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22nd Tour de l'Aude - 2.1
France, May 12-21, 2006
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Stage 8 - May 19: Arques – Rennes Les Bains, 99 km
Fleury finds her opportunity
De Goede moves into yellow
By Kristy Scrymgeour
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Stage Eight of Tour de L'Aude saw an interesting turn of events and a big change in the General Classification going into tomorrow's Queen stage. Winning the bunch sprint out of a break group of six riders was American Grace Fleury but it was Suzanne De Goede (AA Drink) also in that group that moved into the yellow jersey at the end of the stage.
"This morning we talked about being aggressive in this stage and that we had to go early," Fleury told Cyclingnews. "I knew if I had good legs I would attack early, so just after the first sprint bonus there were some attacks and I decided to put in a hard attack and it worked."
In the break with Fleury was Svetlana Bubnenkova (Fenixs Colnago), Olivia Gollan (Nobili), Joanne Kiesanowski (Univega), Amy Moore (T-Mobile), Suzanne De Goede (AA Drink), Maryline Salvetat (French National Team), Eva Lutz (Nurnberger) and Cindy Pieters (Belgian National Team).
The course was 100km in length and included four category one climbs along the way. None of the climbs were terribly steep, but all long challenging with another small rise for the last few kilometers into Rennes les Bains for the finish.
Bubnenkova proceeded to drive the break solo for the remainder on the race taking all the mountain sprints and aiming to move herself up in the general classification. "In the beginning," said Fleury, "it was just Bunenkova and I working with seven people sitting on so I stopped working and Bubnenkova just drove it. She'd drive it down each descent and shattered it. She was amazing."
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On the second climb, Buitenpoort started to attack with their GC riders Amber Neben and Susanne Ljungskog, but Ina Teutenberg (T-Mobile) close both attacks preparing for her teammates to attack. Kim Anderson went first and her attack was countered by Kimberly Baldwin (T-Mobile) who opened up a gap with Edita Pucinaskaite (Nobili) on her wheel. The pair rode together until the third climb when Baldwin fell off the pace and Pucinskaite continued solo. By the final climb, the Lithuanian's teammate Olivia Gollan had been dropped from the front group and sat up to wait for her. With two kilometers to go from the top of the climb, Gollan gave it everything and helped Pucinskaite to the top of the climb and sent her off solo once again.
With the GC riders still looking at each other back in the bunch, another group rode off the front containing Buitenpoort rider Madeleine Sandig. Also in the group was Theresa Senff (AA Drink), Claudia Hausler (Nurnberger) and Edwige Pitel (Bianchi). Sandig was also riding towards the yellow jersey and had every reason to drive the break. The group caught and passed Moore and Pieters who had been dropped by the front group and eventually they also caught Baldwin and held their gap to the chasers to the finish.
Meanwhile in the lead group, De Goede realized the break would stay away and that she could possibly move into the overall lead. "I first thought Bubnekova would be the one to take over the jersey," explained De Goede, "but then I heard the classement so I also started to work at the front."
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For the last ten kilometers of the race De Goede and Bubnenkova drove the break and finished with 52" on Pucinskaite, 3'11" on the second break group and 3'38" on the next group that contained the main GC contenders. The gap was enough to put De Goede in yellow with Sandig holding on to second place overall. Pucinskaite moved up into fifth place overall and Bubnekova moved into the top ten with a firm lead in the mountains classification.
Fleury said of the finish that she was basically following her director Jim Miller's advice on the finish. . I Couldn't really remember the finish. Jim said there was a little dip with about 300m to go and I knew I had to watch for Jo Jo [Kiesanowski]. So I had to start early." Fleury opened up a convincing gap and won the sprint with ease, with Kiesanowski and De Goede taking second and third place.
Very excited with the win, Fleury said it was definitely her best result yet. "I was feeling ok today. Just trying to survive each climb," she said. "I've really just been trying to survive this tour and look for opportunities when they come."
De Goede was also pleased to move into the yellow jersey, but conservative about how tomorrow's stage would go. "It's cool to have the jersey for the day," she said. "Tomorrow's a very hard stage. Of course I'll do my best and see how it goes." The plan however was always to work for her teammate Senff for GC. "If Theresa is good tomorrow, she is a very good climber," added De Goede. Normally I would be helping her. I'll do my best tomorrow and we'll see."
