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Race 2 - September 11: Women's World Cup final, 117km
Wood wins World Cup Battle
Bronzini takes the day
By Kristy Scrymgeour
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The final World Cup played out well for Australian Oenone Wood and the Nürnberger team in the team's home town today. Mirroring the events of last year when Wood was in the same situation going into the final round, she didn't win the race, but her third place finish was enough for her to confirm her overall lead to take out the World Cup series for the second year running. Instead it was Italian sprinter Giorgia Bronzini (USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo) who came out of top to take the win on the day.
On a city course that consisted of laps of a 13km circuit in the town of Nürnberg, the battle between the Nürnberger team and the Buitenpoort Flexpoint team eventually came down to a bunch sprint. Susanne Ljungskog and Mirjiam Melchers-Van Poppel, both of the Buitenpoort team, were in a position to take the overall series win from Wood if they were able to beat her within the top ten finishers of the day.
It was expected that there would be a lot of attacking from the Ljunskog and Melchers to put Nürnberger on the defensive, but the race was fast, averaging 43km/h and all attempted breaks were reeled in very quickly. "Melchers and Ljunskog were in a few moves but they didn't look like they were really giving it 100%," explained Wood. "I expected them to be one-twoing me all day but perhaps they wanted to put everything into the bunch sprint at the end." The Nürnberger team worked well to keep Wood safe and to prevent Buitenpoort from getting away and in the end they put the team on the front for the lead out.
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Wood went a little early in the sprint and Bronzini and Rochelle Gilmore (Safi Pasta Zara Manhattan) were able to come around her to take first and second place. Her World Cup rival Ljunsgkog took 13th place, giving Wood the Series win.
Bronzini, who also won three stages of the Giro d'Italia Femminile this year and took home the points jersey, was very happy with her win. "I felt very good so early in the race I asked my team to work for me," she said after the race. She now heads back to Italy for Giro della Toscana before World Championships.
Gilmore was also pleased with her performance, which came a few days too late in her eyes. "" I just learned three days ago that I haven't been selected for Worlds. It is my biggest disappointment the year and I was very motivated today to show my best to the Australian Federation and prove that I am one of the fastest Australian girls. Me and Oenone could both have done very well in Madrid"
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Wood was both happy and relieved when Cyclingnews caught up with her after the race. "I was nervous before the start," she explained. "This is such a big event for us. We've been going to these races all year and it's been a battle. I had the jersey, and then Melchers took it, I took it back, then Ljunsgkog and me again. It's nice to be able to say finally that we have the jersey. Now I can relax and think about World Championships."
Of the race Wood said her team did an "awesome job. There were heaps of attacks but nothing got more than 30 seconds. A lot of sprinters lined up today, so a lot of the teams had motivation to chase things down.
"My team was great at keeping things under control and at the end they did an awesome lead out," she added. "At one point Mirjam [Melchers] came up next to be and there were some elbows, as she wanted to get on Trixi's [Worrack] wheel. I nearly went into the barricades which was a bit sketchy, but it all worked out."
With Worlds only a couple of weeks away, Wood now heads to the Australian National Team base in Novellara to train for a week before heading to Madrid. "I think we can win," she said. "We have a really strong team. Germany will also have an unbelievable team there and there will be a lot of individuals who can win too. I'm looking forward to seeing the course though. They say it's a sprinters course, but it can be different for the women."
Photography
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Images by Hennes Roth/www.roth-foto.de
- World Cup winner Oenone Wood (Nürnberger) in deep concentration
- World Cup winner Oenone Wood (Nürnberger) a little closer
- The start line of the final round of the World Cup Series in Nürnberg
- The peloton rolls through town
- Oenone Wood (Nürnberger) wearing the World Cup leaders jersey
- Giorgia Bronzini (USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo) takes the win on the day. Wood takes the Series.
