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Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - 2.9.1

France, August 4-18, 2002

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Stage 6 - August 9: Lyon - Villard de Lans, 125.4km

Twice is Nice for Zoulfia Zabirova

by Chris Henry, Cyclingnews correspondent

Zoulfia Zabirova
Photo: ©AFP

The Grande Boucle Féminine covered another 127km of racing today between Lyon and Villars de Lans. For the second time in this year's Tour, Russian Zoulfia Zabirova (USC Chirio) took the stage victory, and with today's win moved into 4th place in the general classification behind Saturn's Judith Arndt, Leontien Van Moorsel (Farm Frites-Hartol), and Kimberly Bruckner (Saturn).

The racing started early in the stage, into a head wind and with a bonification sprint in Heyrieux, after only 10km. The first QOM climb did not pose a significant challenge to the field, however the 3rd category climb at kilometer 62 was followed by another 4th category climb at 69km, and by this point the bunch was stretched out but still intact before starting the 10 kilometer descent.

On the descent a break of four riders formed, started by Arenda Grinberg (Farm Frites-Hartol) and Saturn's Catherine Marsal. These two were joined by Olga Slioussareva (Itera) and Sara Felloni (Edil Savino), and the four had a gap of 1 minute on the bunch before a group of 12 bridged across.

Kimberly Brucker
Photo: ©Russell Standring

Within that group was Saturn's Kimberly Bruckner, who was the highest placed GC rider in the break, but the most threatening rider for the Saturn's overall lead was Zabirova, sitting 2'43" behind Arndt. Zabirova drove the break, forcing the pace over much of the last 22 kilometers to Villars de Lans. At this point, Bruckner could sit on the break, as she was protecting Arndt's leader jersey.

Maillot Or Arndt was in the second group, well protected by her teammates and within close contact of the other GC favorites. As the roads grew steeper and the finish approached, Bruckner, Polish national champion Bogumila Matusiak and Zabirova created a gap ahead of the leading group. Obviously feeling strong and searching for her second stage win, Zabirova attacked consistently and finally snapped the elastic with Matusiak and Brucker, who would finish second and third, respectively.

Zabirova's gutsy riding not only earned her another stage victory, but moved from 6th to 4th place overall, and Bruckner's efforts in the break were rewarded with a climb from 5th to 3rd overall. Behind Arndt, Leontien Van Moorsel maintained her second place overall, but lost 16 seconds to the Maillot Or at the finish.

Tomorrow will see a grueling stage from Aix Les Bains to Courchevel, taking the riders over 133km and tackling the Col de la Madeleine and the uphill finish to the ski resort of Courchevel.

Photos

Images by AFP

Russian Zoulfia Zabirova on her way to victory in stage 6 of LGBF
Zoulfia Zabirova (USC Chirio) celebrates victory in stage 6 of LGBF

Images by Russell Standring, grenoblecycling.free.fr

Kimberly Bruckner attacks Bogumila Matusiak with 600 metres to go
Liane Bahler (Nurnberger) leads her group into Villard de Lans.
Madeleine Lindberg powers up the final climb
Leontien Van Moorsel (Farm Frites-Hartol) in the combination leader's jersey
Tatiana Stiajkina leads the main group
A chasing group rides the last 250 metres to the finish in Villard de Lans

