Le Tour du Grand Montréal - 2.1

Canada, June 4-7, 2007

Photography

Stage 5 - June 7: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, 115 km

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• T-Mobile's Anke Wichmann gets some clothing for the light rain.
• Anke Wichmann finds places to put all the clothing for her teammates.
• Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) and Giorgia Bronzini (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan) were near each other all day.
• Giorgia Bronzini had Trixi Worrack (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung) on her wheel most of the day.
• Cheerwine rider Christine Ruiter tried to get away early on.
• Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders), Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) and Carla Ryan (Australian National Team) chased down Ruiter.
• Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders)
• T-Mobile riders Judith Arndt and race leader Oenone Wood.
• Australian National Team member Jocelyn Loane tried to get away.
• Sara Carrigan (Australian National Team) goes for a drink.
• Brooke Ourada (Cheerwine).
• A happy Sigrid Corneo (Menikini-Selle Italia-Gysko) waves as she gets her photo taken.
• T-Mobile's Oenone Wood takes the win in Mont-Saint-Hilaire.
• A happy Giorgia Bronzini with Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan directeur sportif Francisco Fabbri.
• The top thee on the day (l-r): Trixi Worrack (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung), Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) and Giorgia Bronzini (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan).
• Winner on the day and of the Tour, Oenone Wood (T-Mobile).
• What jersey do I wear? Wood also won the points and sprints classifications.
• The people behind the race.

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• The peloton rolling along the roads in Mt. St. Hilaire.
• Edwige Pitel (Team Uniqa) charges up the climb.
• Claudia Stumpf (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung) leads Mara Abbott (Webcor Builders).
• The break is just about to be caught by the pack.
• Christine Ruiter (Cheerwine) was in the break for one and a half laps.
• Kate Bates (T-Mobile) charging up the climb.
• Yumari Gonzalez (Cuban National Team)
• Trixi Worrack (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung) leads Oenone Wood (T-Mobile).
• Erinne Willock (Team Expresscopy.com) looks great on the climb.
• Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) wins the last stage, and the overall, and the sprinter's jersey, and the points jersey!
• Elke Gebhardt (Getrenke-Hoffmann) catches her breath after the race.

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• Joelle Numainville was involved in the crash on the final lap of Stage 4, her numbers are probably still in Little Italie?
• Regina Schleicher (Nürnberger) lines up in the blue points jersey.
• Lorian Graham (Australian National Team) leads Olivia Gollan (Menikini Gysko), just ahead of the main bunch on the final ascension of Mont St Hilaire.
• Schleicher looks to the top of Mont St Hilaire.
• Katherine Curi (Webcor Builders) digs in.
• Anke Wichmann (T-Mobile) regains her breath after the finish, held upright by T-Mobile mechanic Wolfgang Woelke.
• The stage podium (l-r): Trixi Worrack (Nürnberger), Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) and Giorgia Bronzini (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan).
• Regina Schleicher rolls along at the front of the bunch.
• The bunch spreads out across the road.
• Hey dude, move! There's a race comin' through...
• Chrissi Ruiter (Cheerwine) leads up the climb on the second lap.
• Carla Ryan (Australian National Team) leads Katherine Curi (Webcor Builders) and Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton) in chase of Ruiter.
• Elodie Touffet (Menikini Gysko) was alone between the break and the bunch.
• The bunch in pursuit of the escapees.
• Carla Ryan (Australian National Team)
• Trixi Worrack (Nürnberger) and Giorgia Bronzini (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan) battle for placings (and time bonuses) behind Oenone Wood at the stage finish.
• Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) wins the final stage and takes race honours for the 2007 Tour of Montreal.
• Giorgia Bronzini (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan) finishes third on the stage and 10th overall.

