Recently on Cyclingnews.com |
 Giro finale Photo ©: Bettini |
Giro d'Italia Femminile - 2.1 (W)
Italy, July 5-13, 2008
Main Page Results Overall standings Stage Details Previous Stage
Stage 8 - July 13: Desio - Desio, 118.5 km
Teutenberg makes it four
Columbia super-sprinter dominates once more; Luperini takes fifth Giro
By Ben Atkins in Desio
Ina Teutenberg (Columbia) has taken her fourth victory of this year's Giro d'Italia, making it a clean sweep of the flat stages for the German. Teutenberg's Columbia team had to work hard to setup the sprint for the German, with the squad forced to chase down an attack from Zulfia Zabirova (Bigla) and Julia Martisova (Gauss RDZ Ormu) - the champions of Kazakh and Russia respectively - in the closing stages. Despite the best efforts of the Kazakh powerhouse in the final two of seven laps, Teutenberg's Columbia team once again delivered her to the line, where once again she was unbeatable.
Second and third places were taken by Kirsten Wild (AA Drink) and Giorgia Bronzini (Titanedi Freza Acca Due O) as they had done in the early stages of the race. Fourth was Grete Treier (Gauss RDZ Ormu) and fifth was a visibly disappointed Monica Holler (Bigla).
"Oh yeah, Zula's always hard to get in a break; I mean she doesn't slow down," laughed Teutenberg. "So it was quite hard work from the girls to get her."
Despite the strength of Zabirova though, there was never any serious doubt in Teutenberg's mind that they would be caught. "They were gradually closing it down and we weren't really losing anybody, so I was pretty confident they would get her."
Teutenberg denied any thought that her rivals were getting nearer to beating her, but despite currently being in such a rich vein of form, the German refused to accept that she was unbeatable. "I had more than a bike length," she said. "I don't consider it close. I've just had a good week, Kirsten Wild and [Giorgia] Bronzini have beaten me often enough so it's not like I always go to bike races and beat them.
"I guess I did have three victories under my belt so the confidence is probably higher than theirs, and they're under more pressure than me," she added. "So it makes a difference there in the end."
With Columbia only stepping in as sponsor at the beginning of this week, it has seen wins from Teutenberg in the Giro d'Italia, Cavendish in the Tour de France, as well as Kirchen in the maiilot jaune), and with Griepel in the Tour of Austria.
"We've done quite some victories since we wear this jersey, so that's pretty good. We'll see what the boys do today," she laughed.
"It was fast!" said Wild. "The whole day was really, really fast! After 50km I thought it's only sprinting today, and the final was really fast - for me it was good.
"We have a small team here," added the Omloop Het Volk winner. "So we said we'd look what is happening and if there's a possibility to attack we do our own thing.
"I chose the wheel of Ina - and I stayed in the wheel!" she joked on her inability to come around the Columbia rider.
With Zabirova so strong, there were some doubts in the Dutchwoman's mind about whether the Columbia team might not bring her back in time - in contrast to Teutenberg - but the power of the chase assured her that eventually they would. "I thought maybe they don't make it," she said. "But they [Columbia] were going really fast and I thought the front group could not go that fast, so they would make it."
Third placed Bronzini had a fast finish, but found herself hampered by technical issues in the final stages. "My sprint was very [good]," she said. "But my bike - my bars have slipped and the [gears] don't work well, so when I go to the sprint: one down, one up, one down, one up, and so it was difficult today!"
Despite this, the World Championship bronze medallist was pleased with her result, only losing to such powerful women as Teutenberg and Wild. "I am happy," she said. "Because the two sprinters in front of me are very strong."
How it unfolded
The peloton had arrived at the 13 km finishing circuit all together, but the remaining seven laps saw a number of attacks from riders like Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Cmax Dila) - who was joined by Charlotte Becker (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung), Judith Arndt (Columbia), Andrea Thürig (Bigla) and Silvia Valsecchi (Menikini-Selle Italia-Master Colors) - and from Linda Villumsen (Columbia), Grete Treier and Giorgia Bronzini. It wasn't until the penultimate lap though, when Zabirova and Martisova escaped the fast moving peloton than anyone looked like staying away and foiling the sprinters - the gap reached a maximum of around 41 seconds before the mostly-Columbia led peloton began to pull them back.
