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23rd Tour de l'Aude - 2.1

France, May 18-27, 2007

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Stage 3 - May 21: Lezignan Corbières - Lezignan Corbières, 122 km

Vos takes two

By Greg Johnson

Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) wins
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The women's cycling phenomenon that is Marianne Vos (Team DSB Bank) added another page to her amazing career story today, taking her second stage victory in the 23rd Tour de l'Aude. Despite being the 20 year-old's first attempt at what's dubbed the toughest race on the women's calendar, Vos has shown her incredible talent in full effect over the opening stages of the tour.

"I headed to the front of the group then after the last curve the line was only 150 metres," explained Vos. "Then I knew to hold it fully."

Despite her success with victories on stages one and three, Vos believes a general classification win is unlikely after loosing nearly three minutes on yesterday's team time trial. "The general classification appears a painful affair after the lost time in the team time trial yesterday," she confessed. "But that wasn't a target [for myself]."

The Dutch rider outsprinted Angela Brodtka (Germany) and Marina Jaunatre (France) to take victory in a lead bunch of 33 riders on the 122 kilometre stage.

Trixi Worrack (Nürnberger)
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From the start line the course headed straight up on a short, sharp climb and Trixi Worrack (Equipe Nürnberger) attacked immediately. Despite the German rider's solo effort, the T-Mobile squad of general classification leader Judith Arndt pushed the peloton forward to bring Worrack back soon after.

Sprinters set the pace early in proceedings, with Tanja Hennes (Bigla) riding a particularly aggressive opening in an effort to protect her sprinter's jersey lead. Despite constant attempts nobody could escape the peloton, which was being watched closely by T-Mobile.

While the bunch was expected to fragment at kilometre 71 when the course hit the Col de Villerouge climb, it wasn't until the riders began to descend the other side that the riders broke apart. As the course entered the final 25 kilometres of narrow and winding roads the peloton fell in to three groups.

While T-Mobile put its second placed Linda Villumsen along with Anke Wichmann in the first group, its race leader Arndt was in the second group while Ina-Yoko Teutenberg performed the crucial roll of keeping an eye on two time winner Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint) in the third bunch.

The bunch all together
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"Ina kept us informed of the situation at the back of the field. The two front groups regrouped and set a high tempo all the way to the finish", said T-Mobile sporting director Anna Wilson. "Amber is a classy climber and she certainly hasn't lost the race. She is very still very dangerous and will bide her time until the really hard climbs."

As the peloton thundered back into Lezignan Corbières the lead group stormed across the line some 1.41 ahead of the smaller second group with the third group, led by prologue winner Christiane Soeder (Raleigh Lifeforce), a further five seconds behind.

The fragmented finish of the peloton has had repercussions on the general classification standings. While Arndt remains in the yellow jersey with Villumsen still one second behind, defending champion Neben has dropped back to 27th, nearly two minutes behind. The American's tumble down the standings promotes Susanne Ljungskog (Team Flexpoint) to third on GC.

While Worrack, who has finished on the podium here in the past two editions, hasn't made up any time, she has capitalized on other's losses and jumped up four places into seventh.

Tomorrow's 107 kilometre stage will see the battle continue with a stage characterized by three climbs.

"It is a typical stage here, with plenty of climbs and gusty winds," noted Wilson of Stage 4. "We will have a lot of work to do to control the bunch."

Photography

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Results

1 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank                              3.14.01 (37.73 km/h)
2 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Germany                                         
3 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) France                                         
4 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team          
5 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team                                
6 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Germany                                      
7 Romy Kasper (Ger) Germany                                            
8 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                               
9 Julia Martisova (Rus) FRW - Gauss                                    
10 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                   
11 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Team - Women                        
12 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                              
13 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint                                 
14 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team            
15 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team               
16 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland              
17 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                                  
18 Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) FRW - Gauss                                 
19 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Lithuania                                      
20 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                                
21 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini - Gysko                        
22 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                            
23 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                  
24 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                
25 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) T-Mobile Team - Women                   
26 Michelle Hyland (NZl) New Zealand                                   
27 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Team - Women                       
28 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung               
29 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) FRW - Gauss                                 
30 Tatsiana Sharakova (Blr) FRW - Gauss                                
31 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                              
32 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania                                  
33 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                             
34 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                            0.07
35 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand                                    
36 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand                                     
37 Alexandra Sontheimer (Ger) Germany                                  
38 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                              
39 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team                           
40 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany                                        
41 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Gysko                                     
42 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                
43 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                              
44 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                
45 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                       0.17
46 Debby Van De Berg (Ned) Global Racing Team                      1.41
47 Tanja Slater (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team               
48 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                       
49 Liane Bahler (Ger) Fenixs - HPB                                     
50 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team      1.46
51 Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                
52 Li Ping (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                                
53 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                                
54 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Flexpoint                               
55 Karine Gautard (Fra) France                                         
56 Fanny Riberot (Fra) France                                          
57 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                    
58 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France                                      
59 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) FRW - Gauss                                    
60 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                 
61 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) FRW - Gauss                                     
62 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                               
63 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     
64 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team          
65 Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team                                
66 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                              
67 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                          
68 Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Germany                                       
69 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                                   
70 Maria Rosario Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                  
71 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) France                                       
72 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                       
73 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                                
74 Georgina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand                                    
75 Janne Brok (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                        
76 Linn Torp (Nor) Global Racing Team                                  
77 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank                             
78 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                                  
79 Jessica Phillips (USA) Team Expresscopy.com                         
80 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung              
81 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                 
82 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                             
83 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                          
84 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                              
85 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                    
86 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                   
87 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     
88 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand                                   
89 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.com                             
90 Catherine Moncassin-Prime (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                 
91 Linda Ringlever (Ned) Global Racing Team                            
92 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France                                        
93 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    
94 Marlyn Brinnendijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                
95 Lina Skujaute (Ltu) Lithuania                                   2.24
96 Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                           2.28
97 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                           2.54
98 Maria Auxiliadora Martin Morales (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana     3.45
99 Agne Miliskeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania                             4.04
100 Erinne Willock (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                      4.08
101 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                            
102 Xiaoning Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                          
103 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand                               4.10
104 Carina Ketonen (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                       4.34
105 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                          8.04
106 Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                   9.34
107 Aurore Jeudy (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                        10.02
108 Céline Nivet (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                        19.19
109 Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                      
110 Sigrid Jochems (Ned) Global Racing Team                            
DNF Tiina Nieminen (Fin) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                           
 