Stage 4 - June 6: Petite-Italie Criterium, 50 km

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• Olivia Gollan (Meninkini - Gysko) moves up the outside of the pack.
• Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) is in the leaders jersey after the Time Trial.
• Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) leads the pack down the back side of the course.
• Elke Gebhardt (Getranke-Hoffmann) leads Helen Kelly (Webcor Builders).
• Nathalie Bates (Getranke-Hoffmann) has the first strong attack.
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) leads through the corner.
• Australia's Rochelle Gilmore (Meninkini - Gysko).
• Canadian Road and TT National Champion Alex Wrubleski (Colavita Sutter Home).
• The peloton together with 10 laps to go.
• Anne Samplonius (Team Expresscopy.com) closes a big gap in the final 10 laps for teammate Gina Grain.
• Jamaican National Champion Iona Wynters (Colavita Sutter Homes) pushes the pace in the final eight laps.
• Andrea Graus (Equipe nurnberger Versicherung) leads her teammates with four laps remaining.
• Leigh Hobson (Cheerwine) takes a turn on the front with three laps to go.
• Andrea Graus (Equipe nurnberger Versicherung) again on the front pushing the pace on the bell lap.
• The final sprint.
• Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) pumps the air as she takes the win.
• A delighted Oenone Wood (T-Mobile)

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• Elodie Touffet (Menikini Gysko) considers her forthcoming race.
• Almost a smile from Gina Grain (ExpressCopy.com).
• Natalie Bates (Getränke Hoffmann) smiles for a photo.
• Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini Gysko) crashed on the final lap, but is reported to be not seriously injured.
• The competition leaders line up.
• Anne Samplonius (ExpressCopy.com) and team-mate Gina Grain in the bunch.
• Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) leads the bunch.
• Marie Lindberg (Équipe Nürnberger) takes a tight corner.
• Bates and Wood (T-Mobile).
• Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton)
• Joelle Numainville (ExpressCopy.com) in the bunch.
• The race is watched by Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli, who retired from the race last night.
• Beautiful light in Little Italy.
• Toni Bradshaw (New Zealand) stays alert on a corner.
• Andrea Graus (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung).
• Alex Wrubleski (Colavita Sutter Home) is Canada's road race champion.
• Alex Rhodes (T-Mobile) working hard in the finishing straight.
• The flowers and vases for the stage place getters.
• Podium (L-R): Giorgia Bronzini (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan), Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) and Trixi Worrack (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung)
• Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) is the race leader.
• 'Which colour should I wear today', Wood has a few jerseys to pick from for tomorrow's final stage.
• The bunch passes under the start/finish banner
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile), winner of the Stage 3 TT, leads on Stage 4.
• Christine Thorburn (Webcor) concentrates.
• Olympic road race champion Sara Carrigan (Australia).
• Melissa Holt (ExpressCopy.com) follows a wheel in the bunch.
• Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini Gysko) on the final corner of the circuit.
• Anke Wichmann (T-Mobile) leads Giorgia Bronzini (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan).
• Olivia Gollan (Menikini Gysko).

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• Trixi Worrack (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung)
• T-Mobile's Judith Arndt won the morning's Stage 3.
• Colavita/Sutter Home's Dotsie Bausch.
• Start of the race in Little Italy.
• Amber Neben in the middle of an Expresscopy train lead by Melissa Holt and Anne Samplonius.
• Former world champion Judith Arndt (T-Mobile).
• Lara Kroepsch (TEAm Lipton) can touch her tongue to her nose.
• Italian Daniela Fusar Poli (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan).
• The start line in Little Italy.
• Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini Gysko) before her crash.
• T-Mobile's Judith Arndt and her race leading teammate Oenone Wood.
• Elodie Touffet (Menikini Gysko).
• Luisa Tamanini (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan) looks to the right.
• Italian Luisa Tamanini (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan) leads the way.
• Maria Abbott (Webcor Builders) and the bunch.
• Lara Kroepsch (TEAm Lipton) at speed.
• Tina Pic (Colavita Sutter Home) on the inside of Luisa Tamanini.
• Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) inside of Elodie Touffet.
• Australia's Olivia Gollan (Menikini - Gysko) finished 18 seconds back in the second group.
• Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders) talks on the radio.
• Iona Wynter (Colavita Sutter Home) leads Anke Wichmann (T-Mobile), Brooke Miller and Lara Kroepsch.
• Riders towards the back slowly cross the line.
• Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) takes the win over Giorgia Bronzini and Trixi Worrack.

Stage 3 - June 6: Lachine (ITT), 3.5 km

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• The Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan team car was neatly laid out before today's time trial
• Dotsie Bausch (Colavita Sutter Home) was second on the day.
• World time trial champion Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton)
• Fastest of the day: Judith Arndt (T-Mobile)
• Daniela Fusar Poli (Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan)
• Giorgia Bronzini (Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan)
• Oenone Wood (T-Mobile)
• Regina Schleicher (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung)
• Race promoter Daniel Manibal with T-Mobile riders Oenone Wood and Judith Arndt.
• The TT podium (l-r): Dotsie Bausch (Colavita Sutter Home), Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) and Trixi Worrack (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung)
• Australian Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) is the new race leader by two seconds over Trixi Worrack.

