22nd Tour de l'Aude - 2.1

France, May 12-21, 2006

Photography

Stage 10 - May 21: Limoux – Limoux, 114.5 km

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• The bunch rolls through the Aude region
• Kimberly Anderson (T-Mobile) and Olivia Gollan (Nobili)
• The bunch climbs the rolling roads near Monthaut
• Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) leads Adrie Visser (AA Drink) on Col de St Benoit
• Svetlana Bubnenkova (Colnago Fenixs) and Amber Neben (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) in a group on the climb
• Teutenberg and Visser working hard with 30km to go
• Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) takes victory on the final stage
• Jo Kiesanowski (Univega) takes the sprint for third from Judith Arndt (T-Mobile)
• The colourful race podium
• Amber Neben (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) signs autographs after winning the Tour de l'Aude for the second time

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• The wine country of the l'Aude region
• Susanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort) sets pace for her teammate Amber Neben
• The bunch on an early climb out of Limoux
• Olivia Gollan (Nobili) not enjoying the climb
• A few horses try to join the race
• Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) sets the pace in the break
• Amber Neben (Buitenpoort) staying close to the front all day
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) in the bunch of a switchback
• There were some tired legs on the final day of racing
• Theresa Senff (AA Drink) on the climb
• Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) leads Adrie Visser (AA Drink) in the break
• Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) on the break
• Amber Neben (Buitenpoort) on the lookout for attacks

Stage 9 - May 20: Axat – Station De Ski Mijanes/Donezan, 98 km

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• The AA Drink team line up with race leader, Suzanne De Goede before the start
• Amber Neben and Susanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) during their breakaway
• Therease Senff leads team-mate and race leader, Suzanne De Goede on the first HC climb
• Buitenpoort-Flexpoint finish line celebrations
• The 'laughing group' arrives - not many smiles
• Amber Neben (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) - new race leader after Stage 9
• Trixi Worrack (Équipe Nürnberger) crests the first HC climb
• Madeleine Sandig (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) and Svetlana Bubnenkova (Colnago Fenix) on the climb
• Edwige Pitel (Bianchi Aliverti) crashed early in the stage, falling heavily on her right side
• Kimberly Bruckner Baldwin (T-Mobile) looks skywards for the summit

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• Kim Anderson (T-Mobile) leads the peloton up a rise just after the start
• The bunch near the start of the stage
• Amber Neben (Buitenpoort Flexpoint) leads teammate Susanne Ljunskog on the first Hors category climb of the dat
• Trixi Worrack (Nurnberger) rides solo on the climb
• Edita Pucinskaite (Nobili) rides alone on the climb
• Priska Doppmann (Univega) in chase of Pucinskaite
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) leads Claudia Hauser (Nurnberger) on the climb
• Maryline Salvetat (French National Team) with Kim Anderson (T-Mobile)
• Theresa Senff (AA Drink) leads her teammate Suzanne De Goede in the yellow jersey
• Suzanne De Goede (AA Drink) on the first HC climb
• Olivia Gollan (Nobili), Grace Fleury (US National Team) and Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) ride the climb
• View of the finish line with 500m to to go
• Susanne Ljunskog (Buitenpoort) and Amber Neben on the way to a stage win and the yellow jersey
• Trixi Worrack (Nurnberger) fights the climb with 200m to go
• Priska Doppmann (Univega) and Edita Pucinskaite (Nobili) arrive at the finish
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) rides solo to the top

Stage 8 - May 19: Arques – Rennes Les Bains, 99 km

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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

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• 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

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• 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

Stage 7b - May 18: Villegly – Grotte De Limousis, 69 km

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• Olga Zabelinskaya (Colnago Fenix) raises a weary hand as a victory salute
• Suzanne de Goede (AA Drink) came second
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) sprints in just ahead of Priska Doppmann (Univega)
• Svetlana Bubnenkova (Colnago Fenix) stayed in the blue mountains leader jersey
• A hard stage for Oenone Wood (Nürnberger)
• Amanda Spratt (Australia) - after a day this hard, she shouldn't be this happy!
• Kathy Watt's (Lotto Belisol)face tells the story of a hard stage
• The bunch chases Teutenberg and De Goede - Zabelinskaya is already front left
• Marina Juanatre lost the lead by seven seconds, maybe she knows....
• Priska Doppmann (Univega) was delighted with her race lead

