20th Internationale Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen - 2.1 (W)

Germany, July 24-29, 2007

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Stage 1 - July 24: Gera (TTT), 4.2 km

Raleigh takes lead in TTT

Time trial world champion Karin Thürig led her Raleigh-Lifeforce team to the win the team time trial opening the women's Thüringer Rundfahrt ahead of Team Bigla and T-Mobile Team. Priska Doppmann crossed the finish line first and will wear the leader's jersey.

The course was only 4.2 km and ran 2.1 km uphill and then back down. Because it was such a short distance, the teams were introduced and sent off on the course. Only when they finished was the next team introduced and started.

Raleigh needed only 6.04 to cover the course, and the slowest team only 45 seconds more.

Andrea Graus (Nürnberger) was voted the most aggressive rider and Kate Bates of T-Mobile leads the mountain ranking.

Wednesday's second stage runs 115.7 km around Zeulenroda, Germany, and features three cat. 3 climbs

Photography

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Images by CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net

Andrea Graus leads Équipe Nürnberger up from the start.
Only four starters for AA Drink, including Belgian TT Champion, An van Rie.
Giant Pro Cycling start, spread across the road.
A glance for team-mates in the Koga-Miyata Cycling Team.
Sara Carrigan leads the Australian National team up the left hand gutter.
Iris Slappendal with Team Flexpoint on the right hand side of the road.
Team Bigla get into formation for a fast ride.
Vrienden van het Platteland start in a gloomy light.
Team Stuttgart.
Edwige Pitel leads the Uniqa team.
Kate Bates shows T-Mobile the way to the finish.
Menikini Gysko starts.
Raleigh Lifeforce Creation take to the gutters on each side as they start.
Team Specialized are in a long line on the start hill.
Third-placed T-Mobile.
Raleigh Lifeforce Creation won the TTT in Gera.
Priska Doppmann (Raleigh) takes the race lead, whilst Andrea Graus (Nürnberger) was the most aggressive rider and Kate Bates (T-Mobile) leads the mountains competition.

Results

1 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team    6.04 (41.538 km/h)
2 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team     
3 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team      
4 Emma Rickards (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team          
5 Karin Thürig (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team           
6 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team           
7 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                0.03
8 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                         
9 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                          
10 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team                      
11 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team                          
12 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                         
13 Katherine Bates (Aus) T-Mobile Team - Women                0.06
14 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                       
15 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile Team - Women                        
16 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                      
17 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Team - Women                  
18 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          0.09
19 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung             
20 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung           
21 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung         
22 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung    
23 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung         
24 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team               0.12
25 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) German National Team                   
26 Hanna Klein (Ger) German National Team                         
27 Nina Göhl (Ger) German National Team                           
28 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                     0.15
29 Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                
30 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                              
31 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                               
32 Suzanne Van Veen (Ned) Team Flexpoint                          
33 Marllijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team            0.18
34 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team                    
35 An Van Rie (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team                         
36 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) AA-Drink Cycling Team                    
37 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                0.21
38 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                    
39 Theresa Senff (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                     
40 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                       
41 Virginia Hennig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                   
42 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                    
43 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                    0.24
44 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini - Gysko                   
45 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                           
46 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini - Gysko                              
47 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Gysko                                
48 Eneritz Iturriaga Echevarria Mazag (Spa) Menikini - Gysko      
49 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team               0.27
50 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team                      
51 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team                   
52 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team                   
53 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team                   
54 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team                
55 Yong Li Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                   0.30
56 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                         
57 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                           
58 Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                           
59 Xiao Mei Huang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                    
60 Anita Valen (Nor) Vrienden Van Het Platteland              0.33
61 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland           
62 Emma Mackie (Aus) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                  
63 Janne Brok (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                   
64 Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland           
65 Katie Brown (Aus) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                  
66 Emma Pooley (GBr) Team Specialized Designs For Women       0.36
67 Rosi Mayer (Ger) Team Specialized Designs For Women            
68 Katrin Leumann (Swi) Team Specialized Designs For Women        
69 Sarah Grab (Swi) Team Specialized Designs For Women            
70 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Team Specialized Designs For Women        
71 Larssyn Ruegg (USA) Team Specialized Designs For Women         
72 Nicole Heine (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                0.39
73 Jana Schemmer (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                   
74 Alexandra Nöhles (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                
75 Yvonne Schröder (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                 
76 Britta Nadler (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                   
77 Janke Dorothee (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                  
78 Sandra Dietel (Ger) Team Stuttgart                         0.42
79 Britta Martin (Ger) Team Stuttgart                             
80 Corinna Thum (Ger) Team Stuttgart                              
81 Claudia Meyer (Ger) Team Stuttgart                             
82 Anna-Maria Beyer (Ger) Team Stuttgart                          
83 Romy Kasper (Ger) Team Stuttgart                               
84 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Uniqa                              0.45
85 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Team Uniqa                            
86 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Team Uniqa                            
87 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Team Uniqa                                
88 Katrin Schwing (Ger) German National Team                  1.18
89 Sabine Spitz (Ger) German National Team                    1.33
90 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) T-Mobile Team - Women                  1.46
 
