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Tour de L'Aude Feminin - 2.9.1

France, May 14-23, 2004

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Stage 7 - May 20: Arzens to Montreal d’Aude, 121km

Heal soloes to a stage win for Britain

By Kristy Scrymgeour

Rachel Heal (British National Team) took the seventh stage of Tour de l'Aude today when she attacked a break of four and soloed to the finish. Heal's strong performance moves her up in the general classification from 20th to seventh place. She now sits just behind Judith Ardnt (Nurnberger) and 1'43" down on race leader Dede Barry (T-Mobile).

The stage that travelled 121km from Arzens to Montreal d'Aude was considered to be a good day for a break to occur, whilst GC riders would be expected to be saving themselves for tomorrow's climb up Pic du Nore. Sure enough, within the first kilometres of the stage, a break of four had formed that would stay away for the remainder of the race. In the break were Kym Shirley (Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti), Chantal Beltman (Ondernemers Van Nature), Cindy Pieters (Vlaanderen T Interim) and Heal. Conditions were windy and hot and the terrain was hard, but the break succeeded in staying away. On the final climb which was also responsible for splitting up the main peloton, Heal attacked the break and was able to open up a very quick gap and solo to victory eventually gaining 2'25" by the finish line. Beltman came in next to take second place followed by Shirley and Pieters. Another 15" back, Angela Brodtka (German National Team) took the sprint for fifth place from the peloton.

The T-Mobile trio of Barry, Kimberly Bruckner and Kristen Armstrong finished safely in the bunch in 21st, 22nd and 23rd position today and hold their places in GC. There was a small split in the bunch between 10th and 11th place coming into the sprint however, with Lyne Bessette (Canadian National Team) and Judith Arndt (Nurnberger) finishing ahead of the split and taking back four valuable seconds to the leaders. Every second will count in the next few days where the tough stages could rearrange the GC once again.

Tomorrow riders face a double day, the second stage being the infamous Pic de Nore. Despite being only a 45km stage, it is primarily all up hill and will be a vital stage for the GC riders.

Results

1 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                     3.39.19
2 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                   2.25
3 Kym Shirley (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                2.26
4 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                       2.34
5 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team                      2.51
6 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                         
7 Priska Doppmann (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                         
8 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S                                     
9 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox               
10 Judith Arndt (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                        
11 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                   2.55
12 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team              
13 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team S.A.T.S                              
14 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team                      
15 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team                          
16 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau              
17 Ghita Beltman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                            
18 Nadia Triquet Claude (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                   
19 Edwige Pitel (Fra) French National Team                           
20 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti          
21 Amy Moore (Can) Canadian National Team                            
22 Kristin Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile                                  
23 Deidre Demet-Barry (USA) T-Mobile                                 
24 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile                                  
25 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) German National Team                     3.08
26 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                        
27 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Australian National Team                   
28 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team                 
29 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team                           
30 Corinne Hierckens (Bel) Basis-Aude Mixed                          
31 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox              
32 Leah Goldstein (Isr) Basis-Aude Mixed                             
33 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team                           
34 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Basis-Aude Mixed                               
35 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                       
36 Luise Keller (Ger) German National Team                           
37 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Basis-Aude Mixed                            
38 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) French National Team                        
39 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team                       
40 Suzanne Bayer (Ger) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum               
41 Tina Liebig (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                     3.18
42 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                                   
43 Zlatica Gavlakova-Bazola (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau               
44 Mette Fisher Andreasen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                         
45 Christina Peick-Anders (Den) Team S.A.T.S                         
46 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Therme Skin Care                        
47 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                     
48 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox          3.27
49 Sara Symington (GBr) British National Team                        
50 Debby Mansveld (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                         
51 Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti              
52 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                         
53 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile                                  
54 Catherine Hare (GBr) British National Team                        
55 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                 
56 Jessica Philipps (USA) Nurnberger Versicherung                    
57 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                      
58 Kristen Lasasso (USA) Basis-Aude Mixed                            
59 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team                  3.38
60 Kathy Watt (Aus) Basis-Aude Mixed                                 
61 Madelaine Sandig (Ger) German National Team                       
62 Nicole Demars (Can) Canadian National Team                    3.47
63 Saskia Elemans (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                           
64 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Therme Skin Care                          
65 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti             3.54
66 Natalie Bates (Aus) Australian National Team                  3.55
67 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum           4.01
68 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung                  
69 Helen Saunders (GBr) British National Team                    4.06
70 Elodie Leroux (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                          
71 Birgit Hollmann (Ger) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum         4.16
72 Aneke Hassink (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                        4.35
73 Corrien Van Haastert (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                 
74 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox              
75 Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) British National Team               7.27
76 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau             11.49
77 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S                                
78 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                          
79 Kristen Wild (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                             
80 Gina Grain (Can) Canadian National Team                           
81 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti              
82 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum           
83 Lara Kroepsch (USA) T-Mobile                                      
84 Petra Rossner (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                       
85 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team              17.04
86 Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                  17.28
87 Janieke Vos (Ned) Therme Skin Care                           22.48
88 Minke Van Dongen (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                22.55
89 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team               30.35
90 Ramune Lipinskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team            30.59
91 Janildes Silva (Bra) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox                 
92 Indre Januleviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team           33.49
93 Kathy White (Can) Canadian National Team                     41.59
94 Klara Sintakova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum        42.17
95 Lenka Valova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum                
DNF Veerle Ingels (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                         
DNF Josephine Groenveld (Ned) Therme Skin Care                       
DNF Kirsty Nicole Robb (NZl) Therme Skin Care                        
DNF Loes Markerink (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                          
 
