Rotterdam Tour - CDM

Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 7, 2003

Final stop for women's World Cup

The women's World Cup series wraps up Sunday with the running of the 4th Lowland Group Tour Rotterdam (formerly the Rotterdam Tour). Twenty six teams and 160 riders are scheduled to race, tackling a 140km parcours around the islands of south Holland. Current World Cup leader Nicole Cooke (Ausra Gruodis-Safi) has built up an insurmountable lead in the competition, and thanks to her victories in Flèche Wallonne, Amstel Gold Race, and most recently at Plouay, Cooke has clinched the series victory.

The World Cup podium is still up for grabs, however, and Holland's Mirjam Melchers currently holds the second spot, followed by Regina Schleicher, Sara Carrigan, and Judith Arndt.

Teams for the Lowland Group Tour Rotterdam:

Team Nürnberger
Vlaanderen T-Interim
Team S.A.T.S.
Team Catalunya-Aliverti
Ausra Gruodis-Safi
Charly Lietzsport
Acca Due O
Bik-Powerplate
Farm Frites-Hartol
Ondernemers Van Nature
Vitron/Wilstra
Team Ton Van Bemelen
Team Next 125
@Home Cycling Team
Dutch national team
Canadian national team
British national team
Norwegian national team
Austrian national team
Haitian national team
German national team
New Zealand national team
Italian national team
Belgian national team
Rest of the World team

Past Winners

2002 Petra Rossner