Results

1 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) USC Chirio                             3.31.35
2 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Mixte Power Plate                        0.12
3 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn Cycling
4 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) USC Chirio                             1.31
5 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Mixte Power Plate
6 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino
7 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O
8 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Deia Pragma Colnago
9 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team
10 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen-T Interim
11 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O
12 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Acca Due O
13 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera Team
14 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling
15 Aline Camboulives (Fra) French National Team
16 Amber Neben (USA) USA National-T Mobile
17 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Deia Pragma Colnago                     1.37
18 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Itera Team                              1.47
19 Leontien Van Moorsel (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol
20 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini                          1.49
21 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Deia Pragma Colnago
22 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino                                 1.51
23 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) French National Team
24 Rosalisa Lapomarda (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Luca Atet
25 Shani Bloch (Isr) Michela Fanini                                2.00
26 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Team Farm Frites-Hartol                2.22
27 Liane Bahler (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung               3.52
28 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
29 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O                                4.04
30 Alessandra d'Ettore (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Luca Atet         4.33
31 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Mixte Power Plate
32 Sara Felloni (Ita) Edilsavino
33 Daniela Veronesi (Ita) Edilsavino
34 Kristin Armstrong (USA) USA National-T Mobile                   4.50
35 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) C.A Mantes la ville 78
36 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team
37 Birgit Sollner (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung             5.01
38 Rhonda Quick (USA) Figurella Dream Team                         5.45
39 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Mixte Power Plate
40 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Itera Team
41 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) C.A Mantes la ville 78          5.58
42 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Aliverti Kookai Imm Luca Atet     6.08
43 Eneritz Iturriaga Mazaga (Spa) Deia Pragma Colnago
44 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Figurella Dream Team                      6.46
45 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol
46 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Mixte Sabeco Bizkaia
47 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung
48 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr) Deia Pragma Colnago                    7.35
49 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) C.A Mantes la ville 78
50 Tetyana Andrushchenko (Ukr) USC Chirio
51 Mari Holden (USA) USA National-T Mobile
52 Deirdre Demet-Barry (USA) USA National-T Mobile
53 Miho Oki (Jpn) C.A Mantes la ville 78
54 Tiziana Smorgon (Ita) Figurella Dream Team
55 Lisbeth Simper (Den) Michela Fanini                             7.44
56 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino
57 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Itera Team
58 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
59 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Mixte Sabeco Bizkaia
60 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
61 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Michela Fanini
62 Helga Faccin (Ita) USC Chirio
63 Kym Shirley (Aus) Itera Team
64 Anouska Van Der Zee (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol
65 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Mixte Sabeco Bizkaia
66 Emma James (Aus) C.A Mantes la ville 78
67 Jenny Algelid-Bengtsson (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung    8.07
68 Marina Khodtchenkova (Rus) Edilsavino                           9.01
69 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen-T Interim
70 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Luca Atet        11.52
71 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Luca Atet
72 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Michela Fanini
73 Edita Kubelskiene (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team
74 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Mixte Power Plate
75 Sissy Van Alebeek (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol
76 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
77 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due O
78 Elsbeth Vink (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol
79 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Itera Team                         14.01
80 Alexandra Nohles (Ger) Mixte Power Plate                       15.21
81 Stacey Peters (USA) USA National-T Mobile
82 Kim Anderson (USA) USA National-T Mobile
83 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn Cycling
84 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O
85 Alison Wright (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung
86 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn Cycling                             15.25
87 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling                             19.34
88 Vanessa Rochelle Guyton (NZl) Vlaanderen-T Interim             21.04
89 Kim Davidge (USA) Saturn Cycling
90 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Saturn Cycling
91 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) Edilsavino                             21.40
92 Vilija Purlite (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team
93 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) USC Chirio
94 Nikane Xuen Mallea Ludlon (Spa) Mixte Sabeco Bizkaia
95 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Aliverti Kookai Imm Luca Atet
96 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Mixte Sabeco Bizkaia
97 Cornelia Cyrus (Rus) Itera Team
98 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Michela Fanini
99 Magalie Finot (Fra) French National Team
100 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Mixte Sabeco Bizkaia       25.32
101 Isabelle Moulis (Fra) French National Team                    26.14
102 Christine Mos (Ned) Mixte Power Plate                         26.19
103 Penny Edwards (GBr) USC Chirio                                38.52
104 Cynthia Compain (Fra) C.A Mantes la ville 78                  48.06

