Trust House Women's Tour - 2.2

New Zealand, March 2-4, 2005

For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here

The start with Judith Arndt in the rainbow
World champion Judith Arndt - the rainbow jersey was part of a high-class women's field
The bunch gets under way in the afternoon sunshine.
The opening stage of the Trust House Tour rides through Fraser Park.
Mellisa Holt & Michelle Hyland (Trust House New Zealand) launched an unsuccessful attack midway through the race.
Trixi Worrack (Nurnberger) - The entire Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung team rode a solid race.
Mellisa Holt rode aggressively throughout the entire stage to win the sprint classification.
Michelle highland (New Zealand) blurs past in the Hutt City criterium.
Oenone Wood (Nurnberger) rides in the criterium opening stage.
Judith Arndt attacks.
Judith Arndt got away on the last few laps but was hauled in soon after.
Tina Mayolo-Pic (Avery Ford) takes first place, with daylight second.
Tina Mayolo-Pic waves from the podium.
Tina Mayolo-Pic was a very happy camper.
The podium - Oenone Wood (Nurnberger, 2nd), Tina Mayolo-Pic (Avery Ford, 1st) and Joanne Kiesanowski (Nobili Rubinetterie, 3rd) and sprint classification leader Melissa Holt (New Zealand, pulling face)

Images by Joel Roberts

For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here

Mellisa Holt (Trust House New Zealand) before the start
Daniela Fusa Poli (Nobili Rubinetterie) waits for the restart after the race was stopped because of very windy conditions
The organiser and commisaire discuss the safety situation (due to high winds) with the police
But where's Shrek?
Pupils from Gladstone School cheer the riders past.
Daniela Fusa Poli (Nobili Rubinetterie) rides in the bunch during the second stage.
Heading for the pot of gold
The bunch strings out through the New Zealand countryside
A farmer was burning off paddocks alongside the road causing smoke to be blown for kilometres
There were plenty of attack in the high winds when the race finally got underway after a 20km neutral zone
Catherine Sell (Trust House New Zealand) and Nicole Freedman (Western Australia) bridge the gap to the lead three
Catherine Sell rides in the break - Sell was the best of the kiwis but crashed out of this afternoon's criterium.
The winning break - Five riders spent most of the dayy off the front to clinch the GC standings.
Nicole Freedman (Western Australia) takes the five-woman aprint for the stage win.
The podium - Oenone Wood (Nurnberger, 2nd), Tina Mayolo-Pic (Avery Ford, 1st) and Joanne Kiesanowski (Nobili Rubinetterie, 3rd) and sprint classification leader Melissa Holt (New Zealand, pulling face)

Images by Joel Roberts

Katie Brown at the start
The wind was huge!
The wind was so strong it was hard to stay on the road
The convoy had to build a barricade to shield the riders in the neutral section.
Eventual tour leader Nicole Freedman after some on-road repairs
Oenone Wood

For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here

Spectator Jessie Greenaway watches the riders whizz by
Diana Rast (Univega) in the thick of the action
Silvia Valsecchi (Nobili Rubinetterie) leads Judith Arndt (Nurnberger) and the bunch through the streets of Masterton
Bernadette Schober (Univega) showing the effort in the afternoon crit
Swedish national champ Susanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team) wins the stage
Nicole Freedman (Western Australia) retains the tour leader jersey

Images by Joel Roberts