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• The field rolls out for the start of the second stage of the day
• Kimberley Baldwin (T-Mobile) and Olivia Gollan (Nobili) chat in the bunch
• Claudia Hausler (Nurnberger) in the bunch
• Ina Teutenberg (T-Mobile) and Suzanne De Goede (AA Drink) in an early break
• Trine Hansen (Bianchi) tried to bridge to the break
• The bunch is two minutes behind the break
• The bunch rides through a quaint French town
• Olga Zabelinskaya (Fenixs Colnago) on her way to her solo win
• Suzanne De Goede (AA Drink) holds on for second
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) leads the main bunch home for third place
• Priska Doppmann (Univega) concentrates on the finish
• Claudia Hausler (Nürnberger) and Kim Anderson (T-Mobile) at the top
• Candice Sullivan (Australian National Team) makes it to the top in the front group
• A trailing group finishing on the mountain top

Stage 7a - May 18: Villegly – Villarzel Cabardès, 56.5 km

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• Belgian jerseys hung on chairs waiting for the riders to finish
• Oenone Wood (Nürnberger) and Jo Kiesanowski (Univega) sprint it out
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) takes the bunch sprint
• The yellow jersey finishes safely in the bunch
• Oenone Wood (Nürnberger) - happy with her win,
• Hannah Banks helps Australian team-mate, Amanda Spratt to pin on her number
• The colourful bunch rolls out
• Amber Neben (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) and Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) with Trixi Worrack (Nürnberger) and Evelyn Garcia (Nobili)
• Tour de France legend, Laurent Jalabert signs autographs

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• The field rolls out of Villegly for the start
• The women start the first stage of the double day
• Visser (AA Drink) attacks coming through town after one lap
• Marina Jaunatre (French National Team) in the bunch
• The convoy
• The riders descend a narrow back road
• Priska Doppmann (Univega) in green and Marina Jaunatre (French National Team) in yellow
• The field takes a left turn after a descent
• The field strung out over a rise
• Oenone Wood (Nurnberger) beats Joanne Kiesanowski (Univega) for the stage
• Charlotte Becker (German National Team) finishes 5th just off the back of the break
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) leads the bunch through the finish
• Kimberley Bruckner (T-Mobile) finishes in the bunch
• Priska Doppmann (Univega) chats with Laurent Jalabert on the podium
• Marina Jaunatre (French National Team) is presented her yellow jersey by Laurent Jalabert

Stage 6 - May 17: Arzens – Montreal d'Aude ITT, 31.5 km

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• The final climb in the village of Montreal
• Tri-bar trouble for this Kiwi rider.
• Lauren Franges (USA National Team)
• Volha Hayeva (Bianchi-Aliverti)
• Svetlana Bubnenkova (Colnago-Fenixs)
• Suzanne De Goede (AA Drink)
• Priska Doppmann (Univega) on her way to the stage win
• Amber Neben (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint)
• Claudia Hausler (Équipe Nürnberger)
• Susanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint)
• Kimberly Anderson (T-Mobile)
• Madeleine Sandig (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) - best young rider leader
• Marina Jaunatre (France) retained the overall lead with a massive effort in teh time trial
• The jersey wearers - Svetlana Bubnenkova (Colnago-Fenixs), mountains, Marina Jaunatre (French National Team), overall leader, Priska Doppmann (Univega), stage winner and points leader

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• Mette Fischer Andreasen (Bianchi Aliverti Kookai) ready to go.
• Ludivine Henrion (Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam)
• Charlotte Becker (German National Team)
• Olivia Gollan (Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas)
• Candice Sullivan (Australian national team)
• Marina Jaunatre (French National Team) ready to defend the leader jersey.
• Suzanne De Goede (AA-Drink)
• Kimberly Baldwin (T-Mobile)
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) wears the colours of German TT champion
• Kimberly Anderson (T-Mobile)
• Marina Jaunatre (French National Team) grits her teeth to eleventh place.
• Marina Jaunatre (French National Team) still in yellow but with a reduced margin.
• Marina Jaunatre and Priska Doppmann