"It was an attack, but it was taken," said Zabirova. "Judith Arndt, she is a good worker for Ina Teutenberg.
"I was feeling good," she added. "But the other girl [Martisova] did not work so much. I work too much and maybe it was too early; too early an attack for me."
Despite the disappointment of being denied a trademark breakaway victory, the Kazakh champion was philosophical and optimistic about the fact that she was feeling so good just a few weeks before the Beijing games. Zabirova she will represent her country in both the time trial and road race. "It's no problem," she said. "It's important to feel good before the Olympics."
One member of that Columbia team, charged with the task of reeling in the flying Kazakh, was former Australian World points race champion Kate Bates. "Oh good Lord!" she said. "I went with her when she first attacked and it was absolutely everything I had just too even hold her wheel, my God!
"I even had to take risks through corners because you give her half a length and you never get back on," she added. "We worked together for a little while and then she attacked again, and I'm afraid on the last day I didn't have it in me to stay with her so it meant a bit of hard work for the team because we then had to get her back again."
Bates' sister Natalie - while not involved at the front of the race in the closing stages today - once again found herself a member of a successful Tour-winning Menikini-Selle Italia-Master Colors team after Susanne Ljungskog's victory in the Tour de l'Aude in May.
"What a year, hey!" said the Commonwealth champion. "I never would have thought this at the start, it's very good to be a part of.
"There's some really good leaders I think," she added, on the secret of the team's success. "The team coming together after these girls being able to work their magic, then being able to support them. You really need someone like that in the first place, it's been a really good environment and being able to control the races when they had that GC lead and it's been very, very satisfying."
Italian Champion Fabiana Luperini (Menikini-Selle Italia-Master Colors) wins her fifth Giro - 10 years after the last of her four consecutive victories - by a final margin of 2' 37" over American Amber Neben (Flexpoint) and 2' 40" over Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung). Teutenberg's four stage victories gave her a comfortable win in the points competition, Luperini herself won the mountain's jersey and Hausler won the white jersey for young riders.
Photography
For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here
Images by www.WomensCycling.net
- A piazza, a fountain, lots of fans - the teams are presented prior to the final stage.
- The Menikini - Selle Italia team led the race back into Desio for the first of seven laps.
- Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Team Dila) was off the front for almost two laps.
- Olga Slyusareva (Menikini - Selle Italia) leads race leader and team-mate Fabiana Luperini safely around a corner.
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) in the maglia rosa.
- Andrea Thurig (Team Bigla) in the race procession in Desio.
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team Columbia) corners in the points jersey.
- Zoulfia Zabirova (Team Bigla) tries to escape, but is chased by Kate Bates (Team Columbia).
- A line of Australian soigneurs ensure that Carlee Taylor has some options, after missing the first bidon.
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) lines up with her team prior to the final stage.
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) at the start line putting on her helmet and ready to take victory in the 2008 Giro Donne.
- Amber Neben (Flexpoint) rode an attacking race in the mountains.
- Young rider competition winner Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung).
- Marta Bastianelli (Team Dila) was prominent all week near the front in the rainbow stripes.
- Ina-Yoko Tuetenberg (Team Columbia) took four stage wins overall.
- Zoulfia Zabirvoa (Team Bigla) and Julia Martissova (RDZ Gauss) escaped and were 50 seconds up with a lap to go.
- Team Columbia's Linda Villumsen leads the chase to catch Zoulfia Zabirvoa (Team Bigla) and Julia Martissova (RDZ Gauss).
- Fabina Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) with just a few kilometres to go before her fifth Giro victory.
- Giorgia Bronzini (Titanedi Frezza Acca Due O) winds up the sprint, but Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team Columbia) is already on the front and heading for the win.