General classification after stage 7
 
1 Deidre Demet-Barry (USA) T-Mobile                          16.47.57
2 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile                               0.22
3 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                    0.26
4 Kristin Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile                               0.37
5 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                     1.17
6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                     1.32
7 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                        1.43
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox           2.03
9 Priska Doppmann (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                     2.20
10 Ghita Beltman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                        2.39
11 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                  2.40
12 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team                  2.47
13 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti      2.53
14 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Australian National Team               3.20
15 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                   3.34
16 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team S.A.T.S                          3.47
17 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                      3.54
18 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team                     4.21
19 Edwige Pitel (Fra) French National Team                       4.44
20 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team                       4.46
21 Leah Goldstein (Isr) Basis-Aude Mixed                         4.47
22 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                  5.05
23 Luise Keller (Ger) German National Team                       5.13
24 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team                      5.18
25 Corinne Hierckens (Bel) Basis-Aude Mixed                      5.46
26 Amy Moore (Can) Canadian National Team                        5.49
27 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum           6.05
28 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team                       6.37
29 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) French National Team                    6.39
30 Madelaine Sandig (Ger) German National Team                   6.55
31 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team             7.00
32 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S                                7.32
33 Nadia Triquet Claude (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau               7.44
34 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          7.56
35 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) German National Team                     8.00
36 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Therme Skin Care                    8.03
37 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti             8.04
38 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team                   8.32
39 Christina Peick-Anders (Den) Team S.A.T.S                     9.04
40 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau         10.05
41 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                    11.13
42 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                              11.29
43 Mette Fisher Andreasen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                    11.44
44 Nicole Demars (Can) Canadian National Team                   12.13
45 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox         12.41
46 Kristen Lasasso (USA) Basis-Aude Mixed                       13.11
47 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Basis-Aude Mixed                       13.40
48 Tina Liebig (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                    14.16
49 Birgit Hollmann (Ger) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum        14.59
50 Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti         16.27
51 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                   16.59
52 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile                             17.04
53 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                17.05
54 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S                           18.09
55 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Basis-Aude Mixed                          19.22
56 Kym Shirley (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti              19.45
57 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti            24.24
58 Lara Kroepsch (USA) T-Mobile                                 24.43
59 Jessica Philipps (USA) Nurnberger Versicherung               24.48
60 Suzanne Bayer (Ger) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum          25.07
61 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox         25.29
62 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team                 25.47
63 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox         29.06
64 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti         30.05
65 Zlatica Gavlakova-Bazola (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau          32.04
66 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Therme Skin Care                     34.01
67 Catherine Hare (GBr) British National Team                   35.09
68 Natalie Bates (Aus) Australian National Team                 35.29
69 Sara Symington (GBr) British National Team                   37.22
70 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau             45.20
71 Saskia Elemans (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                      45.22
72 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung             46.14
73 Elodie Leroux (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                     47.21
74 Petra Rossner (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                  48.31
75 Corrien Van Haastert (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature            52.25
76 Kathy Watt (Aus) Basis-Aude Mixed                            52.35
77 Aneke Hassink (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                       53.05
78 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                     54.35
79 Kristen Wild (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                        55.06
80 Helen Saunders (GBr) British National Team                   59.18
81 Debby Mansveld (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                  1.06.50
82 Janieke Vos (Ned) Therme Skin Care                         1.11.20
83 Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) British National Team            1.12.49
84 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum    1.14.59
85 Gina Grain (Can) Canadian National Team                    1.19.25
86 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team             1.19.30
87 Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                1.22.02
88 Minke Van Dongen (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature              1.24.41
89 Janildes Silva (Bra) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox          1.34.12
90 Kathy White (Can) Canadian National Team                   2.05.21
91 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team            2.05.50
92 Indre Januleviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team         2.07.09
93 Lenka Valova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum         2.19.05
94 Klara Sintakova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum      2.25.06
95 Ramune Lipinskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          2.29.38
 
