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Giro d'Italia Femminile - 2.1 (W)
Italy, July 5-13, 2008
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Stage 7 - July 12: Macherio - Montevecchia, 83.8 km
Fabiana the Wolf secures fifth Giro
Campionessa Italiana takes tappa e Giro; Neben steps onto podium
By Ben Atkins in Montevecchia
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Fabiana Luperini (Menikini-Selle Italia-Master Colors) won the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia in a similar fashion to the way she won the fourth, and assured – barring accident – her fifth Giro d'Italia victory. The Italian champion attacked breakaway companion Amber Neben (Flexpoint) with two kilometres of the final climb remaining to finish alone at Montevecchia high above the plains of Lombardia.
"It was hard after yesterday," said la Lupa (Italian for Wolf) after the finish, "but I felt good today. Amber made me work hard for the win."
"Yesterday was a difficult day and I had a bit of a stomach problem," she continued. "There were some brutal descents, but the stage today was better for me."
"I am very happy, we dreamed it was possible. Today I have given everything; for me and all of the team. I would like to than everybody that has been around me this week.
"To [win while] wearing the tricolore is beautiful; to represent my country in cycling."
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Luperini and Neben escaped on the second climb of the day, at Giovenzana, the American started the day in fifth place and was keen to move up in the classification. The two worked together – Luperini occasionally escaping on the climbs and Neben using her time trialling power on the flat – until they arrived together at the foot of the steep climb to Motevecchia.
"It was a good day again," the American told Cyclingnews. "It felt good – felt good to ride like I should be riding, the form's starting to come around and, yeah, it just felt good; I had a good day. I was trying to get on the podium. I was riding for the podium – I didn't have anything to lose, so I went for it on that second climb with Luperini. She was just super-good today on the climbs, so I knew she was better on the climbs and I was riding for GC so I kind of just towed her in between climbs, which was fine it kind of helped me – I moved up which was what I wanted to do.
"I don't know if I had enough, but hopefully I had enough to get into the top three and get onto the podium," said Neben. In fact the American had successfully gained enough time on the three riders ahead of her – Tatiana Guderzo (Gauss RDZ Ormu), Nicole Brändli (Bigla) and Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) – to move up into second place overall.
As Luperini attacked at the base of the climb to Montevecchio, Neben was thinking of nothing but her position compared to those behind her, not wanting to overstretch herselt in pursuit of the Italian climbing specialist. "I'd been riding hard the whole time in between," she explained. "I was just committed to try and move up on GC versus going for the stage.
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"I didn't [try to follow her], I just tried to ride my own temp, I'd been time trialling in between the climbs there – and she was sitting in – really there was no chance I was going to be able to follow. I was trying to just maximise my gap by keeping a steady effort all the way up."
After losing a lot of time on stage four's final climb to Monte Serra, Neben was pleased to have regained so much time on the rest of the field. "It's good," she nodded. "It's awesome to be on the podium again – the top three of the Giro – it's a big race and my form's coming around, I'm happy with things. It just feels good to ride well and just go out and take a risk and ride hard all day; it's fun when that goes well."
Claudia Hausler finished the stage in third place and, although she lost her second place to Neben, the young German was pleased with the way her race had gone overall. "It was so hard and I was so dead, because yesterday I gave everything and today it was really hard," she told Cyclingnews.
"She was really strong. Yesterday she was also very strong and I thought "Oh, in the mountains you really have to be careful with her!" and yeah, she was so strong, so okay."
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Despite moving one step down the podium, she extended her lead in the young rider classification over Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spanish National Team). "I'm happy with [the white jersey]," she smiled, "and I'm happy too that I won the stage [yesterday]."
Tatiana Guderzo approached the finish with the main group of favourites, but an attack with 2km remaining – at a similar point to where Luperini attacked Neben – saw her escape to finish the stage in third place ahead of charging World champion Marta Bastianelli (CMax Dila).
"A hard day," the Italian time trial champion smiled to Cyclingnews, "I felt pretty good. On the first two climbs I felt that my legs were strong. In the last part of the stage I was able to get away from the group of favourites, so it was good."
The big loser of the day was Nicole Brändli (Bigla) who, although she finished among the group of overall contenders, lost more almost two minutes to Neben and lost her position on the podium slipping from third to fifth.
Photography
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- Luperini crosses the line in first and looks to win the entire race now.
- Luperini gets the champagne ready
- Luperini defended the lead by winning
- A smiling Luperini on the podium
Images by www.WomensCycling.net
- Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spanish National Team) gets to wear the young rider jersey because Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) is in the green mountains jersey.
- Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) takes a look at Ina-Yoko Teutenberg's Giant as she holds it for the German before the start.
