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Giro d'Italia Femminile - 2.1 (W)
Italy, July 5-13, 2008
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Stage 5 - July 10: Novara (ITT), 9.3 km
Whitelaw squeaks out a stage win
Australian takes TT by tenths; overall changes slightly
By Ben Atkins in Novara
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Vicki Whitelaw (Australian National Team) took the biggest time trial win of her career to date in stage five of the women's Giro d'Italia. She blitzed the 9.3 km course – where the only obstacles consisted of a few railway bridges and a persistent wind - in a time of 11'53.43, averaging a remarkable 46.956 kph. She eclipsed the previous best time set by Kazakh champion and time trial specialist Zulfia Zabirova by just 0.36 of a second.
American Amber Neben (Flexpoint) was just over a second back in 11'54.90, with Danish champion Linda Villumsen (Team Columbia) a fraction slower, putting the top four finishers inside one and a half seconds of each other.
"I would like to think I'm a bit of a time trial specialist," said Whitelaw after her victory, "I kind of enjoy this discipline so I've been working a lot towards success in this event.
"Typically I like a few hills in a time trial course but it was all very flat, as you know," she continued. "[It was] not that technical, but I took all the corners very fast – and often I think maybe too fast, I almost lost a bit of control on some of them.
"I figured I had a bad crash yesterday so I had nothing to lose today, and I came out with the goods so I'm very happy."
Zabirova, the 40th of the 116 starters was fastest at the halfway point and came home in the first time under twelve minutes. Despite her fast time, the Kazakh road and time trial champion was not confident that her time would stand up to the remainder of the field to follow, partly due to the short time that she had had to prepare.
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"It was good for the day for me," she told Cyclingnews, "but we arrived with little time for a proper warm up; we arrived too late, but it was okay: I'm feeling good." Time trial specialists to come later in the field meant that Zabirova did not expect to take the victory: "I think Melchers [-Van Poppel (Flexpoint)] is good, so I don't think so, but maybe they're tired," she said.
Linda Villumsen came close to the time of the Kazakh, but the flat nature of the course, as well as riding one of Columbia's prototype Giants competitively for the first time, meant that she was downbeat about her chances of staying on the podium. "I reckon it was too fast," the Danish champion said, "and I'm riding on a new bike so I'm taking it a little bit slow in the corners."
"I think all the top ones are to come," she continued, "so we'll see [about my chances of the top three]. It was a good ride so I'm happy with it."
Sprinters Charlotte Becker (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) and Kirsten Wild (AA Drink) both managed to dip below 12 minutes, but both were still more than two seconds slower than the Kazakh powerhouse.
It was not in fact – as she had predicted – Melchers-Van Poppel that went better than Zabirova's time but Whitelaw, off at number 86. The Australian was forced to wait almost 40 minutes though as the final 30 riders – containing a number of specialists – took their turns to ride.
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Melchers-Van Poppel posted a fast time, but was over 13 seconds off the pace, but team-mate Neben pushed close to go into third place on the stage. "I had a good ride," Neben said. "I didn't feel fantastic, but it's a stage race so usually when you time trial in a stage race you don't feel super-good. I was steady, solid, I gave it what I had today."
With her fast time, the former US champion managed to claw back 34 seconds on race leader Fabiana Luperini (Menikini-Selle Italia-Master Colors) and move four places up the general classification to sixth.
Three-time Giro winner and last year's runner-up Nicole Brändli (Bigla) managed to limit her losses to the other contenders finishing 33 seconds down on Whitelaw – but one ahead of Luperini. The Swiss rider was still feeling the effects of yesterday's mountain stage. "Today I didn't feel so good so it was not a normal race," she explained. "Yesterday on that last mountain I was really [dead], so today I'm trying for a little recuperation and then see for tomorrow."
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Third from last to start, Italian time trial champion Tatiana Guderzo (Gauss RDZ Ormu) was pleased to have been able to pull back a little of the time back from Luperini that she lost on the climb to Monte Serra yesterday. "Today I rode well," she said, "it felt better than the stage yesterday [where I finished third]. I'm pleased to have taken back some seconds from Luperini and Pucinskaite and increased my lead over Hausler. Overall, I think it went well."
