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Ronde van Drenthe - CDM
Netherlands, April 14, 2007
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Visser takes round three
By Laura Weislo
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Dutch rider Adrie Visser (Team DSB Bank) won the women's UCI World Cup round three on her home soil, besting Elodie Touffet (Menkini-Gysko) in a two-up sprint. The pair broke away from a leading group of six, which included World Cup leader Nicole Cooke, Visser's team-mate, World Champion Marianne Vos, Suzanne De Goede (T-Mobile) and Loes Markerink (Team Flexpoint). Vos won the sprint for third, and Cooke retained her lead in the overall World Cup standings.
The 23 year-old Visser, a notable track racer with a bronze medal from the scratch race in this year's World Championships, bridged up to the group of her team-mate with Markerink after the last trip up the Vamberg. The pair then left the rest of their breakaway companions behind, and Visser outsprinted the French woman to win her first road World Cup.
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"I hardly realize it right now but I did win a World Cup competition!" Visser told De Telegraaf after the finish. "When we ended up with two riders in the breakaway of six, we had to play it out. It made me feel queasy, because then you have to score, really. But Touffet just seemed to ride for her podium spot and I actually won the sprint easily."
Visser took advantage of excellent form leftover from the track World Championships in Mallorca, but almost left herself without that edge. "Last year, I was thinking about cutting down on the track racing, but I soon realized that I couldn't live without it. Anyway, this victory shows that the combination (of track and road) works well." Her team-mate Vos was happy with her team's win. "It's nice to win yourself, but now I can be happy about my third place and Adrie's victory. We not only planned this nicely as a team, but also put it into practice."
With a strong team on paper, T-Mobile hasn't been able to get things to go their way in Europe so far this season. Team director Anna Wilson confirmed that the team was "a little disappointed" with the outcome. "The team had a good race. Chantal won the cobblestone classification [intermediate sprints at the end of cobbled sectors], and we had five riders in the front group at the finish. The girls all did a great job, but Suzanne just ran out of legs at the finish."
How it unfolded
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The women were treated to a beautiful spring morning at the start in Hoogeveen, with unusually warm temperatures and sunshine making for perfect race conditions. In the first half of the race, there were several intermediate sprints after the cobbled sectors, which made up the 'cobblestone classification'. The cobbles repeatedly split the peloton into several groups, but the bunch regrouped each time on the flat, smooth roads in between.
It wasn't until the race approaced the final climb up the Vamberg that any breakaways were successful. Priska Doppman (Raleigh Lifeforce Creation) attacked before the climb, and was covered by T-Mobile's De Goede, but on the steep grind up the Vamberg, Marianne Vos put in a blistering attack that only Cooke, De Goede and Visser could follow.
When the road leveled out, Touffet and Markerink were able to bridge across to the group, making it six out front: Nicole Cooke (Raleigh Lifeforce Creation), Marianne Vos and Adrie Visser (Team DSB Bank), Suzanne De Goede (T-Mobile), Elodie Touffet (Menkini-Gysko) and Loes Markerink (Team Flexpoint). With numbers in their favor, Team DSB Bank sent Visser on the attack with 2km to go, and Touffet was able to follow, but was beaten in the sprint by Visser.
A hard-charging field caught the remnants of the breakaway just before the line, and Vos was able to hold on long enough to beat T-Mobile's Ina Teutenberg for third place. T-Mobile's Suzanne De Goede held on for fifth ahead of Australian Rochelle Gilmore (Menkini-Gysko) while Cooke faded to seventh.
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- Riders wait to start - the roll out was from inside a warehouse.
- Race organiser Femmy van Issum-Achterhes discusses the start with race staff.
- The race rolls out in Hoogeveen.
- The race pases over the Vam Berg, just nine kilometres from the start.
- The peloton rolls through some typical Drenthe countryside.
- On the cobbles: some riders opted for the verges - no bumps.
- Riders in the race convoy were in the verges for their own safety.
- Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) leads Nicole Cooke (Raleigh) in third wheel.
- Andrea Graus (Nürnberger) grits her teeth.
- The peloton races alongside a canal.
- Linda Villumsen (T-Mobile) was in a solo break for about four kilometres.
- Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria (Menikini Gysko).
- Zoulfia Zabirova (Team Bigla) climbs Vam Berg.
- Lorian Graham (AUS) leads Diana Ziluite (SAFI).
- Race podium (L-R): Marianne Vos (DSB Bank), Adrie Visser (DSB Bank), Elodie Touffet (Menikini).
- Nicole Cooke (Raleigh) is still World Cup leader.
- Vos leads over the Vam Berg with just 15km to go.
- Adrie Visser (DSB Bank) scores an important win for her career and for the team.
- Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) is delighted with Visser's win.
Images by DCP/Bert Geerts
- World Champion Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) riding in the bunch.
- Trixi Worrack and Linda Villumsen lead the bunch.
- Australian Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini - Gysko) took sixth place.
- The peloton covers some rough terrain.
- Edita Pucinskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung).
- The Netherland's Daphny Van Den Brand (Dutch National Team).
