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GP Suisse Féminin- CDM
Switzerland, September 8, 2002
Main Page Results World Cup Standings
Boubnenkova takes the Embrach, Melchers reclaims World Cup Lead
Report courtesy of Giana Roberge, Team Saturn
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Russian rider Svetlana Boubnenkova (Edilsavino) has won the eighth and penultimate round of the World Cup, held on a hilly parcours in Embrach, Switzerland. Boubnenkova finished 11 seconds clear of her teammate Simona Parente, with Swiss Priska Doppmann leading the next group home at 20 seconds. Mirjam Melchers (Farm Frites Hartol) finished just behind Doppmann, which gave her a 13 point lead in the World Cup standings with one race to go.
The eighth round of the nine event World Cup Series drew a substantial field, with the roster looking like the who's who of women's cycling. Although the course did not particularly suit World Cup Leader Petra Rossner but more so second place holder Mirjam Melchers, the focus of the fans was clearly on both women. With only six points separating the two from the World Cup Title, tension was high and the stage was set for a great event.
Changed from previous years, the 10.8 kilometre course for 2002 featured narrow roads and two main climbs, neither longer than a kilometre but each of an average gradient of 7%. With the high stakes duel between Melchers and Rossner, the race to keep the jersey made the tactics for Rossner's Saturn Team and Melcher's Farm Frites Team interesting, while at the same time allowing many to find this to their advantage to race for the win.
The first four laps of the challenging course saw many riders come off the back of the bunch never to make contact again. While there were some fierce attacks that would reshuffle the front, the three sprints each lap kept the bunch together in the front, with Svetlana Boubnenkova and Zinaida Stahurskaia each showing good form as they collected points and money for the final sprint and mountain competitions. Melchers always had a strong teammate in Madeleine Lindberg, quick to assist whenever it was needed, and Rossner's teammates kept a watchful eye on her, eager to see her stay within reach of the rainbow jersey. Both Melchers and Rossner had a continued presence in the front of the group, while others looked for the opportunity to scoop a World Cup victory.
While Melchers and Rossner kept a wary eye on each other, Joulia Martinsova escaped and then held off the front for two laps before she finally succumbed to the front group of remaining riders. This gave the peloton a respite from the pace and severity before the last four laps when the pressure was again put on the front group, this time by the Italian Team. With three laps to go Susanne Ljungskog gave it a go, but was reeled back in, and then it was 1998 winner Zoulfia Zabirova giving it a try. ,p> However, coming across the finish for the bell lap, an unexpectedly large group remained. On the final mountain sprint, the group finally shattered, giving away to a front group of four chased by a group of eight. Melchers was in the group of eight, with Rossner and two of her teammates Arndt and Bruckner fighting to bring her back to within contact of Melchers and precious World Cup points.
In the final kilometre it was Boubnenkova and her Edilsavino teammate, Simona Parente coming into the finish with a gap on a chasing group which contained Melchers. Boubnenkova claimed the win, Parente was second. In third was Priska Doppmann, in a photo finish over Melchers. Rossner finished in tenth. Melchers collected 30 points, Rossner 11. Melchers now leads the World Cup Series by 13 points over the Saturn rider.
The next and final stop in the World Cup Series is in Rotterdam next Sunday. With the World Cup Jersey switching between Melchers and Rossner several times throughout the nine race series, the upcoming final race promises a battle to the end.
Photography
Images by Pascal Meisser
- Svetlana Boubnenkova (Edilsavino) leaves the pack behind on her way to victory.
- Mirjam Melchers (Farm Frites-Hartol) moved into the overall lead in the World Cup after her fourth place ride.
