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23rd Tour de l'Aude - 2.1

France, May 18-27, 2007

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Stage 6 - May 24: Rieux Minervois - Rieux Minervois, 113 km

Status quo as Villumsen takes stage win

By Greg Johnson

Linda Villumsen (T-Mobile)
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Riders in general classification contention at the 23rd Tour de l'Aude allowed a comparatively sedate race compared to recent days on Stage 6, allowing non GC threatening riders to go down the road and battle for stage honours. Denmark's Linda Villumsen Serup (T-Mobile) was the first of the freed six to cross the line, winning the one-on-one sprint from New Zealand's Joanne Kiesanowski (Raleigh Lifeforce). Loes Gunnewijk (Team Flexpoint) took third place, 20 seconds behind the pair, with Svetlana Bubnenkova (Fenixs - HPB), Julia Martisova (FRW - Gauss), and Marlen Johrend (Germany) a further nine seconds back.

The 113 kilometre stage featured a neutralised start as the peloton rolled out of Rieux Minervois, where it would return some two and a half hours later. The opening kilometres were neutralised by race officials due to a completely unrelated, but serious, car accident which had occurred on the course.

Once riders were given the all clear, it was all systems go as Eva Lutz (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung), Andrea Thürig (Bigla), Villumsen and Gunnewijk formed an early break. The main bunch allowed it to gain over 15 seconds before brining it back.

Before long, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile) made a solo dash over the short, sharp climbs which littered Stage 6. The German, clearly still feeling strong despite a hard slog to keep the magenta crew in the yellow on Stage 4, was allowed to stay off the front for awhile before being brought back by the peloton.

TV interest in the race
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The stage's decisive attack came when Villumsen and Gunnewijk joined a movement initiated by Kiesanowski. While Bubnenkova, Martisova and Johrend later bridged to the trio's escape, the peloton made little in the way of a serious effort to bring the six back.

After Villumsen outsprinted Kiesanowski to take T-Mobile's second stage win of the event, the main bunch containing the top 10 GC riders rolled across the line two and a half minutes behind. Russian Olga Slyusareva (Fenixs - HPB) won the main bunch sprint for seventh place from triple stage winner Marianne Vos (Team DSB Bank).

Judith Arndt
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Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) continues to hold the yellow jersey, with only minor changes in the GC standings as a result of Stage 6. Nicole Brändli (Bigla) dropped back a single place to fifth, with Priska Doppman (Raleigh Lifeforce) moving up into fourth. Her strong second place sees Kiesanowski take over the final place in the top 10 on GC, after moving up from 12th place.

Having spent a day on simmer, the action should return to the boil on tomorrow's 104 kilometre Stage 7. The stage, from Arques to Rennes Les Bains, features two tough climbs and ascents, the most notable of which is the 731 metre high Col de la Fage.

From there the event heads into a series of three sixty-something kilometre stages over the next two days, with the final stage featuring a flat 30 kilometres to setup a sprint finish in to Limoux.

Photography

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Results

1 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) T-Mobile Team - Women            2.42.50
2 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team         
3 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint                             0.20
4 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                          0.29
5 Julia Martisova (Rus) FRW - Gauss                                   
6 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany                                        
7 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                              2.33
8 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                    
9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                  
10 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team              
11 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) FRW - Gauss                                
12 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland             
13 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                               
14 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team           
15 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                           
16 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) France                                       
17 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand                                    
18 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini - Gysko                       
19 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                
20 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Germany                                    
21 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                            
22 Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) FRW - Gauss                                
23 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France                                     
24 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung              
25 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                             
26 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                             
27 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France                                       
28 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Team - Women                       
29 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung             
30 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                               
31 Georgina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand                                   
32 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                             
33 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) FRW - Gauss                                    
34 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand                                  
35 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                              
36 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                               
37 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                   
38 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                  
39 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                               
40 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Team - Women                      
41 Tanja Slater (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team              
42 Marlyn Brinnendijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland               
43 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                               
44 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                         
45 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Germany                                       
46 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                  
47 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                            
48 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                             
49 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                                  
50 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                      
51 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.com                            
52 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team                          
53 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                     2.43
54 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung               
55 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania                               3.34
56 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand                                   
57 Debby Van De Berg (Ned) Global Racing Team                         
58 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                      
59 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                          
60 Carina Ketonen (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                      10.26
61 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania                            13.04
62 Lina Skujaute (Ltu) Lithuania                                 13.06
63 Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                      
64 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                             
65 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                                 
66 Fanny Riberot (Fra) France                                         
67 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                              
68 Xiaoning Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                          
69 Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                              
70 Karine Gautard (Fra) France                                        
71 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) France                                      
72 Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team                               
73 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland               
74 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank                            
75 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                   
76 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                             
77 Linda Ringlever (Ned) Global Racing Team                           
78 Erinne Willock (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                          
79 Liane Bahler (Ger) Fenixs - HPB                                    
80 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team         
81 Tatsiana Sharakova (Blr) FRW - Gauss                               
82 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    
83 Maria Rosario Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 
84 Alexandra Sontheimer (Ger) Germany                                 
85 Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen               
86 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                              
87 Janne Brok (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                       
88 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    
89 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand                                   
90 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Gysko                                    
91 Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Germany                                      
92 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                            
93 Li Ping (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                          15.05
94 Céline Nivet (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                             
95 Agne Miliskeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania                                
96 Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                       
DNF Catherine Moncassin-Prime (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen               
DNS Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team                             
DNF Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                               
DNS Jessica Phillips (USA) Team Expresscopy.com                       
DNF Linn Torp (Nor) Global Racing Team                                
 
