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24th Tour de l'Aude - 2.2
France, May 16-25, 2008
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Stage 7 - May 23: Castelnaudary – Castelnaudary , 108 km
Zabiriva sees double in the wind
Kazakh takes second stage; Van Den Broek on to podium
By Ben Atkins in Castelnaudary
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Zulfia Zabirova (Bigla) has taken her second stage in this year's Tour de l'Aude after escaping the rest of her breakaway companions with 15km remaining. After repeated attacks by herself and team-mate Jennifer Hohl, she finally managed to get clear and time trialled to the finish to take her second solo victory. Katherine Carroll (United States) - who had initiated the break in the stage's early kilometres - finished second ahead of Martine Bras (Netherlands).
The stage was dominated by a breakaway of eleven riders who were allowed to escape by maillot jaune Susanne Ljungskog's Menikini-Selle Italia team as none of its members posed any immediate threat in the overall classification. The best placed rider was Irene Van Den Broek (AA Drink), who sat in 20th place 8'16" back. At the end of the day the Dutchwoman moved into third place overall by virtue of the breakaway riders finishing more than four minutes ahead of the overall leaders.
"It was a good day and a good job," said the Kazakh champion to Cyclingnews. With the team, we were three girls from Bigla, and we worked and we thought about the win today. But it's true, before the start I thought about the win, because my director said to me: 'today is good for you'."
Coming in to the final stages of the race, Bigla was one of two teams with more than one rider in the break (the others being Irene Van Den Broek and Irene Werner from AA Drink), and between them Zabirova and Swiss team-mate Jennifer Hohl made that numerical superiority count. "We make it work," continued Zabirova, "on the last climb Jennifer Hohl - she attacked - and I try. It was good tactic because Jennifer worked a lot for me. I feel good today."
Had the group arrived together at the finish the overwhelming favourite for the victory would have been High Road sprinter Ina Teutenberg. This was someone that no one would want to take to the finish with them, but Zabirova almost found herself doing just that. "Before there was one time in one moment we were together in the front," she explained, "and they [took] us [back] - the girls - and I tried again. But before, the first attack, I was with Teutenberg."
It wasn't just Teutenberg that Zabirova wanted to avoid though and, as with her first win on stage 3, she preferred to do things solo to be sure of victory. "You know me; I'm alone, or I'm last!" she laughed. "If I feel good I try, if I don't feel good I stay in the group.
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"I think it's a good test for me, because last year I didn't win anything. This year I was unlucky. Last year: [I had] many crashes, four crashes. This year: one crash, in Holland. But now, I'm beginning to feel good."
Taking another victory while wearing the national colours of her country means a lot for Zabirova, and with victories like this she hopes to inspire more of her countrywomen to participate. "For Kazakhstan this is a good victory because we need this," she explained. "[There's] only me from Kazakhstan in women's cycling and I want to win something for this country, because this country is a good country but not big in sport, and they need sport."
Part of the reason for Zabirova managing to escape was having a strong team-mate in the move in Jennifer Hohl. The pair of them were able to take turns attacking the rest of the breakaway until one of them managed to escape. "We attacked in the finish," she explained. "First I [went], and then she [went], and she [could] go away and behind is attack and attack and I [went] behind a wheel. It was so windy, but she is so good in the time trial."
Coming in second, 31 seconds behind the Kazakh champion was Katherine Carroll (United States), the woman that had instigated the move at the very beginning of the stage. "Happy for the day," she told Cyclingnews. "Cory had driven the course this morning and so we knew it was going to be tight, and as we were driving in we saw the wind and I was thinking I'll give it a go early and see what happens.
"It was in the first five minutes of the race," she continued, "when we started to get out on to the narrower roads, I just pushed it a little bit to see who would want to come and the right mix kind of formed pretty early."
As the stage entered its final phase, the decisive moves began to be made: "Attacks started happening - with Bigla having two riders - in the last 20k, she explained. "Around 15k, Zabirova countered and got a ten second gap that quickly grew to 45 - it seemed - and then the rest of us kind of kept attacking until we came in."
"It doesn't surprise me that Zula won," said High Road sprinter Ina Teutenberg, "she pretty much was the strongest in that group - and they [Bigla] had the numbers."
"They kind of attacked in the end," she continued, "and when Zula does her second attack we were already dead, and the girls tried to go individually after her, but there's no way you close the gap by yourself to Zula Zabirova."
Despite being the obvious favourite for the win had the group arrived at the finish line together, Teutenberg was in no doubt that the Kazakh champion had the confidence to win. "I don't think Zula was too nervous," she laughed, "I think she was pretty sure she could drop us all."
Eva Lutz (Nürnberger Versicherung) had a hard day working for her team in yesterday's tough hilly stage, and found herself too tired to fight for the win when it mattered today. "After yesterday, with two [Bigla riders] in the group it was hard. The sprint is not so good for me; I wanted to attack, but I felt that my legs weren't good enough. I tried it but it didn't work."
