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23rd Tour de l'Aude - 2.1

France, May 18-27, 2007

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Stage 1 - May 19: Port La Nouvelle - Port La Nouvelle, 115.5 km

Vos wins, yellow jersey a bonus

By Greg Johnson

Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) wins
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The stage may well have been 17 kilometres shorter, but the form Team DSB Bank's Marianne Vos showed on the Tour de l'Aude's first stage in Port La Nouvelle mirrored that which saw her sprint into the Women's World Road Race Champion's jersey in Salzburg, Austria last September. The Netherlands rider's explosive sprint saw her take victory from T-Mobile speedster Ina Teutenberg in a group that contained more than half the field.

If the victory wasn't already sweet enough for Vos, who celebrated her birthday just last weekend, then the 10 second bonus which comes with it, and places her in the general classification lead, certainly brought a smile to the 20 year-old's face. "I tried to take advantage of the train of T-Mobile," said the Hertogenbosch-born youngster to www.wielermagazine.nl. "But [it] actually came too early in the sprint. I decided to go there really fully and fortunately that succeeded."

Nicole Brändli (Team Bigla) was part
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The 70 strong lead group was the result of a closely contested, 115.5 kilometre stage. Despite continual pushes by various teams to form a break, the peloton simply wasn't allowing anything get away this early in a long tour. While newly registered UCI Women's squad Expresscopy.com pushed aggressively for a break in its first Tour de l'Aude, it was a Nicole Brändli (Team Bigla)-led group of six riders that formed the day's only break, yet even that only survived for five kilometres.

"Without our sprinter we had nothing to lose so Anne and I decided to keep pushing it," said Meshy Holt (Team expresscopy.com), "we aren't giving anything away".

From there is was a all or nothing sprint to the finish line for the world's top women's riders.

The bunch climbs through
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"We shared the work with the other teams in the run-in. Then we went flat-out at the front for the final three kilometres," said T-Mobile Sports Director Anna Wilson. "I am very happy with the second place and the team work."

With such a large bunch crossing the line together, beyond the new leader there was little change in the leader board.

Tomorrow the women face a 41.6 kilometre Team Time Trial in the Argeles Sur Mer region, and after Vos took advantage of its train today, T-Mobile will be out to take revenge.

"We want to win - that is always our goal," said Wilson. "As well as that, a team time trial win is always good for team morale."

Photography

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Images by CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net

Results

1 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                  3.00.54 (38.308 km/h)
2 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Women                                      
3 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Germany                                             
4 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team                                    
5 Priska Doppman (Sui) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation Pro Cycling Team         
6 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation Pro Cycling Team     
7 Julia Martissova (Rus) A.S Team FRW                                      
8 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                           
9 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs-HPB                                         
10 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Fenixs-HPB                                        
11 Loes Gunnewiljk (Ned) Team Flexpoint                                    
12 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Lithuania                                          
13 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini Gysko                              
14 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                       
15 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.Com                              
16 Tatsiana Sharakova (Blr) A.S Team FRW                                   
17 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation Pro Cycling Team          
18 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Netherlands                                     
19 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini Gysko                                           
20 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini Gysko                                      
21 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Women                                   
22 Romy Kasper (Ger) Germany                                               
23 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                             
24 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Netherlands                                  
25 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France                                          
26 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                       
27 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) France                                            
28 Gina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand                                            
29 Andrea Graus (Aut) Nurnberger Versicherung                              
30 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) A.S Team FRW                                    
31 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Nurnberger Versicherung                         
32 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Women                                       
33 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Germany                                         
34 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team                               
35 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Women                                      
36 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France                                            
37 Eva Lutz (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                  
38 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Women                                  
39 Eléna Kuchinskaya (Rus) A.S Team FRW                                    
40 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                                 
41 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation Pro Cycling Team     
42 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) France                                           
43 Karine Gautard (Fra) France                                             
44 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                        
45 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Comunitat Valenciana                         
46 Joëlle Numainville (Team ExpressCopy.com) Team Expresscopy.Com          
47 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                                  
48 Michelle Hyliand (NZl) New Zealand                                      
49 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand                                         
50 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Flexpoint                                   
51 Debby Van Den Berg (Ned) Global Racing Team                             
52 Linda Villumsen (Den) T-Mobile Women                                    
53 Maria Rosario Rodriguez (Spa) Comunitat Valenciana                      
54 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                                  
55 Tanja Slater (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation Pro Cycling Team          
56 Andrea Thurig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                                  
57 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini Gysko                                      
58 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Comunitat Valenciana                         
59 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini Gysko                                   
60 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                           
61 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-HPB                                    
62 Jessica Phillips (USA) Team Expresscopy.Com                             
63 Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Germany                                           
64 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand                                        
65 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation Pro Cycling Team     
66 Séréna Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand                                       
67 Alexandra Sontheimer (Ger) Germany                                      
68 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                                       
69 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.Com                                 
70 Marlyn Brinnendijk (Ned) Netherlands                                    
71 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania                                  2.56
72 Liane Bahler (Ger) Fenixs-HPB                                       2.58
73 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                        
74 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs-HPB                                      
75 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Expresscopy.Com                                  
76 Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                      
77 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                        
78 Carina Ketonen (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                                
79 Xiaoning Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                    
80 Jennifer Holh (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                                  
81 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Netherlands                                    
82 Janne Brok (Ned) Netherlands                                            
83 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) A.S Team FRW                                        
84 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                   
85 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany                                            
86 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini Gysko                                   
87 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                     
88 Linda Ringlever (Ned) Global Racing Team                                
89 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                    
90 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                                    
91 Erinne Willock (Can) Team Expresscopy.Com                               
92 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs-HPB                                     
93 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank                             7.04
94 Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team                                    
95 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Comunitat Valenciana                        
96 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand                                        
97 Lina Skujaute (Ltu) Lithuania                                       7.37
98 Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                        
99 Cathy Moncassin-Prime (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                         
100 Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                
101 Fanny Riberot (Fra) France                                         9.46
102 Maria Auxiliadora Martin Morales (Spa) Comunitat Valenciana            
103 Linn Torp (Nor) Global Racing Team                                     
104 Li Li Ping (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                     
105 Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                     13.53
106 Agne Miliskevuciute (Ltu) Lithuania                                    
107 Sigrid Jochems (Ned) Global Racing Team                                
108 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) A.S Team FRW                                      
109 Céline Nivet (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                                 
110 Aurore Jeudy (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                                 
111 Tiina Nieminen (Fin) Les Pruneaux D'Agen      

