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GP Costa Etrusca-Giro dei comuni Castellina M.MA-Santa Luce - 1.2
Italy, March 30, 2008
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- Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo Lifeforce) leads a breakaway.
- Alison Powers (USA National Team) has a clear message on her wrist 'Dopers Suck'.
- The breakaway included Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo Lifeforce), Judith Arndt (High Road), Nicole Brandli (Bigla), Noemi Cantele(Bigla), Fabiana Luperini (Menikini Selle Italia), Trixi Worrack (Nürnberger), Julia Martisova (Gauss-RDZ) and Regina Bruins (Dutch National Team).
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini Selle Italia) attempted a solo breakaway...
- ...but Noemi Cantele (Bigla) and Regina Bruins (Dutch National Team) launch a surprise move.
- Noemi Cantele (Bigla) reminds herself that it is better to escape alone.
- Noemi Cantele (Bigla) shake her fist as she takes victory.
- Second placed Regina Bruins (Dutch National Team) and third placed Judith Arndt (High Road).
- The cup awaits its winner.
- Noemi Cantele (Bigla) shows her happiness.
- Podium (L-R): Regina Bruins (Dutch National Team), Noemi Cantele (Bigla) and Judith Arndt (Team High Road Women)
- Podium (L-R): Regina Bruins (Dutch National Team), Noemi Cantele (Bigla) and Judith Arndt (Team High Road Women)
- Noemi Cantele (Bigla) pops the champagne.
- The Polikeviciute twins (L-R) Jolanta and Rasa (Cirio Forno D'Asolo).
- Grete Treier (Gauss-RDZ) stretches before the start.
- Lythuanien Erika Vilunaite (System Data Fanini).
- The Dilà Trio: (L-R) South African Arien Torsius , Sweden's Sara Mustonen, and Spains Marta Vilajosana.
- Evelyn Staffler and the Italian champion Eva Lechner (Colnago Arreghini).
- Silvia Parietti (Gauss-RDZ) her father is the organizator of this two day races.
- The Czech biker Tereza Hurikova (Chirio Forno D'Asolo).
- The Starter, Castellina Mayor and the organizer Renzo Parietti.
- The breakaway: Agne Bagdanoviciute (System Data Fanini) and Anna Zugno (Fassa Bortolo).
- A puncture resulted in a change of wheel for Grete Treier (Gauss-RDZ).
- The other breakaway of the day: Pascale Schinder (Cervelo Lifeforce).
- Swiss rider, Pascale Schinder (Cervelo Lifeforce) during her solo breakaway.
- The peloton passes through the feed station.
- Cervelo Lifeforce team made the race hard.
- The peloton streched out on one of the descents.
Results - 109 km
1 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 2.43.15 (39,694 km/h) 2 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 0.03 3 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 4 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.08 5 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 6 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cyc. 7 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Team Cmax Dila 8 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 9 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss Rdz Ormu 10 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 1.12 11 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 1.20 12 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Dutch National Team 1.45 13 Andrea Graus (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team 14 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record 15 Karin Aune (Swe) Team Uniqa 16 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno D'asolo 17 Erika Viliunaite (Ltu) Team System Data 18 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Gauss Rdz Ormu 19 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 20 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 21 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team 22 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 21 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 22 Tereza Hurikova (Cze) USC Chirio Forno D'asolo 25 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Dutch National Team 26 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 27 Oenone Wood (Aus) Team High Road Women 28 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team High Road Women 29 Irene Van den Broek (Ned) Dutch National Team 30 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs Mista 31 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno D'asolo 32 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cyc. 33 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team 34 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 35 Giada Borgato (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 36 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 37 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss Rdz Ormu 38 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team High Road Women 39 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team 40 Sofie Goor (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 41 Verónica Balderas Leal (Mex) Gauss Rdz Ormu 42 Ausrine Trebaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 43 Linda Serup Villumsen (Den) Team High Road Women 44 Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy 45 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy 46 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs Mista 47 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs Mista 48 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss Rdz Ormu 49 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss Rdz Ormu 50 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 51 Clemilda Silva Fernandes (Bra) USC Chirio Forno D'asolo 52 Elisabeth Braam (Ned) Dutch National Team 53 Gloria Presti (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 54 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 55 Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team 56 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy 57 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 58 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 59 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 60 Emma Rickards (Aus) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cyc.Team 61 Caroline Steffen (Swi) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cyc.Team 62 Mega Garnier (USA) USA National Team 63 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo 64 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Team Uniqa 65 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women 66 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 67 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss Rdz Ormu 68 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss Rdz Ormu 69 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia
Past winners
2007 Martina Corazza (Ita)