Teams
 
1 Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team                         24.16
2 Bigla Cycling Team                                          0.12
3 T-Mobile Women                                              0.24
4 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                              0.36
5 German National Team                                        0.48
6 Team Flexpoint                                              1.00
7 AA Drink Cycling Team                                       1.12
8 Team Getränke Hoffmann                                      1.24
9 Menikini Selle Italia Gysko                                 1.36
10 Australian National Team                                   1.48
11 Giant Pro Cycling Team                                     2.00
12 Vrienden van het Platteland                                2.12
13 Team Specialized Designs for Women                         2.24
14 Koga-Miyata-Cycling-Team                                   2.36
15 Team Stuttgart                                             2.48
16 Team Uniqa                                                 3.00
 
General Classification after Stage 1
 
1 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team    6.04
2 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team     
3 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team      
4 Emma Rickards (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team          
5 Karin Thürig (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team           
6 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team           
7 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                0.03
8 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                         
9 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                          
10 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team                      
11 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team                          
12 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                         
13 Katherine Bates (Aus) T-Mobile Team - Women                0.06
14 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                       
15 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile Team - Women                        
16 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                      
17 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Team - Women                  
18 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          0.09
19 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung             
20 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung           
21 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung         
22 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung    
23 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung         
24 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team               0.12
25 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) German National Team                   
26 Hanna Klein (Ger) German National Team                         
27 Nina Göhl (Ger) German National Team                           
28 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                     0.15
29 Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                
30 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                              
31 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                               
32 Suzanne Van Veen (Ned) Team Flexpoint                          
33 Marllijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team            0.18
34 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team                    
35 An Van Rie (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team                         
36 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) AA-Drink Cycling Team                    
37 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                0.21
38 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                    
39 Theresa Senff (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                     
40 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                       
41 Virginia Hennig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                   
42 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann                    
43 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                    0.24
44 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini - Gysko                   
45 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                           
46 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini - Gysko                              
47 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Gysko                                
48 Eneritz Iturriaga Echevarria Mazag (Spa) Menikini - Gysko      
49 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team               0.27
50 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team                      
51 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team                   
52 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team                   
53 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team                   
54 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team                
55 Yong Li Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                   0.30
56 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                         
57 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                           
58 Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                           
59 Xiao Mei Huang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                    
60 Anita Valen (Nor) Vrienden Van Het Platteland              0.33
61 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland           
62 Emma Mackie (Aus) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                  
63 Janne Brok (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                   
64 Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland           
65 Katie Brown (Aus) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                  
66 Emma Pooley (GBr) Team Specialized Designs For Women       0.36
67 Rosi Mayer (Ger) Team Specialized Designs For Women            
68 Katrin Leumann (Swi) Team Specialized Designs For Women        
69 Sarah Grab (Swi) Team Specialized Designs For Women            
70 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Team Specialized Designs For Women        
71 Larssyn Ruegg (USA) Team Specialized Designs For Women         
72 Nicole Heine (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                0.39
73 Jana Schemmer (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                   
74 Alexandra Nöhles (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                
75 Yvonne Schröder (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                 
76 Britta Nadler (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                   
77 Janke Dorothee (Ger) Koga-Miyata Cycling Team                  
78 Sandra Dietel (Ger) Team Stuttgart                         0.42
79 Britta Martin (Ger) Team Stuttgart                             
80 Corinna Thum (Ger) Team Stuttgart                              
81 Claudia Meyer (Ger) Team Stuttgart                             
82 Anna-Maria Beyer (Ger) Team Stuttgart                          
83 Romy Kasper (Ger) Team Stuttgart                               
84 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Uniqa                              0.45
85 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Team Uniqa                            
86 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Team Uniqa                            
87 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Team Uniqa                                
88 Katrin Schwing (Ger) German National Team                  1.18
89 Sabine Spitz (Ger) German National Team                    1.33
90 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) T-Mobile Team - Women                  1.46
 
Teams
 
1 Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team                         24.16
2 Bigla Cycling Team                                          0.12
3 T-Mobile Women                                              0.24
4 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                              0.36
5 German National Team                                        0.48
6 Team Flexpoint                                              1.00
7 AA Drink Cycling Team                                       1.12
8 Team Getränke Hoffmann                                      1.24
9 Menikini Selle Italia Gysko                                 1.36
10 Australian National Team                                   1.48
11 Giant Pro Cycling Team                                     2.00
12 Vrienden van het Platteland                                2.12
13 Team Specialized Designs for Women                         2.24
14 Koga-Miyata-Cycling-Team                                   2.36
15 Team Stuttgart                                             2.48
16 Team Uniqa                                                 3.00