General Classification after Stage 1

1 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                      3.05.37
2 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation Pro Cycling Team          
3 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Germany                                          0.05
4 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Netherlands                                          
5 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team                                0.08
6 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Women                                        0.09
7 Alexandra Sontheimer (Ger) Germany                                           
8 Andrea Thurig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                                   0.10
9 Linda Villumsen (Den) T-Mobile Women                                         
10 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Women                                     0.11
11 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                        0.12
12 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                          0.13
13 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                                      
14 Priska Doppman (Sui) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation Pro Cycling Team        0.14
15 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation Pro Cycling Team          0.15
16 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                             0.16
17 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation Pro Cycling Team        
18 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Nurnberger Versicherung                             
19 Andrea Graus (Aut) Nurnberger Versicherung                              0.17
20 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France                                          0.19
21 Julia Martissova (Rus) A.S Team FRW                                         
22 Eva Lutz (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                  0.20
23 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                                     
24 Tanja Slater (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation Pro Cycling Team          0.21
25 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation Pro Cycling Team     0.22
26 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.Com                                  
27 Loes Gunnewiljk (Ned) Team Flexpoint                                        
28 Marlyn Brinnendijk (Ned) Netherlands                                    0.23
29 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Women                                       
30 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                           
31 Tatsiana Sharakova (Blr) A.S Team FRW                                   0.24
32 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Flexpoint                                       
33 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Women                                  0.27
34 Karine Gautard (Fra) France                                                 
35 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) France                                            0.28
36 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                               
37 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                                       0.29
38 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini Gysko                                          
39 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Women                                          
40 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-HPB                                    0.31
41 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                                      
42 Jessica Phillips (USA) Team Expresscopy.Com                             0.32
43 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini Gysko                                          
44 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Women                                      0.34
45 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini Gysko                                  
46 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini Gysko                                   0.35
47 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team                                       
48 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.Com                                     
49 Loes Gunnewiljk (Ned) Team Flexpoint                                        
50 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Germany                                            0.36
51 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                                           
52 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini Gysko                                               
53 Gina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand                                            0.37
54 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France                                                
55 Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Germany                                           0.39
56 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs-HPB                                        0.41
57 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand                                         0.42
58 Romy Kasper (Ger) Germany                                                   
59 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Comunitat Valenciana                         0.43
60 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Comunitat Valenciana                             
61 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) France                                           0.45
62 Debby Van Den Berg (Ned) Global Racing Team                             0.46
63 Eléna Kuchinskaya (Rus) A.S Team FRW                                        
64 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Fenixs-HPB                                        0.47
65 Séréna Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand                                       0.49
66 Michelle Hyliand (NZl) New Zealand                                      0.50
67 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) A.S Team FRW                                    0.54
68 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                           
69 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Netherlands                                  0.58
70 Joëlle Numainville (Team ExpressCopy.com) Team Expresscopy.Com          1.11
71 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                                    3.19
72 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini Gysko                                   3.24
73 Liane Bahler (Ger) Fenixs-HPB                                           3.25
74 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs-HPB                                     3.28
75 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                       
76 Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                      3.31
77 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                    3.32
78 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                     3.33
79 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Expresscopy.Com                                  3.38
80 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                        3.39
81 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs-HPB                                      3.40
82 Jennifer Holh (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                                  3.41
83 Carina Ketonen (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                                3.47
84 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany                                            3.49
85 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania                                          
86 Erinne Willock (Can) Team Expresscopy.Com                               3.50
87 Linda Ringlever (Ned) Global Racing Team                                3.51
88 Janne Brok (Ned) Netherlands                                            3.53
89 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Netherlands                                    3.55
90 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                        4.03
91 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) A.S Team FRW                                        4.04
92 Xiaoning Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                    4.13
93 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Comunitat Valenciana                        7.43
94 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                 7.45
95 Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team                                    7.50
96 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand                                        7.52
97 Cathy Moncassin-Prime (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                         8.02
98 Lina Skujaute (Ltu) Lithuania                                           8.28
99 Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                 8.41
100 Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                       8.52
101 Maria Auxiliadora Martin Morales (Spa) Comunitat Valenciana           10.31
102 Fanny Riberot (Fra) France                                                 
103 Linn Torp (Nor) Global Racing Team                                    10.40
104 Li Li Ping (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                    10.55
105 Tiina Nieminen (Fin) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                              14.43
106 Agne Miliskevuciute (Ltu) Lithuania                                   14.46
107 Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                         14.53
108 Sigrid Jochems (Ned) Global Racing Team                               14.56
109 Céline Nivet (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                                15.00
110 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) A.S Team FRW                                     15.06
111 Aurore Jeudy (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                                15.13                      

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