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• Dotsie Bausch (Colavita Sutter Home) charges to second place in the TT.
• Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders) rounds out the top ten.
• Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) the world time trial champion.
• Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) took fourth today.
• Andrea Graus (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung)
• Alison Powers (Colavita Sutter Home)
• Alexandra Burchenkova (Russian Federation)
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) averaged over 50km/h in her winning ride.
• Trixi Worrack (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung) captured third today.
• Kate Bates (T-Mobile) moved up to third in the general classification.
• Regina Schleicher (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung)

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• Dotsie Bausch (Colavita Sutter Home) heads off towards third place.
• World time trial champion Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton)
• Alexandra Burchenkova (Russia)
• The starting effort from Alison Powers (Colavita)
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) took a narrow victory in today's TT.
• Giorgia Bronzini (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung) prepares to race.
• Trixi Worrack (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung) was third in the TT.
• Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) moved into the overall race lead.
• The stage podium (l-r): Dotsie Bausch (2nd), Judith Arndt (1st) and Trixi Worrack (3rd).

Stage 2 - June 5: Granby, 104 km

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• Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint) happy before the rain.
• Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) in green.
• Sigrid Corneo (Menikini-Gysko) just knows it's going to rain.
• Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini-Gysko)
• Canada's Leigh Hobson (Cheerwine) finished 21st.
• Giorgia Bronzini (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan) still playful after all the rain and cold.
• Oenone Wood and Giorgia Bronzini get warm with blankets as they await the podium.
• Team Marinoni-Cadence warms up.
• This is how you tune a bike.
• Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) does her best Bronzini impression.
• Tina Pic is always happy.
• Elodie Touffet (Menikini-Gysko)
• Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint) in the pack.
• Armstrong and Franges of TEAm Lipton at the front.
• Anna Milkowski (Target Training) tried to get away.
• Edwige Pitel (Team UNIQA)
• Race Leader Regina Schleicher and Judith Arndt have a chat before the rain.
• Kori Kelley Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) at the front.
• Tina Pic (Colavita/Sutter Home) finished in the lead bunch.
• Diana Ziliute (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan) in the rain.
• Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders) is 59th on GC.
• The pack as the rain falls harder and harder.
• Sigrid Corneo (Menikini-Gysko) in the rain.
• Alexandra Burchenkova (Russian Cyclist Federation) tried a late move when the rain hit to get away.
• Regina Schleicher (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung) grabs the win again over Oenone Wood.
• Podium (L-R): Oenone Wood (T-mobile), Regina Schleicher (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung), Giorgia Bronzini (Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan).

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• TEAm Lipton at the startline of the second stage.
• Elke Gebhardt (Team Getranke-Hoffmann) in the center with her teammates at the start line.
• The peloton rolls along in the first lap of the race.
• The first attack of the day.
• The first attack of the day was from Anna Milkowski (Target Training Womens Team).
• Anna Milkowski (Target Training Womens Team)
• Melissa Holt (Team Expresscopy.com) leads the bunch.
• Trixi Worrack (Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung) takes the first mountain points.
• T-Mobile rider leads through the fourth corner.
• Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders) pedals through the deep puddle.
• Alexandra Burchenkova (Russian Federation)
• Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton)
• Helen Kelly (Webcor Builders) leads through corner four.
• Anne Samplonius (Team Expresscopy.com) watches the riders behind her with one lap to go.

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• Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) prepares for the start.
• The course was wide and flat today outside of Montreal city, based on a town named Granby.
• Anna Milkowski (Target Training) made an early breakaway.
• The bunch looked relaxed before the rain came in.
• Judith Arndt leads T-Mobile teammate, Kate Bates, who is in the blue points jersey.
• Lara Kroepsch (TEAm Lipton) in the long, fast line.
• Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton) in the rain.
• The sprint (L-R): Oenone Wood (T-Mobile), Regina Schleicher (Nürnberger) and Giorgia Bronzini (SAFI).
• The stage podium finishers were happy, despite the cold weather.
• Amber Neben (Flexpoint) looks across the rain-soaked road at Anne Samplonius (ExpressCopy.com).
• Amber Neben (Flexpoint) prepares to put on her rainjacket, but has to negotiate some Granby town centre corners first.
• A crash at the rear of the peloton brought several riders down, but all continued.
• Iris Slappendel (Team Flexpoint) does a 'Bronzini'.
• Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Team Uniqa) on the hill.
• Claudia Hausler (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung) and Chantal Beltman (T-Mobile) sprint for the mountains competition prime.