"It wasn't only the hills," she added with a smile, "but it was the wind. I felt this from yesterday that my legs were still tired."
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The big winner on the day - besides Zabirova - was Irene Van Den Broek. Starting the day 20th overall, she managed to gain enough time to rise to third and push Trixie Worrack (Nürnberger Versicherung) off the podium. "The intention was to go for the stage," she said, "and I was eight minutes behind and I knew that maybe with a good breakaway I could close in some time, so both plans. The first plan for the team was to go for the stage win.
"For me it was good that the group kept turning while Zabirova was away, so I could take some more minutes," she laughed.
For Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini-Selle Italia) it turned out to be one of her quieter days in the race so far. Deciding that the break contained nobody immediately threatening, she allowed it to go and was able to let her team control the rest of the peloton. "It was good," she told Cyclingnews. "It was good that the group went away and then it was easier for my team to keep on rolling.
"It was only Irene Van Den Broek on eight minutes so it was a good group," she added.
"[There were a lot of attacks] in the beginning before the group went away, but then it was good, it was only after the second climb. Then Cooke and Laws tried to attack me, but I took them right away so it was no problem. I feel good, so it feels good. Enjoy!"
For probably the first time in the race the Menikini-Selle Italia team was able to ride tempo on the head of the peloton and control things from the front, something that Ljungskog could really appreciate. "My team was really, really strong today, I'm thankful for that. They were great."
"Tomorrow will be hard," she added.
Tomorrow's stage will be a tough 119km circuit from the town of Bram, just to the west of Carcassonne, the Aude departmental capital. The course takes in one first category and one second category climb and may well be the final opportunity for the rest to try to take time from Ljungskog.
How it unfolded
95 riders from 18 teams took the start in the town of Castelnaudary on the banks of the Canal du Midi - the canal that links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The skies were slightly cloudy, but more of a concern was the strong wind, which has once again returned to the race.
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Lorian Graham (Australia) didn't start the race due to some issues with her knee that was damaged in that infamous accident in Germany two years ago.
Almost as soon as the flag was dropped, Katherine Carroll (United States) launched an attack off the front of the peloton, she was quickly joined by ten others and they were allowed to escape.
The group of eleven riders was made up of: Eva Lutz (Nürnberger Versicherung), Ina Teutenberg (High Road), Adrie Visser (DSB Bank), Martine Bras (Netherlands), Jennifer Hohl, Monica Holler and Zulfia Zabirova (all Bigla), Katherine Carroll (United States) Irene Van Den Broek and Laure Werner (both AA Drink), and Elodie Touffet (Gauss RDZ Ormu).
The break worked together well and steadily built a lead over the peloton as they climbed the second category Côte de Labécède Lauragais. The bunch was being led by Susanne Ljungskog's Menikini- Selle Italia team.
As the break crossed the second climb, the Col de la Pierre Levée with less than 40km remaining, Holler - wearing the sprints jersey - was dropped by the breakaway, but Bigla still had two riders in Hohl and Zabirova.
As the main favourites crossed the climb there were some attacks from the overall contenders, notably 4th placed Sharon Laws and 5th placed Nicole Cooke (both Great Britain), but all were neutralised by Ljungskog.
With around 20km remaining the two Bigla riders began to attack their breakaway companions, taking advantage of their numerical advantage over all but the AA Drink team. Hohl attacked, and when she was caught Zabirova would go, and when the others reeled in the Kazakh champion Hohl would go again.
On her third attempt, Zabirova managed to escape and with her time trialling strength quickly built a commanding lead - as she had done on stage three at Lézignan-Corbières.
A series of counter-attacks from the rest of the breakaway caused the group to split, but there was no cohesive chase and Zabirova continued to build her lead to finish 31 seconds clear.
Katherine Carroll led home the rest from Martine Bras, slightly ahead of Irene Van Den Broek and Elodie Touffet.
The main field was led home by Diana Ziliute (Lithuania) 4'58" behind Zabirova meaning that Van Den Broek climbs from 20th to 3rd overall, pushing Trixie Worrack off the podium.
Photography
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- Anke Wichmann (High Road) waits in the bunch for the start.
- Monica Holler (Bigla) with Katherine Carroll (USA) on her shoulder, early in the stage.
- Veronica Andreasson (Bigla) battles to stay in touch with a group on the climb.
- Emma Pooley (GBR) finished outside the time limit and so will not be permitted to start Stage 8.
- Adrie Visser (DSB Bank) leads the breakaway group which includes Elodie Touffet (RDZ Gauss), right.
- Natalie Bates (Menikini Selle Italia) rides at the front with her team-mates to help Susanne Ljungskog defend the race lead.
- The break descends a twisty, narrow lane in Villepinte.
- Bates leads the Menikini team at the front of the chase group in Villepinte.
- Tina Liebig (DSB Bank) in the bunch.
- The lead group on the climb to St Amans.
- Monica Holler (Bigla) just dropped off the pace of the main bunch near St Amans.