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team Columbia) enjoyed her fourth stage win, which secured her the points jersey.
- Fan club members carry Fabina Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) to the presentation ceremony.
- Direct hit: Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team Columbia) gets Giorgia Bronzini (Titanedi Frezza Acca Due O) full-on.
- Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) won the young rider competition with strong performances all race.
- Fabina Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) also won the climber's jersey, which was fitting since it was on the climbs that she won this race.
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team Columbia) in the points jersey.
- Another confetti celebration for Fabina Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia).
- Fabina Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) counts five Giro Donne victories.
- The Menikini Selle Italia Master Colours team which helped Fabina Luperini to victory.
Images by Giro Donne
- Fabina Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) puts on the pink jersey for the final time this week.
- Fabina Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) shows off her new silverware.
- Overall podium (L-R): Amber Neben (Team Flexpoint), Fabiana Luperini (Menikini - Selle Italia) and Claudia Häusler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung)
Images by Davide Tricarico/ladiescycling.net
- Irish Champion Siobhan Dervan rides for the Fenixs team.
- Tiffany Cromwell (Austrialian National) has some stylish braids.
- The last winner of Olympics road race, Sara Carrigan (Austrialian National)
- The start in Desio
- The Menikini team of leader Fabiana Luperini chased down all the breaks.
- Miho Oki (Menikini Selle Italia) leading and closing the group to the roads of Brianza
- The first breakaway of the day. Marta Villajosana Andreu (Cmax Dilà) gained one minute.
- After two laps Villajosana Andreu (Cmax Dilà) is reached by Andrea Thurig (Bigla) with Judith Arndt (Columbia High Road) Charlotte Becker (Nurnberger) and Silvia Valsecchi (Menikini Sele Italia)
- Alessandra D'Ettorre (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo) trying a solo breakway of the women's Giro.
- Charlotte Becker leads the chase.
- Julia Martisova (Gauss) leads Zulfia Zabirova (Bigla) on a late break, but their 45 seconds wasn't enough.
- The women come into the final stretch full gas, with Teutenberg pulling ahead.
- Ina Teutenberg (Team Columbia) gets another sprint win.
- Ina Teutenberg tops the stage podium after taking her 4th stage win.
- It took ten years to get number five for Fabiana Luperini.
- Fabiana Luperini and the trophy for the overall winner.
- A dousing of champagne from Fabiana Luperini showers folks on the podium.
- The team podium is a bit crowded when Menikini-Selle Italia tries to get everyone up there.
Results
1 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 2.44.48 (43.143 km/h) 2 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 3 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 4 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 5 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 6 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 7 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 8 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 9 Anna Zugno (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 10 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 11 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 12 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 13 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 14 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 15 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 16 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 17 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 18 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 19 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Columbia Women 20 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 21 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 22 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 23 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 24 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 25 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 26 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 27 Elisabeth Braam (Ned) Team Flexpoint 28 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 29 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 30 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 31 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 32 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 33 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 34 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Women 35 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 36 Uenia Fernandes Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 37 Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 38 Evelyn Garcia (ESa) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 39 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 40 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 41 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 42 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 43 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 44 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 45 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 46 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 0.09 47 Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga E (Spa) Spanish National Team 48 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 49 Christina Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 50 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 51 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 52 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 53 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 54 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 55 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 56 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 57 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 58 Josune Murillo Elcano (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 59 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 60 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 61 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 62 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 63 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Team System Data 64 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 65 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 66 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 67 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 68 Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 69 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 70 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 71 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 72 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 73 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 74 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Columbia Women 0.17 75 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 0.30 76 Katherine Bates (Aus) Columbia Women 2.17 77 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Columbia Women 78 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 3.03 79 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 3.36 80 Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 81 Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 82 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 83 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 84 Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 85 Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 86 Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 8.53 87 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 88 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 89 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 90 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 91 Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 92 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Team System Data 93 Julia Blindyuk (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 94 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 95 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 96 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 97 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs 98 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 99 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 100 Janildes Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 101 Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) Spanish National Team 102 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 103 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Team System Data 104 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 10.04 DNS Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia DNF Samantha Galassi (Ita) Fenixs DNF Sara Ortiz Mato (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango DNF Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia - Durango DNF Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango DNF Marika Piacenzi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo DNF Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team System Data DNF Eleonora Soldo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O Final General classification 1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 21.18.40 2 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 2.37 3 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2.40 4 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 2.53 5 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 3.12 6 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4.58 7 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 6.37 