Results
1 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 3.33.47 2 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Menikini-Gysko 3 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 0.17 4 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Team 5 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Team 6 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini-Gysko 7 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 8 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 9 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano 10 Mie Bekker Lacota (Den) Team Flexpoint 11 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team 12 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 13 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Team DSB Bank 14 Brooke Miller (USA) US National Team 15 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 16 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team Ista 17 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 18 Moniek Rotmensen (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 19 Annette Beutler (Swi) Team Flexpoint 20 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint 21 Emma Rickards (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 22 Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) German National Team 23 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 24 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 25 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 26 Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano 27 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Team Uniqa 28 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 29 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 30 Emma Johansson (Swe) Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim 31 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 32 Kristy Miggels (Ned) Therme Skin Care 33 Loes Sels (Bel) Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim 34 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team 35 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim 36 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 37 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 38 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-HPB 39 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Ista 40 Anita Valen (Nor) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 41 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini-Gysko 42 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Dutch National Team 43 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 44 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 45 An Van Rie (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 46 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team 47 Theresa Senff (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 48 Stefanie Gronow (Ger) Fenixs-HPB 49 Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team 50 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 51 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Flexpoint 52 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 53 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team 54 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 55 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Uniqa 56 Karen Steurs (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 57 Kathleen Sterckx (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 58 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) T-Mobile Team 59 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 60 Chantal Beltman (Ned) T-Mobile Team 61 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 62 Karin Thürig (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 63 Kristen Armstrong (USA) US National Team 64 Rebecca Larson (USA) US National Team 65 Katheryn Curi (USA) US National Team 66 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 67 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 68 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 69 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 0.29 70 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 71 Alison Powers (USA) US National Team 3.13 72 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team 73 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 74 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 3.33 75 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) ELK Haus 76 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 77 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Dutch National Team 78 Christina Becker (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 79 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 80 Evy Van Damme (Bel) Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim 81 Roxane Knetemann (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 82 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 6.02 83 Leda Cox (GBr) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano 6.05 84 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 7.03 85 Grete Treier (Est) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 86 Elisabeth Braam (Ned) Therme Skin Care 87 Nina Kessler (Ned) Dutch National Team 88 Katharina Blum (Ger) ELK Haus 89 Stefanie Degle (Ger) ELK Haus 90 Monika Schachl (Aut) Team Uniqa 91 Yolandi Du Toit (RSA) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 92 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 93 Christina Mos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 94 Naiara Telletxea Lopez (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango 7.07 95 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 96 Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Magaz (Spa) Menikini-Gysko 97 Liane Bahler (Ger) Fenixs-HPB 98 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 99 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann DNF Katherine Bates (Aus) T-Mobile Team DNF Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung DNF Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team DNF Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs-HPB DNF Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Fenixs-HPB DNF Laura Lorenza Morfin (Mex) Fenixs-HPB DNF Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini-Gysko DNF Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini-Gysko DNF Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan DNF Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan DNF Birgit Hollmann (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann DNF Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) Team Uniqa DNF Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Team Uniqa DNF Corinna Kreidl (Aut) Team Uniqa DNF Miyoko Karami (Jpn) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano DNF Alessia Quarta (Ita) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano DNF Alice Marmorini (Ita) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano DNF Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Sara Mustonen (Swe) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam DNF Tamara Boyd (NZl) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam DNF Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim DNF Sharon Van Dromme (Bel) Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim DNF Meifang Li (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team DNF Yong Li Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team DNF Xiaoning Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team DNF Ping Li (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team DNF Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team DNF Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) Therme Skin Care DNF Marije Profijt (Ned) Therme Skin Care DNF Rixt Meijer (Ned) Therme Skin Care DNF Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) Therme Skin Care DNF Liesbeth Bakker (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland DNF Yvonne Leezer (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland DNF Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango DNF Maitane Telletxea Lopez (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango DNF Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango DNF Agurtzane Elorriaga (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango DNF Nekane Lasa (Spa) Bizkaia-Panda Software-Durango DNF Fabienne Sandig (Ger) German National Team DNF Sabine Fischer (Ger) German National Team DNF Corina Thumm (Ger) German National Team DNF Jana Schemmer (Ger) German National Team DNF Sissy Van Alebeek (Ned) Dutch National Team DNF Yvonne Baltus (Ned) Dutch National Team DNF Sarah Grab (Swi) Swiss National Team DNF Karin Steiner (Swi) Swiss National Team DNF Daniela Della Torre (Swi) Swiss National Team DNF Fabienne Wolfsberger (Swi) Swiss National Team DNF Dolores Rupp (Swi) Swiss National Team DNF Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) Team Ista DNF Lorena Foresi (Ita) Team Ista DNF Sara Biondi (Ita) Team Ista DNF Martina Scoppa (Ita) Team Ista DNF Lauren Franges (USA) US National Team DNF Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team DNF Jenny Macpherson (Aus) Australian National Team DNF Usrine Trebaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team DNF Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team DNF Edita Unguryte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team DNF Lina Skujaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team DNF Karin Ruso (Aut) ELK Haus DNF Katarina Uhlarikova (Svk) ELK Haus
World Cup standings
1 Nicole Cooke (GBr)
