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Giro finale
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Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale - 2.9.1

France, August 3-17, 2003

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Stage 3 - August 5: Fayence - Valberg, 90 km

Somarriba on fire

Two from two for Somarriba
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For the second time in two days, Spanish rider Joane Somarriba (Bizkaia-Panda-Spiuk-Sabeco) destroyed the rest of the field to win the stage. She crossed the line in Valberg 50 seconds clear of Swiss Nicole Brändli (Prato Marathon Bike) and 1'49 ahead of Fabiana Luperini (Team 2002). Race leader Olga Zabelinskaia (Velodames-Colnago) lost another four minutes today and now has just 30 seconds advance on Somarriba in the general classification.

Today's stage was scheduled for 125 kilometres between Fayence and Valberg, however the race jury decided to shorten it by 35 km due to the fact that some of the riders hadn't reached their hotels until 3:00am last night after the transfer from Corsica. The stage was nonetheless quite challenging, with four climbs of over 1000 metres, including the final ascent to Valberg at 1669 metres.

On the attack
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A group of 10 riders attacked from the start of the stage, including Australian Sara Carrigan (Bik-Powerplate) who was certainly a threat for the GC. Despite this, the group was allowed to gain four minutes advantage before Somarriba put her Bizkaia-Panda-Spiuk-Sabeco team to work. The breakaway was caught at the foot of the final 13 km climb, and Somarriba was able to take the lead.

Only Brändli and Luperini were able to stay with her on the climb, but Somarriba dropped them well before the finish to take her second stage victory and move very close to the golden jersey. If she continues this form, she should take over the lead tomorrow in the tough stage from Val d'Allos to Puy-Saint-Vincent, which contains the Hors Category Col d'Allos (2247m), Cat. 1 Col de Vars (2109m), and Cat. 2 Puy-Saint-Vincent (1400m).

Results

1 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco           2.41.23 (32.717 km/h)
2 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike                             0.50
3 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                          1.49
4 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox               2.09
5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                    4.01
6 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                         
7 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                                   
8 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                                
9 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                        5.42
10 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago                           5.47
11 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                           6.17
12 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                               
13 Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox                        
14 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai             7.43
15 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                  8.09
16 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago                          8.59
17 Katrina Grove (USA) Team S.A.T.S                                    9.21
18 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate                                        
19 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                            
20 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                       10.31
21 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate                                      
22 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team          10.52
23 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                     
24 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                           12.06
25 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox             12.14
26 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                            
27 Emma James (Aus) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                               12.38
28 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team                            13.20
29 Volha Hayeva (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                                    
30 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team       13.23
31 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                          14.05
32 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                   
33 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S                         15.18
34 Nadia Triquet (Fra) French National Team                           16.14
35 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                                 
36 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                           17.22
37 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                           
38 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                19.15
39 Helen Kelly (Aus) Team S.A.T.S                                     20.57
40 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai                    
41 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox           21.36
42 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike                          22.51
43 Christina Peick Andersen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                             
44 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox                     
45 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                                         
46 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                                
47 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate                                  
48 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S                                      
49 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                     26.33
50 Stefani Kortekaas (Ned) Bik-Powerplate                             37.13
51 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                 38.52
52 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                  
53 Emanuela Brigati (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team            
54 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco             
55 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco           
56 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team               
57 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) French National Team                        
58 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) French National Team                              
59 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                 
60 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai                      
61 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai           
62 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate                                        
63 Corinne Sempe (Fra) French National Team    
DNF Vicky Fournial (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen
DNS Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
DNS Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team                            
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                         8.54.10
2 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco              0.30
3 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Prato Marathon Bike                             2.23
4 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox               3.50
5 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                          4.11
6 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                     5.39
7 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                    5.46
8 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                               7.53
9 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago                            8.52
10 Tina Liebig (Ger) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox                   10.09
11 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                          10.38
12 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai            11.08
13 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate                                 12.26
14 Katrina Grove (USA) Team S.A.T.S                                   12.50
15 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                            
16 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                14.44
17 Valentina Karpenko (Ukr) Velodames-Colnago                         15.10
18 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                       16.39
19 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team                            17.23
20 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Team 2002 Aurora RSM                      18.41
21 Karine Dalmais (Fra) French National Team                          19.26
22 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                       20.12
23 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                 21.42
24 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team          22.02
25 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung              23.07
26 Emma James (Aus) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                               23.48
27 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate                                   24.13
28 Lisbeth Simper (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox                26.24
29 Nadia Triquet (Fra) French National Team                           31.32
30 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team       39.28
31 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                     43.15
32 Volha Hayeva (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                               44.46
33 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox             45.20
34 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                           48.46
35 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Prato Marathon Bike                          48.56
36 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames-Colnago                           49.08
37 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                          51.12
38 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                51.34
39 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                           54.15
40 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                                    55.57
41 Mette Andreasen Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S                         56.28
42 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen                            57.24
43 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S                                 59.58
44 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate                                  
45 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team        1.02.26
46 Helen Kelly (Aus) Team S.A.T.S                                   1.03.45
47 Corinne Sempe (Fra) French National Team                         1.03.54
48 Christina Peick Andersen (Den) Team S.A.T.S                      1.04.01
49 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Prato Marathon Bike                    1.06.37
50 Azucena Sanchez (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai             1.10.12
51 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox         1.10.51
52 Magalie Finot Laivier (Fra) French National Team                 1.15.59
53 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Bik-Powerplate                                 1.20.02
54 Stefani Kortekaas (Ned) Bik-Powerplate                           1.22.50
55 Emanuela Brigati (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team     1.24.29
56 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai    1.25.18
57 Cathy Moncassin (Fra) French National Team                       1.28.07
58 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco             
59 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Team Catalunya-Aliverti-Kookai                      
60 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung               1.35.02
61 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco           
62 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Bizkaia Panda Spiuk Sabeco                  
63 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung