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T-Mobile International - 1.3
San Francisco, USA, September 12, 2004
Main Page Results Men's Results Live report
Women - Cooke defends in San Fran
By Kristy Scrymgeour
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Nicole Cooke (Safi Pasta Zara Manhattan) successfully defended her title at the T-Mobile International today making her move with perfect timing and strength to solo to the finish. Cooke was strong throughout the race showing her form on the hills, but managed to save her power for the winning move. Taking second place was Genesis Scuba rider Tina Pic, confirming a winning season where she leads the National Racing Calendar, with Cooke's teammate Modesta Vzesniauskaite coming in third.
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The women's race was aggressive from the gun with every torturous climb up Fillmore and Taylor Streets splitting up the bunch into small groups. Throughout the race, Lyne Bessette (Quark) persistently took points in the King of the Mountains series to secure that title mid way through the race. Cooke, Kim Anderson and Dede Barry (T-mobile), Christine Thorburn (Webcor) and Kori Kelly (Genesis Scuba) we also up there on ever climb.
It was at the beginning of the fourth lap that Manon Jutras (Quark) broke away and gained a significant gap on the field. Her lead fluctuated over the next couple of laps with the surges on the hills dragging her closer and the flats loosening the knot each time. It wasn't until the final time up Fillmore that Jutras was finally caught as the race really heated up.
The last lap saw many attacks and a small group go off the front. From the group Barry put in a convincing attack that looked very strong and it was this move that was countered by Cooke. Cooke's dominating attack split up the lead group, which eventually came in to the finish in one's and two's behind Cooke.
Taking 11th place was Gina Grain (Victory Brewing) in a very gutsy ride that earned her the overall win in the Pro Cycle Tour Series.
Photography
Images by Jonathan Devich/www.epicimages.us
- The women get underway in the early morning.
- Manon Jutras (Quark) puts some pressure on the field.
- Lyne Bessette (Quark) launches off the front of the filed on Fillmore Street.
- Stefanie Graeter (Webcor) crests the difficult climb of Fillmore.
- Kim Anderson (T-Mobile) feels the pain on the climb.
- Pro Cycling Tour winner Gina Grain fights to the top.
- Nicole Cooke (Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan) makes it look easy with her second successive victory.
Images by Garrett Lau/http://www.pbase.com/garrettlau/cycling
- The pre-dawn lineup.
- Defending champion Nicole Cooke (Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan) is called up to the front.
- Dede Barry (T-Mobile) leads the pack early on.
- Lyne Bessette (Quark) on Fillmore.
- Stacey Peters (T-Mobile) keeps an eye on Manon Jutras (Quark).
- Starr Falk (Los Gatos) on Fillmore.
- Lyne Bessette (Quark) leads on Fillmore.
- Dede Barry (T-Mobile) on Fillmore.
- Kimberly Bruckner (T-Mobile) on Fillmore.
- Amy Moore (Quark) on Fillmore.
- Tina Mayolo-Pic (Genesis Scuba) on Fillmore.
- Gina Grain (Victory Brewing) and Karen Brems (Webcor) on the Embarcadero.
- Nicole Cooke (Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan) takes out her second successive T-Mobile International.
- Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan teammates Nicole Cooke and Modesta Vzesniauskaite ccongratulate each other after placing first and third.
Images by Glenn James/www.glennjamesphotography.com
- A lone woman racer warms up with the Bay Bridge in the background.
- The McGuire women's team warms up in their tent.
- The Velo Bella women spruce up their follow vehicle.
- The women's race gets underway, making a u-turn on The Embarcadero.
- Katherine Lambden climbs the last pitch of Taylor Street.
- Erin Alders (Velo Bella) crests the top of Taylor Street.
- Tina Kunstbeck (Aquafina) takes her sponsorship seriously.
- Nicole Cooke wins!
Images by Bob Wilson/www.wilsonphotography.com
- It is cold, dark, and a silly time to start a race
- There has to be a better way to read the writing on the tyres
- This is what happens when you poke fun at the team-mechanic
- Oh cooool, Aphex Twin
- All these layers and I'm still cold
- The Webcor girls warm up
- Sign-on time, and it's still dark
- Hey! Who signed on as Minney Mouse?
- The Chief Helmet Adjuster does his job
- The Mavic guys pose for a picture
- They let anyone in to see these races
- An Aquafina rider warming up
- Then you say "Got your nose" and the kids will either laugh or cry
- Yeah, I'm really warm for the moment
- Nicole Cooke prepares for the race of the day
- Hey, line up straight or I won't let you start
- Brrrr… Those pink flames don't fool anyone
- Five hot coffee's and make it quick
- The race is on and it's hurting already
- A Los Gatos Bicycle Club rider keeps it steady
- I forgot how steep this hill really was
- I think I can, I think I can
- There was the odd flat section but you never remember those
- Nicole Cooke wins the 2004 Women's T-Mobile International
- A rather exhausted Cooke after the race
- Cooke and Modesta Vzesniauskaite looking very happy
- Where did everyone go?
- It was only this big!
- Whoa, that short? Are you sure?
- Modesta Vzesniauskaite looking very modest
- Tina Mayolo-Pic having a giggle on the podium
- More smiles than you can poke a stick at
- Lyne Bessette with her Master of the Mountains cheque
- Looks like Nicole is buying drinks tonight
Images by Russ & Nancy Wright/AbbiOrca.com
- Nicole Cooke hoping she gets this much head start
- Lyne Bessette glows for the crowd
- Up, up and away! The women head up the first climb
- Barb Howe puts everything into the climb
- Liz Benishin looks like she's having fun
- Christine Thorburn followed by T-Mobile's Dede Barry, Kim Anderson and Kristen Armstrong up Fillmore
- DeDe Barry leads a teammate up Fillmore
- Those crazy Velo Bellas and their wonderful hair
- Looks like the Velo Bella's have taken a few scalps
- A shade of normality in a sea of pink
- ARGH! I'm scared!
- OK, that's enough, now it time to go back to the racing
- Christine Vardaros; A Velo Bella without silly hair
- Kim Anderson powers on
- Kim Cunningham races a Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan rider up the hill
- Nicole Cooke reaches the top first
- Cooke puts the power down
- Once at the top it's a hard left
- Lyne Bessette keeps on climbing
- A tight bunch all the way to the finish
- With the Women's race over the marshals can have something to eat
Results
1 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 2.25.46
2 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC 0.02
3 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan
4 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders
5 Kristin Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team
6 Amber Neben (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team
7 Lyne Bessette (Can) Team Quark
8 Kori Kelly (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC 0.11
9 Deirdre Barry (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team 0.14
10 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC 0.32
11 Gina Grain (Can) Victory Brewing Cycling Team
12 Amy Moore (Can) Team Quark
13 Felicia Greer (Can) Webcor Builders
14 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Genesis Scuba FFCC
15 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team
16 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team
17 Manon Jutras (Can) Team Quark 1.24
18 Megan Long (USA) Sportsbook.com 2.39
19 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Aquafina
20 Karen Brems (USA) Webcor Builders
21 Lara Kroepsch (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team
22 Lauren Franges (USA) Victory Brewing Cycling Team
23 Suzanne Sonye (USA) Bicycle John's
24 Leigh Hobsen (Can) Team Biovail - Cervelo
25 Zoe Owers (USA) La Grange Dassani
26 Mari Holden (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team
27 Gessica Turato (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan
28 Michelle Beltran (USA) Paramount Racing
