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Tour de Berne - CDM
Switzerland, May 13, 2007
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Pucinskaite suprises the favourites
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Edita Pucinskaite (Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung) upset the favourites in round five of the UCI Women's World Cup, escaping from the peloton on a parcours that favors the sprinters, and holding more than a ten second lead on the line. Attacking out of a break of nine that formed on the last climb, Pucinskaite soloed to her first world cup win of the season. Taking the sprint for second place out of the rest of the break was birthday girl and current World Champion, Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) with T-Mobile's Oenone Wood rounding out the podium for third place.
"I am at the seventh heaven: a large result for myself and for all my squad, that today was really strong," said a delighted Pucinskaite. "This victory is so attractive [as it's] unexpected due to the competitors, and route, even if I strongly wanted it. Thanks to all my team that supported me. We are on the right road, I hope to continue so."
Cooke now holds a 56 point lead in the World Cup standings ahead of Vos, while Wood, with today's finish, moves up in the standings ahead of round three winner Adrie Visser. Pucinskaite rocketed up the standings with her win, and is now in 4th place, up from 58th.
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- Edita Pucinskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) stands on top of the podium after her World Cup win.
- Podium (L-R): Marianne Vos (Team DSB Bank), Edita Pucinskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung), and Oenone Wood (T-Mobile Team)
- Lithuanian Edita Pucinskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) now holds equal fourth place in the World Cup standings.
Images by CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net
- A festival atmosphere at the start/finish in Lyss, a town in the Bern region of Switzerland.
- Team DSB is presented to the crowd.
- Whilst Nicole Cooke signs an autograph, Raleigh Lifeforce Directeur Sportif, Thomas Campana checks her radio.
- Blue skies for Cooke and the other riders today.
- Monia Holler (Team Bigla) and her fellow riders negotiate a corner.
- The bunch rolls through the valley, with the mountains in the background.
- The bunch on the fourth lap of the course.
- Riders reach for their brakes as they approach a corner.
- Tanja Hennes (Team Bigla) had a second lap break alone, which reached over 10 seconds.
- Hennes' solo break is chased down by the bunch.
- Miyoko Karami (Sacarelli) on the climb.
- The climb hurt some riders.
- Andrea Graus and Eva Lutz (Nürnberger) were instrumental in teammate Puckinskaite's win.
- The Raleighs - Trachsel, Thürig and Kiesanowski on the climb.
- Alexis Rhodes (T-Mobile) looks to the summit
- Miho Oki (Menikini Gysko) leads the bunch in chase of Parietti
- Sylvia Parietti (Italy) broke away on the final lap, but was caught on the climb
- Edwige Pitel (Uniqa) was in the final move and instigated the sprint for second, only to be swallowed up by the speed of those chasing World Cup points.
- Edita Pucinskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) has time to take a reality check as she cruises to victory.
- Edita Pucinskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) takes victory.
- Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) takes second ahead of Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) and Nicole Cooke (Raleigh Lifeforce).
- The winner salutes the crowds in Lyss.
