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Open de Suède Vargarda - CDM
Sweden, August 5, 2007
Main Page Results World Cup standings
Beltman continues T-Mobile dominance
By Susan Westemeyer
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Chantal Beltman of T-Mobile attacked out of a two-woman break to win the women's World Cup race in Vagarda, Sweden, beating Karin Thürig (Team Raleigh Lifeforce) by an impressive 32 seconds. Italian Noemi Cantele (Bigla) won the bunch sprint for third place, some 2.57 minutes down on the magenta winner.
"It was the perfect day for the team," said T-Mobile sporting director Anna Wilson. "Everything worked out today. I am so happy for Chantal. Chantal was in tears afterwards!"
Having spent last week in Beijing, previewing the Olympic course with her Dutch national teammates, Beltman made the most of a worn-down peloton to claim her first World Cup victory of 2007. "I really didn't expect top form from her today, as she has been doing a lot of travel recently and hadn't raced in three weeks," noted Wilson. "But in the end it was the extra freshness that counted.
"The Thüringen Rundhfahrt took a lot out of many riders, you could see Karin Thürig was looking a bit tired when she is normally so strong, but Chantal was fresh and she was able to take advantage of that to win for the team here," continued Wilson. "A World Cup win was a long time coming, and we were very close on many occasions, but now we have one in the bag and we are all delighted."
It was the 30-year-old Dutchwoman's first victory this season. She won two races in 2006, has finished second in the national championships twice, and won the World Cup race in Rotterdam in 2003 and 2000. She finished second in the World's in 2000.
How it unfolded
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A three rider escape, ignited by Raleigh's Nikki Egyed, went off the front immediately and stayed away for the first 60 kilometres. As the peloton hit a climb with 50 kilometres remaining, Belman and Thürig took their opponents by surprise; attacking the peloton and quickly drawing out a two minute gap.
"After that, some riders tried to attack the bunch, and teams had one rider taking pulls at the front, but there was no organised chase - ideal for Chantal!" explained Wilson.
A second group containing seven riders, including Cantele, Fabiana Luperini (Menikini Selle Italia Gysko) and world champion Marianne Vos (Team DSB Bank), splintered from the peloton as the race wound down into its final kilometres.
Great Britain's Nicole Cooke (Raleigh Lifeforce) maintains her overall World Cup lead, despite finishing 12th on the day.
Photography
For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here
Images by AFP Photo
- Karin Thürig (Raleigh Lifeforce Creation HB) follows Chantal Beltman (T-Mobile) during the women's World Cup round in Sweden.
- Chantal Beltman (T-Mobile) celebrates as she takes a massive 32 second victory in the Women's World Cup race.
- Podium (L-R): Karin Thürig (Raleigh Lifeforce Creation HB), Chantal Beltman (T-Mobile), and Noemi Cantele (Bigla).
Images by Petra Rossner/WomensCycling.net
- Nicole Cooke (Raleigh) looked relaxed before the start.
- The lead vehicles are ready to go!
- The early break with Nikki Egyed (Raleigh), Trine Schmidt (Team Flexpoint) and Stehpanie Pohl (Getranke Hoffmann).
- Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint) leads on the climb.
- The decisive move - Karin Thurig (Raleigh Lifeforce) and Chantal Beltman (T-Mobile).
- Suzanne Ljungskog (Team Flexpoint) tried hard to close the gap to the leaders.
- Nicole Cooke (Raleigh) working hard.
- Big crowds in Vargarda see the race pass through each lap.
- A victory salute from Chantal Beltman (T-Mobile).
- The winner is congratulated by T-Mobile team-mate Kim Anderson.
- Podium (L-R): Karin Thürig (Raleigh Lifeforce Creation HB), Chantal Beltman (T-Mobile), and Noemi Cantele (Bigla).
- Nicole Cooke (Raleigh) retained the World Cup lead.
