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23rd Tour de l'Aude - 2.1

France, May 18-27, 2007

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Stage 4 - May 22: Castelnaudary - Castelnaudary, 107 km

Vos comes into play as field divides

By Greg Johnson

That makes it three wins at l'Aude for Vos.
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It ended in identical fashion to stages one and three, with a sprint, yet the 107 kilometre Stage 4 was the most action-packed day to date of the 23rd Tour de l'Aude. Despite the day of drama, as the lead bunch rolled back in to Castelnaudary, it was 20 year-old world champion Marianne Vos (Team DSB Bank) who was the first rider across the line.

The youngster was hard to miss in the green points jersey, as she rolled through metres ahead of second placed Judith Arndt (T-Mobile), who continues to hold the general classification lead. The Netherlands' Vos looked surprisingly refreshed as she rolled home, proudly holding three fingers skywards to signify her third stage win in the event.

The action had all started nearly exactly three hours beforehand in the same town, when the peloton rolled out for the 107 kilometre stage. The day's players were quickly unveiled when Équipe Nürnberger's Trixi Worrack made the first significant break of the day - signifying the former podium finisher has her eye on the top step of the dais when the event concludes on Sunday in Limoux.

Trixi Worrack (Nürnberger) made a solo breakaway
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The teamwork which German squad T-Mobile showed to win Sunday's team time trial became even more crucial than when it took the yellow leaders jersey back then today, with a co-ordinated effort required to ensure it kept the yellow jersey in the magenta camp's hands. It was Ina-Yoko Teutenberg who did that work for the squad today, helping drive the lead bunch early on in the race, to recapture Worrack who had gained up to one minute on the bunch.

A high-pace at the front end in pursuit of Worrack forced the peloton to snap in half on today's stage, effectively ending any slim hope over half the peloton may have held of a GC victory. Even Teutenberg fell out of the lead bunch after Worrack had been recaptured. But when Worrack's teammate, Andrea Graus, went off the front, Teutenberg not only pulled herself back in to the lead group, she again helped drive it forward to neutralise the threat from the Équipe Nürnberger squad.

With Graus resisting the pursuing bunch down to the final kilometres, it was on for young and old - literally. Despite holding a noticeable margin some 200 metres out from the finish, 18 time German champion Arndt couldn't hold off Vos, who threw her fist into the air in celebration as she crossed the line.

"I'm looking forward to tomorrow, for I am curious as to what I can do on that stage with two high climbs," said Vos. "[But] after three wins, I must be naturally well satisfied, I feel very strong."

Teutenberg (T-Mobile) created the pace
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New Zealand's Joanne Kiesanowski (Raleigh Lifeforce) crossed the line in third place while Russian Julia Martisova (FRW - Gauss) took fourth.

"It was a long day in the laughing group, and it wasn't very funny," said a disappointed Meshy Holt (Team Expresscopy.com), whose entire team finished in the second bunch some 21 minutes behind the leaders.

The day's result has a notable impact on the general classification standings, despite Arndt still holding a comfortable 18 second lead. The German rider's teammate Linda Villumsen, who had held second place, is all but out of contention having dropped some 21 minutes on Stage 4. The Denmark rider's tumble down the order elevates Susanne Ljungskog (Team Flexpoint) up into second place, while Kimberly Anderson (T-Mobile) holds third place.

While nothing change in the time differences, the fallout from the split field on today's stage sees both Vos and Worrack elevated well up the order. German Worrack holds fifth place, some 43 seconds behind Arndt, while Vos is a further 12 seconds adrift in ninth place.

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Results

1 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank                              3.00.52 (35.496 km/h)
2 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                             
3 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team          
4 Julia Martisova (Rus) FRW - Gauss                                    
5 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team                                
6 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                                 
7 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                                   
8 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                               
9 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini - Gysko                         
10 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Lithuania                                      
11 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Germany                                     
12 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) France                                        
13 Karine Gautard (Fra) France                                         
14 Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) FRW - Gauss                                 
15 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand                                     
16 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                              
17 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                  
18 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Team - Women                        
19 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                             
20 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France                                      
21 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung              
22 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                
23 Georgina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand                                    
24 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team            
25 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Team - Women                       
26 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                    
27 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand                                   
28 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team               
29 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint                                 
30 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                   
31 Tanja Slater (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team               
32 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                              
33 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                                   
34 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                   
35 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team      0.07
36 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                      2.17
37 Tatsiana Sharakova (Blr) FRW - Gauss                            6.50
38 Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team                                
39 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                                
40 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                               
41 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                                  
42 Debby Van De Berg (Ned) Global Racing Team                          
43 Maria Rosario Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                  
44 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania                             21.03
45 Lina Skujaute (Ltu) Lithuania                                       
46 Fanny Riberot (Fra) France                                          
47 Agne Miliskeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania                                 
48 Sigrid Jochems (Ned) Global Racing Team                             
49 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                              
50 Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                       
51 Céline Nivet (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                              
52 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                
53 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                       
54 Michelle Hyland (NZl) New Zealand                                   
55 Aurore Jeudy (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                              
56 Catherine Moncassin-Prime (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                 
57 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) FRW - Gauss                                     
58 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France                                        
59 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                               
60 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand                                    
61 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) FRW - Gauss                                    
62 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     
63 Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                               
64 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) France                                       
65 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany                                        
66 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Flexpoint                               
67 Linn Torp (Nor) Global Racing Team                                  
68 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                 
69 Xiaoning Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                           
70 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank                             
71 Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                        
72 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                               
73 Maria Auxiliadora Martin Morales (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana         
74 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) FRW - Gauss                                 
75 Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                
76 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                           
77 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    
78 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                                
79 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     
80 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                              
81 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland              
82 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team                           
83 Romy Kasper (Ger) Germany                                           
84 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                
85 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                              
86 Liane Bahler (Ger) Fenixs - HPB                                     
87 Carina Ketonen (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                            
88 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                 
89 Alexandra Sontheimer (Ger) Germany                                  
90 Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Germany                                       
91 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                       
92 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Gysko                                     
93 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                    
94 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                              
95 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Germany                                        
96 Li Ping (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                                
97 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung               
98 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                                
99 Janne Brok (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                        
100 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                            
101 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) T-Mobile Team - Women                  
102 Jessica Phillips (USA) Team Expresscopy.com                        
103 Marlyn Brinnendijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland               
104 Erinne Willock (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                          
105 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                            
106 Linda Ringlever (Ned) Global Racing Team                           
107 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.com                            
108 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand                                   
109 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                         
DNS Christiane Soeder (Aut) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team         
 
