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19th HP Women's Challenge - 2.9.1
June 15-23, 2002
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Stage 4 - June 18: Stanley to Ketchum, 99.7 km
Rossner takes her second stage win
Millward remains in blue
Team Saturn report by Giana Roberge
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Saturn's Petra Rossner has continued her team's dominance in the HP Women's Challenge, taking today's fourth stage from Stanley to Ketchum. Rossner, winner of stage 1, beat Swiss rider Priska Doppmann (Goldy's) and Norweigian Monica Valen (Sponsor Service) as the stage ended in a 30 rider group sprint. Anna Millward finished 15th and comfortably held onto her blue leader's jersey.
After yesterday's 40 kilometre time trial softened the legs of the 89 remaining competitors at the HP Women's Challenge, today's 99 kilometre stage over Galena Pass looked like it would be a launching pad for many of the overall contenders. Climbing up to nearly 9000 feet, the fourth stage did not play out as many expected, with a large group sprinting for the win.
Prior to the climb, many teams tried their hand at attacking the Saturn hold on the top three podium spots in the overall. The Great Britain Team was especially tenacious launching attack after attack. At one point a particularly dangerous break formed with Rona's Geneviève Jeanson. Although Saturn had Ina Teutenberg and Catherine Marsal as representatives, the break was a threatening one requiring both Marsal and Teutenberg to return to the main group to assist in bringing it back.
At the bottom of the climb, the entire field was together, from there it was Jeanson, her teammate Manon Jutras and Lyne Bessette making the pace. Marking them were Race Leader Anna Millward with her Saturn teammates, Judith Arndt and Kimberly Bruckner.
Over the top the front group contained Jeanson, Bruckner, Arndt, Millward, Jolanta Polikeviciute, and Valentina Polkhanova. Noticeably absent were Amber Neben and Kristin Armstrong, who had been having extremely strong showings throughout the tour. Seizing an opportune moment, Saturn's Bruckner launched an attack and quickly settled into time trial mode. Although the break chased, Bruckner held them off. However, further back the groups began to rejoin, and soon a main group of 29 came together. All teams were well represented and the speeds reached over 60 kilometres an hour. Bruckner's courageous ride was brought to a halt when Bessette finally closed the gap with ten kilometres to go.
Although many tried to break free, the group was all together with one kilometre to go. With 100 meters to the finish it was Saturn's Petra Rossner crossing the finish line first for her second win of the HP Women's Challenge. Priska Doppmann was second in front of Sponsor Service's Monica Valen.
Tomorrow's stage features (arguably) the toughest climb in the Tour. The ascent to Pomerelle is nearly 20 miles with some extremely steep sections.
Photography
Images courtesy HP Women's Challenge
- 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)
Results
1 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 2.25.05 (41.23 km/h) 2 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Goldy's 3 Monica Valen (Nor) Sponsor Services 4 Anita Valen (Nor) Sponsor Services 5 Modesta Vzisnauskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National 6 Emma Davies (GBr) British National 7 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 8 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National 9 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 10 Alison Littlefield (USA) Contender/Optygen.com 11 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National 12 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona 13 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) New Zealand 14 Mari Holden (USA) T Mobile 15 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 16 Amber Neben (USA) T Mobile 17 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 18 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 19 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera 20 Barbara Lancioni (Ita) Itera 21 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Goldy's 22 Sue Palmer-Komar (Can) Canadian National 23 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn 24 Caroline Alexander (GBr) British National 25 Leah Goldstein (Can) Boise 26 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Sponsor Services 27 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Sponsor Services 28 Manon Jutras (Can) Rona 29 Solrun Flataas (Nor) Sponsor Services 30 Gail Longenecker (USA) Rona 2.28 31 Andrea Hannos (Can) Rona 32 Susie Wood (NZl) New Zealand 33 Sarah Konrad (USA) Mercy Fitness Center 34 Melissa Holt (NZl) Rona 35 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Canadian National 36 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National 37 Johanna Buick (NZl) New Zealand 4.52 38 Katrina Berger (USA) T Mobile 39 Kim Anderson (USA) T Mobile 40 Mary McLaurin (USA) Mercy Fitness Center 41 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Itera 42 Nicole Demars (Can) Boise 43 Jenny Eyerman (USA) Boise 44 Lara Ruthven (USA) T Mobile 45 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canadian National 46 Gina Grain (Can) Boise 6.47 47 Erika Viliunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National 48 Naomi Gollogly (USA) LSV/Trek/VW 6.50 49 Robyn Wong (NZl) New Zealand 50 Liza Rachetto (USA) Intermountain Orthopedic 51 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand 52 Maatje Benassi (Ned) Contender/Optygen.com 53 Megan Elliott (USA) Mercy Fitness Center 54 Maria Molino de Ortiz (Gua) Mercy Fitness Center 55 Brooke Babbitt (USA) Goldy's 56 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National 57 Sima Trapp (USA) Goldy's 58 Rydeen Stevens (USA) Contender/Optygen.com 59 Joan Wilson (USA) Boise 60 Jenny Tobin (USA) Richard's/NIFC 61 Vera Carrara (Ita) Itera 62 Jorunn Kvaloe (Nor) Sponsor Services 63 Melissa Sanborn (USA) Intermountain Orthopedic 64 Amy Jarvis (Can) Rona 65 Stacey Peters (USA) Boise 66 Melanie Sears (GBr) British National 67 Lorien Lightfield (USA) Richard's/NIFC 68 Sara Symington (GBr) British National 69 Meredith Miller (USA) Intermountain Orthopedic 70 Roz Reekie-May (NZl) Mercy Fitness Center 71 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 72 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Saturn 73 Dotsie Cowden (USA) T Mobile 9.44 74 Emily Westbrook (USA) Richard's/NIFC 11.59 75 Mary Ann Fleckenstein (USA) Goldy's 76 Susan Hefler (USA) LSV/Trek/VW 77 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Itera 13.14 78 Heather Albert (USA) Goldy's 13.50 79 Mary Kneeland (USA) LSV/Trek/VW 80 Patty Davis (USA) LSV/Trek/VW 81 Gabriela Castaneda (Gua) Mercy Fitness Center 16.38 82 Kasey Rose (USA) Richard's/NIFC 83 Janelle Smith (USA) Richard's/NIFC 84 Nicky Solomon (NZl) New Zealand 85 Karen Dodge (USA) Contender/Optygen.com 86 Crystal Yap (USA) Intermountain Orthopedic 34.22 87 Christy Kopasz (USA) Richard's/NIFC 34.37 88 Lisa Magness (USA) Intermountain Orthopedic 41.19 DNF Kym Shirley (Aus) Itera Total Points 1 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 20 pts 2 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Goldy's 16 3 Monica Valen (Nor) Sponsor Services 13 4 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 12 5 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona 12 6 Anita Valen (Nor) Sponsor Services 11 7 Modesta Vzisnauskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National 11 8 Jenny Eyerman (USA) Boise 10 9 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 10 10 Emma Davies (GBr) British National 8 11 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) New Zealand 7 12 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 7 13 Gina Grain (Can) Boise 5 14 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera 5 15 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 4 16 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National 3 17 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 3 18 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn 2 19 Amber Neben (USA) T Mobile 1 Mountains 1 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona 10 pts 2 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 7 3 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera 5 4 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National 3 5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn 2 6 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 1 Sprints 1 Jenny Eyerman (USA) Boise 10 pts 2 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 10 3 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) New Zealand 7 4 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 7 5 Gina Grain (Can) Boise 5 6 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 5 7 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 3 8 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 3 9 Modesta Vzisnauskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National 2 10 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona 2 11 Emma Davies (GBr) British National 1 12 Amber Neben (USA) T Mobile 1 General classification after stage 4 1 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 8.43.29 2 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 0.11 3 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn 0.58 4 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona 1.10 5 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National 2.00 6 Amber Neben (USA) T Mobile 2.04 7 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera 2.13 8 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 2.59 9 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 3.13 10 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Goldy's 3.28 11 Leah Goldstein (Can) Boise 3.29 12 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 4.02 13 Mari Holden (USA) T Mobile 4.13 14 Sue Palmer-Komar (Can) Canadian National 4.48 15 Alison Littlefield (USA) Contender/Optygen.com 5.53 16 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National 5.53 17 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) New Zealand 5.56 18 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 6.40 19 Anita Valen (Nor) Sponsor Services 6.54 20 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Sponsor Services 7.24 21 Barbara Lancioni (Ita) Itera 8.05 22 Cybil Diguistini (Can) Canadian National 8.09 23 Caroline Alexander (GBr) British National 8.18 24 Sarah Konrad (USA) Mercy Fitness Center 8.34 25 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Goldy's 8.54 26 Solrun Flataas (Nor) Sponsor Services 9.01 27 Manon Jutras (Can) Rona 9.42 28 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National 10.47 29 Kim Anderson (USA) T Mobile 11.42 30 Andrea Hannos (Can) Rona 11.57 31 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Sponsor Services 11.58 32 Monica Valen (Nor) Sponsor Services 12.37 33 Modesta Vzisnauskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National 13.09 34 Nicole Demars (Can) Boise 13.12 35 Lara Ruthven (USA) T Mobile 