Stage 5 - May 16: Castelnaudary – Castelnaudary, 119 km

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• Marina Jaunatre (French National team) and Ina Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) on a climb during their 70km breakaway
• An exhausted Ina Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) takes the stage win
• Marina Jaunatre (French National team) moved into the yellow jersey

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• Claudia Hausler (Nürnberger) shows off the best young rider jersey
• Chantal Beltman (Netherlands) - sprint competition leader
• Loës Gunnewijk (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) was in yellow on Stage 4
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) did not retain the blue mountains jersey on this stage which contained three Cat 2 climbs
• Madeleine Sandig (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) - happy as race leader before the start
• Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) leads Marina Jaunatre (France) during their breakaway
• Alessandra Borche (Nobili)
• Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) takes the win after a break of almost 100km.
• Oenone Wood (Nürnberger) and Suzanne De Goede (AA Drink) sprint for third place, 7 minutes down
• Natalie Bates (AA Drink) sprints in
• Anke Wichmann (Équipe Nürnberger) rolls home

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• Fields near St Papoul
• Suzanne De Goede (AA Drink)
• Ina Teutenberg (T-Mobile) before the start - it was to be a good day for the German sprinter.
• Theresa Senff (AA Drink) enjoys the sunshine before the start.
• Ina Teutenberg and Marina Jaunatre escaped after 27km and stayed away to the finish.
• Marlen Jöhrend (German national team)
• The sprint for third place between Suzanne De Goede and Oenone Wood
• Svetlana Boubnenkova (Fenixs-Colnago) back in blue just as last year
• Priska Doppmann (Univega) in green
• Marina Jaunatre (France) with the yellow jersey
• Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) and Marina Jaunatre (France) - the heroes of the day on the podium
• Marina Jaunatre (France) enjoys her first moments in yellow.

Stage 4 - May 15: Lezignan Corbières – Lezignan Corbières, 120 km

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• Joanne Kiesanowski (Univega) take the win in stage 4
• Madeleine Sandig (Buitenpoort Flexpoint) keeps the yellow jersey within the team

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• The bunch all together on the climb of the Col du Fer a Cheval
• On the Col de Villerouge - still a large bunch, although two chasing groups had developed by now
• Edita Puckinskaite (Nobili) sits comfortably in the bunch
• Jo Kiesanowski (Univega) rolls out
• Jo Kiesanowski (Univega) sprints ahead of Adrie Visser (AA Drink) and Chantal Beltman (Netherlands)
• Kiesanowski celebrates
• Job done - Kimberly Baldwin (T-Mobile) heads for the showers ahead of team-mate, Amy Moore
• Adrie Visser (AA Drink) - the new best young rider
• Madeleine Sandig (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) - the new race leader
• Happy Univegas - Jo Kiesanowski (stage winner) and Priska Doppmann (points)

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• Around Lézignan-Corbières
• Theresa Senff (AA-Drink)
• Loes Gunnewijk (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint)
• The jerseys leaders at the start
• Jo Kiesanowski (Univega) wins the stage
• Chantal Beltman (Dutch National Team) in the red sprint jersey
• Adrie Visser (AA Drink) - best young rider
• The jersey wearers on the podium
• Time to go - race staff start the clear-up

Stage 3 - May 14: Port La Nouvelle – Port La Nouvelle ITT, 5.5 km

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• The beach at Port-la-Nouvelle - the venue for today's time trial
• Jenny MacPherson (Australia) models the AIS' latest pre-TT outfit.
• Hannah Banks (Australia) looks relaxed before the start
• Sylvie Riedle (Les Pruneaux d'Agen) ready to go
• Sally Ann Cowman (Australia)
• Charlotte Becker (German national team)
• Belgian espoir Ludivine Henrion (Lotto-Belisol)
• Josephine Groenveld (AA-Drink Cycling Team)
• Svetlana Boubnenkova's giraffe tattoo
• French time trial champion Edwige Pitel (Bianchi Aliverti Kookai) gets to wear the tricolour
• Trixi Worrack (Nurnberger) gets ready
• Suzanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) - as race leader, the last rider to go
• Trixi Worrack winds down after crossing the line
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile)
• Loes Gunnewijk (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) back in yellow
• Madeleine Sandig (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint)