Results - 132 km
1 Chantal Beltman (Ned) T-Mobile Women 3.22.52 (39.040 km/h) 2 Karin Thürig (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation HB Pro Cycling Team 0.32 3 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 2.57 4 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 5 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 6 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation HB Pro Cycling Team 7 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 8 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini Selle Italia Gysko 9 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) AA-Drink Cycling Team 10 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 11 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 3.14 12 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation HB Pro Cycling Team 13 Anita Valen-De Vries (Nor) Norweigan National Team 14 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 15 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Women 16 Grete Treier (Est) Estonian National Women Team 17 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 18 Catherine Hare (GBr) Rapha/Condor 19 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 20 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation HB Pro Cycling Team 21 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Uniqa 22 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 5.47 23 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 24 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 25 Yong Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team 26 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini Selle Italia Gysko 27 Emma Johansson (Swe) Swedish National Team 28 Emma Rickards (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation HB Pro Cycling Team 29 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 30 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Swedish National Team 31 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation HB Pro Cycling Team 32 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 33 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Pol-Aqua 34 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 35 Marije Profijt (Ned) Therme Skin Care 36 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team 37 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 38 Magdalena Zamolska (Pol) Pol-Aqua 39 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini Selle Italia Gysko 40 Lidia Arcangeli (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 41 Linda Villumsen-Serup (Den) 42 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Women 43 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini Selle Italia Gysko 44 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Women 45 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 46 Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 47 Kristine Saastad (Nor) Norweigan National Team 6.59 48 Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) Team Uniqa 8.48 49 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 50 Laura Lepasalu (Est) Estonian National Women Team 51 Julie O´Hagan (Irl) Rapha/Condor 52 Roxane Knetemann (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 53 Tone Temtemoen (Nor) Norweigan National Team 54 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Swedish National Team 55 Monika Schachl (Aut) Team Uniqa 56 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 57 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 58 Virginia Hennig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 59 Madelene Olsson (Swe) Swedish National Team 60 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 61 Noortje Tabak (Ned) Team DSB Bank 62 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 63 Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 64 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini Selle Italia Gysko 65 Linn Torp (Nor) Norweigan National Team 12.15 66 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 67 Rixt Meijer (Ned) Therme Skin Care DNF Linda Van Riisen (Ned) Team DSB Bank DNF Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile Women DNF Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Menikini Selle Italia Gysko DNF Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team DNF Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint DNF Sandra Missbach (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann DNF Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann DNF Bernadette Schober (Aut) Team Uniqa DNF Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team DNF Latoya Brulée (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team DNF Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) Therme Skin Care DNF Kristy Miggels (Ned) Therme Skin Care DNF Hilde Van Slochteren (Ned) Therme Skin Care DNF Anna Farina (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line DNF Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line DNF Xiao Huang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team DNF Joanna Ignasiak (Pol) Pol-Aqua DNF Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) Pol-Aqua DNF Monika Krawczyk (Pol) Pol-Aqua DNF Agnieszka Ryczek (Pol) Pol-Aqua DNF Mélissa Flagothier (Bel) Rapha/Condor DNF Jennifer Fay (Irl) Rapha/Condor DNF Amy Mosen (NZl) Rapha/Condor DNF Arien Torsius (RSA) Rapha/Condor DNF Theresa Cliff-Ryan (USA) Verducci Breakaway Racing DNF Jessie Maclean (Aus) Verducci Breakaway Racing DNF Kacey Manderfield (USA) Verducci Breakaway Racing DNF Nonnie Howard (USA) Verducci Breakaway Racing DNF Alexandra Engen (Swe) Swedish National Team DNF Caroline Eriksson (Swe) Swedish National Team DNF Kirsti Ruud (Nor) Norweigan National Team DNF Kata-Liina Normak (Est) Estonian National Women Team DNF Maris Nurm (Est) Estonian National Women Team
World Cup standings
Individual 1 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 287 pts 2 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 236 3 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile Team 109 4 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko 108 5 Karin Thürig (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 77 6 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 76 7 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team 76 8 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 76 9 Chantal Beltman (Ned) T-Mobile Team 75 10 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 75 11 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 63 12 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Team 60 13 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 59 14 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 53 15 Mara Abbott (USA) 50 16 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 50 17 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko 50 18 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 47 19 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 46 20 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 45 21 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano 40 22 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 37 23 Sofie Goor (Bel) Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim 36 24 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 35 25 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko 35 26 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 33 27 Annette Beutler (Swi) 32 28 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Team Lipton 29 29 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 28 30 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Team 27 31 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 27 32 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 24 33 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Uniqa 24 34 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Fra) Team Uniqa 21 35 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 21 36 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) AA-Drink Cycling Team 21 37 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 18 38 Regina Bruins (Ned) 18 39 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 18 40 Emma Rickards (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 16 41 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team 15 42 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 15 43 Lorian Graham (Aus) 12 44 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 11 45 Mie Bekker Lacota (Den) Team Flexpoint 11 46 Christine Thorburn (USA) 10 47 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) Colavita-Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 10 48 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Fenixs-HPB 10 49 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 10 50 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 10 51 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 9 52 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Flexpoint 9 53 Anita Valen (Nor) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 8 54 Martina Corazza (Ita) Team FRW 8 55 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Team DSB Bank 8 56 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8 57 Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 8 58 Laura Vangilder (USA) Cheerwine 8 59 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-HPB 8 60 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko 7 61 Brooke Miller (USA) 7 62 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 6 63 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko 6 64 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 6 65 Grete Treier (Est) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 5 66 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita-Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 5 67 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team FRW 5 68 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) 5 69 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko 4 70 Catherine Cheatley (NZl) Cheerwine 4 71 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) 4 72 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 4 73 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 4 74 Catherine Hare (GBr) Rapha-Condor 3 75 Moniek Rotmensen (Ned) 3 76 Monika Schachl (Aut) Team Uniqa 1 77 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1 78 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint 1 Team Standings 1 Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 454 pts 2 Team DSB Bank 356 3 T-Mobile Team 347 4 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 306 5 Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko 210 6 Bigla Cycling Team 124 7 Team Flexpoint 120 8 AA-Drink Cycling Team 85 9 Australian National Team 63 10 Team Uniqa 46 11 Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 44 12 Saccarelli EMU Marsciano 40 13 Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim 36 14 American National Team 34 15 German National Team 27 16 Team Getränke-Hoffmann 19 17 Dutch National Team 18 18 Fenixs-HPB 18 19 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 16 20 Colavita-Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 15 21 Team Ista 13 22 Cheerwine 12 23 Vienne Futuroscope 10 24 Vrienden Van Het Platteland 9 25 Norwegian National Team 8 26 Estonian National Team 5 27 French National Team 4 28 Rapha-Condor 3 29 Team Lipton 2 30 S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1