- The beautiful view from the summit at Montevecchia
- Marta Bastianelli (Dila) and Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) prepare for the day.
- The Menikini - Selle Italia team in a line for race leader Fabiana Luperini.
- Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint) had a good day, finishing second and moving into second on general classification.
- Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint) leads Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) and a small breakaway group through a hairpin on a climb.
- Noemi Cantele (Team Bigla) leads the chase group after the group of Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint) leads Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia).
- Kim Anderson (Team Columbia) has had a good Giro so far.
- Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini - Selle Italia) enjoyed the climb, even though she's a sprinter.
- A victory salute from Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) at the summit of Montevecchio.
- Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint) worked hard to keep the gap down as she rode into second place.
- Susanne Ljungskog (Team Flexpoint) finished eighth, having gained form all through the Giro.
- Mexican champion Giuseppina Grassi (Team System Data) finished strongly today.
- Stage podium (L-R): Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint), Fabiana Luperini (Menikini Selle Italia Master Colors) and Tatiana Guderzo (G.S. Gauss Rdz Ormu).
- Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) throws her bouquet to a fan.
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) knows how to spray the champagne.
- Thumbs up for tomorrow from Fabiana Luperini who looks set to claim the overall victory.
Images by Davide Tricarico/ladiescycling.net
- Vera Carrara and Marta Villajosana Andreu (Cmax Dilà) have some fun before the start.
- Rasa Leleyvite (Michela Fanini) is the Under 23 European champion.
- Giuseppina Grassi (System Data Fanini) is the Mexican champion.
- Miko Oki (Menikini - Selle Italia) is the Japanese champion for her 11th consecutive time,
- Swiss champion Jennifer Hohl (Bigla)
- Oenone Wood (Team Columbia), the Australian champion, will contest August's Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
- Estonian champion Grete Treier with Russian champion Julia Martisova (Gauss RDZ).
- Maribel Moreno Allue (Spanish National Team) in the Spanish champion colours.
- Linda Villumsen Serup (Team Columbia) is the Danish champion.
- The peloton was controlled by Menikini - Selle Italia for many kilometers until the first ascent.
- Noemi Cantele (Bigla) attacks on the hill of Colle Brianza.
- Amer Neben (Flexpoint) wins the first mountains points on Colle Brianza.
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini Selle Italia) breaks the group on the hard Giovenzana climb.
- Only Amber Neben (Flexpoint) can resist the attacks of Fabiana Luperini (Menikini Selle Italia).
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) wins the second mountains points on Giovenzana.
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) transforms herself into a good downhiller.
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) wins the third mountains points at Sirtori.
- Amber Neben (Flexpoint) caught Fabiana Luperini (Menikini Selle Italia) back on the flat sections.
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) detaches Amber Neben (Flexpoint) on the road for the last climb.
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) wins the stage and the last mountains points on Montevecchia.
- Amber Neben (Flexpoint) finished second and took the same position on general classification.
- Tatiana Guderzo (Gauss RDZ) finished third.
- Fiorenzo Magni, the Lion of Flanders, rewards Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) for her victory.
- Podium (L-R): Amber Neben (Flexpoint), Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) and Tatiana Guderzo (Gauss RDZ).
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) gives her flowers to her former team-mate Roberta Bonanomi.
- The overall jerseys heading into the final day.
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) won this citybike for her victory... will she ride with this one tomorrow?