General Classification after stage 6

1 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                    16.19.19
2 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                          0.18
3 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung              0.43
4 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team        1.07
5 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                         1.08
6 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                1.11
7 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank                               1.59
8 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                2.03
9 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          2.48
10 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team    2.52
11 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France                                 3.01
12 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                         4.22
13 Julia Martisova (Rus) FRW - Gauss                              4.24
14 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Team - Women                  5.19
15 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Germany                                5.50
16 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) France                                   6.14
17 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                           6.37
18 Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) FRW - Gauss                            7.05
19 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung              7.25
20 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand                                7.26
21 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint                            8.05
22 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team         10.49
23 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Team - Women                  11.43
24 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand                             14.17
25 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini - Gysko                  16.18
26 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          16.23
27 Tanja Slater (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team         19.52
28 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                        21.12
29 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                       21.57
30 Debby Van De Berg (Ned) Global Racing Team                    22.10
31 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                            23.51
32 Georgina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand                              24.16
33 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) T-Mobile Team - Women             28.26
34 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung         31.43
35 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                          31.55
36 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team                     32.05
37 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland        33.20
38 Karine Gautard (Fra) France                                   33.59
39 Marlyn Brinnendijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland          34.31
40 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                    34.43
41 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                             34.50
42 Tatsiana Sharakova (Blr) FRW - Gauss                          36.16
43 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                        37.10
44 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team    37.32
45 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                            39.22
46 Maria Rosario Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana            41.41
47 Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen          43.38
48 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                 44.36
49 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France                                  44.39
50 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                          44.46
51 Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Germany                                 44.58
52 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.com                       45.07
53 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                         45.41
54 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                        45.51
55 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                        46.15
56 Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team                          49.02
57 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                          50.13
58 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               52.56
59 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    
60 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                         54.12
61 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                    56.09
62 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland           56.41
63 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand                              56.53
64 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania                              59.46
65 Janne Brok (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                1.01.30
66 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                        1.01.48
67 Liane Bahler (Ger) Fenixs - HPB                             1.01.51
68 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                     1.03.19
69 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) FRW - Gauss                         1.03.28
70 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany                                1.07.22
71 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) France                               1.07.34
72 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team Expresscopy.com               1.09.18
73 Alexandra Sontheimer (Ger) Germany                          1.09.28
74 Erinne Willock (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                   1.09.33
75 Carina Ketonen (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                    1.09.54
76 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Germany                                1.10.14
77 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Gysko                             1.10.15
78 Linda Ringlever (Ned) Global Racing Team                    1.11.30
79 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland        1.13.32
80 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania                          1.13.34
81 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                   1.14.45
82 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) FRW - Gauss                             1.16.47
83 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank                     1.17.07
84 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                       1.17.14
85 Fanny Riberot (Fra) France                                  1.17.20
86 Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                       1.17.23
87 Lina Skujaute (Ltu) Lithuania                               1.18.32
88 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand                            1.21.59
89 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                      1.25.39
90 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana            1.27.06
91 Xiaoning Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                   1.29.50
92 Li Ping (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                        1.36.09
93 Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                1.38.43
94 Agne Miliskeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania                         1.46.59
95 Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania                               1.56.17
96 Céline Nivet (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                      2.12.39

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