Photography
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- The break - led by Grace Fleury (USA) & De Goede (AA Drink) on the Col Du Paradis
- Svetlana Bubnenkova (Colnago Fenixs) leads the break with Jo Kiesanowski (Univega) on her shoulder
- Edita Puckinskaite (Nobili) finishes
- Stage winner, Grace Fleury (USA)
- Suzanne De Goede (AA Drink) - the new race leader
- Therease Senff and Natalie Bates (AA Drink) in the bunch
- Jo Kiesanowski (Univega)
- Grace Fleury (USA) sprints in to take the stage
- Madeleine Sandig (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) - still in pink for Stage 9
- Lauren Franges and Christina Ruiter (USA) finish with big smiles - they know Fleury won
- Therease Senff (AA Drink) and Kimberly Bruckner Baldwin (T-Mobile) finish together
Images by Philippe Volle/velopalmares.free.fr
- The Castle of Arques
- '"And then it goes up some more"
- Svetlana Bubnenkova (Colnago Fenixs) leads the group on the Col du Paradis
- The chase group led by Madeleine Sandig at the top of Col du Paradis
- Grace Fleury wins the stage
- Suzanne De Goede waiting for the ceremony.
- Grace Fleury
- Suzanne de Goede in yellow
- De Goede and Doppmann
Images by Kristy Scrymgeour/Cyclingnews
- Svetlana Bubnenkova (Fenixs Colnago) leads the break up the first climb
- Olivia Gollan (Nobili) and Amy Moore (T-Mobile) in the break
- The main bunch on the first climb of the day
- Kimberly Baldwin (T-Mobile) in the bunch on GPM #1
- The Kiwi's dig deep on the first climb
- Svetlana Bubnenkova (Fenixs Colnago) leads the third climb
- Olivia Gollan (Nobili) in the break on the third climb
- Edita Pucinskaite (Nobili) rodes solo up the third climb
- Kimberly Baldwin (T-Mobile) works hard on the climb just off the back of Pucinskaite
- Amy Moore (T-Mobile) and Cindy Pieters (Belgium) are caught by the chase group
- Theresa Senff (AA Drink) leads the chase group
- Claudia Hauser (Nurnberger) in the chase group
- Univega riders Sarah Duster and Emma Rickards forced to chase
- Priska Doppmann (Univega) rides in yellow
- Afternoon tea time for the Dutch National Team
- Grace Fleury (USA National Team) takes the stage win
- Edita Pucinskaite (Nobili) finishes her solo ride
- Madeleine Sandig (Buitenpoort Flexpoint) maintains second place
- Theresa Senff (AA Drink) and Kimberly Baldwin finish the stage
- Priska Doppmann (Univega) leads the GC group through the finish
Results
1 Grace Fleury (USA) USA National Team 2.54.50 2 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Univega Pro Cycling Team 3 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 4 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 5 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 0.08 7 Edita Puncinskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 0.52 8 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 3.11 9 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 10 Théresa Senff (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 11 Kimberly Baldwin (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 12 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 13 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Univega Pro Cycling Team 3.38 14 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 15 Adrie Visser (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 16 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 17 Sharon Vandromme (Bel) Belgian National Team 18 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 19 Amber Neben (USA) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 20 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 21 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 22 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 3.42 23 Sarah Duster (Ger) Univega Pro Cycling Team 3.51 24 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 4.16 25 Tony Bradshaw (NZl) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 6.53 26 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) French National Team 7.23 27 An Van Rie (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 28 Alison Shanks (NZl) New Zealand National Team 29 Sofie Goor (Bel) Belgian National Team 30 Amy Moore (Can) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 7.31 31 Laure Werner (Bel) Belgian National Team 32 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Belgian National Team 7.36 33 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 8.14 34 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8.29 35 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 8.53 36 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 8.59 37 Elisabeth Chavanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 9.12 38 Christina Ruiter (USA) USA National Team 39 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 40 Bianca Knöpfle (Ger) German National Team 41 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) French National Team 42 Irène Van Den Broeck (Ned) Dutch National Team 43 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Dutch National Team 44 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 45 Katherine Lambden (USA) USA National Team 46 Emma Rickards (Aus) Univega Pro Cycling Team 47 Trine Hansen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 48 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 49 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team 50 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 51 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 52 Janne Brok (Ned) Dutch National Team 53 Charlotte Becker (Ger) German National Team 54 Marta Vilajosana (Spa) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 55 Katryn Watt (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 10.56 56 Natalie Bates (Aus) AA-Drink Cycling Team 57 Eléna Stramoysova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 12.11 58 Mette Andreasen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 12.19 59 Karen Steurs (Bel) Belgian National Team 60 Lise Christensen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 61 Wan Yiu Wong (HKg) Giant Pro Cycling 62 Evelyn Garcia (ESa) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 63 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 16.49 64 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 65 Kateryn Curi (USA) USA National Team 66 Magalie Finot Lavier (Fra) French National Team 67 Angela Brodtka (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 68 Xiong Yng Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 19.04 69 Magdali Trujillo (Col) Colombian National Team 70 Monica Mendes (Col) Colombian National Team 71 Johanna Buick (NZl) Fenixs-Colnago 72 Fanny Riberot (Fra) French National Team 20.08 73 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 22.59 74 Yan Mei Wu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 75 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) German National Team 76 Sabine Fischer (Ger) German National Team 77 Sally Ann Cowman (Aus) Australian National Team 78 Alessandra