"Yesterday was a hard stage," she continue, "but my legs felt good. But Luperini was too strong and riding her home roads."
For the newly crowned Italian time trial champion, it was an honour to wear her national flag in her national tour, as she explained to Cyclingnews: "Today it was good to wear the tricolore, it's important. I won the Italian time trial championships two weeks ago, and today it was good to defend the jersey."
Luperini finished the time trial in 31st place, and her lead remains intact – albeit slightly reduced – over Pucinskaite and Guderzo, her two nearest challengers. With the event that suits her least out of the way, the Italian champion, and four-time Giro winner is looking forward to the next two stages as the course heads into the mountains of Lombardia.
"Today was a difficult day because it's a time trial and it's not my specialty," Luperini said, translated through Australian team-mate Rochelle Gilmore. "Tomorrow I have a bit of an advantage because it is my kind of course in the hills, and hopefully I will have a strong team."
Stage 6 will go from Cardano al Campo – a stone's throw from Milano' Malpensa airport – and head north. The course will pass close to Varese – venue for this year's World Championships – and cross two 1st category mountains before finishing at Laveno Mombello on the shores of Lago Maggiore.
Photography
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- Giorgia Bronzini and Gintare Gaivenyte (Titanedi Frezza) relaxing and listening to some music before the Time Trial.
- Cmax Dilà sports director Max Bonanomi is also mechanic and prepares the bikes.
- Estonian national champion Grete Treier (Gauss RDZ) has a hard stretching session.
- Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Bizkaia Durango) gets back on her bike after a fall.
- Kazakh Zulfia Zabirova (Bigla) claimed second position.
- Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) finished down in 74th spot.
- Alessandra D'Ettorre (Top Girls-Fassa Bortolo) was 46 seconds slower than the winner.
- Iulia Martisova (Gauss RDZ) trying to climb up the overall standings.
- Chirio Forno D'Asolo sports director Antonio Fanelli scream at Clemilda Fernandes Silva in encouragement.
- Carlee Taylor (Australian National Team) took a fall while her team-mate won overall.
- Vicki Whitelaw (Australian National Team) posted a great time to claim victory.
- Alona Andruk (Chirio Forno D'Asolo) was nearly one and a half minutes down.
- Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Cmax Dilà) had a good time trial for a climber, finishing inside the top 10.
- Noemi Cantele (Bigla) will attack tomorrow, on her home stage.
- Kimberly Anderson (Columbia High Road), the oldest athlete in the race, managed 34th spot.
- Amber Neben (Flexpoint) went on to finish third.
- Nicole Brandli (Bigla) wasn't in good enough shape this year to win the Girodonne.
- Italian time trial champion Tatiana Guderzo (Gauss RDZ) holds third place on general classification.
- Edita Pucinskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) was only able to take a few seconds out of the pink jersey.
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini Selle Italia) is again pink.
- Stage podium (L-R): Zulfia Zabirova (Bigla), Vicki Whitelaw (Australian National Team) and Amber Neben (Flexpoint).
- Vicki Whitelaw (Australian National Team) spays the photographers.
- Overall jerseys (L-R): Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung), Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Team Columbia), Fabiana Luperini (Menikini Selle Italia) and Vera Carrara (Cmax Dilà).
- Pink jersey leader Fabiana Luperini (Menikini Selle Italia) with a bouquet of flowers.
