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24th Tour de l'Aude - 2.2
France, May 16-25, 2008
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Stage 5 - May 21: Toulouges - Toulouges , 112 km
Teutenberg takes one for the Road
German sprinter wins breakaway stage; overall unchanged
By Ben Atkins in Toulouges
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German super-sprinter Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (High Road) won stage five of the Tour de l'Aude after a 50-kilometre breakaway with compatriot Charlotte Becker (Nürnberger Versicherung). The pair broke away on the technical descent from the second climb of the day – the second category Col Fourtou – and they managed to stay away to the finish, despite the efforts of the rest of the peloton, led in the later stages by the DSB Bank team.
After building up a maximum lead of around two minutes and forty seconds, the German pair saw their advantage reduced to just a handful of seconds by the final kilometres. As Teutenberg took what proved in the end to be a simple victory over an exhausted Becker, Monica Holler (Bigla) led the rest home in almost the same time.
"I think we were lucky because I think DSB kind of lost everybody," a breathless Teutenberg told Cyclingnews after her victory. "At three K we had to go up this little bridge so I think they kind of lost their train. At two K to go they were nearly on us, and then all of a sudden I guess they stopped again with a kilometre to go."
"I had to pull the last two kilometres," she explained, "so I was worried Charlotte [Becker] would outsprint me, but she was just really tired , too." In the end, Becker was too tired to put up much resistance and Teutenberg won an almost uncontested sprint against her compatriot.
"[We attacked] just after the second mountaintop, on the downhill," she continued. "There were constant attacks and then there was a lull in between and we kind of got the gap. That was perfect, really. We did everything we could, luckily we just [held] on at the end."
At no point during their breakaway did the pair's advantage reach an insurmountable margin, and with a concerted chase from an organised team it reduced rapidly to the point where they surely should have been caught. "I think [the gap went up to] 2'40," said Teutenberg, "but then DSB started chasing and it came down pretty consistently in the last 30 kilometres.
"I think my cold has gone!" she added with a laugh.
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Dutch rider Adrie Visser (DSB Bank) described the team's chase to Cyclingnews and the reasons for its ultimate failure. "With 10 kilometres to go we heard it was just 30 seconds, so we decided to close the gap," said the winner of the 2007 Ronde van Drenthe, "only the sprint girls made a bit of a fault… so we just had one for the last 700 metres. Then the whole peloton took over…"
Once the rest of the peloton had come past, the DSB Bank team found itself swamped and Angela Brodtka was beaten to the line by Bigla's punchy sprinter Monica Holler. "Otherwise I think we'd close the gap," she said of the final kilometre mix up that so disrupted the team's chase.
"Work for nothing!" she said with a philosophical smile.
"Yes, it was a good day," stated maillot jaune Susanne Ljungskog of her first day in yellow. "It was a fast day. There was a lot of attacks from the girls, and it was quite hard."
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A hard day chasing her rivals has emphasised to the former two-time World champion that, despite holding a lead of more than three and a half minutes over her nearest rival Judith Arndt (High Road), the race is far from won. "[They attacked] a lot," she continued, "so it's going to be a hard four days, I have to watch out."
Ever optimistic, Amber Neben (United States) was on the attack again, both to try to make up time on Ljungskog and maybe to make up a few places in the overall classification. "There's a few people in front of me [in the general classification] and then a bigger gap," she explained, "so I don't know, I was just looking for opportunities. I figured people would be a little bit tired from yesterday; you know what: you never know, so you give it a try."
"I got away but then Susanne [Ljungskog] came up," continued the 2005 and 2006 winner, "it was probably in the last 25k, there was a little climb we had – it was on that. Sharon Laws was there and [Nicole] Cooke and an AA Drink [rider] so we rode a little bit, but it was chased back – I'm not sure who chased it back. But, give it a go," she smiled.
"I think we still try to win the Tour," a determined Judith Arndt told Cyclingnews after the stage. "I think every day is good, but I think the longer we wait the more tired Ljungskog will be."