29 Iona Wynter (Jam) Genesis Scuba FFCC
30 Kimberley Cunningham (USA) Morgan Stanley 24 Hr Fitness
31 Sima Trapp (USA) Wenzel Coaching
32 Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Velo Bella
33 Kathleen Billington (USA) Wines of Washington
34 Jennifer Eyerman (USA) Red Five Racing
35 Carmen D'aluisio (USA) Webcor Builders
36 Alisha Little (USA) Sportsbook.com
37 Kristin Drumm-Collins (USA) Morgan Stanley 24 Hr Fitness
38 Maureen Devlin-Tunzi (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling
39 Katheryn Curi (USA) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan
40 Linda Jackson (USA) Palo Alto Bicycles
41 Christine Vardaros (USA) Velo Bella
42 Kristin Johnson (USA) Basis Aude
43 Brooke Ourada (USA) Victory Brewing Cycling Team
44 Kathryn Landau (USA) Los Gatos Bicycle Club
45 Katherine Lambden (USA) Aquafina
46 Penny Avril (GBr) McGuire Pro Cycling
47 Christina Ruiter (USA) Basis Aude
48 Helene Drumm (USA) Morgan Stanley 24 Hr Fitness
49 Cat Malone (USA) Webcor Builders
50 Kristen La Sasso (USA) Aquafina
51 Margaret Shirley (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC
52 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Victory Brewing Cycling Team
53 Suzie Weldon (USA) Wines of Washington 2.52
54 Lisa Norris (USA) Webcor Builders 3.51
55 Lisa Magness (USA) Wenzel Coaching 3.58
56 Jennifer Maxim (USA) Bicycle John's 4.39
57 Betina Hold (Can) Webcor Builders
58 Kristin Caldwell (USA) Morgan Stanley 24 Hr Fitness
59 Audrey Lemieux (Can) Team Quark
60 Nicole Demars (Can) Victory Brewing Cycling Team
61 Jennifer Stephenson (Can) Team Biovail - Cervelo
62 Tracy Lillig (USA) Los Gatos Bicycle Club
63 Candice Blickem (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC 4.52
64 Sarah Bamberger (USA) Palo Alto Bicycles 5.17
65 Rook Campbell (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC 5.36
66 Stefanie Graeter (USA) Webcor Builders 5.56
67 Sarah Kerlin (USA) Velo Bella 6.57
68 Beverley Harper (USA) Los Gatos Bicycle Club 8.08
DNF Megan Esmondae (USA) Sportsbook.com
DNF Julie Adams (USA) Palo Alto Bicycles
DNF Erin Alders (USA) Velo Bella
DNF Elizabeth Benishin (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling
DNF Kristi Berg (USA) Wines of Washington
DNF Betsy Bloom-Gale (USA) La Grange Dassani
DNF Nicole Brandt (USA) La Grange Dassani
DNF Rebecca Broeder (USA) Wenzel Coaching
DNF Cynthia Carroll (USA) Morgan Stanley 24 Hr Fitness
DNF Jennifer Chapman (USA) Velo Bella
DNF Lori Cox (USA) Paramount Racing
DNF Nanci Dodman (Can) Team Biovail - Cervelo
DNF Laura Downey (USA) La Grange Dassani
DNF Lisa Dunnwald (USA) Wines of Washington
DNF Megan Elliott (USA) Team Quark
DNF Laura Erker (USA) Red Five Racing
DNF Starr Falk (USA) Los Gatos Bicycle Club
DNF Sarah Faulkner (USA) Sportsbook.com
DNF Carla Figueroa (USA) Paramount Racing
DNF Jennifer Franklin (USA) Bicycle John's
DNF Pauline Frascone (USA) Aquafina
DNF Elisa Gagnon (Can) Aquafina
DNF Laurel Green (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling
DNF Brei Gudsell (NZl) Wenzel Coaching
DNF Rhonda Guzda (Can) Team Biovail - Cervelo
DNF Lisa Hauck (USA) Palo Alto Bicycles
DNF April Henderson (USA) Red Five Racing
DNF Barbara Howe (USA) La Grange Dassani
DNF Armida Huerta (USA) Palo Alto Bicycles
DNF Kele Hulser (USA) Basis Aude
DNF Lisa Hunt (USA) Morgan Stanley 24 Hr Fitness
DNF Julie Hutsebaut (Can) Red Five Racing
DNF Melinda Johnson (USA) Paramount Racing
DNF Sandra Kolb (USA) Bicycle John's
DNF Tina Kunstbeck (USA) Aquafina
DNF Brenda Lyons (USA) Velo Bella
DNF Jenn Magur (USA) Team Biovail - Cervelo
DNF Katharine Maher (USA) Basis Aude
DNF Melodie Metzger (USA) Velo Bella
DNF Leslie Mittendorf (USA) Wines of Washington
DNF Elizabeth Morse (USA) Sportsbook.com
DNF Darcie Murphy (USA) La Grange Dassani