Images by WomensCycling.net/WomensCycling.net
- Zoulfia Zabirova (Team Bigla) showed her TT skills with second place in Novarra
- Vera Carrara (Team Dila) holds the blue jersey after the time trial
- Susanne Ljungskog (Team Flexpoint) came seventh in the TT, eleven seconds slower than Whitelaw
- Vicki Whitelaw (Australia) on her way to the stage win
- Danish Champion, Linda Villumsen (Team Columbia) was fourth fastest in 11m 54 sec
- Charlotte Becker (Equipe Nürnberger) rode strongly to finish fifth, just 3 seconds slower than the winner
- Sara Carrigan (Australia) showed her form with 8th place in the test against the clock
- Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Team Dila) looked determined on her way to ninth place, just 13 seconds slower
- Mirjam Melchers van Poppel (Team Flexpoint) was tenth
- Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint) was third on the time trial
- Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nurnberger) rode in the green skinsuit, as next-best in the mountains competition, but leads the young rider competition
- Italian TT Champion, Tatiana Guderzo (RDZ Gauss) started late in the field, thanks to her third place on GC after stage 4
- Edita Puckinskaite (Equipe Nurnberger) was penultimate starter, as second on GC after the fourth stage
- Race leader, Fabiana Luperini (Menikini) retained the race lead after the time trial
- The time trial podium - Zabirova, Whitelaw and Neben
- The jersey wearers after the time trial are Hausler, Teutenberg, Luperini and Carrara
Results
1 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 11.53 (46.956 km/h) 2 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 3 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 0.01 4 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 5 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.03 6 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 7 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 0.11 8 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 0.12 9 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 0.13 10 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 11 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Women 0.14 12 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 0.16 13 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 14 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 0.19 15 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 0.20 16 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 17 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 0.22 18 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 0.25 19 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 20 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.26 21 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 22 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 23 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 0.27 24 Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 0.28 25 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Columbia Women 0.30 26 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0.31 27 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 0.32 28 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 0.33 29 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 30 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.34 31 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.35 32 Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga E (Spa) Spanish National Team 33 Elisabeth Braam (Ned) Team Flexpoint 0.36 34 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Columbia Women 0.37 35 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.41 36 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 37 Anna Zugno (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 0.44 38 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Fenixs 39 Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 0.45 40 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 0.46 41 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 42 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 43 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 0.47 44 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0.48 45 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 0.50 46 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 0.51 47 Katherine Bates (Aus) Columbia Women 0.52 48 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 0.56 49 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0.57 50 Evelyn Garcia (ESa) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 1.01 51 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.02 52 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 53 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 54 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 1.03 55 Christina Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 56 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 57 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.04 58 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 59 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 1.05 60 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 61 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs 62 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 1.07 63 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 1.08 64 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team System Data 1.09 65 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 1.10 66 Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 67 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 68 Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 69 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint 1.11 70 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 1.12 71 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 72 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Team System Data 1.14 73 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia - Durango 1.15 74 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 75 Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 1.17 76 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 1.19 77 Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 78 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 1.21 79 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.23 80 Josune Murillo Elcano (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 81 Julia Blindyuk (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.24 82 Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.25 83 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 84 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Columbia Women 1.26 85 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.28 86 Uenia Fernandes Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 1.30 87 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.31 88 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 89 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 90 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 91 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 92 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 1.32 93 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.34 94 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 95 Janildes Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 1.36 96 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.38 97 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.43 98 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.44 99 Sara Ortiz Mato (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.48 100 Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 1.49 101 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.51 102 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 1.53 103 Marika Piacenzi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.55 104 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 105 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Team System Data 1.57 106 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.59 107 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 2.01 108 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 2.08 109 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 2.09 110 Samantha Galassi (Ita) Fenixs 2.12 111 Miluse Flaskova Glave (Cze) Team System Data 2.15 112 Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 2.16 113 Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) Spanish National Team 2.17 114 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 2.30 115 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 2.43 116 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 2.54 Young rider 1 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 11.54 2 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 0.18 3 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 0.19 4 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0.30 5 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.33 6 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 0.45 7 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 0.50 8 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 0.55 9 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.01 10 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 1.02 11 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 12 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 1.04 13 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 1.06 14 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team System Data 1.08 15 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 1.09 16 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 17 Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 18 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint 1.10 19 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Team System Data 1.13 20 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia - Durango 1.14 21 Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 1.18 22 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 1.20 23 Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.24 24 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.30 25 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 26 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 27 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 1.31 28 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.33 29 Sara Ortiz Mato (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.47 30 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.50 31 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 1.52 32 Marika Piacenzi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.54 33 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.58 34 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 2.07 35 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 2.08 36 Samantha Galassi (Ita) Fenixs 2.11 37 Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 2.15 38 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 2.29 39 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 2.53 General classification after stage 5 1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 12.58.40 2 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.48 3 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.16 4 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 1.48 5 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 3.10 7 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 3.18 8 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 3.36 9 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 3.44 10 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 