With everybody on overall contention finishing in the same time, the general classification remained unchanged at the top. Ljungskog will once again have to defend the maillot jaune against her rivals in tomorrow's stage over three first category climbs between Rennes les Bains and Axat – the only stage in this year's race that finishes in a different place to where it started.
How it unfolded
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100 riders from 18 teams took the start in Toulouges to the west of Perpignan under almost cloudless skies. The wind that has had such a huge part to play in the earlier stages had thankfully all but disappeared.
The field was sadly without Brooke Miller of the United States National Team and Florence Girardet of the French National Team, who both failed to finish yesterday's tough mountain stage. Also Andrea Graus (Bigla), Nikki Egyed (Australia) and Rebecca Much (Webcor Builders) didn't take the start today.
The peloton stayed together for the first few kilometres, but the high average speed once again put a number of riders in trouble on the Col de Llauro – the first of the day's climbs.
On the beginning of the ascent to the Col Fourtou – the second climb of the day – a small crash saw Sharon Laws (Great Britain) – fifth in yesterday's stage and sixth overall – hit the deck, bringing down team-mate Jessica Allen.
The peloton passed the top of the climb together once more. However, the technical descent saw a number of attacks from many of the overall contenders, but all were brought back.
Part way down the long, winding descent an attack from Charlotte Becker (Nürnberger Versicherung) and Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (High Road) with just over 50 kilometres to go finally broke the elastic and the two German sprinters pulled clear.
Together, Becker and Teutenberg continued to build their advantage to a maximum of around 2'40 as they crossed the third and final climb of the day, the third category Col de la Bataille.
On the predominantly flat final 30 kilometres the pair saw their advantage cut considerably, as the effort of being in front of the race began to tell.
A brief breakaway formed with around 25 kilometres to go, containing seventh placed Amber Neben, Laws and her Great Britain team-mate Nicole Cooke, who is lying in fourth. However, it was soon neutralised by maillot jaune Suzanne Ljungskog.
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The attacks in the main group cut the leading pair's gap considerably and 10 kilometres before the finish it was down to around 30 seconds.
Sensing a possible bunch sprint the DSB Bank team moved to the front to try to bring back the escapees. Their organised chase cut the pair's lead to just six seconds as they passed the flamme rouge and entered the final kilometre.
With 700m to go the DSB chase was disrupted as it crossed a railway bridge and the German pair up front pulled out another two seconds advantage.
As Becker and Teutenberg rounded the final bend with 200 metres to go, the bunch had them in sight, but it was to no avail and Teutenberg took an easy sprint victory over an exhausted Becker.
Monica Holler (Bigla) led the peloton home immediately behind the pair from Angel Brodtka (DSB Bank) and Elke Gebhardt (Germany).
All of the overall contenders finished in the main peloton, so there was no change to the top of the general classification.
