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Giro d'Italia Femminile - 2.1 (W)
Italy, July 5-13, 2008
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Stage 6 - July 11: Cardano Al Campo - Laveno Mombello, 113.4 km
Häusler takes it in the rain
German Wunderkind wins stage; closes in on Luperini
By Ben Atkins in Laveno Mombello
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Claudia Häusler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) has won the toughest stage of the Giro d'Italia so far, defeating Amber Neben (Flexpoint) and Nicole Brändli (Bigla) in a three-up sprint in the lakeside town of Laveno Mombello. The victory increases her lead in the white jersey classification for young riders, but more importantly puts further pressure on current maglia rosa Fabiana Luperini (Minikini-Selle Itallia-Master Colors). The Italian champion finished the stage in fifth place, 56 seconds behind Häusler.
Häusler proved the fastest of the three breakaway riders after a rain-soaked stage in the pre-alpi of Lombardia; conditions that the young German enjoys. "After the first mountain we were eight girls and Brändli in front and we had Edita in the back together with Luperini," Häusler told Cyclingnews after the finish. "So I had to wait for [team-mate] Edita [Pucinskaite] because she [was] in second place and I didn't work in this group. Then, after the last mountain of course I had to give everything, it was my chance."
With Nicole Brändli so active on the stage, Häusler was concerned that the Swiss might threaten hers and Pucinskaite's positions in the overall classification. "I am always scared behind her, and I was surprised to see her again and then I thought it's [my] chance."
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Tomorrow's stage gives Häusler further chance to take time from Luperini and bid for overall victory. Her team-mate Pucinskaite slipped down the classification after losing more than two minutes to the Italian and so will be a valuable ally on the tough mountain stage. "Of course we always have to try," she agreed. "It's hard, because in the last mountain everyone gives everything, you don't really need an order you just have to see who has the best legs."
Nicole Brändli was by far the most aggressive rider of the day, attacking with team-mate Noemi Cantele on the descent of the Passo Sette Termini after 60km. The pair managed to build a lead of almost a minute by the foot of the final climb – Cantele pacing Brändli the whole way. Cantele sat up as soon as the climb began and Brändli continued alone. She was caught before the summit, but tried again on the next descent, crashing as the roads leveled out. "Yes, it was planned," Brändli told Cyclingnews. "I wanted to get away on the downhill, but unfortunately I had a little crash at the end of the [second] downhill and the other two could catch me and we came to the finish together."
Despite being joined by Neben and Häusler, the Swiss would have preferred to stay away by herself. The three of them worked together in the final stages but this was no consolation for missing out on the victory: "No," she said, "I wanted to arrive alone."
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Tomorrow's mountain stage offers further chances to attack, but also plays into the climbing strength of Luperini rather than the descending of Brändli. "I think it will be hard," she said, "because tomorrow it [finishes] in the mountain and not after a downhill as it was here."
"We planned to attack in the downhill after the first climb," Brändli's Bigla team-mate Cantele told Cyclingnews, "and I was there with her and I made a time trial.
"Then, when I begin the climb I say "Ciao!"" she laughed.
"Tomorrow we have to do the same job; we have to attack and try to gain the maximum."
As a local rider – from nearby Varese, the host city of this year's World Championships, Cantele was expected to be aggressive on this stage. Instead of using her local knowledge for her own benefit however, she used it in support of her team-mate. "We know the road," said the Varesina, "and we also know that we are faster than Luperini in the downhill so it was the only place where we could attack and make it."
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American Amber Neben lost a lot of time to Luperini on stage 4's final climb to Monte Serra, but gained almost a minute on the Italian today. "I just wanted to – after Monte Serra, I didn't have a good day in the finish – so I just try to chip away, little by little," she explained.
"I took a little in the time trial and a little today. I felt pretty good, I had a good climb – second time up I was alone over the top – but coming down it was real wet and it was a little slick and I wasn't interested in taking huge risks. So I just settled into things and Claudia came back, and then Brändli came back – she came flying by us, but crashed – so then there was the three of us."
She was obviously hoping to take the stage victory, but found herself at a disadvantage to the German in the final few hundred metres. "The three of us rode together, then the last corner: Häusler took it first."
On the way into the finish, Neben and her two companions were keen to maximise the time gained over the chasing maglia rosa, but her own relatively low overall position compared to the others meant that there was less pressure on Neben to work. "We saw 46 [seconds], Jean Paul said 55 at one point so I'm guessing it was around a minute. At that point it's more important for the other two to be riding hard because they're closer to taking the jersey away."