3.52 11 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 3.58 12 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 4.18 13 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 14 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 4.30 15 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Columbia Women 4.31 16 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 5.06 17 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Women 5.37 18 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 5.41 19 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Fenixs 5.42 20 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 6.09 21 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 8.08 22 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 8.28 23 Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 24 Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 8.50 25 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 9.03 26 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 9.06 27 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 10.06 28 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 10.12 29 Uenia Fernandes Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 10.25 30 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 10.33 31 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 11.04 32 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 11.13 33 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 11.17 34 Evelyn Garcia (ESa) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 11.31 35 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 11.38 36 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 11.43 37 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 12.39 38 Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 12.58 39 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 13.37 40 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 13.56 41 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 14.08 42 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 14.09 43 Elisabeth Braam (Ned) Team Flexpoint 14.15 44 Julia Blindyuk (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 14.18 45 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 14.22 46 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 14.32 47 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 14.40 48 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 14.44 49 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 14.46 50 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 14.47 51 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 14.48 52 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 14.51 53 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 14.52 54 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Columbia Women 15.00 55 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 15.09 56 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 15.14 57 Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga E (Spa) Spanish National Team 15.15 58 Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 15.43 59 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Team System Data 16.34 60 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 16.41 61 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 19.16 62 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 19.24 63 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Team System Data 19.52 64 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 20.10 65 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 20.50 66 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 20.57 67 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 21.03 68 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 21.04 69 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 21.14 70 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 21.22 71 Anna Zugno (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 21.50 72 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 21.54 73 Samantha Galassi (Ita) Fenixs 21.58 74 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 75 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 22.00 76 Christina Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 22.06 77 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 22.11 78 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 22.12 79 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs 22.15 80 Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 22.26 81 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 22.28 82 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia - Durango 22.30 83 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 22.31 84 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 22.32 85 Josune Murillo Elcano (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 22.33 86 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 22.35 87 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 22.44 88 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 89 Janildes Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 22.45 90 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 22.52 91 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 22.55 92 Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 23.00 93 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 23.02 94 Katherine Bates (Aus) Columbia Women 23.03 95 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 23.04 96 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 23.11 97 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Columbia Women 23.15 98 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint 23.23 99 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 23.24 100 Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 101 Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) Spanish National Team 23.27 102 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 23.45 103 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team System Data 24.03 104 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 24.06 105 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 24.26 106 Miluse Flaskova Glave (Cze) Team System Data 24.39 107 Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 25.05 108 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 25.07 109 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 25.10 110 Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 25.38 111 Marika Piacenzi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 26.07 112 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 26.17 113 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 26.20 114 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 26.30 115 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 26.52 116 Sara Ortiz Mato (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 28.19 Points classification 1 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 45 pts 2 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 35 3 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 26 4 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 22 5 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 15 6 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 15 7 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 15 8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 12 9 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 12 10 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 11 11 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 10 12 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 10 13 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint 10 14 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 8 15 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 8 16 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 8 17 Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 7 18 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 6 19 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 20 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 6 21 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 5 22 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 5 23 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 5 24 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 4 25 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 4 26 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 4 27 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 3 28 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 3 29 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team System Data 3 30 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 2 31 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 2 32 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 1 33 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1 34 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1 Mountains classification 1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 21 pts 2 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 13 3 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 11 4 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 11 5 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 9 Young rider classification 1 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 13.00.28 2 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 2.30 3 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 3.18 4 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 8.24 5 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 9.55 6 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 12.21 7 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 12.44 8 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 13.00 9 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 13.04 10 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 13.21 11 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 13.26 12 Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 13.55 13 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 17.36 14 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Team System Data 18.04 15 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 18.22 16 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 19.15 17 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 19.34 18 Samantha Galassi (Ita) Fenixs 20.10 19 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 20.23 20 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 20.24 21 Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 20.38 22 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia - Durango 20.42 23 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 20.47 24 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 21.16 25 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 21.23 26 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint 21.35 27 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 21.36 28 Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 29 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 21.57 30 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team System Data 22.15 31 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 22.18 32 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 22.38 33 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 23.22 34 Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 23.50 35 Marika Piacenzi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 24.19 36 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 24.29 37 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 24.32 38 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 24.42 39 Sara Ortiz Mato (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 26.31