DNF Carol Lynn Neal (USA) Paramount Racing
DNF Monica Nielson (USA) Los Gatos Bicycle Club
DNF Martina Patella (USA) Los Gatos Bicycle Club
DNF Stacey Peters (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team
DNF Karen Pleas (USA) Wines of Washington
DNF Jana Roberts (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling
DNF Kerry Rohan (USA) Wenzel Coaching
DNF Patricia Ross (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling
DNF Taitt Sato (USA) Los Gatos Bicycle Club
DNF Keri Silk (USA) Palo Alto Bicycles
DNF Jennifer Stevens (USA) Red Five Racing
DNF Jennifer Tafoya (USA) Palo Alto Bicycles
DNF Desira Utzig (USA) La Grange Dassani
DNF Nichole Wangsgard (USA) Basis Aude
DNF Troy Watson (USA) McGuire Pro Cycling
DNF Emily Westbrook (USA) Wines of Washington
DNF Julia Whiteside (USA) Paramount Racing
DNF Dorothy Wong (USA) Bicycle John's
DNF Mindy Ziffren-Hall (USA) Wines of Washington
DNF Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan
Final Pro Tour standings
1 Gina Grain (Can) Victory Brewing Cycling Team 114 pts
2 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 80
3 Petra Rossner (Ger) Versicherung/Lietzsport MIXED 80
4 Mari Holden (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team 70
5 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC 60
6 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC 56
7 Sarah Uhl (USA) Team Quark 48
8 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 44
9 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders 36
9 Becky Conzelman (USA) Spin Cycle Duke Sports Medecine 36
11 Kristin Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team 32
11 Laura Yoisten (Can) Canadian National Team 32
13 Shannon Hutchison (USA) Colavita Olive Oil 30
14 Amber Neben (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team 28
15 Lara Kroepsch (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team 26
16 Lyne Bessette (Can) Team Quark 24
16 Anita Valen (Nor) Team S.A.T.S. 24
18 Brenda Lyons (USA) Velo Bella 22
18 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Aquafina 22
20 Kori Kelly (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC 20
20 Alison Wright (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti 20
22 Amy Moore (Can) Team Quark 19
23 Deirdre Barry (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team 18
23 Laura Downey (USA) La Grange Dassani 18
25 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 16
25 Marianne Stover (USA) Ind Fabrications/SMRT Inc 16
27 Magali Le Floch (Fra) Team Quark 14
27 Rebecca McClintock (USA) Colavita Olive Oil 14
27 Megan Long (USA) Sportsbook.com 14
30 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Victory Brewing Cycling Team 12
30 Andrea Hannos (Can) Equipe Cycliste Rona 12
32 Felicia Greer (Can) Webcor Builders 10
32 Brooke O'Conner (USA) Colavita Olive Oil 10
34 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Genesis Scuba FFCC 9
35 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team 8
35 Jennifer Eyerman (USA) Red Five Racing 8
35 Leigh Valletti (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC 8
38 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile Pro Cycling Team 7
38 Campbell Rook (USA) Genesis Scuba FFCC 7
40 Annette Beutler (Swi) Versicherung/Lietzsport MIXED 6
40 Tracy Sproule (USA) Colavita Olive Oil 6
40 Manon Jutras (Can) Team Quark 6
43 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti 5
43 Kristy Scheffenacker (USA) Colavita Olive Oil 5
45 Emma Rickards (Aus) Victory Brewing Cycling Team 4
46 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie-Guerciotti 3
46 Karen Brems (USA) Webcor Builders 3
46 Katrina Davis (USA) La Grange Dassani 3
49 Sheba Farrin (USA) LSV Kelly 2
50 Charm Breon (USA) Colavita Olive Oil 1