Photography
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- Erika Vilunaite (LTU) feels the strain of the climb
- Amanda Spratt (Australia) on Col Fourtou
- Marlen Johrend (Germany) changes gear at the summit of Col Fourtou
- Catherine Hare (GBR) leads a group chasing the leaders on the climbs
- Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini Selle Italia) arrives for the start
- Emma Pooley (GBR) leads the bunch through narrow village streets
- Judith Arndt (High Road) accelerates to ensure maximum mountains competition points
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (High Road) takes her fourteenth career win at Aude and her first on the Tour in 2008
- The jersey wearers : Hausler, Brodtka, Arndt, Holler, Ljungskog, Teutenberg
Results
1 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 2.56.51 (37.99 km/h) 2 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.02 3 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 0.04 4 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank 5 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team 6 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 7 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team 8 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 9 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 10 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 11 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team 12 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 13 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 14 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 15 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team 16 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 17 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 18 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 19 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team 20 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 21 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 22 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 23 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 24 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 25 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women 26 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 27 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 28 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Dutch National Team 29 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 30 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 31 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 32 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 33 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 34 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 35 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 36 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 37 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Swift Racing 38 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 39 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 40 Sophie Goor (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 41 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 42 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 43 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 44 Christelle Ferrer-Bruneau (Fra) French National Team 45 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 46 Noemie Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 47 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 48 Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain National Team 49 Leda Cox (GBr) Great Britain National Team 50 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team 51 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 52 Christina Ruitter (USA) USA National Team 53 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 54 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 55 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Menikini - Selle Italia 56 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 57 Thomas Béatrice (Fra) French National Team 58 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 59 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 60 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 61 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women 62 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 63 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 64 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 65 Helen Wyman (GBr) Swift Racing 0.28 66 Amber Rais (USA) USA National Team 0.36 67 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 1.00 68 Alexandra Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 3.30 69 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team 4.45 70 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 11.06 71 Katherine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 72 Emma Davies-Jones (GBr) Swift Racing 73 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National Team 74 Latoya Brulee (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 75 Virginia Hennig (Ger) German National Team 76 Anke Wichmann (USA) Team High Road Women 77 Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team 78 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team 79 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 80 Lorain Graham (Aus) Australian National Team 81 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 82 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team 83 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 84 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 85 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 86 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 87 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 88 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank 15.42 89 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 90 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 91 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 92 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team 16.31 93 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 94 Debby Van Den Berg (Ned) Swift Racing 24.09 95 Gabriella Day (GBr) Swift Racing 96 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 97 Nadezda Vlasova (Rus) Fenixs 98 Olga Slyvisareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 99 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) Swift Racing 100 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) French National Team DNS Andrea Graus (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team DNS Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team DNS Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team Mountains Col de Llauro (Cat. 2) km.18.5 1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 5 pts 2 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 3 3 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 2 4 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1 Col Fourtou (Cat. 2) km.30.5 1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 5 pts 2 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 3 3 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 2 4 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 1 Col de la Bataille (Cat. 3) km.68 1 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 3 pts 2 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2 3 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1 Teams 1 Team High Road Women 8.50.41 2 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.02 3 Germany 0.04 4 Gauss RDZ Ormu 5 Bigla Cycling Team 6 Netherlands 7 AA-Drink Cycling Team 8 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 9 France 10 British National Team 11 US National Team 12 Team DSB Bank 13 Menikini - Selle Italia 14 Webcor Builders Cycling Team 3.30 15 Lithuania 11.06 16 Australian National Team 17 Swift Racing 11.30 18 Fenixs 35.11 General classification after stage five 1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 12.39.48 2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 3.39 3 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3.55 4 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team 4.21 5 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4.34 6 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 4.56 7 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team 4.59 8 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 5.46 9 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women 5.58 10 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Dutch National Team 6.17 11 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 6.24 12 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 6.34 13 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 6.35 14 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 6.43 15 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 16 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 6.52 17 Noemie Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 7.42 18 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 8.08 19 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 8.13 20 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 8.16 21 Sophie Goor (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8.17 22 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8.20 23 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team 8.56 24 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 9.49 25 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 10.23 26 Alexandra Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 11.21 27 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 12.11 28 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 12.36 29 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women 12.42 30 Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain National Team 15.33 31 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 15.56 32 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 16.01 33 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 17.51 34 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 18.03 35 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 36 Lorain