team                     24.43
94 Kathy White (Can) Canadian National Team                         
95 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team                  
96 Indre Januleviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team               
97 Debby Mansveld (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                        
98 Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                      
99 Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) British National Team                  
100 Janildes Silva (Bra) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox               
101 Klara Sintakova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum      34.39
102 Lenka Valova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum              
103 Ramune Lipinskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team               
DNF Stacey Peters (USA) T-Mobile                                    
DNF Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Therme Skin Care                         
DNF Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) French National Team                     
DNF Virginie Moinard (Fra) French National Team                     
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                5.48.19
2 Deidre Demet-Barry (USA) T-Mobile                             2.02
3 Kristin Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile                              2.04
4 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Vlaanderen T Interim                  2.06
5 Ghita Beltman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                        2.09
6 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                  2.13
7 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                    2.14
8 Judith Arndt (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                        
9 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti             2.15
10 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox         2.16
11 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S                                   
12 Priska Doppmann (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                   2.17
13 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile                             2.20
14 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                  2.23
15 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                 2.25
16 Edwige Pitel (Fra) French National Team                          
17 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team                    2.26
18 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team                     
19 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti             
20 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Australian National Team              2.27
21 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team                 2.29
22 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum              
23 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team                     2.31
24 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team S.A.T.S                         2.32
25 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                      2.33
26 Nicole Brandli (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox                
27 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                     2.34
28 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team                          
29 Madelaine Sandig (Ger) German National Team                  2.36
30 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti     2.37
31 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team                      2.40
32 Leah Goldstein (Isr) Basis-Aude Mixed                            
33 Corinne Hierckens (Bel) Basis-Aude Mixed                     2.47
34 Tina Liebig (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                    2.48
35 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) French National Team                       
36 Amy Moore (Can) Canadian National Team                       2.51
37 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team            2.53
38 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti            2.58
39 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox         3.06
40 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team                  3.07
41 Luise Keller (Ger) German National Team                      3.43
42 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                3.53
43 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung             3.58
44 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Therme Skin Care                   4.01
45 Nadia Triquet Claude (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau              4.05
46 Christina Peick-Anders (Den) Team S.A.T.S                    4.10
47 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                    4.20
48 Nicole Demars (Can) Canadian National Team                   4.36
49 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox         5.15
50 Jessica Philipps (USA) Nurnberger Versicherung               5.17
51 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team                 5.18
52 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S                           5.29
53 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) German National Team                        
54 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team         5.34
55 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox         5.42
56 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau         5.43
57 Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti         5.45
58 Kristen Lasasso (USA) Basis-Aude Mixed                       6.11
59 Mette Fisher Andreasen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                    6.30
60 Birgit Hollmann (Ger) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum        8.17
61 Lara Kroepsch (USA) T-Mobile                                 8.22
62 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                              9.14
63 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Basis-Aude Mixed                       9.29
64 Zlatica Gavlakova-Bazola (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau         11.02
65 Suzanne Bayer (Ger) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum         11.22
66 Petra Rossner (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                 13.28
67 Kirsty Nicole Robb (NZl) Therme Skin Care                   13.45
68 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile                            14.16
69 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Basis-Aude Mixed                         14.18
70 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                  14.33
71 Sara Symington (GBr) British National Team                  14.34
72 Natalie Bates (Aus) Australian National Team                14.39
73 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Therme Skin Care                    15.00
74 Veerle Ingels (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                    15.01
75 Kym Shirley (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti             15.31
76 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau            15.45
77 Saskia Elemans (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                     17.55
78 Loes Markerink (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                     23.37
79 Kathy Watt (Aus) Basis-Aude Mixed                           23.39
80 Francis Newstead (GBr) British National Team                     
81 Kristen Wild (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                       23.52
82 Elodie Leroux (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                    23.54
83 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team              24.07
84 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) Therme Skin Care                  25.20
85 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                    25.38
86 Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                 26.25
87 Minke Van Dongen (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature               26.42
88 Janildes Silva (Bra) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox           26.51
89 Corrien Van Haastert (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature           26.53
90 Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) British National Team             26.57
91 Janieke Vos (Ned) Therme Skin Care                          27.13
92 Catherine Hare (GBr) British National Team                  27.15
93 Aneke Hassink (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                      27.16
94 Debby Mansveld (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                   28.06
95 Helen Saunders (GBr) British National Team                  32.57
96 Gina Grain (Can) Canadian National Team                     34.00
97 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team             39.05
98 Indre Januleviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          39.43
99 Kathy White (Can) Canadian National Team                    39.46
100 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum    41.46
101 Lenka Valova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum         44.20
102 Ramune Lipinskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          49.40
103 Klara Sintakova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum      50.18
 