- The podium: (L to R) Simona Parente (second, Edilsavino), Svetlana Boubnenkova (first, Edilsavino), Priska Doppmann (third, Swiss National Team)
Results - 118.8 km
1 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino 3.22.20 2 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino 0.11 3 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Swiss National Team 0.20 4 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Team Farm Frites - Hartol 5 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Usci Chirio 6 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Rest Of The World 7 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 8 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Deia - Pragma - Colnago 9 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Usci Chirio 10 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 0.25 11 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Spanish National Team 12 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Spanish National Team 13 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team 14 Regina Schleicher (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 15 Anita Valen (Nor) Team Sponsor Service 16 Amber Neben (USA) Team Usa T-Mobile 17 Sara Felloni (Ita) Edilsavino 18 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Team Farm Frites - Hartol 19 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr) Deia - Pragma - Colnago 20 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) C.A. Mantes La Ville 78 21 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera Team 22 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Usa T-Mobile 23 Aline Camboulives (Fra) Team Rest Of The World 24 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino 25 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 26 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Canadian National Team 0.50 27 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 0.59 28 Barbara Heeb (Swi) Swiss National Team 2.00 29 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Australian National Team 3.23 30 Miho Oki (Jpn) C.A. Mantes La Ville 78 4.34 31 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) Spanish National Team 32 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 33 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 34 Maria Isabel Moreno (Spa) Deia - Pragma - Colnago 35 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Australian National Team 8.40 36 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 37 Marcia Eicher-Vouets (Swi) C.A. Mantes La Ville 78 38 Stacey Peters (USA) Team Usa T-Mobile 39 Sarah Grab (Swi) Team Zollinger Sport 40 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 41 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 42 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 43 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Farm Frites - Hartol 44 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team 12.05 45 Julia Martissova (Rus) Itera Team 46 Helga Faccin (Ita) Usci Chirio 15.44 47 Annette Beutler (Swi) Swiss National Team 48 Alison Wright (Aus) Australian National Team 49 Irene Hostettler (Swi) Team Next 125 50 Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 51 Bridget Evans (Aus) Team Rest Of The World DNF Goulnara Ivanova (Rus) Usci Chirio DNF Lucille Hunkeler (Swi) Usci Chirio DNF Kirsty Nicole Robb (NZl) Team Farm Frites - Hartol DNF Catherine Marsal (Fra) Saturn Cycling Team DNF Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team DNF Katrina Berger (USA) Team Usa T-Mobile DNF Kelli Emmet (USA) Team Usa T-Mobile DNF Nicole Demars (Can) Canadian National Team DNF Julie Hutsebaut (Can) Canadian National Team DNF Solrun Flataas (Nor) Team Sponsor Service DNF Jorunn Kvalö (Nor) Team Sponsor Service DNF Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Team Sponsor Service DNF Monica Valen (Nor) Team Sponsor Service DNF Naomi Williams (Aus) Australian National Team DNF Caroline Alexander (GBr) British National Team DNF Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team DNF Julie Mann (GBr) British National Team DNF Sara Waller (GBr) British National Team DNF Penny Edwards (GBr) British National Team DNF Marion Brauen (Swi) Team Next 125 DNF Mirjam Senn (Swi) Team Next 125 DNF Alexandra Vetter (Swi) Team Next 125 DNF Alexandrine Petitpierre (Swi) Team Next 125 DNF Martina Nöthiger (Swi) Team Next 125 DNF Denise Baumann (Swi) Team Zollinger Sport DNF Patricia Schwager (Swi) Team Zollinger Sport DNF Shannon Steiner (Swi) Team Zollinger Sport DNF Yvonne Hitz (Swi) Team Zollinger Sport DNF Marika Murer (Swi) Team Zollinger Sport DNF Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Swiss National Team DNF Andrea Hess (Swi) Swiss National Team DNF Andrea Knecht (Swi) Swiss National Team DNF Arantzazu Azpizoz (Spa) Spanish National Team DNF Jenny Algelid-Bengtsson (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung DNF Patricia Hempel (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung DNF Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National Team DNF Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team DNF Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team DNF Tina Liebig (Ger) German National Team DNF Katrin Beilharz (Ger) German National Team DNF Sarah Düster (Ger) German National Team DNF Noemi Cantele (Ita) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie DNF Janildes Silva Fernandes (Bra) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie DNF Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Deia - Pragma - Colnago DNF Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Edilsavino DNF Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino DNF Valentina Alessio (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Stefania Martucci (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Monica Ceccon (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Alexandra Born (Swi) Team Rest Of The World DNF Evelyn Garcia ESA Team Rest Of The World DNF Doris Roth (Swi) Team Rest Of The World DNF Saskia Schläpfer (Swi) Team Rss Rheintal Schlossgarage DNF Sarah Schläpfer (Swi) Team Rss Rheintal Schlossgarage DNF Angelina Manser (Swi) Team Rss Rheintal Schlossgarage DNF Nicole Käser (Swi) Team Rss Rheintal Schlossgarage DNF Lea Hilty (Swi) Team Rss Rheintal Schlossgarage DNF Karin Möbes (Swi) Team Rss Rheintal Schlossgarage DNF Sylvie Riedle (Fra) C.A. Mantes La Ville 78 DNF Emma James (Aus) C.A. Mantes La Ville 78 DNF Vera Carrara (Ita) Itera Team DNF Barbara Lancioni (Ita) Itera Team DNF Kym Shirley (Aus) Itera Team
World Cup Standings After Round 8