13.19 36 Gail Longenecker (USA) Rona 13.26 37 Katrina Berger (USA) T Mobile 13.35 38 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Itera 13.47 39 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Saturn 14.04 40 Roz Reekie-May (NZl) Mercy Fitness Center 14.21 41 Mary McLaurin (USA) Mercy Fitness Center 16.37 42 Rydeen Stevens (USA) Contender/Optygen.com 16.46 43 Amy Jarvis (Can) Rona 16.55 44 Joan Wilson (USA) Boise 17.10 45 Sara Symington (GBr) British National 17.52 46 Dotsie Cowden (USA) T Mobile 20.08 47 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National 20.38 48 Heather Albert (USA) Goldy's 20.41 49 Susie Wood (NZl) New Zealand 21.06 50 Jenny Tobin (USA) Richard's/NIFC 21.34 51 Johanna Buick (NZl) New Zealand 22.10 52 Emma Davies (GBr) British National 22.57 53 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canadian National 24.05 54 Vera Carrara (Ita) Itera 24.29 55 Erika Viliunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National 25.02 56 Melissa Holt (NZl) Rona 25.48 57 Stacey Peters (USA) Boise 26.00 58 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 26.35 59 Jorunn Kvaloe (Nor) Sponsor Services 27.16 60 Liza Rachetto (USA) Intermountain Orthopedic 27.45 61 Jenny Eyerman (USA) Boise 28.05 62 Brooke Babbitt (USA) Goldy's 28.14 63 Melanie Sears (GBr) British National 28.29 64 Maria Molino de Ortiz (Gua) Mercy Fitness Center 30.33 65 Gina Grain (Can) Boise 31.39 66 Robyn Wong (NZl) New Zealand 33.32 67 Lorien Lightfield (USA) Richard's/NIFC 36.38 68 Mary Ann Fleckenstein (USA) Goldy's 37.57 69 Sima Trapp (USA) Goldy's 38.11 70 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Itera 39.14 71 Meredith Miller (USA) Intermountain Orthopedic 40.14 72 Melissa Sanborn (USA) Intermountain Orthopedic 41.31 73 Naomi Gollogly (USA) LSV/Trek/VW 42.08 74 Karen Dodge (USA) Contender/Optygen.com 43.01 75 Emily Westbrook (USA) Richard's/NIFC 43.40 76 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand 44.41 77 Nicky Solomon (NZl) New Zealand 45.34 78 Megan Elliott (USA) Mercy Fitness Center 47.31 79 Susan Hefler (USA) LSV/Trek/VW 50.11 80 Patty Davis (USA) LSV/Trek/VW 51.37 81 Christy Kopasz (USA) Richard's/NIFC 59.20 82 Janelle Smith (USA) Richard's/NIFC 1.02.47 83 Mary Kneeland (USA) LSV/Trek/VW 1.04.58 84 Maatje Benassi (Ned) Contender/Optygen.com 1.05.06 85 Kasey Rose (USA) Richard's/NIFC 1.12.21 86 Gabriela Castaneda (Gua) Mercy Fitness Center 1.23.12 87 Crystal Yap (USA) Intermountain Orthopedic 1.50.07 Points classification 1 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona 57 2 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 49 3 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn 40 4 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 38 5 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) New Zealand 35 6 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 34 7 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 33 8 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn 29 9 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National 27 10 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 27 11 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera 22 12 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Goldy's 18 13 Monica Valen (Nor) Sponsor Services 16 14 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Goldy's 16 15 Heather Albert (USA) Goldy's 14 16 Anita Valen (Nor) Sponsor Services 11 17 Modesta Vzisnauskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National 11 18 Jenny Eyerman (USA) Boise 10 19 Melissa Holt (NZl) Rona 10 20 Emma Davies (GBr) British National 8 21 Amber Neben (USA) T Mobile 8 22 Gina Grain (Can) Boise 7 23 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National 3 24 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 3 25 Caroline Alexander (GBr) British National 1 26 Andrea Hannos (Can) Rona 1 Mountains classification 1 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona pts 2 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 3 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera 4 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National 5 Heather Albert (USA) Goldy's 6 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 7 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Goldy's 8 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn 9 Caroline Alexander (GBr) British National 10 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 11 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn Sprints classification 1 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) New Zealand 24 pts 2 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 15 3 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn 11 4 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National 10 5 Jenny Eyerman (USA) Boise 10 6 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 10 7 Melissa Holt (NZl) Rona 10 8 Gina Grain (Can) Boise 7 9 Heather Albert (USA) Goldy's 7 10 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National 7 11 Genevieve Jeanson (Can) Rona 7 12 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn 6 13 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canadian National 3 14 Monica Valen (Nor) Sponsor Services 3 15 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn 3 16 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Goldy's 2 17 Modesta Vzisnauskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National 2 18 Emma Davies (GBr) British National 1 19 Amber Neben (USA) T Mobile 1 20 Andrea Hannos (Can) Rona 1 Courtesy of www.womenschallenge.com
