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21st Internationale Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen - 2.1W
Germany, July 22-27, 2008
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Stage 2 - July 23: Rund um Gera, 122.5km
Doppmann escapes for stage and lead
By Susan Westemeyer
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Priska Doppmann of Team Cervélo Lifeforce used an 18-kilometre long solo escape to win the second stage of the Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen and took over the leader's jersey as well. Former leader Angela Hennig (DSB Bank) won the field sprint 17 seconds later for second place in both the stage and the overall, with Anita Valen-de Vries (Flexpoint) finishing third on the day.
"I knew I wouldn't have any chance against the good sprinters in the field," Doppmann said, "so I had to take my chance with a solo flight. And when they hesitated in the field, I gave gas. Up until nearly the finish, I thought, if they work together, they would get me. But today it all worked out."
An 11-rider strong group formed after 35 kilometres, which included favourites Judith Arndt, Hanka Kupfernagel, Noemi Cantele and Suzanne de Goede. But after reaching a lead of 1'10, the gap melted away and the peloton caught up.
When Swiss rider Doppmann accelerated through a turn the field hesitated. Doppmann quickly realised it and took off. She was able to stay away until the end.
300 metres before the finish line Arndt was leading the chase when she misdirected her bike and ended up off the course. She did not crash and was able to return and finish 26 seconds down.
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- Race leader Angela Hennig (DSB Bank) lines up in Gera for Stage 2.
- Felicia Gomez (Canadian National Team) leads the bunch up the climb from Kleinsaara.
- The bunch are content to allow Felicia Gomez (Canadian National Team) some time at the front.
- Alison Powers (USA National Team) and Alison Testroete (Canadian National Team) on the climb.
- Hanka Kupfernagel (German National Team) and Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) climb out of Robben.
- Suzanne De Goede (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) focussed on climbing but is the leader in the sprints competition.
- Karin Thurig (Cervelo Lifeforce) leads the bunch towards Polzig with 35 km to go.
- Kim Anderson (Team Columbia) was most aggressive rider on Stage 1.
- Regina Schleicher (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) chases through Gera with just a few kilometres to go.
- Stage winner Priska Doppmann (Cervelo Lifeforce) with Angela Hennig (DSB Bank) and Anita Valen (Flexpoint).
- Priska Doppmann (Cervelo Lifeforce) is the new race leader after Stage 2.
- Jersey wearers Trixi Worrack (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung), Priska Doppmann (Cervelo Lifeforce), Suzanne De Goede (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) and Marina Romoli (Menikini - Selle Italia).
- Priska Doppmann (Cervelo Lifeforce) made a solo break, which was successful, for the stage win.
- Hanka Kupfernagel (German National Team) chases back to the peloton after puncturing in Gera with only nine kilometres to go.
Results
1 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 2.47.51 (43.789 km/h) 2 Angela Hennig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 0.17 3 Anita Valen-de Vries (Nor) Team Flexpoint 0.18 4 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 5 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 6 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Belgian National Team 0.20 7 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 8 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 9 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 10 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 11 Laure Werner (Bel) Belgian National Team 12 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 13 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 14 Karin Aune (Swe) Swedish National Team 15 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 16 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 17 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 18 Bianca Knöpfle (Ger) Team Flexpoint 19 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 20 Giada Borgato (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 21 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Belgian National Team 22 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team 23 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 24 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 25 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 26 Karen Steurs (Bel) Belgian National Team 27 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Belgian National Team 28 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 29 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 30 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 0.26 31 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 32 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 33 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 34 Leigh Hobson (Can) Canadian National Team 35 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Swedish National Team 36 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 37 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Team Columbia Women 38 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia Women 39 Janel Holcomb (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 40 Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 41 Heather Logan (Can) Canadian National Team 42 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 43 Beate Zanner (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 44 Carmen McNellis (USA) USA National Team 45 Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 46 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 47 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 48 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint 49 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 50 Francesca Faustini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 51 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia Women 52 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 53 Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team 54 Christina Ruiter (USA) USA National Team 55 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 56 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 57 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 58 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 59 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 60 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 61 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 62 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 63 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 64 Sabine Spitz (Ger) German National Team 65 Adelheid Morath (Ger) German National Team 0.35 66 Andrea Grauss (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team 2.01 67 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team 2.54 68 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 3.40 69 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 4.43 70 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 71 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 72 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 73 Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) Swedish National Team 12.17 74 Rosemarie Mayer (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 75 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 76 Alison Testroete (Can) Canadian National Team 77 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 78 Martina Scoppa (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 79 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Belgian National Team 80 Marieke Van Wanroy (Ned) Team DSB Bank 81 Virginia Henning (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 82 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 83 Jacobien Kanis (Ned) Team Flexpoint 84 Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 85 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Columbia Women 86 Odette Bertolin (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 18.57 87 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 88 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 89 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team 90 Mandy Milow (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch Points Sprint #1 1 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 3 pts 2 Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 2 3 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 1 Sprint #2 1 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3 pts 2 Karin Aune (Swe) Swedish National Team 2 3 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1 Sprint #3 1 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3 pts 2 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team 2 3 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 1 Sprint #4 1 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 3 pts 2 Giada Borgato (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 2 3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 1 Mountains KOM #1 1 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 5 pts 