Borghi (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 79 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team 80 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Dutch National Team 81 Jenny Mac Pherson (Aus) Australian National Team 82 Maja Adamsen (Den) Fenixs-Colnago 83 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Dutch National Team 84 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team 85 Amy Mosen (NZl) New Zealand National Team 35.42 86 Hannah Banks (Aus) Australian National Team 87 Yanxia Jiang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Points 1 Grace Fleury (USA) USA National Team 40 pts 2 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Univega Pro Cycling Team 34 3 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 30 4 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 26 5 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 23 6 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 20 7 Edita Puncinskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 18 8 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 16 9 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 14 10 Théresa Senff (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 12 10 Kimberly Baldwin (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 10 11 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 9 12 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Univega Pro Cycling Team 8 13 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 7 14 Adrie Visser (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 6 15 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 5 16 Sharon Vandromme (Bel) Belgian National Team 4 17 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 3 18 Amber Neben (USA) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 2 19 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 1 Mountains Col du Linas - GPM 1 1 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 8 pts 2 Grace Fleury (USA) USA National Team 5 3 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 3 4 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2 5 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Univega Pro Cycling Team 1 Col de Redoulade 1 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 8 pts 2 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 5 3 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3 4 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Univega Pro Cycling Team 2 5 Amber Neben (USA) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 1 Col du Paradis 1 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 8 pts 2 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Univega Pro Cycling Team 5 3 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3 4 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 2 5 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 1 Col de Valmigère 1 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 8 pts 2 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 5 3 Grace Fleury (USA) USA National Team 3 4 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Univega Pro Cycling Team 2 5 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1 Teams 1 AA-Drink CT 8.51.19 2 Nürnberg Versicherung 3 Univega 0.40 4 Buitenpoort Flexpoint 3.38 5 T-Mobile 6 Nobili Rubinetterie 7.31 7 Fénix Colnago 9.04 8 Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 9.12 9 French National Team 9.54 10 USA National Team 11.35 11 Belgian National Team 11.43 12 Les Pruneaux d'Agen 18.09 13 Lotto Belisol 19.59 14 Dutch National Team 20.47 15 Giant PC 22.43 16 German National Team 34.34 17 Australian National Team 48.21 18 New Zealand National Team 59.15 General classifiation after stage 8 1 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 17.48.04 2 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 0.22 3 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 0.33 4 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Univega Pro Cycling Team 0.36 5 Edita Puncinskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 0.59 6 Amber Neben (USA) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 1.33 7 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.42 8 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 1.50 9 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 2.02 10 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 2.26 11 Kimberly Baldwin (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 2.34 12 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2.57 13 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 3.07 14 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 3.27 15 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 3.44 16 Théresa Senff (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 4.39 17 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) French National Team 6.30 18 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Univega Pro Cycling Team 6.49 19 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 8.23 20 Adrie Visser (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 10.36 21 Sofie Goor (Bel) Belgian National Team 10.54 22 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 11.02 23 Grace Fleury (USA) USA National Team 11.25 24 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 12.57 25 An Van Rie (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 13.00 26 Sharon Vandromme (Bel) Belgian National Team 14.42 27 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team 15.05 28 Tony Bradshaw (NZl) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 15.06 29 Laure Werner (Bel) Belgian National Team 15.25 30 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 16.31 31 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 19.37 32 Marta Vilajosana (Spa) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 19.47 33 Emma Rickards (Aus) Univega Pro Cycling Team 22.25 34 Bianca Knöpfle (Ger) German National Team 23.13 35 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 23.37 36 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 24.16 37 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) French National Team 25.03 38 Irène Van Den Broeck (Ned) Dutch National Team 26.45 39 Katryn Watt (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 27.09 40 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Belgian National Team 27.55 41 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Dutch National Team 28.19 42 Magalie Finot Lavier (Fra) French National Team 28.31 43 Sarah Duster (Ger) Univega Pro Cycling Team 44 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 28.53 45 Amy Moore (Can) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 29.48 46 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 29.55 47 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 30.34 48 Natalie Bates (Aus) AA-Drink Cycling Team 31.12 49 Elisabeth Chavanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 31.52 50 Christina Ruiter (USA) USA