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2002 HP Women's Challenge
June 15-23, 2002
Photography
Images courtesy HP Women's Challenge
Stage 1 - June 15: Boise to Idaho City, 111 km
- Amber Neben (T-Mobile) gets a push after a wheel change
- They shoot cyclists don't they? Not here it seems
- Robyn Wong (New Zealand) coasts down one of Idaho's many hills
- A Rona rider leads the bunch
- Team Saturn waits for the off
- Taking on liquid is essential in the Idaho summer heat
Stage 2 - June 16: Lowman to Stanley, 93.6 km
- Anna Millward (Saturn) leads on a climb
- The race passing through spectacular mountain scenery
- Jorunn Kvaloe (Sponsor Service) gets a wheel change
- Wild flower season
- Anne Samplonius (Canada) and Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lithuania) riding in the bunch
- The decisive break, including Anna Millward (Saturn) and world champion Rasa Polikeviciute (Lithuania)
Stage 3 - June 17: Stanley Individual Time Trial, 40 km
- This way! No, this way!
- Lyne Bessette (Canada) shows the effort
- Catherine Marsal (Saturn) concentrates the start line
- Petra Rossner (Saturn) going way too fast to look at the scenery
- Genevieve Jeanson (RONA) shadowed by her team car
- Kim Anderson (T Mobile) rides in the time trial
Stage 4 - June 18: Stanley to Ketchum, 99.7 km
- The descent after the Galena Pass was fast - and groups further back were able to rejoin, creating a lead pack of 29 riders
- The front group - containing Jeanson, Bruckner, Arndt, Millward, Jolanta Polikeviciute, and Valentina Polkhanova. Bruckner (Saturn) launched an attack moments later and quickly settled into time trial mode
- Petra Rossner (Saturn) gets the munchies - after the tough ascent of the Galena Pass
- The stage 4 podium - Petra Rossner (Saturn) was the clear winner, ahead of second placed Priska Doppmann (Goldy's) and Monica Valen (Sponsor Services)
Stage 5 - June 19: Shoshone to Pomerelle, 140.6km
- Anna Millward (Saturn) and Pia Sundstedt (Sponsor Services) lost contact with the front group - losing over five minutes on the climb to Pomerelle
- Genevieve Jeanson (Rona) - today demonstrated that when the going gets steep there is nobody in this race who can touch her, with a commanding win at the top of the the 30km climb to Pomerelle
- Leah Goldstein (Boise) - had a great ride to finish 15th, but the climb to Pomerelle certainly took its toll
- Judith Arndt (Saturn) - tried to come to terms with the Canadian mountain goat, but they would not see her again until the finish
Stage 6 - June 20: Burley to Magic Mountain, 97.1 km
- Andrea Hannos (Rona) waits to start
- Diana Ziliute (Lithuania) looking serious at the start
- Kristin Armstrong (Goldy's) gets a wheel change
- Sue Palmer-Komar (Canada) and Anna Millward (Saturn) ride in a small group in the flatter section of the stage
- Goldy's team riders working together to try and beat the wind
- The Saturn Express - not stopping at any stations before Magic Mountain
- Leah Goldstein (Boise) grits her teeth against the gradient
- Judith Arndt (Saturn) topped a display of team power with a strong finishing climb to take the lead
Stage 7 - June 21: Twin Falls to Buhl, 107.2 km
- The pack - heads across one of the bridges on-route
- Another bridge - another great view for the riders
- The cattle - wonder just what is going on
- A line - of cows greet the cyclists.
- The seventh stage - was about as pastoral as it gets.
- Waterfalls, rivers, great weather. - Altogether a very pleasant day to ride.
Stage 8 - June 22: Statehouse Criterium, 61.4 km (48 laps)
- The pack - flashes past the Idaho state capital building
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg - leads the pack into a turn
- Lyne Bessette and Genevieve Jeanson - look back to find out just what is going on
- Early on - and everyone dives into the corner
- Anna Millward - takes the victory