Stage 1 - June 4: Châteauguay, 107 km

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• Regina Schleicher (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung) looks cool before the race.
• Cheerwine rider Christine Ruiter.
• Cyclingnews writer and rider for Advil/Chapstick Kirsten Robbins.
• Elodie Touffet of the Menikini - Selle Italia Gysko team.
• T-Mobil’s Judith Arndt leads her teammate.
• Safi-Pasta rider Daniela Fusar Poli.
• Team Expresscopy rider Joelle Numainville looks to have taken a spill.
• Always playful: Giorgia Bronzini sticks her tongue out at the photographers.
• Team meeting for Colavita Sutter Home.
• TEAm LIPTON rider Meredith Miller.
• Dotsie Bausch (Team Colavita Sutter Home)
• The race goes through Chateauguay.
• The peloton neogtiates a chicane.
• Kerry Litka of Terry Precision cycles team.
• Xiao Ning Gao (Giant) leads a pair of Cuban riders.
• Diana Zilute had a front flat and had to chase the bunch down.
• Check out Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli's helmet, it seems to be an old TT helmet.
• Webcor's Helen Kelly
• Safi-Pasta teammates Luisa Tamanini and Daniela Fusar Poli.
• Andrea Graus (Nurnberger) inside of third place Giorgia Bronzini (Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan).
• TEAm Lipton's Lauren Franges has a hurt right hand.
• Luisa Tamanini (Safi-Pasta) inside of Iona Wynter (Colavita Sutter Home).
• Elisa Gagnon (Advil/Chapstick).
• Amber Rais (Webcor)
• Regina Schleicher (Nurnberger) takes the win over Oenone Wood (T-Mobile).
• Podium (L-R): Oenone Wood (T-mobile), Regina Schleicher (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung), and Giorgia Bronzini (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan).
• Regina Schleicher (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung) leads heading into Stage 2.

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• The race rolls out under threatening skies.
• Edwige Pitel (Uniqa) celebrated her birthday today.
• Gina Grain (ExpressCopy.com) tried an early break.
• Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) corners in the pack, with several teammates around her.
• Lunch on the run.
• Canadians in their 'home' tour: Leigh Hobson (Cheerwine), Joelle Numainville and Anne Samploniuos (ExpressCopy.com).
• Trixi Worrack (Nurnberger) leads Alison Powers (Colavita Sutter).
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) and Lara Kroepsch (TEAm Lipton).
• Jeannie Long-Ciprelli (Team Uniqa) was well protected from the cold.
• Suzanne van Veen (Team Flexpoint).
• Gina Grain (ExpressCopy.com) tried an escape late in the race too.
• Helen Kelly (Webcor) leads Annette Beutler (Vinci-Specialized).
• Carla Ryan (Australia) plays safe with fingers on the brakes at this corner.
• Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) waits in the bunch with 14km to go.
• American-style commissaires clothing: the gridiron referee-style shirt.
• Regina Schleicher (Nürnberger) had no time for a victory celebration.
• Podium (L-R): Oenone Wood (T-mobile), Regina Schleicher (Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung), and Giorgia Bronzini (Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan).
• Regina Schleicher (Nürnberger) starts Stage 2 in yellow.

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• Alison Powers (Colavita Sutter Homes) in the first of many corners.
• Melissa Holt (Team Expresscopy.com) had a strong attack towards the end of the stage.
• Judith Arndt (T-Mobile)
• Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint)
• Gina Grain (Team Expresscopy.com) and Toni Bradshaw (New Zealand) attack on the second lap.
• The peloton all strung out.
• Lauren Franges (Lipton) looks focused throughout the race.
• Brooke Ourada (Cheerwine) coming out of corner six.
• The peloton prepares for the final sprint, with one lap to go.
• Trixi Worrack (Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung) gives a salute to Regina Schleicher's stage win.