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Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile - Memorial Michela Fanini - 2.1 (WE)
Italy, September 16-21, 2008
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Stage 1 - September 16: Viareggio - Viareggio, TTT, 5.45 km
Columbia takes four leaders' jerseys after opening stage
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A strong collective effort by the women of Team Columbia saw them roar to victory in the opening team time trial of the Giro della Toscana - Memorial Michela Fanini in Italy - and pick up four different leaders' jerseys as a result. The Dutch National Team and Equipe Nurnberger finished second and third.
"Linda [Villumsen] was the first rider across the line and so will start Wednesday's stage with the leader's jersey, Ina [Teutenberg] will start with the sprints jersey, Emilia [Fahlin] has the U23 leader's jersey and Chantal [Beltman] has the jersey for the Best Foreign Rider," said manager Petra Rossner.
The teams raced a very short 5.4km with all eight riders. "We had five riders that are the best at this kind of effort do most of the work, and three riders were sitting on," said Rossner of the team's strategy.
"We only lost one rider on the circuit, Mara Abbott - time trialling like this is just not her kind of thing. But to be able to finish with so many riders, seven of the eight, and to win on top of that is a sign we worked it all out well. Other than that, there was no real strategy possible on such a short course, it was just a question of going all out from the gun."
Villumsen was the first rider across the line and so wears the leader's jersey, but Rossner said it was not pre-planned at all. "We didn't work out beforehand that she should be first, instead we wanted everybody to have their chance. Everybody put in a 100 percent effort and nobody is above the rest in this team."
Looking ahead to stage two, Rossner joked, "We're going to try and get in as many breaks as possible on Wednesday stage because with so many different jerseys I don't think the peloton is going to recognise half the team, and they could get away!"
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- Team USA return to the finish in a long line
- Menikini Selle Italia was a tight group at the finish
- The Dilà Monticello Guerciotti team was spread out at the finish
- Elk Haus arrive
- Fenixs starts its second lap of the flat course
- The Germans head into the finish, still together
- Chirio Forno D'Asolo takes the 180 degree corner as it begins lap 2
- Top Girls, Fassa Bortolo was a compact bunch as it approached the line
- The Dutch team heads off on its 5km test
- The Dutch team begins lap two
- Team Columbia is presented to the crowd before the start
- Linda Villumsen brings home the victorious Team Columbia squad
- The 'home team' - Michela Fanini Record Rox
- Equipe Nurnberger was a disciplined line as it took the tight corner into the second lap
- The Canadian National team fights for precious hundredths of seconds
- Julia Martisova (RDZ Gaus) leads the team home
- Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) at the front of a small team
- Team Bigla was fourth fastest
- Linda Villumsen (Team Columbia) wears the Michela Fanini memorial jersey
- A good day for Team Columbia - stage winners, which put Linda Villumsen in the lead
- I usually do this in Italy - Ina-Yoko Teutenberg tells Villumsen as they wait for Brunello Fanini to break the seal on the sparkling wine.
Results
1 Linda Villumsen (Den) Team Columbia Women 6.32.88 (49.93km/h) 2 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia Women 3 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team Columbia Women 4 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Team Columbia Women 5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia Women 6 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Columbia Women 7 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia Women 8 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Dutch National Team 0.03.40 9 Ellen Vad Diik (Ned) Dutch National Team 10 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Dutch National Team 11 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 12 Loos Gunnewiik (Ned) Dutch National Team 13 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Dutch National Team 14 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.07.95 15 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 16 Modosta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 17 Edits Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 18 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 19 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 20 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 21 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 0.09.29 22 Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 23 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 24 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 25 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 26 Andrea Thurig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 27 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 28 Kristin Armstrong (USA) USA National Team 0.16.38 29 Katheryn Curt (USA) USA National Team 30 Amber Rais (USA) USA National Team 31 Kristin Mc Grath (USA) USA National Team 32 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 0.17.16 33 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 34 Angela Hennig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 35 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 36 Martins Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 0.22.26 37 Eva Lechner (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 38 Tatlana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 39 Tanis Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 40 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 41 Veronica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 42 Grote Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 43 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 0.25.05 44 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 45 Laura Morfin Macouzet (Mex) Fenixs 46 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 47 Elisabeth Bram (Ned) Dutch National Team 0.25.85 48 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team 49 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia - Masters Color 0.26.02 50 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia - Masters Color 51 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Masters Color 52 Fabian Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia - Masters Color 53 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia - Masters Color 54 Marina Romoli (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia - Masters Color 55 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Masters Color 56 Julia Blindyuk (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0.29.72 57 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 58 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 59 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 60 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 61 Valentin Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 62 Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 63 Brooke Miller (USA) USA National Team 0.31.24 64 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team 0.31.33 65 Alexandra Wrubleski (Can) Canadian National Team 66 Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team 67 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canadian National Team 68 Felicia Gomez (Can) Canadian National Team 69 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.32.15 70 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 71 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 72 Mazagas Iturriagaechevarria (Spa) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 73 Francesca Faustini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 74 Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 0.36.23 75 Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 76 Anna Zugno (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 77 Valentin Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 78 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 79 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team 0.37.94 80 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 81 Elko Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team 82 Marlon Johrend (Ger) German National Team 83 Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team 84 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team 85 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team Fanini System Data 0.40.84 86 Enka Vilunaite (Ltu) Team Fanini System Data 87 Daniola Cristine Lionco (Bra) Team Fanini System Data 88 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Team Fanini System Data 89 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Team Fanini System Data 90 Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo 0.41.16 91 Janildes Fernandez Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo 92 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo 93 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo 94 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo 95 Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo 96 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo 97 Evelyn Garcia (ESa) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo 98 Mara Abbott (USA) Team Columbia Women 0.41.22 99 Alessia Massaccesi (Ita) Team CMAX Dila 0.41.69 100 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team CMAX Dila 101 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team CMAX Dila 102 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team CMAX Dila 103 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Team CMAX Dila 104 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team CMAX Dila 105 Lisa Marie Degle (Ger) ELK Haus 0.45.11 106 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) ELK Haus 107 Stefanie Degle (Ger) ELK Haus 108 Manuela Grunzweil (Aut) ELK Haus 109 Katarina Uhlarikova (Svk) ELK Haus 110 Samantha Galassi (Ita) Fenixs 0.51.68 111 Svotlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs 112 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank 0.55.64 113 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 0.55.70 114 Silvia Eusebi (Ita) Team CMAX Dila 0.57.15 115 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Menikini - Selle Italia - Masters Color 0.58.72 116 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.03.53 117 Anna Farina (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 1.14.32 118 Marina Khodtchenkova (Rus) Team CMAX Dila 1.19.90 119 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 1.25.07 120 Carmen Mc Nellis (USA) USA National Team 1.25.99 121 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.37.77 122 Melissa Hernandez Arbelar (Ven) Team Fanini System Data 1.54.20 123 Samantha Perna (Ita) Team Fanini System Data 2.21.19 124 Alessandra Lari (Ita) Team Fanini System Data 125 Nadejda Vlasova (Rus) Fenixs 2.25.05