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As for her chances of challenging Luperini in tomorrow's tough mountain stage, the American is her usual realistic, but optimistic self. "I'm pretty far back," she smiled. "I'm looking for the podium really. Of course, I always race and you never know. Nothing's impossible!" Italian champion Fabiana Luperini still holds the maglia rosa albeit with her lead over Häusler and Brändli reduced by half. "Today for me was a hard day because the descents were dangerous in the rain and it was difficult," she told Cyclingnews. "Fortunately I managed to maintain my lead in the classification. Tomorrow is a difficult stage with lots of climbing.
"Brändli attacked in the first descent and on the second she had 50 seconds," she continued. "We caught her at one kilometre before the GPM and after that she attacked on the descent."
As for her lead in the general classification: "It's a bit smaller. Yesterday I lost a few seconds to Pucinskaite; today I lost all but 42 to Häusler For me it's changed to Häusler from Pucinskaite in second place.
"Tomorrow I have to watch Brändli and Häusler, I just have 50 seconds to win this Giro. In the climbs it's no problem, but it's the descents that can be a bit of a problem for me."
Tomorrow's stage will be the final chance for Luperini's rivals to challenge for the final classification. It will be the shortest road stage of the race covering just 83.8km, but the last 40km will feature two 1st and two 2nd category climbs, including the final ascent to the finish at Montevecchia.
How it unfolded
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114 riders took the start under leaden skies in the Lombardia town of Cardano al Campo, a stone's throw from Milano's Malpensa Airport. The hot, sunny weather that has been following this race since the Mantova prologue broke and heavy showers that fell in the morning were threatening to return.
Attacks came in immediately, notably from Brazilian champion Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Chirio Forno d'Asolo), who managed to pull out 14 seconds before being pulled back.
After 20km a small group got clear, including Eva Lutz (Nürnberger Versicherung), Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Columbia), Monica Holler (Bigla), Agne Bagdanoviciute (System Data) Russian champion Julia Martisova (Gauss RDZ Ormu). They didn't manage to pull out a significant gap though, and the peloton came together again on the approach to the first climb.
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As the climb started a group including Kimberley Anderson (Columbia) and Bigla pair Swiss champion Jennifer Hohl and Andrea Thurig. The Swiss team were always going to be active with the team including overall contender Nicole Brändli – currently in 4th place – and local rider Noemi Cantele.
The favourites came together at the top of the climb, which was taken by white jersey Claudia Häusler (Nürnberger Versicherung).
On the descent Brändli and Cantele went on the attack, hoping to put pressure on maglia rosa Fabiana Luperini (Menikini-Selle Italia-Master Colors).
The Bigla pair quickly pulled out a gap and with Cantele using a combination of her classics-winning power and her local knowledge to pull her team-mate along. As they reached the foot of the climb, the Varesina pulled over to allow her Swiss team-mate to continue.
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The overall favourites, including Luperini, Amber Neben (Flexpoint) and Häusler reeled in the Bigla rider with around 1km to the summit, and Neben attacked alone to crest the GPM first.
Häusler followed Neben over the top – her team captain Edita Pucinskaite having been left behind on the slopes of the climb – and the pair were quickly joined, then passed by a speeding Brändli.
Brändli continued solo down the descent, but with heavy rain falling, the roads were slippery and the Swiss rider slid off on a corner. Neben and Häusler continued, and Brändli – thankfully not seriously hurt – rejoined them.
The three riders worked together with Luperini and the overnight third placed Tatiana Guderzo (Gauss RDZ Ormu) chasing at just under a minute behind.
As the three breakaways took the last corner, Häusler was ahead and kept her position all the way to the line. Neben came in just behind the German and Brändli followed two seconds later.
Guderzo took the sprint for 4th, ahead of Luperini 56 seconds behind Häusler, but holds on to her maglia rosa with a 42 second lead over the German, with Brändli a further 8 seconds back.
Photography
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- Paulina Brzezna (AA Drink) is the Polish champion.
- Modesta Vzeniauskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) is the Lithuanian champion.
- Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Chirio Forno D'Asolo) is the Brasilian champion.
- The pink crowd on the road to support riders in the Giro Donne.
- The breakaway in the early kilometres on Passo Sette Termini led by Iulia Martisova (Gauss RDZ) and Kimberly Anderson (Team Columbia).
- Martina Corazza (Gauss RDZ) was in the breakaway on Passo Sette Termini.
- Marta Bastianelli (Cmax Dilà) looking at her elbow after a fall on the Passo Sette Termini descent.
- Fabiana Luperini order Kori Kelley Seehafer (Menikini Selle Italia) to chase the two breakaway riders.
- Nicole Brandli and Noemi Cantele (Bigla) were the pair that broke away.