National Team 32.06 51 Evelyn Garcia (ESa) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 32.17 52 Charlotte Becker (Ger) German National Team 33.49 53 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 34.04 54 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 34.44 55 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 38.06 56 Karen Steurs (Bel) Belgian National Team 38.07 57 Trine Hansen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 38.12 58 Lise Christensen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 41.21 59 Eléna Stramoysova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 41.42 60 Xiong Yng Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 41.51 61 Alison Shanks (NZl) New Zealand National Team 41.58 62 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team 42.16 63 Jenny Mac Pherson (Aus) Australian National Team 42.25 64 Johanna Buick (NZl) Fenixs-Colnago 43.58 65 Angela Brodtka (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 48.22 66 Kateryn Curi (USA) USA National Team 49.23 67 Janne Brok (Ned) Dutch National Team 50.52 68 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team 52.31 69 Katherine Lambden (USA) USA National Team 53.12 70 Maja Adamsen (Den) Fenixs-Colnago 53.20 71 Sabine Fischer (Ger) German National Team 56.05 72 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 57.25 73 Fanny Riberot (Fra) French National Team 59.52 74 Mette Andreasen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 1.00.46 75 Wan Yiu Wong (HKg) Giant Pro Cycling 1.01.19 76 Sally Ann Cowman (Aus) Australian National Team 1.07.41 77 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 1.08.31 78 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Dutch National Team 1.14.34 79 Magdali Trujillo (Col) Colombian National Team 1.15.50 80 Monica Mendes (Col) Colombian National Team 1.17.28 81 Yan Mei Wu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 1.19.45 82 Alessandra Borghi (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 1.20.20 83 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Dutch National Team 1.24.09 84 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) German National Team 1.28.06 Points classification after stage 8 1 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Univega Pro Cycling Team 141 pts 2 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 131 3 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Univega Pro Cycling Team 105 4 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 95 5 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 88 6 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 79 7 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 79 8 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 72 9 Edita Puncinskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 62 10 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 57 11 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 54 12 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 53 13 Amber Neben (USA) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 53 14 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 44 15 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 43 16 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 43 17 Grace Fleury (USA) USA National Team 40 18 Adrie Visser (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 40 19 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) French National Team 39 20 Kimberly Baldwin (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 36 20 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 36 22 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team 30 23 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 30 24 Sofie Goor (Bel) Belgian National Team 27 25 Jenny Mac Pherson (Aus) Australian National Team 27 26 Théresa Senff (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 25 27 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 20 27 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 20 29 Sharon Vandromme (Bel) Belgian National Team 16 29 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 16 31 Charlotte Becker (Ger) German National Team 14 32 An Van Rie (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 14 32 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 14 34 Christina Ruiter (USA) USA National Team 12 35 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'Agen 10 36 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 9 37 Laure Werner (Bel) Belgian National Team 8 38 Irène Van Den Broeck (Ned) Dutch National Team 7 38 Katryn Watt (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 7 40 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 5 40 Eléna Stramoysova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 5 42 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) French National Team 4 42 Magalie Finot Lavier (Fra) French National Team 4 44 Bianca Knöpfle (Ger) German National Team 3 44 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team 3 Mountains classification after stage 8 1 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team 30 pts 2 Jenny Mac Pherson (Aus) Australian National Team 26 3 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 11 4 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Dutch National Team 10 5 Eléna Stramoysova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 6 5 Irène Van Den Broeck (Ned) Dutch National Team 6 6 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 5 7 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 5 8 Lauren Franges (USA) USA National Team 5 9 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) French National Team 5 10 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 3 11 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3 12 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) German National Team 2 13 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 2 14 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 2 15 An Van Rie (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 2 16 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1 17 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Univega Pro Cycling Team 1 18 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 1 19 Trine Hansen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 1 20 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Dutch National Team 1 21 Janne Brok (Ned) Dutch National Team 1 Teams classification after stage 8 1 T-Mobile 53.23.11 2 Buitenpoort Flexpoint 4.23 3 Nürnberg Versicherung 7.06 4 AA-Drink CT 16.17 5 Univega 23.51 6 French National Team 28.09 7 Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 31.40 8 Fénix Colnago 36.49 9 Nobili Rubinetterie 38.22 10 Belgian National Team 45.56 11 USA National Team 1.07.45 12 Lotto Belisol 1.19.47 13 Les Pruneaux d'Agen 1.20.30 14 Dutch National Team 1.25.07 15 Giant PC 1.29.26 16 German National Team 1.47.27 17 Australian National Team 1.54.39 18 New Zealand National Team 2.45.42