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• Australian TT champion Kathy Watt (Lotto Belisol) rode ninth place
• Russian champion Svetlana Bubnenkova (Colnago Fenixs) finished stage 3 down in the standings
• The red and white colours of Danish rider Dorte Rasmussen (Bianchi Aliverti)
• Edwig Pitel (Bianchi Aliverti) is the reigning French champion and looked lean at the TT
• Suzanne De Goede (AA Drinks) flew the Dutch flag as national champion
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) has been in great form lately, and this continued in stage 3 with a third place
• Loës Gunnewijk (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) finished the day in a yellow jersey

Stage 2 - May 13: Rieux Minervois – Rieux Minervois, 103.5 km

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• The bunch rolls out in heavy rain
• Madeleine Sandig (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) in the pink jersey as leader of the Young Rider competition
• Maria Luisa Calle Williams (Columbia), there are no hills on the track - Williams is scratch race World Champion
• World Road Champion, Regina Schleicher (Équipe Nürnberger) suffers on the climb
• Natalie Bates (AA Drink) focuses on the climb
• Beautiful paintjob on the handlebars of Edita "Puckinskaite-Pan"
• Nice car of Susanne Ljungskog
• Priska Doppmann (Univega) takes the sprint
• Sprinting for the minor placings in a following group
• Priska Doppmann (Univega) is awarded the white jersey of stage winner
• Competition leaders - Doppmann (Univega)(points), Mansveld (Dutch National)(sprints), Sandig (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint)(young rider),Ljungskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint)(overall), Arndt (T-Mobile)(mountains)
• Susanne Ljungskog shows off the yellow jersey of race leader

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• Rain at the start
• Eva Lutz and Oenone Wood (Nürnberger)
• Amber Neben (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) - the defending champion
• Irène Van Den Broeck (Netherlands) in a pensive mood
• The peloton before the first climb of the day led by Madeleine Sandig and Buitenpoort
• The peloton with danish national champion Dorte Rasmussen (Bianchi Aliverti Kookai)
• Priska Doppmann (Univega) wins the stage from Trixi Worrack (Nürnberger) and Theresa Senff (AA-Drink)
• Priska Doppmann (Univega) on the podium
• Madeleine Sandig (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) in the pink jersey after working hard for her team
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) in the blue jersey
• Suzanne Ljungskog keeps the leader's yellow jersey in the Buitenpoort team
• The jersey holders - Debby Mansveld (Dutch National Team), Madeleine Sandig (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint), Suzanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint)
• Buitenpoort versus T-Mobile - the battle has just begun...

Stage 1 - May 12: Gruissan – Gruissan TTT, 28 km

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• Edita Puckinskaite checks on her Nobili Rubinetterie team-mates as they start
• T-Mobile accelerates away
• The Univega Pro Team sets off
• Équipe Nürnberger quickly lines up in formation
• Svetlana Bubnenkova leads the Colnago Fenixs team to the line
• AA Drink finishes - Suzanne De Goede gets a rare chance to wear the Dutch TT Champion colours
• The German National Team finished tenth
• Loes Gunnewijk will be race leader on Stage 2 - she was first of the Buitenpoort-Flexpoint team over the finish line
• The New Zealand National Team warming up
• Giant Pro Team - the first team to start the race
• The Australian National Team prepare themselves
• Amanda Spratt leads the Aussies away from the start
• Regina Schleicher (Équipe Nürnberger) prepares to start

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• The old town of Gruissan with the famous Barberousse tower.
• Sofie Goor at the warm up
• The French national team at the start
• Australian national team
• Kimberly Baldwin (T-Mobile) is ready to go
• Oenone Wood at the start with the bracelet of the Amy Gillett fundation
• The Buitenpoort team
• AA Drink sprint for the finish
• T-Mobile is led home by Ina Teutenberg
• Oenone Wood in the blue mountains jersey
• Suzanne De Goede in red
• Loes Gunnewijk in yellow