- Nicole Brandli (Bigla) alone in the firsts kilometres of Passo Cuvignone.
- Judith Arndt (Team Columbia) and Jolanta Polikeviciute (Chirio Forno D'Asolo) ride into the dark forest of Passo Cuvignone.
- Edita Pucinskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) and Marta Bastianelli (Cmax Dilà) caught the Luperini group in front of them.
- Tatiana Guderzo (Gauss RDZ) trying to leave Luperini's company.
- The fantastic trio in action on Passo Cuvignone. Amber Neben (Flexpoint) Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung), with the jersey for best young rider, and Nicole Brandli (Bigla).
- Fabiana Luperini (Menikini Selle Italia) trying to chases the three fugitives ahead with Tatiana Guderzo (Gauss RDZ) and Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spanish National Team).
- Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) wins the hard stage with a scream. She beat Amber Neben (Flexpoint) and Nicole Brandli (Bigla).
- Tatiana Guderzo (Gauss RDZ) came home ahead of Fabiana Luperini (Menikini Selle Italia) and Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spanish National Team).
- Edita Pucinskaite (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung), Marta Bastianelli (Cmax Dilà) and Jolanta Polikeviciute (Chirio Forno D'Asolo).
- Stage podium (L-R): Amber Neben (Flexpoint), Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) and Nicole Brandli (Bigla).
- Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) wears the white jersey for best young rider...
- ...and green jersey for best climber.
- The overall jersey podium after Stage 6.
Images by WomensCycling.net/WomensCycling.net
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team Columbia), Marta Bastianelli (Dila) and Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nurnberger) line up in Cardano Al Campo before the start
- Into the gloom, Kim Anderson (Team Columbia) removes her glasses as she leads the break up the first climb
- Peta Mullens (Australia) on the climb, in this, her first major European race
- Serena Traschel (Team Bigla) at the front of the chase group
- Edita Puckinskaite (Equipe Nurnberger) sits in the bunch
- Rasa Leleivyte (Michela Fannini Record Rox) is under 23 European RR Champion
- Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nurnberger) cheers as she crosses the line
- Nicole Brandli (Team Bigla) rode a very aggressive race on stage 6
- Tatiana Guderzo (RDZ Gauss) leads race leader, Fabiana Luperini (Menikini) at the finish
- Edita Puckinskaite (Equipe Nurnberger) arrives with Marta Bastianelli (Dila) three minutes after Hausler
- Grete Treier (RDZ Gauss) was unlucky to slide off on the final corner
- A celebratory confetti shower for the podium presentation
- Nicole Brandli (Team Bigla) attacked at the bottom of the second climb
- Noemi Cantele (Team Bigla) reaches for a gel, she has just slowed, having delivered Brandli to the base of the climb
- Race leader, Fabiana Luperini (Menikini), safely in pink for another day
Results
1 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3.13.13 (35.214 km/h) 2 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 3 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 0.02 4 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 0.56 5 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 6 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 0.59 7 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3.01 8 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 9 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 10 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Women 11 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 12 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 5.16 13 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Team System Data 14 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 5.19 15 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 16 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 17 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Columbia Women 5.48 18 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 5.52 19 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 7.51 20 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 11.04 21 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 12.32 22 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 23 Elisabeth Braam (Ned) Team Flexpoint 24 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 25 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 26 Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 13.01 27 Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 13.29 28 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 13.30 29 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 30 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 31 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 13.31 32 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 33 Anna Zugno (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 34 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 13.32 35 Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 36 Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 37 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 38 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 39 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 40 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 41 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 42 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 13.38 43 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 44 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 45 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 46 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 47 Evelyn Garcia (ESa) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 14.44 48 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 16.14 49 Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga E (Spa) Spanish National Team 50 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 51 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 16.18 52 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 19.01 53 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 20.04 54 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 55 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 56 Julia Blindyuk (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 21.07 57 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 58 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 22.22 59 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 22.40 60 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 61 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 62 Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) Spanish National Team 63 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 22.41 64 Uenia Fernandes Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 65 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 66 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 67 Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 22.42 68 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia - Durango 69 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 70 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 71 Josune Murillo Elcano (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 22.43 72 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 73 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs 74 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 22.44 75 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 31.47 76 Janildes Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 77 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 78 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 79 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 80 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 81 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 82 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 83 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 84 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team System Data 85 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 86 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 87 Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 88 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 89 Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 90 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 91 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 92 Samantha Galassi (Ita) Fenixs 93 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 94 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Team System Data 95 Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 96 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 97 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 98 Sara Ortiz Mato (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 99 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 100 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 101 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 102 Katherine Bates (Aus) Columbia Women 103 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 104 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 105 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Columbia Women 106 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 107 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 108 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Team System Data 109 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Columbia Women 110 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 111 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 31.59 112 Christina Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 34.49 113 Marika Piacenzi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 34.51 DNS Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango DNF Miluse Flaskova Glave (Cze) Team System Data DNF Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint General classification after stage 6 1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 16.12.49 2 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.42 3 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 0.50 4 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.16 5 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 2.08 6 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2.53 7 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 4.21 8 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 5.57 9 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 7.11 10 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Women 7.42 11 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 8.07 12 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 8.41 13 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 8.53 14 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Columbia Women 9.23 15 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Team System Data 10.02 16 