Points classification
 
1 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S                                  64 pts
2 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti               60
3 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team                       56
4 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                     48
5 Priska Doppmann (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                      47
6 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Vlaanderen T Interim                    45
7 Ghita Beltman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                          45
8 Judith Arndt (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                      37
9 Deidre Demet-Barry (USA) T-Mobile                               34
10 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox           34
11 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                     27
12 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                   26
13 Kristin Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile                               24
14 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                   22
15 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team                        18
16 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team                   16
17 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile                               15
18 Nadia Triquet Claude (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                10
19 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox            9
20 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team S.A.T.S                            9
21 Corinne Hierckens (Bel) Basis-Aude Mixed                        8
22 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                         8
23 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team                        7
24 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team                    7
25 Petra Rossner (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                     6
26 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                       6
27 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile                                5
28 Nicole Brandli (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox               5
29 Natalie Bates (Aus) Australian National Team                    4
30 Kristen Wild (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                           4
31 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team               3
32 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team                         3
33 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                     2
34 Elodie Leroux (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                        2
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                     15 pts
2 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team                        11
3 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team                     6
4 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S                                   5
5 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Vlaanderen T Interim                     3
6 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti         3
7 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                       2
8 Edwige Pitel (Fra) French National Team                          1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Ghita Beltman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                          11 pts
2 Debby Mansveld (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                       10
3 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                      6
4 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Vlaanderen T Interim                     5
5 Elodie Leroux (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                         3
6 Janildes Silva (Bra) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox                2
7 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                       2
8 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                2
9 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile                                 1
10 Kym Shirley (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                 1
11 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team                         1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                5.48.19
2 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team                     2.26
3 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team                      2.31
4 Madelaine Sandig (Ger) German National Team                   2.36
5 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team                       2.40
6 Corinne Hierckens (Bel) Basis-Aude Mixed                      2.47
7 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox          3.06
8 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team                   3.07
9 Luise Keller (Ger) German National Team                       3.43
10 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                3.53
11 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox         5.15
12 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team                 5.18
13 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) German National Team                    5.29
14 Mette Fisher Andreasen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                    6.30
15 Veerle Ingels (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                    15.01
16 Loes Markerink (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                     23.37
17 Kristen Wild (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                       23.52
18 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) Therme Skin Care                  25.20
19 Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                 26.25
20 Minke Van Dongen (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature               26.42
21 Corrien Van Haastert (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature           26.53
22 Catherine Hare (GBr) British National Team                  27.15
23 Aneke Hassink (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                      27.16
24 Helen Saunders (GBr) British National Team                  32.57
25 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team             39.05
26 Indre Januleviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          39.43
27 Lenka Valova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum          44.20
28 Ramune Lipinskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team           49.40
29 Klara Sintakova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum       50.18
 
Teams classification
 
1 Nurnberger Versicherung                                   17.29.43
2 T-Mobile                                                      1.39
3 Australian National Team                                      2.14
4 Vlaanderen T Interim                                          2.19
5 Team S.A.T.S                                                  2.40
6 Nobili Rubineterie Guerciotti                                 2.43
7 German National Team                                          2.50
8 Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox                                  2.55
9 French National Team                                          2.56
10 Basis-Aude Mixed                                             3.06
11 Canada                                                       3.18
12 Ondernemers Van Nature                                       3.33
13 Inter Region Pruneau                                        11.07
14 Equipe Composite Rostex Quantim                             17.22
15 Therme Skin Care                                            26.31
16 Lithuanian National Team                                    27.28
17 @Home Cycling Team                                          35.46
18 British National Team                                       36.00