- Giorgia Bronzini (USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo) elated by her win
- Round 11 World Cup podium (L-R) Rochelle Gilmore (Safi Pasta Zara Manhattan), Giorgia Bronzini (USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo) and Oenone Wood (Nürnberger Versicherung)
- World Cup overall podium (L-R) - Susanne Ljunskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint), Oenone Wood (Nürnberger Versicherung) and Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint)
- Oenone Wood (Nürnberger) holds the 2005 World Cup trophy
- Oenone Wood (Nürnberger) can now relax after a hard earned battle
Images by Catherine Marsal
- A view of the start/finish line in Nürnberg
- The press conference after the race
- Giorgia Bronzini (USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo) explains how the race went for her
- Rochelle Gilmore (Safi Pasta Zara Manhattan) expresses her disappointment at being left out of the Worlds team
Images by CJ Farquharson/www.WomensCycling.net
- The bunch sprints and Wood glances left to see Gilmore and Bronzini go past.
- Two happy ladies as Bronzini (Italian National Team) and Wood (Nürnberger) both celebrate
- Aldstat Nürnberg. The race circles the Old Town walls
- The race podium (l-r): Rochelle Gilmore (Team Safi), Giorgia Bronzini (Italian National), Oenone Wood (Équipe Nürnberger)
- The final World Cup podium with Susanne Ljungskog (l) and Mirjam Melchers van Poppel (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) are surrounded by Oenone Wood's Nürnberger fan club - the race and team sponsors
- Susanne Ljungskog waits thoughtfully for the start
- The bunch corners on its return towards the start/finish line
- The peloton did roll along quietly - every now and then
- Susanne Beyer (Team Motors) attacks the tram lines
- Cornering in the tight bunch
- Everywhere she went Susanne Ljungskog had Oenone Wood as a shadow
Images by Mario Stiehl/www.world-of-cycling.com
- Nathalie Bates (Van Bemmelen - AA Drink) rides ahead of the bunch
- Giorgia Bronzini (Italian National Team) rides comfortably in the bunch
- Giorgia Bronzini (Italian National Team) on the podium
- YMCA... It's all the rage in Italy, you know?
- They love their flowers in Nurnberg
- Two Aussies and an Italian on a podium... and the Italian says 'who won the race?' And one of the Aussies says 'I won the series!'
- All smiles on the podium (l-r): Rochelle Gilmore, Giorgia Bronzini and Oenone Wood
- Sara Carrigan (Van Bemmelen - AA Drink) has a chat before the race
- Barbara Cazzaniga (l) and Luisa Tamamini pose before the start
- Nicole Cooke (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan) checks the time before liftoff
- Tanja Hennes (Buitenpoort - Flexpoint) rides at the front of the peloton
- Mariana Jaunatre (French National Team) sits at the front of the bunch
- Madeleine Lindberg and Olivia Gollan talk before the race starts
- Susanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort - Flexpoint) waits passively before the start
- Katia Longhin (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) rides among the peloton
- Dorthe Lohse (Team SATS) and Andrea Graus (ELK Haus Tirol Noe) all smiles before the start
- Mirjam Melchers (Buitenpoort - Flexpoint) rides hard on her way to 11th
- The peloton rolls through
- There's not much room to move in the women's race
- Oenone Wood (Equipe Nurnberger) rides down in the bunch, biding her time
- It's a busy bunch with plenty of watching going on
- The final women's World Cup podium (l-r): Susanne Ljungskog, Oenone Wood, Mirjam Melchers
- Bronzini knows she's got it...
- And now she can celebrate
- The start in Nurnberg
- Emma Rickards (Univega Pro) rode strongly to finish in the top 20
- Regina Schleicher and Miho Oki before the start
- Erika Vilunaite (Team Bianchi Aliverti)
- Wood gets a hug after a great performance all season
- Oenone Wood (Equipe Nurnberger) is overall World Cup champion
- Oenone Wood sits in the pack on her way to winning the overall World Cup crown
- Smiling before the start... were there some nerves in there?
