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Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt - CDM / 1.3
Germany, August 31, 2003
Main Page Results World Cup Standings
Ziliute wins mass sprint, as Cooke clinches World Cup
By Jeff Jones
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Lithuanian Diana Ziliute (Acca Due O) made a return to the top of the podium today by winning the eighth round of the women's World Cup held in Nürnberg, Germany. Ziliute beat Regina Schleicher (German National Team) and Arenda Grimberg (Farm Frites-Hartol) in a bunch sprint, after racing over 117 kilometres. In fifth place was World Cup leader Nicole Cooke (Ausra Gruodis-Safi), who secured more than enough points to clinch the World Cup jersey for 2003, with just one round remaining.
The women's peloton lined up at 9:30am for the start of the race, which was held over nine laps of a fairly flat 13 km course around Nürnberg's 'old city'. The course was not particularly selective and was expected to favour the likes of Petra Rossner, riding for the home team, Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung. The team however did not get off to a great start, with Trixi Worrack and Cornelia Cyrus crashing in the first 100 metres, together with Canadian Lyne Bessette.
The peloton stayed together for the duration of the race, despite an attempt by Alessandra Capellotto (Team Conero-Valenti) to escape after five laps. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (German National Team) managed to win the two intermediate sprints on lap 3 and lap 6, and there were enough teams working to ensure that the pack stayed together for a bunch sprint.
Surprisingly, Rossner could only finish eighth in the rush for the line, which was won by Diana Ziliute from Schleicher and Grimberg. Nicole Cooke's closest challengers Mirjam Melchers and Sara Carrigan needed to win today to have any hope of taking the World Cup, but the best they could do was 6th (Melchers) and 12th (Carrigan) as Cooke extended her lead to an uncatchable 126 points.
Next weekend the Women's World Cup will finish with another sprinters race, the Rotterdam Tour in the Netherlands. Look for Petra Rossner to try and exact revenge for today.
Photos
Images by Mario Stiehl/www.world-of-cycling.com
- Nicole Cooke (Ausra Gruodis-Safi) doing it tough in the latter stages of the race.
- Powerful Swede Susanne Ljungskog (Bik-Powerplate) sits in the saddle, turning a big gear.
- How many fingers am I holding up, asks Susanne Ljungskog (Bik-Powerplate) to an official who's had a few too many German ales.
- Susanne Ljungskog (Bik-Powerplate) leads the peloton with World Cup leader Nicole Cooke (Ausra Gruodis-Safi) in second wheel.
- Polish rider Bogumila Matusiak (Bonda-Lukowski) fights hard to hold her position as the race nears the finish.
- Always consistent Mirjam Melchers (Farm Frites-Hartol) kicks hard out of the saddle with eventual winner Diana Ziliute (Acca Due O) not far behind.
- With the whole field coming into the finish together, Mirjam Melchers (Farm Frites-Hartol) knew how important it was to stay at the head of the peloton.
- Riders in the 70-strong peloton jostle for position before the sprint.
- A bee's eye view of the podium.
- The podium - (L to R) Regina Schleicher (German National Team, 2nd), Diana Ziliute (Acca Due O, 1st) and Arenda Grimberg (Farm Frites-Hartol, 3rd).
- Winner Diana Ziliute (Acca Due O) a very happy lady after winning the eigth round of the women's World Cup.
Results - 117 km
1 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 2.53.49 (40.39 km/h) 2 Regina Schleicher (Ger) German National Team 3 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol Cycling Team 4 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate 5 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Ausra Gruodis-Safi 6 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol Cycling Team 7 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Ausra Gruodis-Safi 8 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 9 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team 10 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Team Next 125 11 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Swiss National Team 12 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate 13 Alessan Cappellotto (Ita) Team Conero-Valenti arge 14 Katia Longhin (Ita) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 15 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate 16 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Charly Lietzsport 17 Mette Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S 18 Malgorzata Wysodka (Pol) Bonda-Lukowski 19 Miho Oki (Jpn) Farm Frites-Hartol Cycling Team 20 Deirdre Demet-Barry (USA) Team S.A.T.S 21 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Austrian National Team 22 Frances Newstead (GBr) British National Team 23 Sarah Düster (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer 24 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 25 Andrea Graus (Aut) Austrian National Team 26 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Ausra Gruodis-Safi 27 Aud Kari Berg (Nor) Norwegian National Team 28 Annette Beutler (Swi) Swiss National Team 29 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Swiss National Team 30 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 31 Anna Skawinska (Pol) Bonda-Lukowski 32 Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) British National Team 33 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team TEAG Euregio Egrensis 34 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Bonda-Lukowski 35 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Bonda-Lukowski 36 Jane Kientzsch (Ger) Team TEAG Euregio Egrensis 37 Susanne Beyer (Ger) Team Stuttgart 38 Meredith Miller (USA) Team S.A.T.S 39 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Team Conero-Valenti arge 40 Katrin Beilharz (Ger) Team Stuttgart 41 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National Team 42 Petra Pilz (Aut) Charly Lietzsport 43 Mode Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Ausra Gruodis-Safi 44 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 45 Nicole Hofer (Swi) Swiss National Team 46 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team 47 Anna Sipurzynska (Pol) Bonda-Lukowski 48 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team 49 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate 50 Verena Jooss (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer 51 Sarah Grab (Swi) Swiss National Team 52 Laura Lange (Ger) Team TEAG Euregio Egrensis 53 Doreen Weise (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer 54 Catherine Hare (GBr) British National Team 55 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S 56 Irene Hostettler (Swi) Team Next 125 57 Kerstin Sosnowski (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer 58 Barbara Heeb (Swi) Swiss National Team 59 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team 60 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Team TEAG Euregio Egrensis 61 Susan Smith (Can) Canadian National Team 62 Linn Torp (Nor) Norwegian National Team 63 Indre Januleviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camicie 64 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National Team 65 Manon Jutras (Can) Canadian National Team 66 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Bik-Powerplate 67 Annette Griner (Ger) Team Stuttgart 68 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Canadian National Team 69 Marion Brauen (Swi) Team Next 125 70 Christina Peick (Den) Team S.A.T.S 71 Soledad Fernandez (Arg) Team Conero-Valenti arge 72 Johanna Stephan (Ger) Team Stuttgart 0.17 73 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Austrian National Team 74 Hnda Larsen (Nor) Norwegian National Team 75 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.24 76 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.28
World cup standings after round 8
Unofficial 1 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Ausra Gruodis-Safi 309 pts 2 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol 183 5 Regina Schleicher (Ger) 181 3 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Powerplate Bik 173 4 Judith Arndt (Ger) Nurnberger 157 6 Anita Valen (Nor) Powerplate Bik 127
