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21st Internationale Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen - 2.1W
Germany, July 22-27, 2008
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Stage 3 - July 24: Rund um Greiz, 104.5km
Stage and lead for Cantele
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Noemi Cantele of Team Bigla won the third stage of the Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, and she took over the leader's jersey as well. She attacked out of an escape group to win by 47 seconds over Emma Johansson (AA Drink Cycling Team) and Kimberly Anderson (Team Columbia Women).
"In the first two stages all my attempts to get away from the field were unsuccessful because the Germans caught me every time," Cantele said. "When Trixi Worrack's attack failed today, I took a chance. Thank God I came through, because Trixi came after me. Some time it just had to work."
The stage ran 104.7 km over a rolling course. Cantele was in a 10-woman strong escape group, from which she broke away 18 km before the finish line. She was able to build up a 47 second lead over the first of her former escape companions, which also included Judith Arndt, Trixi Worrack, Christine Soeder and Karin Thürig. The escape group had formed 45 kilometres into the race.
Cantele took over the leader's jersey from Priska Doppmann, who was tired after her efforts the previous day and finished only 24th, 2'21 down. Johansson is now second overall and Arndt third.
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- Carmen McNellis (USA) was in a relaxed mood before the start.
- The Canadians were obvious at the front in the early part of the stage.
- Karin Thürig (Cervelo Lifeforce) glances over her shoulder at team-mate Carla Ryan as the break moves away from the bunch.
- Kim Anderson (Team Columbia) checks in on team radio.
- The bunch climb towards Brockau just a few seconds down on the break at this stage.
- Noemi Cantele (Team Bigla) and Emma Johannson (Sweden) which was lined with spectators.
- Carla Ryan (Cervelo Lifeforce) finished fifth
- Priska Doppmann (Cervelo Lifeforce) in the race leader's jersey.
- Noemi Cantele (Team Bigla) enjoys her solo win
- Emma Johansson (Sweden) was second and took over the sprint jersey.
- Kim Anderson (Team Columbia) took third ahead of Martina Corraza (RDS Guas) - the most aggressive rider of the stage.
- Cantele on the top of the podium, flanked by Johansson and Anderson
- Cheers - the benefits of a brewery as race sponsor
- Felicia Gomez (Canada) pulls on the mountains jersey
- Felicia Gomez (Canada) - mountains jersey leader
- Noemi Cantele (Team Bigla) took over the race lead
- Thumbs-up from Giada Borgata as she receives a pre-race rub from the Menikini soigneur.
- Priska Doppmann (Cervelo Lifeforce) ready to go racing as leader.
- Karin Thürig (Cervelo Lifeforce) corners with style at the front of the break.
- Janel Holcomb (Webcor) climbs in front of a throng of spectators.
- A view back down the final 125m of the stage around Greiz.
Results
1 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 2.57.34 (35.749 km/h) 2 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 0.47 3 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia Women 4 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 5 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 7 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 8 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.52 9 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 10 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 1.37 11 Anita Valen-de Vries (Nor) Team Flexpoint 2.21 12 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Belgian National Team 13 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 14 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 15 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 16 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Belgian National Team 17 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 18 Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 19 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 20 Laure Werner (Bel) Belgian National Team 21 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 22 Karin Aune (Swe) Swedish National Team 23 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 24 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 25 Angela Hennig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 26 Leigh Hobson (Can) Canadian National Team 27 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 28 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia Women 29 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 30 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team 31 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 32 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 33 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 34 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 35 Bianca Knöpfle (Ger) Team Flexpoint 36 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint 37 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 38 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 39 Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team 2.30 40 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 41 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 42 Karen Steurs (Bel) Belgian National Team 43 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 44 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 45 Alison Testroete (Can) Canadian National Team 46 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 47 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 48 Christina Ruiter (USA) USA National Team 49 Jacobien Kanis (Ned) Team Flexpoint 2.42 50 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 51 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 2.48 52 Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 4.05 53 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 54 Marieke Van Wanroy (Ned) Team DSB Bank 4.29 55 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Team Columbia Women 56 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 7.29 57 Sabine Spitz (Ger) German National Team 8.48 58 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 59 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 60 Beate Zanner (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 61 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 62 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Belgian National Team 63 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 64 Janel Holcomb (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 65 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 66 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 9.25 67 Carmen McNellis (USA) USA National Team 18.07 68 Odette Bertolin (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 69 Heather Logan (Can) Canadian National Team 70 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Belgian National Team 71 Giada Borgato (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 72 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 73 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 74 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team 75 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Swedish National Team 76 Martina Scoppa (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 77 Andrea Grauss (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team 78 Adelheid Morath (Ger) German National Team 79 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 80 Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) Swedish National Team 23.00 81 Francesca Faustini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 82 Rosemarie Mayer (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 83 Virginia Henning (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 84 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team DNF Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank DNF Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team DNF Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team Points Sprint #1 1 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 3 pts 2 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 2 3 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 1 Sprint #2 1 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 3 pts 2 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 2 3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 1 Sprint #3 1 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 3 pts 2 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 2 3 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 1 Mountains KOM #1 1 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 3 pts 2 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2 3 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 1 KOM #2 1 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 5 pts 2 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 3 3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 