Graham (Aus) Australian National Team 19.19 37 Christelle Ferrer-Bruneau (Fra) French National Team 19.33 38 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 19.40 39 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 19.52 40 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team 20.01 41 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 20.11 42 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 21.27 43 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 21.47 44 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 22.00 45 Amber Rais (USA) USA National Team 22.59 46 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 23.00 47 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 23.20 48 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 23.33 49 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 23.40 50 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 23.51 51 Helen Wyman (GBr) Swift Racing 24.27 52 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 25.24 53 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 25.28 54 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 27.11 55 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 27.33 56 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 28.11 57 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 29.13 58 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Menikini - Selle Italia 29.24 59 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team 29.36 60 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 30.47 61 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 32.39 62 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team 34.25 63 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 35.28 64 Thomas Béatrice (Fra) French National Team 36.25 65 Christina Ruitter (USA) USA National Team 37.24 66 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team 37.57 67 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 38.20 68 Leda Cox (GBr) Great Britain National Team 38.54 69 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 39.21 70 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank 40.33 71 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 40.35 72 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team 41.31 73 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Swift Racing 41.56 74 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 43.34 75 Katherine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 51.40 76 Latoya Brulee (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 52.13 77 Virginia Hennig (Ger) German National Team 54.53 78 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 56.05 79 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 56.27 80 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team 56.46 81 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National Team 57.30 82 Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team 59.08 83 Anke Wichmann (USA) Team High Road Women 59.21 84 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 1.00.09 85 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team 1.01.35 86 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.02.00 87 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank 1.02.04 88 Emma Davies-Jones (GBr) Swift Racing 1.03.06 89 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 1.04.20 90 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1.07.06 91 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 1.08.46 92 Debby Van Den Berg (Ned) Swift Racing 1.10.34 93 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 1.11.18 94 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) Swift Racing 1.16.29 95 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 96 Olga Slyvisareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.18.20 97 Nadezda Vlasova (Rus) Fenixs 1.22.28 98 Gabriella Day (GBr) Swift Racing 1.24.35 99 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) French National Team 1.27.21 100 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.27.33 Points classification 1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 80 pts 2 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank 60 3 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team 58 4 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 52 5 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 51 6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 51 7 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 42 8 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 41 9 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 40 10 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 40 11 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 39 12 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 38 13 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 37 14 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 35 15 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 33 16 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team 30 17 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 27 18 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team 27 19 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team 27 20 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 26 21 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 26 22 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 26 23 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 24 24 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team 23 25 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 21 26 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 21 27 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 21 28 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Dutch National Team 18 29 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women 18 30 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 17 31 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 16 32 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 15 33 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women 11 34 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 9 35 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 9 36 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 8 37 Lorain Graham (Aus) Australian National Team 7 38 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 7 39 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National Team 6 40 Sophie Goor (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 4 41 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 3 42 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 3 43 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 2 44 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team 2 45 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1 46 Alexandra Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1 47 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 1 48 Olga Slyvisareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 1 Mountains classification 1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 40 pts 2 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 40 3 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 11 4 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 11 5 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 10 6 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 7 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 5 8 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team 5 9 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 3 10 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 3 11 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team 2 12 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2 13 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 1 14 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1 Young rider classification 1 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 12.44.22 2 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women 1.24 3 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 1.50 4 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 2.18 5 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 3.46 6 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team 4.22 7 Alexandra Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 6.47 8 Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain National Team 10.59 9 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 15.37 10 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 20.50 11 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team 29.51 12 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team 33.23 13 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 33.46 14 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 34.47 15 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 36.01 16 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 39.00 17 Latoya Brulee (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 47.39 18 Virginia Hennig (Ger) German National Team 50.19 19 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 51.31 20 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team 52.12 21 Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team 54.34 22 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 59.46 23 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 1.04.12 24 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 1.06.44 25 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1.11.55 26 Gabriella Day (GBr) Swift Racing 1.20.01 27 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) French National Team 1.22.47 28 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.22.59 Teams classification 1 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 38.14.30 2 Team High Road Women 6.52 3 British National Team 9.50 4 Webcor Builders Cycling Team 10.13 5 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 12.51 6 Australian National Team 18.18 7 Netherlands 19.33 8 AA-Drink Cycling Team 24.50 9 US National Team 25.58 10 Menikini - Selle Italia 29.27 11 Team DSB Bank 33.15 12 Bigla Cycling Team 35.26 13 Gauss RDZ Ormu 35.27 14 France 35.54 15 Lithuania 36.12 16 Germany 57.15 17 Fenixs 1.49.06 18 Swift Racing 1.56.10