Points classification
 
1 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S                                  144 pts
2 Priska Doppmann (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                      113
3 Ghita Beltman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                          110
4 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team                       106
5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                       98
6 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                     86
7 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                83
8 Deidre Demet-Barry (USA) T-Mobile                                73
9 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox             73
10 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                     68
11 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                      64
12 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team                    55
13 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                         48
14 Kristin Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile                                45
15 Sara Symington (GBr) British National Team                      40
16 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile                                39
17 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox            37
18 Luise Keller (Ger) German National Team                         34
19 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                    31
20 Kym Shirley (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                 30
21 Nadia Triquet Claude (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                 27
22 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                        26
23 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                     23
24 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Basis-Aude Mixed                             20
25 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau            20
26 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team                         18
27 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team S.A.T.S                            18
28 Amy Moore (Can) Canadian National Team                          16
29 Corinne Hierckens (Bel) Basis-Aude Mixed                        16
30 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                      14
31 Petra Rossner (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                     13
32 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team                        13
33 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                        10
34 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti         9
35 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team             9
36 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox             8
37 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                        6
38 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile                                 5
39 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Australian National Team                  4
40 Natalie Bates (Aus) Australian National Team                     4
41 Kristen Wild (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                            4
42 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                3
43 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team                3
44 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team                          3
45 Edwige Pitel (Fra) French National Team                          2
46 Mette Fisher Andreasen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                        2
47 Elodie Leroux (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                         2
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team                         21 pts
2 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team                     20
3 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                      15
4 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                           9
5 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                        7
6 Edwige Pitel (Fra) French National Team                           6
7 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S                                    5
8 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti          5
9 Kym Shirley (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                   4
10 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox             4
11 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                         3
12 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                     2
13 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team S.A.T.S                             1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Ghita Beltman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                           20 pts
2 Debby Mansveld (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                        14
3 Kym Shirley (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                  11
4 Janildes Silva (Bra) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox                 9
5 Gina Grain (Can) Canadian National Team                           8
6 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                          8
7 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                           8
8 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                      7
9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                       6
10 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team                   5
11 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team                       4
12 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Basis-Aude Mixed                              3
13 Priska Doppmann (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim                       3
14 Elodie Leroux (Fra) Inter Region Pruneau                         3
15 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung                 2
16 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubineterie-Guerciotti                2
17 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team                     1
18 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile                                 1
19 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team                          1
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                16.48.23
2 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team                      3.55
3 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team                        4.20
4 Luise Keller (Ger) German National Team                        4.47
5 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team                       4.52
6 Corinne Hierckens (Bel) Basis-Aude Mixed                       5.20
7 Madelaine Sandig (Ger) German National Team                    6.29
8 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) German National Team                      7.34
9 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team                    8.06
10 Mette Fisher Andreasen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                    11.18
11 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature                16.39
12 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox         25.03
13 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team                 25.21
14 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox         28.40
15 Catherine Hare (GBr) British National Team                   34.43
16 Corrien Van Haastert (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature            51.59
17 Aneke Hassink (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                       52.39
18 Kristen Wild (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                        54.40
19 Helen Saunders (GBr) British National Team                   58.52
20 Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team                1.21.36
21 Minke Van Dongen (Ned) Ondernemers Van Nature              1.24.15
22 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team            2.05.24
23 Indre Januleviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team         2.06.43
24 Lenka Valova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum         2.18.39
25 Klara Sintakova (Cze) Equipe Composite Rostex Quantum      2.24.40
26 Ramune Lipinskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          2.29.12
 
Teams classification
 
1 T-Mobile                                                   50.24.49
2 Nurnberger Versicherung                                        5.40
3 Australian National Team                                       7.47
4 Nobili Rubineterie Guerciotti                                 11.08
5 German National Team                                          12.02
6 Team S.A.T.S                                                  13.13
7 Ondernemers Van Nature                                        13.15
8 Canada                                                        14.32
9 Basis-Aude Mixed                                              16.11
10 French National Team                                         16.57
11 Vlaanderen T Interim                                         23.56
12 Sc Michela Fanini Record Rox                                 34.03
13 Inter Region Pruneau                                         37.42
14 Equipe Composite Rostex Quantim                              45.13
15 British National Team                                      1.10.03
16 Lithuanian National Team                                   1.19.37
17 @Home Cycling Team                                         1.27.34
18 Therme Skin Care                                           1.30.20