2 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 3 3 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2 KOM #2 1 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 3 pts 2 Karin Aune (Swe) Swedish National Team 2 3 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1 Teams 1 Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 8.24.17 2 Gauss RDZ Ormu 0.16 3 Belgian National Team 4 Menikini Selle Italia 5 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 Team Flexpoint 0.20 7 Swedish National Team 8 Bigla Cycling Team 0.22 9 Webcor Builders 10 Team DSB Bank 0.25 11 USA National Team 0.28 12 Safi-Pasta Zara Manhatten 13 German National Team 14 Canadian National Team 0.34 15 Team Columbia Women 16 Team Rothaus - Rügenfisch 16.42 General classification after stage 2 1 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 4.20.53 2 Angela Hennig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 0.09 3 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 0.21 4 Anita Valen-de Vries (Nor) Team Flexpoint 0.22 5 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 0.23 6 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.26 7 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team 8 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.27 9 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 0.28 10 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Belgian National Team 11 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 12 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 0.31 13 Karin Aune (Swe) Swedish National Team 14 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.33 15 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 16 Laure Werner (Bel) Belgian National Team 17 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 18 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 19 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 20 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 21 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 22 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Belgian National Team 23 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 24 Giada Borgato (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.36 25 Bianca Knöpfle (Ger) Team Flexpoint 0.38 26 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Belgian National Team 27 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 28 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 29 Karen Steurs (Bel) Belgian National Team 30 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 0.39 31 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 0.43 32 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 0.44 33 Leigh Hobson (Can) Canadian National Team 34 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Team Columbia Women 35 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 36 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 37 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia Women 38 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 39 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia Women 40 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 41 Janel Holcomb (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 42 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 43 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 44 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 45 Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 46 Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 47 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 48 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint 49 Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team 50 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 51 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 52 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 53 Christina Ruiter (USA) USA National Team 54 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 55 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 1.01 56 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4.45 57 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 5.01 58 Heather Logan (Can) Canadian National Team 6.18 59 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 8.03 60 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Swedish National Team 8.05 61 Beate Zanner (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 62 Carmen McNellis (USA) USA National Team 63 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 64 Francesca Faustini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 65 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 8.20 66 Andrea Grauss (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team 9.40 67 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 11.16 68 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 12.22 69 Jacobien Kanis (Ned) Team Flexpoint 12.35 70 Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 71 Sabine Spitz (Ger) German National Team 12.59 72 Adelheid Morath (Ger) German National Team 13.14 73 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 14.22 74 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team 15.33 75 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 18.13 76 Marieke Van Wanroy (Ned) Team DSB Bank 77 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Belgian National Team 19.22 78 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 19.56 79 Alison Testroete (Can) Canadian National Team 80 Rosemarie Mayer (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 81 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 82 Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) Swedish National Team 24.50 83 Virginia Henning (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 84 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Columbia Women 24.56 85 Martina Scoppa (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 25.06 86 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 26.36 87 Odette Bertolin (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 31.32 88 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 31.41 89 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team 31.42 90 Mandy Milow (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 31.47 Points classification 1 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 pts 2 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 3 3 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 3 4 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 3 5 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 3 6 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 3 7 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 3 8 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team 2 9 Karin Aune (Swe) Swedish National Team 2 10 Giada Borgato (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 2 11 Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 2 12 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 2 13 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 1 14 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1 Mountains classification 1 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 9 pts 2 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 8 3 Angela Hennig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 6 4 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 5 5 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3 6 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 3 7 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 3 8 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 3 9 Karin Aune (Swe) Swedish National Team 2 10 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 2 11 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1 Young rider classification 1 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 4.21.26 2 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Belgian National Team 3 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.11 4 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 5 Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team 6 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 7 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 0.28 8 Francesca Faustini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 7.32 9 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 11.49 10 Jacobien Kanis (Ned) Team Flexpoint 12.02 11 Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 12 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 13.49 13 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team 15.00 14 Virginia Henning (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 24.17 15 Martina Scoppa (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 24.33 16 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team 31.09 17 Mandy Milow (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 31.14 Teams classification 1 Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 13.04.07 2 Gauss RDZ Ormu 0.06 3 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4 Belgian National Team 5 Bigla Cycling Team 0.12 6 Menikini Selle Italia 0.16 7 Team Flexpoint 0.20 8 Webcor Builders 0.22 9 Safi-Pasta Zara Manhatten 0.28 10 Team Columbia Women 0.34 11 Team DSB Bank 0.42 12 Canadian National Team 0.44 13 Swedish National Team 7.36 14 German National Team 7.49 15 USA National Team 7.59 16 Team Rothaus - Rügenfisch 38.55