General classification after stage four
 
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                     10.16.13
2 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                           0.18
3 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Team - Women                    0.27
4 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint                              0.30
5 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung               0.43
6 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team      0.49
7 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team         0.54
8 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team            0.55
9 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                     
10 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                          1.04
11 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Germany                                 1.05
12 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                         1.07
13 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) France                                    1.29
14 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank                               1.38
15 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Team - Women                    1.39
16 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                          1.41
17 Julia Martisova (Rus) FRW - Gauss                               1.45
18 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                            1.52
19 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                2.02
20 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Lithuania                                  2.09
21 Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) FRW - Gauss                             2.16
22 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                               2.28
23 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          2.32
24 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung               2.33
25 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand                                 2.34
26 Tanja Slater (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team           2.52
27 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team                           3.04
28 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France                                  3.10
29 Karine Gautard (Fra) France                                     3.18
30 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                              3.43
31 Georgina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand                                4.08
32 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand                               4.20
33 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini - Gysko                    6.21
34 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                              8.41
35 Tatsiana Sharakova (Blr) FRW - Gauss                            8.42
36 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team      9.58
37 Maria Rosario Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana             11.00
38 Debby Van De Berg (Ned) Global Racing Team                     11.12
39 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                           11.47
40 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                          13.19
41 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung           16.38
42 Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team                           18.21
43 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                     19.23
44 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) T-Mobile Team - Women              21.13
45 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          21.46
46 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team                      22.06
47 Alexandra Sontheimer (Ger) Germany                             22.19
48 Romy Kasper (Ger) Germany                                      22.45
49 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Gysko                                23.06
50 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Flexpoint                          23.19
51 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland         23.26
52 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand                               23.30
53 Michelle Hyland (NZl) New Zealand                              23.38
54 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland            24.19
55 Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Germany                                  24.28
56 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                       
57 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France                                   24.31
58 Marlyn Brinnendijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland           24.37
59 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                           24.38
60 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) France                                  24.39
61 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                        24.44
62 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                     24.46
63 Jessica Phillips (USA) Team Expresscopy.com                    24.56
64 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.com                        24.59
65 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                25.22
66 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     
67 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                         25.43
68 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                         25.48
69 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland           26.23
70 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania                             26.31
71 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                         27.16
72 Liane Bahler (Ger) Fenixs - HPB                                27.19
73 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                         28.02
74 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania                               28.08
75 Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen           28.20
76 Linda Ringlever (Ned) Global Racing Team                       28.35
77 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                           29.16
78 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                           30.05
79 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                               
80 Janne Brok (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                   30.49
81 Carina Ketonen (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                       31.24
82 Xiaoning Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                      31.29
83 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                  31.41
84 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               32.22
85 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                        32.38
86 Catherine Moncassin-Prime (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen            32.51
87 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Germany                                   33.38
88 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                          33.45
89 Fanny Riberot (Fra) France                                     34.25
90 Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                          34.28
91 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand                               34.50
92 Linn Torp (Nor) Global Racing Team                             35.24
93 Li Ping (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                           35.49
94 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank                        35.57
95 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                      36.58
96 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany                                   37.04
97 Maria Auxiliadora Martin Morales (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana    37.09
98 Lina Skujaute (Ltu) Lithuania                                  38.12
99 Erinne Willock (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                      38.52
100 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) FRW - Gauss                           39.29
101 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) FRW - Gauss                               44.25
102 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                           44.36
103 Aurore Jeudy (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                        48.18
104 Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                  49.39
105 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) FRW - Gauss                              55.27
106 Agne Miliskeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania                           57.55
107 Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania                               1.09.12
108 Céline Nivet (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                      1.12.19
109 Sigrid Jochems (Ned) Global Racing Team                     1.15.41
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank                             10.17.08
2 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Lithuania                                   1.14
3 Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) FRW - Gauss                              1.21
4 Karine Gautard (Fra) France                                      2.23
5 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand                                3.25
6 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                               7.46
7 Tatsiana Sharakova (Blr) FRW - Gauss                             7.47
8 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung            15.43
9 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) T-Mobile Team - Women               20.18
10 Alexandra Sontheimer (Ger) Germany                             21.24
11 Romy Kasper (Ger) Germany                                      21.50
12 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand                               22.35
13 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland            23.24
14 Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Germany                                  23.33
15 Marlyn Brinnendijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland           23.42
16 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) France                                  23.44
17 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania                             25.36
18 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                         26.21
19 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania                               27.13
20 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                           28.21
21 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                          29.10
22 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                  30.46
23 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               31.27
24 Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                          33.33
25 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany                                   36.09
26 Maria Auxiliadora Martin Morales (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana    36.14
27 Lina Skujaute (Ltu) Lithuania                                  37.17
28 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                            43.41
29 Agne Miliskeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania                            57.00
30 Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                1.08.17
31 Sigrid Jochems (Ned) Global Racing Team                      1.14.46

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