8 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 8.14 9 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 9.06 10 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Women 10.02 11 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Team System Data 12.55 12 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 14.07 13 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 15.29 14 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Columbia Women 15.32 15 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 16.00 16 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 17.56 17 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 18.08 18 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 19.07 19 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 20.25 20 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 22.56 21 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 25.49 22 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 25.52 23 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 27.32 24 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 28.07 25 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 29.02 26 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 29.14 27 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 30.24 28 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 30.56 29 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 32.12 30 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 33.34 31 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 33.38 32 Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 34.33 33 Evelyn Garcia (ESa) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 34.34 34 Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 34.51 35 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 35.03 36 Elisabeth Braam (Ned) Team Flexpoint 35.06 37 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 35.35 38 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 36.44 39 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 36.59 40 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 37.44 41 Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 38.57 42 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 39.12 43 Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga E (Spa) Spanish National Team 41.06 44 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 41.10 45 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 41.22 46 Uenia Fernandes Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 41.25 47 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 41.35 48 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 42.14 49 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 43.08 50 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 43.11 51 Anna Zugno (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 43.56 52 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 45.24 53 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 45.25 54 Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 46.40 55 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 46.47 56 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 50.19 57 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 51.00 58 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 52.05 59 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 52.11 60 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 52.28 61 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 53.23 62 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 54.14 63 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 54.53 64 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 56.10 65 Julia Blindyuk (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 57.01 66 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 58.25 67 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 58.50 68 Josune Murillo Elcano (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.00.49 69 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Columbia Women 1.01.11 70 Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.01.55 71 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs 1.02.26 72 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 1.03.24 73 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.03.54 74 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.03.55 75 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 1.06.07 76 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.08.23 77 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 1.09.09 78 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 1.09.31 79 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.09.39 80 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 1.09.46 81 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.10.12 82 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.10.22 83 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 1.10.46 84 Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) Spanish National Team 1.11.47 85 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.12.07 86 Christina Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.12.28 87 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Team System Data 1.12.38 88 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Columbia Women 1.12.59 89 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 1.13.02 90 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.13.42 91 Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 1.14.13 92 Katherine Bates (Aus) Columbia Women 1.14.28 93 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.15.18 94 Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 1.15.29 95 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.15.59 96 Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 1.16.08 97 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.16.37 98 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.17.58 99 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Team System Data 1.18.12 100 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.18.36 101 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 1.19.08 102 Janildes Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 1.20.45 103 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 1.24.46 104 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.25.38 Points classification 1 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 60 pts 2 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 47 3 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 36 4 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 36 5 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 35 6 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 29 7 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 28 8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 21 9 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 21 10 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 17 11 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 16 12 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 15 13 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 12 14 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 12 15 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 12 16 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 10 17 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 9 18 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 9 19 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 8 20 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 7 21 Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 7 22 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 23 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 6 24 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 6 25 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 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 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 2 31 Anna Zugno (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 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 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 Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 21.21.20 2 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 3.57 3 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 6.26 4 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 26.22 5 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 26.34 6 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 34.19 7 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 40.28 8 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 40.31 9 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 42.44 10 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 42.45 11 Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 44.00 12 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 48.20 13 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 49.31 14 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 49.48 15 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 55.45 16 Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 59.15 17 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.01.15 18 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 1.03.27 19 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.05.43 20 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 1.06.51 21 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 1.07.06 22 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 1.08.06 23 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 1.10.22 24 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.12.38 25 Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 1.12.49 26 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 1.13.19 27 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.13.57 28 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Team System Data 1.15.32 29 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 1.16.28 30 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 1.22.06 31 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.22.58