- Podium (L-R): Marianne Vos (Team DSB Bank), Edita Pucinskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung), and Oenone Wood (T-Mobile Team)
Results
1 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3.06.33 2 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 0.11 3 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile Team 4 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 5 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 7 Sofie Goor (Bel) Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim 8 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 9 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team Uniqa 10 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini-Gysko 11 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Fenixs-HPB 12 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 13 Martina Corazza (Ita) Team Ista 14 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australia 15 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 16 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Bigla Cycling Team 17 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) France 18 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 19 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano 20 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 21 Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano 22 Annette Beutler (Swi) Switzerland 23 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini-Gysko 24 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Team DSB Bank 25 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 26 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs-HPB 27 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 28 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 29 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 30 An Van Rie (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 31 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 32 Magali Le Floch (Fra) France 33 Emma Johansson (Swe) Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim 34 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 35 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 36 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 37 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 38 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 39 Olena Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo 40 Evelyn Garcia (ESa) Team CMax Dila-Guericiotti-Cogeas 41 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini-Gysko 42 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini-Gysko 43 Michelle Hyland (NZl) New Zealand 44 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 45 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australia 46 Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 47 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 48 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand 49 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand 50 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 51 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team Ista 52 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Flexpoint 53 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team CMax Dila-Guericiotti-Cogeas 54 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 55 Birgit Söllner (Ger) Team Specialized designs for women 56 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 57 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 58 Maja Adamsen (Den) Team CMax Dila-Guericiotti-Cogeas 59 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 60 Karin Thürig (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 61 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand 62 Laura Lorenza Morfin (Mex) Fenixs-HPB 63 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 64 Monika Schachl (Aut) Team Uniqa 65 Julie Krasniak (Fra) France 66 Georgina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand 67 Chantal Beltman (Ned) T-Mobile Team 68 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 69 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini-Gysko 70 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint 71 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 72 Vera Carrara (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 73 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 74 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) AA-Drink Cycling Team 0.28 75 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team 0.34 76 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini-Gysko 1.04 77 Janildes Fernandes Silva (Bra) Brazil 5.02 78 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs-HPB 6.13 79 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team 80 Anna Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs-HPB 81 Yong Li Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team 82 Mirjam Senn (Swi) Team Specialized designs for women 83 Leda Cox (GBr) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano 84 Silva Cremilda Fernandes (Bra) Brazil 85 Yolandi Du Toit (RSA) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 86 Debora Gerhard (Bra) Brazil 87 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 88 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann 89 Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) France 90 Karin Steiner (Swi) Switzerland 91 Liane Bahler (Ger) Fenixs-HPB 92 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Team Uniqa 93 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 94 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Team Ista 95 Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Team Pro Féminin du Genevois 96 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia 97 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim 98 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 99 Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) Team Ista 100 Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Team CMax Dila-Guericiotti-Cogeas 101 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Ista 102 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 103 Loes Sels (Bel) Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T Interim 104 Emma Rickards (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 105 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) T-Mobile Team 106 Sonia Huguet (Fra) France 107 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australia 108 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) T-Mobile Team 109 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 110 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 111 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann OTL Fanny Riberot (Fra) Team Pro Féminin du Genevois 12.56 OTL Lina Skujaite (Ltu) Lithuania 13.45 OTL Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania OTL Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope OTL Jenny Macpherson (Aus) Australia OTL Katie Brown (Aus) Australia OTL Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank OTL Chiara Rozzini (Ita) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano OTL Miyoko Karami (Jpn) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano OTL Alexandra Born (Swi) Switzerland OTL Christina Becker (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann OTL Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team OTL Vicky Fournial (Fra) Team Pro Féminin du Genevois OTL Emilie Lebrun (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope OTL Xiaoning Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team OTL Mélanie Bravard (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope OTL Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Team Specialized designs for women OTL Xiang Yin Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team OTL Veronika Sprügl (Aut) Team Uniqa OTL Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo OTL Sonia Bazire (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope OTL Aimee Vasse (USA) Team CMax Dila-Guericiotti-Cogeas OTL Mette Fischer Andreasen (Den) Team CMax Dila-Guericiotti-Cogeas OTL Elena Berlato (Ita) Team Ista OTL Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand OTL Karin Pekovits (Aut) Team Uniqa 15.45 OTL Florence Girardet (Fra) France OTL Nathalie Tirard Collet (Fra) Team Pro Féminin du Genevois 19.11 OTL Marianne Stalder (Swi) Switzerland AB Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Team AB Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint AB Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung AB Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung AB Theresa Senff (Ger) Team Getränke-Hoffmann AB Samantha Galassi (Ita) Saccarelli EMU Marsciano AB Rebecca Bertolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox AB Grete Treier (Est) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox AB Federica Balestri (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox AB Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox AB Isabelle Hoffman (Lux) Team Pro Féminin du Genevois AB Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo AB Samantha Profumo (Ita) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo AB Meifang Li (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team AB Sarah Grab (Swi) Team Specialized designs for women AB Nicole Käser (Swi) Team Specialized designs for women AB Rosmarie Mayer (Ger) Team Specialized designs for women AB Valérie Hofstetter (Swi) Switzerland AB Iris Swahlen (Swi) Switzerland AB Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania AB Agne Miliskeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania AB Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania AB Alessandra Valquiria (Bra) Brazil DNS Corinna Kreidl (Aut) Team Uniqa DNS Sophie Creux (Fra) Team Pro Féminin du Genevois
World Cup standings
1 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 251 pts
2 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 195 3 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile Team 85
4 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