General classification
 
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                      7.15.30
2 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) T-Mobile Team - Women                0.01
3 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                           0.10
4 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Team - Women                    0.18
5 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint                              0.21
6 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung            0.34
7 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung               0.37
8 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team      0.44
9 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team         0.45
10 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team           0.46
11 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team                       0.54
12 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                          0.55
13 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                0.56
14 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Germany                                     
15 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                         0.59
16 Alexandra Sontheimer (Ger) Germany                              1.07
17 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) France                                    1.20
18 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank                               1.29
19 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Team - Women                    1.30
20 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                          1.32
21 Romy Kasper (Ger) Germany                                       1.33
22 Julia Martisova (Rus) FRW - Gauss                               1.38
23 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                              1.42
24 Tatsiana Sharakova (Blr) FRW - Gauss                            1.43
25 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                                
26 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Gysko                                 1.54
27 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                1.55
28 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Lithuania                                  2.00
29 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Flexpoint                           2.07
30 Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) FRW - Gauss                                 
31 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland          2.14
32 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team      2.17
33 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand                                2.18
34 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint                               2.19
35 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          2.23
36 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung               2.24
37 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand                                 2.25
38 Michelle Hyland (NZl) New Zealand                               2.26
39 Tanja Slater (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team           2.43
40 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team                           2.55
41 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France                                  3.01
42 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland             3.07
43 Karine Gautard (Fra) France                                     3.09
44 Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Germany                                   3.16
45 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                       
46 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France                                    3.19
47 Marlyn Brinnendijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland            3.25
48 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Gysko                            3.26
49 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) France                                   3.27
50 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                         3.32
51 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                      3.34
52 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                                  
53 Jessica Phillips (USA) Team Expresscopy.com                     3.44
54 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.com                         3.47
55 Georgina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand                                3.59
56 Maria Rosario Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana              4.01
57 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 4.10
58 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     
59 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand                               4.11
60 Debby Van De Berg (Ned) Global Racing Team                      4.13
61 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                          4.31
62 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                          4.36
63 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                            4.48
64 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland            5.11
65 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania                              5.19
66 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                          6.04
67 Liane Bahler (Ger) Fenixs - HPB                                 6.07
68 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini - Gysko                    6.12
69 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                           6.20
70 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                          6.50
71 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                6.56
72 Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen            7.08
73 Linda Ringlever (Ned) Global Racing Team                        7.23
74 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                            8.04
75 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                            8.53
76 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                               
77 Janne Brok (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                    9.37
78 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team      9.42
79 Carina Ketonen (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                       10.12
80 Xiaoning Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                      10.17
81 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                  10.29
82 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               11.10
83 Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team                           11.22
84 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Gysko                        11.26
85 Catherine Moncassin-Prime (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen            11.39
86 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Germany                                   12.26
87 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                          12.33
88 Fanny Riberot (Fra) France                                     13.13
89 Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                          13.16
90 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand                               13.38
91 Linn Torp (Nor) Global Racing Team                             14.12
92 Li Ping (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                           14.37
93 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank                        14.45
94 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                      15.46
95 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany                                   15.52
96 Maria Auxiliadora Martin Morales (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana    15.57
97 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung           16.29
98 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Team - Women                     16.57
99 Lina Skujaute (Ltu) Lithuania                                  17.00
100 Erinne Willock (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                     17.40
101 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) FRW - Gauss                           18.17
102 Kettj Manfrin (Ita) FRW - Gauss                               23.13
103 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                           23.24
104 Aurore Jeudy (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                        27.06
105 Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                  28.27
106 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) FRW - Gauss                              34.15
107 Agne Miliskeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania                           36.43
108 Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                 48.00
109 Céline Nivet (Fra) Les Pruneaux D'Agen                        51.07
110 Sigrid Jochems (Ned) Global Racing Team                       54.29
 
Young rider classification
 
1 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) T-Mobile Team - Women             7.15.31
2 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank                                 0.55
3 Alexandra Sontheimer (Ger) Germany                               1.06
4 Romy Kasper (Ger) Germany                                        1.32
5 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs - HPB                               1.41
6 Tatsiana Sharakova (Blr) FRW - Gauss                             1.42
7 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Lithuania                                   1.59
8 Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) FRW - Gauss                              2.06
9 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland              3.06
10 Karine Gautard (Fra) France                                     3.08
11 Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Germany                                   3.15
12 Marlyn Brinnendijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland            3.24
13 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) France                                   3.26
14 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand                               4.10
15 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania                              5.18
16 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                          6.03
17 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                6.55
18 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                            8.03
19 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                           8.52
20 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team Expresscopy.com                  10.28
21 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               11.09
22 Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team                          13.15
23 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany                                   15.51
24 Maria Auxiliadora Martin Morales (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana    15.56
25 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung           16.28
26 Lina Skujaute (Ltu) Lithuania                                  16.59
27 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                            23.23
28 Agne Miliskeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania                            36.42
29 Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania                                  47.59
30 Sigrid Jochems (Ned) Global Racing Team                        54.28

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