2 KOM #3 1 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 3 pts 2 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 2 3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 1 Teams 1 Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 8.55.58 2 Team Columbia Women 0.39 3 Gauss RDZ Ormu 4 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2.27 5 Belgian National Team 3.47 6 Team Flexpoint 7 Team DSB Bank 8 Safi-Pasta Zara Manhatten 3.56 9 Canadian National Team 4.05 10 Webcor Builders 11 USA National Team 12 Bigla Cycling Team 6.34 13 German National Team 10.14 14 Team Rothaus - Rügenfisch 16.41 15 Swedish National Team 17.59 16 Menikini Selle Italia 19.33 General classification after stage 3 1 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 7.18.33 2 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 0.52 3 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 1.08 4 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.09 5 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.14 6 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia Women 1.15 7 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.19 8 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 9 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 1.24 10 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 2.04 11 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 2.15 12 Angela Hennig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 2.24 13 Anita Valen-de Vries (Nor) Team Flexpoint 2.37 14 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 2.41 15 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team 16 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Belgian National Team 2.43 17 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 2.46 18 Karin Aune (Swe) Swedish National Team 19 Laure Werner (Bel) Belgian National Team 2.48 20 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 21 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Belgian National Team 22 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 23 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 24 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 2.52 25 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 2.53 26 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 27 Bianca Knöpfle (Ger) Team Flexpoint 28 Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 29 Leigh Hobson (Can) Canadian National Team 30 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 31 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 32 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia Women 33 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 34 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint 35 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 36 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 3.01 37 Karen Steurs (Bel) Belgian National Team 3.02 38 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 39 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 40 Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team 41 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 42 Christina Ruiter (USA) USA National Team 43 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 3.10 44 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 3.14 45 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 4.37 46 Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 47 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Team Columbia Women 5.01 48 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 7.25 49 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 9.09 50 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 9.15 51 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Belgian National Team 9.20 52 Janel Holcomb (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 53 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 54 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 10.14 55 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 10.35 56 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 10.37 57 Jacobien Kanis (Ned) Team Flexpoint 15.11 58 Beate Zanner (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 16.41 59 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 18.34 60 Giada Borgato (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 18.37 61 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 18.39 62 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 21.04 63 Sabine Spitz (Ger) German National Team 21.35 64 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 22.11 65 Alison Testroete (Can) Canadian National Team 22.20 66 Marieke Van Wanroy (Ned) Team DSB Bank 22.36 67 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 22.46 68 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 23.04 69 Heather Logan (Can) Canadian National Team 24.13 70 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Swedish National Team 26.00 71 Carmen McNellis (USA) USA National Team 72 Andrea Grauss (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team 27.41 73 Francesca Faustini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 30.53 74 Adelheid Morath (Ger) German National Team 31.15 75 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team 33.34 76 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 35.55 77 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Belgian National Team 37.23 78 Rosemarie Mayer (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 42.50 79 Martina Scoppa (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 43.07 80 Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) Swedish National Team 47.44 81 Virginia Henning (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 82 Odette Bertolin (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 49.33 83 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 49.42 84 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team 54.36 Points classification 1 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 9 pts 2 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 8 3 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 8 4 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 5 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 4 6 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 3 7 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 3 8 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 3 9 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team 2 10 Karin Aune (Swe) Swedish National Team 2 11 Giada Borgato (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 2 12 Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 2 13 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 1 14 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1 Mountains classification 1 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 11 pts 2 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 9 3 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 8 4 Karin Thürig (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 8 5 Angela Hennig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 6 6 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 5 7 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 3 8 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 3 9 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 3 10 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 3 11 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 3 12 Karin Aune (Swe) Swedish National Team 2 13 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1 Young rider classification 1 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Belgian National Team 7.21.21 2 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.05 3 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 4 Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team 0.14 5 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 6 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 0.22 7 Jacobien Kanis (Ned) Team Flexpoint 12.23 8 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 15.46 9 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 18.16 10 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 20.16 11 Francesca Faustini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 28.05 12 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team 30.46 13 Martina Scoppa (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 40.19 14 Virginia Henning (Ger) Mix-Team Rothaus – Rügenfisch 44.56 15 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Canadian National Team 51.48 Teams classification 1 Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 21.59.59 2 Gauss RDZ Ormu 0.51 3 Team Columbia Women 1.01 4 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2.39 5 Belgian National Team 3.59 6 Team Flexpoint 4.07 7 Safi-Pasta Zara Manhatten 4.18 8 Team DSB Bank 4.23 9 Webcor Builders 4.27 10 Canadian National Team 4.37 11 Bigla Cycling Team 6.46 12 USA National Team 11.58 13 German National Team 17.57 14 Menikini Selle Italia 19.55 15 Swedish National Team 25.35 16 Team Rothaus - Rügenfisch 55.36