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 13.09 17 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 13.23 18 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 13.26 19 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 16.18 20 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 16.40 21 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 17.17 22 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 18.43 23 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia 20.04 24 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 20.42 25 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 20.44 26 Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 21.04 27 Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 21.26 28 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 21.41 29 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 22.41 30 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 22.46 31 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 23.07 32 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 24.14 33 Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 25.03 34 Evelyn Garcia (ESa) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 25.19 35 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 25.21 36 Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 25.32 37 Elisabeth Braam (Ned) Team Flexpoint 25.51 38 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 25.59 39 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 27.01 40 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 27.16 41 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 27.20 42 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 27.23 43 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 27.28 44 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 27.33 45 Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 28.16 46 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 28.59 47 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 30.25 48 Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga E (Spa) Spanish National Team 30.33 49 Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 31.59 50 Uenia Fernandes Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 32.10 51 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 32.46 52 Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 32.59 53 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 33.19 54 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 33.40 55 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 33.46 56 Anna Zugno (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 34.25 57 Julia Blindyuk (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 34.29 58 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 35.20 59 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 35.53 60 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 36.07 61 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 36.31 62 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 40.30 63 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 40.50 64 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 41.01 65 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 42.36 66 Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 42.59 67 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 43.44 68 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs 44.02 69 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia - Durango 44.16 70 Josune Murillo Elcano (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 44.20 71 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 44.31 72 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 44.59 73 Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 45.10 74 Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) Spanish National Team 45.11 75 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Columbia Women 45.51 76 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 46.55 77 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Team System Data 47.25 78 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Team System Data 50.43 79 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 51.48 80 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 52.45 81 Samantha Galassi (Ita) Fenixs 52.49 82 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 83 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 53.02 84 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 53.03 85 Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 53.17 86 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 53.19 87 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 53.22 88 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 53.23 89 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 53.26 90 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 53.35 91 Janildes Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 53.36 92 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 53.43 93 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 53.46 94 Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 53.51 95 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 53.53 96 Katherine Bates (Aus) Columbia Women 53.54 97 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 53.55 98 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 54.02 99 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Columbia Women 54.06 100 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 54.15 101 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 54.36 102 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team System Data 54.54 103 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 54.57 104 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 55.29 105 Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 55.56 106 Christina Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 55.59 107 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 56.01 108 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 57.08 109 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 57.11 110 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 57.21 111 Eleonora Soldo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 57.43 112 Sara Ortiz Mato (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 59.10 113 Marika Piacenzi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.00.02 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 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 23 5 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 23 6 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 22 7 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 21 8 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 18 9 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 16 10 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 16 11 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 15 12 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 15 13 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 12 14 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 10 15 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 8 16 Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 8 17 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 8 18 Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 7 19 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 20 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 6 21 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 5 22 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 5 23 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 5 24 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 4 25 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 4 26 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 4 27 Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 4 28 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 3 29 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 3 30 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team System Data 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 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 35 pts 2 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 27 3 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 19 4 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 17 5 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 12 6 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 11 7 Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 10 8 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 6 9 Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 4 10 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 4 Young rider classification 1 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 16.13.31 2 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 3.39 3 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 6.29 4 Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 22.04 5 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 25.17 6 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 26.19 7 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 26.41 8 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 26.46 9 Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 27.34 10 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 32.04 11 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 32.37 12 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 32.58 13 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 34.38 14 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 35.11 15 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 39.48 16 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 40.08 17 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia - Durango 43.34 18 Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 44.28 19 Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Team System Data 50.01 20 Samantha Galassi (Ita) Fenixs 52.07 21 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 52.20 22 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 52.21 23 Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 52.35 24 Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 52.44 25 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 53.13 26 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 53.20 27 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 53.33 28 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 53.54 29 Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team System Data 54.12 30 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 54.15 31 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 54.47 32 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 55.19 33 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 56.26 34 Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 56.29 35 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 56.39 36 Sara Ortiz Mato (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 58.28 37 Marika Piacenzi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 59.20