General classification after stage 6

1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling                            18.39.28
2 Leontien Van Moorsel (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol               0.46
3 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn Cycling                           0.52
4 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) USC Chirio                                1.26
5 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera Team                            1.46
6 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) USC Chirio                             2.10
7 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Deia Pragma Colnago                 3.08
8 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Mixte Power Plate                   3.30
9 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen-T Interim                     3.39
10 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O                             3.40
11 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team                    3.40
12 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O                          3.58
13 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino                                 4.34
14 Amber Neben (USA) USA National-T Mobile                         4.55
15 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Acca Due O                                 5.06
16 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Deia Pragma Colnago                     7.02
17 Youlia Martissova (Rus) Itera Team                              7.08
18 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Team Farm Frites-Hartol                7.49
19 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Itera Team                              8.09
20 Liane Bahler (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung               8.39
21 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) French National Team                      8.42
22 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Mixte Power Plate                       8.58
23 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino                           9.43
24 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini                          9.44
25 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol                  11.39
26 Aline Camboulives (Fra) French National Team                   12.11
27 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                       13.02
28 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                      13.28
29 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino                              14.15
30 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Mixte Power Plate                          14.39
31 Rosalisa Lapomarda (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Luca Atet         14.47
32 Daniela Veronesi (Ita) Edilsavino                              15.18
33 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) C.A Mantes la ville 78              15.22
34 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Mixte Power Plate                        15.25
35 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O                               15.45
36 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) C.A Mantes la ville 78         15.47
37 Miho Oki (Jpn) C.A Mantes la ville 78                          16.08
38 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Aliverti Kookai Imm Luca Atet    16.18
39 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen-T Interim                      16.26
40 Birgit Sollner (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung            16.28
41 Sara Felloni (Ita) Edilsavino                                  16.41
42 Mari Holden (USA) USA National-T Mobile                        17.13
43 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Michela Fanini                       17.24
44 Lisbeth Simper (Den) Michela Fanini                            17.31
45 Kym Shirley (Aus) Itera Team                                   18.21
46 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Figurella Dream Team                     18.34
47 Alessandra d'Ettore (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Luca Atet        18.38
48 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Itera Team                                18.48
49 Helga Faccin (Ita) USC Chirio                                  18.54
50 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Deia Pragma Colnago                18.55
51 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung           19.03
52 Shani Bloch (Isr) Michela Fanini                               19.07
53 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                 19.29
54 Jenny Algelid-Bengtsson (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung   19.45
55 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr) Deia Pragma Colnago                   19.47
56 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due O                                19.55
57 Kristin Armstrong (USA) USA National-T Mobile                  20.00
58 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) C.A Mantes la ville 78                     20.07
59 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                  20.23
60 Anouska Van Der Zee (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol              20.32
61 Deirdre Demet-Barry (USA) USA National-T Mobile                20.52
62 Rhonda Quick (USA) Figurella Dream Team                        21.03
63 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Mixte Sabeco Bizkaia          21.25
64 Emma James (Aus) C.A Mantes la ville 78                        22.10
65 Elsbeth Vink (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol                     22.32
66 Marina Khodtchenkova (Rus) Edilsavino                          22.44
67 Edita Kubelskiene (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team                   22.44
68 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                        24.17
69 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Mixte Power Plate                      24.19
70 Sissy Van Alebeek (Ned) Team Farm Frites-Hartol                24.34
71 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Mixte Sabeco Bizkaia                       25.15
72 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Luca Atet         26.15
73 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Mixte Sabeco Bizkaia            26.21
74 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn Cycling                             26.53
75 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O                                 27.28
76 Eneritz Iturriaga Mazaga (Spa) Deia Pragma Colnago             27.34
77 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Michela Fanini                             29.40
78 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Itera Team                         29.58
79 Tiziana Smorgon (Ita) Figurella Dream Team                     30.12
80 Kim Anderson (USA) USA National-T Mobile                       30.28
81 Alison Wright (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung             31.08
82 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn Cycling                       31.50
83 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling                             31.57
84 Tetyana Andrushchenko (Ukr) USC Chirio                         33.49
85 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Saturn Cycling                          37.35
86 Kim Davidge (USA) Saturn Cycling                               39.32
87 Magalie Finot (Fra) French National Team                       39.57
88 Christine Mos (Ned) Mixte Power Plate                          40.15
89 Stacey Peters (USA) USA National-T Mobile                      40.22
90 Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) USC Chirio                              41.00
91 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Luca Atet        41.50
92 Alexandra Nohles (Ger) Mixte Power Plate                       42.42
93 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Michela Fanini                             43.45
94 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Mixte Sabeco Bizkaia               44.36
95 Isabelle Moulis (Fra) French National Team                     45.10
96 Vilija Purlite (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team                      45.13
97 Anna Ramirez (Spa) Aliverti Kookai Imm Luca Atet               45.47
98 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) Edilsavino                             46.49
99 Penny Edwards (GBr) USC Chirio                                 54.29
100 Cornelia Cyrus (Rus) Itera Team                               56.29
101 Vanessa Rochelle Guyton (NZl) Vlaanderen-T Interim          1.00.19
102 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Mixte Sabeco Bizkaia     1.03.43
103 Nikane Xuen Mallea Ludlon (Spa) Mixte Sabeco Bizkaia        1.22.15
104 Cynthia Compain (Fra) C.A Mantes la ville 78                1.31.50