Results
Top 10 results
1 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Italian National Team 2.45.23 2 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 3 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4 Katia Longhin (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 5 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) German National Team 6 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Team S.A.T.S 7 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Van Bemmelen - AA Drink 8 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Univega 9 Sarah Düster (Ger) Therme Skin Care 10 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini - Cogeas 11 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Buitenpoort - Flexpoint 12 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim 13 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort - Flexpoint 14 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Buitenpoort - Flexpoint 15 Corine Hierckens (Bel) Therme Skin Care 16 Emma Rickards (Aus) Univega Pro 17 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Swiss National Team 18 Marina Janautre (Fra) French National Team 19 Isabella Wieser (Aut) ELK Haus Tirol Noe 20 Andrea Graus (Aut) ELK Haus Tirol Noe 21 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 22 Monika Krawczyk (Pol) Polish National Team 23 Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) Polish National Team 24 Annette Beutler (Swi) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 25 Miho Oki (Jpn) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini - Cogeas 26 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini - Cogeas 27 Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 28 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Toyota Motor Company 29 Mette Fischer (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 30 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim 31 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team Bianchi - Aliverti 32 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 33 Audrey Lemieux (Can) Canadian National Team 34 Monica Holler (Swe) ELK Haus Tirol Noe 35 Trine Hansen (Den) Team S.A.T.S. 36 Laura Yoisten (Can) Canadian National Team 37 Andrea Knecht (Swi) Swiss National Team 38 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 39 Rachel Heal (GBr) Team S.A.T.S 40 Elodie Touffet (Fra) French National Team 41 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 42 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Van Bemmelen - AA Drink 43 Linda Serup (Den) Buitenpoort - Flexpoint 44 Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team 45 Gessica Turato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 46 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 47 Anna Zugno (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 48 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Team Bianchi Aliverti 49 Theresa Senff (Ger) Van Bemmelen - AA Drink 50 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Therme Skin Care 0.09 51 Bianca Knöpfle (Ger) German National Team 52 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Swiss National Team 53 Sophie Creux (Fra) French National Team 54 Sabine Fischer (Ger) German National Team 55 Claudia Häusler (Ger) ELK Haus Tirol Noe 56 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) German National Team 57 Sarah Grab (Swi) Univega 58 Monika Furrer (Swi) Swiss National Team 59 Moniek Rotmensen (Ned) Therme Skin Care 60 Ine Wannijn (Bel) Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim 61 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Italian National Team 62 Alisha Lion (USA) Team S.A.T.S. 63 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim 64 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Toyota Motor Company 65 Sharon Van Dromme (Bel) Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim 66 Ellen Heiny (Ger) Team Stuttgart 67 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Italian National Team 68 Lise Christensen (Den) Team Bianchi Aliverti 69 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Italian National Team 70 Magal Finot Laivier (Fra) French National Team 71 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Univega 72 Anna Skawinska (Pol) Polish National Team 73 Katharina Blum (Ger) Team Stuttgart 74 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Team Bianchi - Aliverti 75 Patricia Hempel (Ger) ELK Haus Tirol Noe 76 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) German National Team 77 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) German National Team 78 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Buitenpoort - Flexpoint 79 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Polish National Team 0.22 80 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Italian National Team 0.27 81 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Italian National Team 82 Susanne Beyer (Ger) Toyota Motor Company 0.31 83 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Austrian National Team 84 Milena Pirola (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini - Cogeas 85 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Austrian National Team 86 Nicole Kampeter (Ger) Toyota Motor Company 87 Monika Schachl (Aut) ELK Haus Tirol Noe 88 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Van Bemmelen - AA Drink 89 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 90 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 91 Birgit Hollmann (Ger) Toyota Motor Company 92 Edwige Pitel (Fra) French National Team 93 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Toyota Motor Company 0.35 94 