Open de Suède Vargarda - CDM

Sweden, July 30, 2008

Photography

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• Team Columbia lines up for the start with a variety of jerseys - Teutenberg, Arndt (WC leader), Keller (German Champion), Villumsen (Danish Champion), Fahlin (Swedish Champion), Anderson.
• Linda Villumsen (Team Columbia) has a look over her shoulder on the climb at Hagrunga.
• Karin Thurig (Cervelo Lifeforce) in the bunch on the climb.
• The hay bales were decorated especially for the race around Vargarrda.
• Swede, Emma Johansson (AA Drink) leads early in the race.
• Judith Arndt (Team Columbia) chases down a breakaway attempt.
• Noemi Cantele (Team Bigla) broke away with Sarah Duester (Cervelo Lifeforce) and a couple of others at about half distance.
• Charlotte Becker (Equipe Nurnberger) and breakaway companions Willock, A Thürig and K Thurig decide whether to chase Anderson and Seehafer, who have just jumped with 20km to go.
• The bunch passes through Tanga Head in the closing stages of the take.
• Kim Anderson (Team Columbia) leads eventual winner, Kori Seehafer (Menikini Selle Italia) with 11 km to go.
• Erinne Willock (Webcor) leads the chasers as they pass through Vargaarda for the last time.
• The Menikini Selle Italia team and team President, Walter Ricci - all smiles after their success in the Open de Suede, courtesy of Seehaer.
• The race podium - Anderson, Seehafer, Becker in the late evening sun.
• Judith Arndt (Team Columbia) retained the World Cup leader jersey after round 8.
• The bunch waits to start in the pretty Vargaarda centre.
• Andrea Thurig (Team Bigla).
• World Cup leader, Judith Arndt (Team Columbia) rode a team Giant with a custom paint job.
• Swedish RR Champion, Emilia Fahlin (Team Columbia) in her home country World Cup.
• The break works together Erinne Willock (Webcor) leads.
• Kori Seehafer (Menikini Selle Italia) sprints to victory ahead of Kim Anderson (Team Columbia).
• Seehafer has time for a victory salute as she takes her biggest win to date.