1 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Team Farm Frites - Hartol 35 18 75 30 35 30 30 30 283 pts 2 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 75 75 0 0 50 9 50 11 270 3 Regina Schleicher (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox -- -- 0 18 75 -- 75 7 175 4 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Swiss National Team 24 11 0 35 27 21 2 35 155 5 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Australian National Team 50 50 -- -- -- -- -- 0 100 6 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Rest Of The World 8 21 11 -- -- 0 35 24 99 7 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino -- -- 0 75 -- 8 15 0 98 8 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 27 35 0 6 24 -- -- -- 92 9 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino -- -- 8 3 -- -- -- 75 86 10 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino -- -- 9 15 -- -- 10 50 84 11 Lyne Bessette (Can) Canadian National Team -- -- -- 50 0 24 -- 8 82 12 Deirdre Demet-Barry (USA) Team Usa T-Mobile -- -- -- -- -- 75 -- -- 75 13 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie -- -- 15 10 11 -- -- 21 57 14 Anna Millward (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team -- -- -- -- -- 50 -- -- 50 15 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie -- -- 50 0 0 -- -- -- 50 16 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 9 0 -- 0 0 27 9 0 45 17 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Australian National Team 30 4 0 0 10 -- -- 0 44 18 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team -- -- 0 24 15 -- -- -- 39 19 Aline Camboulives (Fra) Team Rest Of The World -- -- 0 11 -- 15 11 0 37 20 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Spanish National Team -- -- 0 -- 0 -- 27 9 36 21 Geneviève Jeanson (Can) Equipe Cycliste Rona -- -- -- -- -- 35 -- -- 35 22 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie -- -- 35 0 0 -- -- -- 35 23 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) -- -- 0 0 -- 10 24 -- 34 24 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) -- -- 24 -- 9 -- -- -- 33 25 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Power-Plate - Bik -- -- 27 5 0 0 -- 0 32 26 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team -- -- 0 0 30 -- -- 0 30 27 Virginie Moinard (Fra) -- -- 30 0 -- 0 -- -- 30 28 Alison Wright (Aus) Australian National Team 0 30 0 0 0 -- -- 0 30 29 Zinaida Stahurskaia (Blr) Usci Chirio -- -- 3 -- -- -- -- 27 30 30 Naomi Williams (Aus) Australian National Team 2 27 0 0 0 -- -- 0 29 31 Melissa Holt (NZl) Equipe Cycliste Rona 21 8 -- -- -- 0 -- -- 29 32 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Deia - Pragma - Colnago -- -- 1 27 0 -- -- -- 28 33 Caroline Alexander (GBr) British National Team -- -- -- 21 0 7 -- 0 28 34 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen - T-Interim Ladies Team 15 9 0 1 2 -- -- -- 27 35 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Spanish National Team -- -- 5 -- 0 -- 21 -- 26 36 Miho Oki (Jpn) C.A. Mantes La Ville 78 0 6 0 2 18 0 -- 0 26 37 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen - T-Interim Ladies Team 0 24 0 -- 0 -- -- -- 24 38 Monica Valen (Nor) Team Sponsor Service -- -- 0 0 21 0 -- 0 21 39 Vera Carrara (Ita) Itera Team -- -- 21 0 0 -- -- 0 21 40 Rosalind Reekie-May (NZl) 11 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- 21 41 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Canadian National Team -- -- -- -- -- 1 18 0 19 42 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 5 0 0 8 -- -- -- 19 43 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Deia - Pragma - Colnago -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 18 18 44 Sara Symington (GBr) -- -- 0 0 -- 18 -- -- 18 45 Tanja Schmidt-Hennes (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung -- -- 18 0 0 -- -- -- 18 46 Mari Holden (USA) Team Usa T-Mobile 18 -- -- -- 0 -- -- -- 18 47 Amber Neben (USA) Team Usa T-Mobile -- -- -- -- 0 11 -- 5 16 48 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Spanish National Team -- -- 0 0 3 3 -- 10 16 49 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Usci Chirio -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 15 15 50 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Farm Frites - Hartol 0 15 0 0 0 -- -- 0 15 51 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) C.A. Mantes La Ville 78 -- -- 10 0 1 0 3 0 14 52 Kym Shirley (Aus) Itera Team 10 3 0 0 -- -- -- 0 13 53 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Power-Plate - Bik -- -- 7 0 6 -- -- 0 13 54 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen - T-Interim Ladies Team -- -- 0 8 4 -- -- -- 12 55 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Team Sponsor Service -- -- 0 7 0 5 -- -- 12 56 Trixi Worrack (Ger) German National Team -- -- -- 9 0 -- -- 0 9 57 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 5 0 -- 0 0 4 -- 0 9 58 Sophie Creux (Fra) -- -- 0 0 -- -- 8 -- 8 59 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie-- -- 4 4 0 -- -- -- 8 60 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox -- -- 0 0 -- -- 7 0 7 61 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Itera Team -- -- 0 -- 7 -- -- -- 7 62 Elisabeth Tadich (Aus) 0 7 0 0 0 -- -- -- 7 63 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Usa T-Mobile 7 -- -- -- 0 0 -- 0 7 64 Emma James (Aus) C.A. Mantes La Ville 78 1 1 -- -- -- -- 5 0 7 65 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Team Farm Frites - Hartol 0 -- -- -- -- -- 4 3 7 66 Anita Valen (Nor) Team Sponsor Service -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 6 67 Magali Le Floch (Fra) -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 -- 6 68 Daniela Veronesi (Smr) Edilsavino -- -- 0 0 -- 6 -- 0 6 69 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team -- -- 6 -- -- -- -- 0 6 70 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Itera Team -- -- 0 0 5 -- -- -- 5 71 Sara Felloni (Ita) Edilsavino -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 4 72 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Saturn Cycling Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 4 73 Jessica Phillips (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 3 0 -- 0 0 0 -- -- 3 74 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr) Deia - Pragma - Colnago -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 2 75 Susy Pryde (NZl) -- 0 -- -- -- 2 -- -- 2 76 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera Team -- -- 2 -- -- -- -- 0 2 77 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team 0 2 0 0 0 -- -- 0 2 78 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) C.A. Mantes La Ville 78 -- -- 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