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.59 95 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 96 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.08 97 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.15 98 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Van Bemmelen - AA Drink 99 Claudia Meyer (Ger) Team Cube Feminin 5.05 World Cup Final Standings 1 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 378 pts 2 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort - Flexpoint 299 3 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Buitenpoort - Flexpoint 255 4 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 185 5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 184 6 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 181 7 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Van Bemmelen - AA Drink 167 8 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile 129 9 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 125 10 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 99 11 Andrea Graus (Aut) ELK Haus Tirol Noe 95 12 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini - Cogeas 81 13 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini - Cogeas 76 14 Noemi Cantele (Ita) 75 15 Geneviève Jeanson (Can) 75 16 Anita Valen (Nor) Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim 72 17 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla 72 18 Dorthe Lohse (Den) Team S.A.T.S 68 19 Monica Holler (Swe) ELK Haus Tirol Noe 68 20 Katia Longhin (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 67 21 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini - Cogeas 64 22 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Team Bianchi - Aliverti 58 23 Marina Gloria Chirio (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 56 24 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini - Cogeas 56 25 Theresa Senff (Ger) Van Bemmelen - AA Drink 55 26 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) 54 27 Linda Serup (Den) Buitenpoort - Flexpoint 52 28 Annette Beutler (Swi) 51 29 Katherine Bates (Aus) Van Bemmelen - AA Drink 50 30 Sarah Düster (Ger) Therme Skin Care 46 31 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Univega 44 32 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) 41 33 Anna Zugno (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 37 34 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Hausbrandt Caffé 37 35 Erinne Willock (Can) 36 36 Monia Baccaille (Ita) 35 37 Amber Neben (USA) Buitenpoort - Flexpoint 34 38 Sofie Creux (Fra) 31 39 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 30 40 Marina Janautre (Fra) 29 41 Tanja Schmidt-Hennes (Ger) Buitenpoort - Flexpoint 29 42 Silvia Parietti (Ita) SS Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli 27 43 Jenny Macpherson (Aus) 27 44 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Van Bemmelen - AA Drink 27 45 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 24 46 Magali Le Floch (Fra) 24 47 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team S.A.T.S 24 48 Elisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (Fra) Pruneaux D'Agen 24 49 Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) 23 50 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) 21 51 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Univega 21 52 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) 19 53 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim 18 54 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 18 55 Christine Thorburn (USA) 18 56 Joane Somarriba (Spa) 18 57 Sabrina Emmasi (Swi) Bigla 18 58 Barbara Lancioni (Ita) 17 59 Svetlana Bubenkova (Rus) 16 60 Audrey Lemieux (Can) 15 61 Katie Brown (Aus) SS Lazio Ciclismo Team Ladispoli 13 62 Lynn Gaggioli (USA) 13 63 Corine Hierckens (Bel) Therme Skin Care 12 64 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) 12 65 Sofie Goor (Bel) Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim 12 66 Sharon Van Dromme (Bel) Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim 11 67 Emma Rickards (Aus) 11 68 Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 10 69 Tatiana Shishkova (Mda) P.M.B. Fenixs 10 70 Kate Nichols (Aus) 10 71 Olga Slyussareva (Rus) 10 72 Sarah Grab (Swi) Univega 9 73 Verena Joos (Ger) 9 74 Maja Adamsen (Den) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 8 75 Trine Hansen (Den) A.S. Team F.R.W 8 76 Tammara Boyd (NZl) 8 77 Michelle Hyland (NZl) 7 78 Dorothy Cowden (USA) 7 79 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 7 80 Veerle Ingels (Bel) Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim 7 81 Patricia Schwager (Swi) 6 82 Marianna Lorenzoni (Ita) A.S. Team F.R.W 6 83 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) A.S. Team F.R.W 6 84 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Buitenpoort - Flexpoint 5 85 Evy Van Damme (Bel) Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim 5 86 Isabella Wieser (Aut) ELK Haus Tirol Noe 4 87 Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spa) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 4 88 Rosa Maria Bravo (Spa) 4 89 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Van Bemmelen - AA Drink 4 90 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen - Capri Sonne - T Interim 3 91 Lyne Bessette (Can) 3 92 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) Van Bemmelen - AA Drink 3 93 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Pruneaux D'Agen 2 94 Julia Martissova (Rus) P.M.B. Fenixs 2 95 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini - Cogeas 2 96 Monika Krawczyk (Pol) 1 97 Ana Paola Madrinan Villegas 1 98 Natalya Kachalka (Ukr) A.S. Team F.R.W 1 99 Helen Kelly (Aus) 1