Results
1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 2.21.04 (35.642 km/h) 2 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 0.34 3 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.40 4 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 1.54 5 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.57 6 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2.04 7 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 2.06 8 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 2.10 9 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 2.16 10 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 2.19 11 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Women 12 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 2.21 13 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 2.33 14 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Fenixs 2.43 15 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 2.53 16 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 3.07 17 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 5.38 18 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 5.43 19 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 5.59 20 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 21 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 6.06 22 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Columbia Women 6.08 23 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 24 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 6.18 25 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 7.18 26 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 8.24 27 Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 8.59 28 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 9.07 29 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 9.14 30 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 31 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 32 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 33 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 34 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 35 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 36 Elisabeth Braam (Ned) Team Flexpoint 37 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 38 Evelyn Garcia (ESa) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 39 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 40 Uenia Fernandes Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 41 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 9.21 42 Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 9.30 43 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs 44 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 45 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 46 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 47 Anna Zugno (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 48 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 49 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 50 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 51 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 52 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 53 Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 54 Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 9.47 55 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 10.01 56 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 10.12 57 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 58 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 10.15 59 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 60 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 61 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 10.20 62 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 10.23 63 Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga E (Spa) Spanish National Team 64 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 10.35 65 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 11.00 66 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 11.45 67 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 13.38 68 Julia Blindyuk (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 69 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 70 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 14.05 71 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 14.11 72 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 73 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Columbia Women 15.02 74 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 16.19 75 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 76 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 77 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Fenixs 78 Samantha Galassi (Ita) Fenixs 79 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 80 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 81 Christina Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 82 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 83 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia - Durango 84 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 85 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 86 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 87 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 88 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 89 Josune Murillo Elcano (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 90 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 91 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 92 Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 16.35 93 Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 94 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Columbia Women 95 Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 16.45 96 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 16.50 97 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 17.23 98 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 17.31 99 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 17.42 100 Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) Spanish National Team 101 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 17.56 102 Janildes Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 18.15 103 Katherine Bates (Aus) Columbia Women 18.16 104 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 18.24 105 Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 18.35 106 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Fenixs 107 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Fenixs 18.38 108 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 18.41 109 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 110 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 18.44 111 Sara Ortiz Mato (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 112 Marika Piacenzi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 19.32 113 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox General classification after stage 7 1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 18.33.43 2 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 2.46 3 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2.49 4 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 3.02 5 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 3.21 6 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 5.07 7 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 6.37 8 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 8.23 9 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 9.15 10 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Women 10.11 11 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Fenixs 12.55 12 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 14.16 13 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 15.38 14 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Columbia Women 15.41 15 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 16.09 16 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 18.05 17 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 18.17 18 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 19.16 19 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 20.34 20 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 22.56 21 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 25.52 22 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 25.58 23 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 26.51 24 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 27.41 25 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 28.07 26 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 29.02 27 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 29.14 28 Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 30.13 29 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 30.24 30 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 31.05 31 Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 31.06 32 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 32.21 33 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 32.38 34 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 33.34 35 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 33.38 36 Evelyn Garcia (ESa) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 34.43 37 Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 35.00 38 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 35.12 39 Elisabeth Braam (Ned) Team Flexpoint 35.15 40 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 36.40 41 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 36.41 42 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 36.44 43 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 37.08 44 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 37.44 45 Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 37.56 46 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 39.21 47 Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga E (Spa) Spanish National Team 41.06 48 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 41.10 49 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 41.14 50 Uenia Fernandes Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 41.34 51 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 42.23 52 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 43.08 53 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 43.20 54 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 43.44 55 Anna Zugno (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 44.05 56 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 46.14 57 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 46.56 58 Julia Blindyuk (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 48.17 59 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 49.41 60 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 50.28 61 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 51.00 62 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 51.26 63 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 52.18 64 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 52.20 65 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 53.32 66 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs 53.42 67 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 54.23 68 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 54.38 69 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 56.19 70 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 59.05 71 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia - Durango 1.00.45 72 Josune Murillo Elcano (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.00.49 73 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.01.00 74 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Columbia Women 1.01.03 75 Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.01.55 76 Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) Spanish National Team 1.03.03 77 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 1.03.43 78 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Fenixs 1.03.54 79 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.03.55 80 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 1.06.07 81 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.08.23 82 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.09.14 83 Samantha Galassi (Ita) Fenixs 1.09.18 84 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 85 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Fenixs 1.09.28 86 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 1.09.31 87 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.09.48 88 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.09.52 89 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 1.09.55 90 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.10.04 91 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.10.12 92 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.10.15 93 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.10.22 94 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 1.10.24 95 Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 1.10.46 96 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Columbia Women 1.10.51 97 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 1.10.55 98 Janildes Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 1.12.01 99 Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 1.12.02 100 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.12.16 101 Katherine Bates (Aus) Columbia Women 1.12.20 102 Christina Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.12.28 103 Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.12.41 104 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 1.13.02 105 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.13.10 106 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Fenixs 1.13.42 107 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.15.24 108 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.15.27 109 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.15.43 110 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.15.59 111 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 1.16.02 112 Sara Ortiz Mato (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.18.04 113 Marika Piacenzi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.19.44 Points classification 1 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 45 pts 2 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 36 3 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 35 4 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 35 5 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 29 6 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 28 7 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 26 8 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 22 9 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 21 10 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 16 11 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 15 12 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 15 13 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 12 14 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 12 15 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 11 16 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 10 17 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 9 18 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 8 19 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 7 20 Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 7 21 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 6 22 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 23 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 6 24 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 5 25 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 5 26 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 5 27 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 4 28 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 4 29 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 3 30 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Fenixs 3 31 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 2 32 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 1 33 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Women 1 34 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1 35 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1 Mountains classification 1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 67 pts 2 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 58 3 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 48 4 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 40 5 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 21 6 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 20 7 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 11 8 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 5 9 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 4 10 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 1 Young rider classification 1 Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung) 18.36.32 2 Chafer Sanchis Anna (Selection Nationale Espanola) 3.48 3 Marta Bastianelli (Team Cmax Dila) 6.26