- The chasers look at each other for a reaction. At the front are Cooke and Ljungskog.
- The Great Britain team line up behind points jersey wearer, Nicole Cooke.
- Winner into Axat - Vikki Whitelaw (AUS) wears the stage winner jersey.
- The jersey wearer’s line up for the start in Castelnaudary.
- Monica Holler arrives at the start with just a couple of minutes to go.
- The break climb a tree-lined lane near Labécède Lauragais.
- The bunch chases the break led by Menikini Selle Italia for the race leader.
- Moutains competition leader, Judith Arndt (High Road) about to overtake Diane Ziliute (Lithuania).
- Suzanne De Goede (Nurnberger) climbs strongly with a member of the French team.
- Zoulfia Zabirova (Bigla) takes her second stage of the 2008 Tour de l'Aude.
- Katherine Carroll (USA) leads the sprint to take second place easily from Martine Bras (NED).
- The bunch comes back together after splitting for a roundabout just 250m from the finish.
- Diane Ziliute (Lithuania) leads the bunch sprint for eleventh, nearly 5 minutes down.
- Zoulfia Zabirova (Bigla) smiles as she is introduced as stage winner.
- Katherine Carroll (USA) was second, but will wear the stage winner jersey because Zabirova has the points jersey.
- Zabirova took the points jersey after her stage 7 performance.
- Monica Holler (Bigla) kept hold of her sprinter's jersey.
- Judith Arndt (High Road) in the mountains jersey .
- Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nurnberger) is the young rider competition leader.
- Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini Selle Italia) maintained the race lead after stage 7.
- The podium with the jersey wearers: Carroll, Zabirova, Holler, Ljungskog, Arndt.
Results
1 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 2.55.54 (36.83 km/h) 2 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 0.31 3 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team 4 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 0.33 5 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 0.38 6 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.42 7 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 8 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 0.54 9 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 10 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 0.57 11 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 4.58 12 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank 13 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 14 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 15 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team 16 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team 17 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 18 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 19 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 20 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 21 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 22 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 23 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 24 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 25 Thomas Béatrice (Fra) French National Team 26 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 27 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 28 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women 29 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 30 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National Team 31 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Dutch National Team 32 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 33 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team 34 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 35 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 36 Helen Wyman (GBr) Swift Racing 37 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 38 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 39 Anke Wichmann (USA) Team High Road Women 40 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team 41 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 42 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Swift Racing 43 Amber Rais (USA) USA National Team 44 Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain National Team 45 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 46 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 47 Sophie Goor (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 48 Noemie Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 49 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 50 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team 51 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 52 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 53 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 54 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 55 Christina Ruitter (USA) USA National Team 56 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 57 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 58 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 59 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 60 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 61 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank 62 Leda Cox (GBr) Great Britain National Team 63 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 64 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 65 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 66 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 67 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 68 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 69 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 70 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team 71 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 72 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 73 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 74 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 75 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women 76 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Menikini - Selle Italia 77 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 9.26 78 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team 79 Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team 80 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 81 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 82 Christelle Ferrer-Bruneau (Fra) French National Team 83 Emma Davies-Jones (GBr) Swift Racing 11.30 84 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 11.48 85 Latoya Brulee (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 12.47 86 Debby Van Den Berg (Ned) Swift Racing 87 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 88 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 89 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 90 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 24.03 91 Nadezda Vlasova (Rus) Fenixs 30.11 92 Grariella Day (GBr) Swift Racing 30.43 93 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team HD Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team HD Nadezda Vlasova (Rus) Fenixs HD Grariella Day (GBr) Swift Racing DNF Olga Slyvisareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia DNF Marina Duvnjak (NZl) Swift Racing Sprints La Pomarède - km. 18,5 1 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 5 pts 2 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 3 3 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 2 4 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 1 Saint Papoul - km. 40 1 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 5 pts 2 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 3 3 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 2 4 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 1 Mountains Côte de Labécède Lauragais (Cat. 2) km. 27 1 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 5 pts 2 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 3 3 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 2 4 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 1 Col de la Pierre Levée (Cat. 2), km. 69 1 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 5 pts 2 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 3 3 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 2 4 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 1 Teams 1 Bigla Cycling Team 8.53.34 2 AA-Drink Cycling Team 0.36 3 Netherlands 4.35 4 US National Team 5 Gauss RDZ Ormu 4.42 6 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4.46 7 Team High Road Women 8 Team DSB Bank 4.58 9 Lithuania 9.02 10 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 11 British National Team 12 Menikini - Selle Italia 13 Australia 14 France 13.30 15 Germany 16 Swift Racing 15.34 17 Webcor Builders Cycling Team 16.51 18 Fenixs 34.15 General classification after stage 7 1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 18.51.43 2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 3.39 3 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 3.49 4 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3.55 5 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 4.03 6 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team 4.21 7 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4.34 8 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team 4.59 9 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 5.46 10 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women 5.58 11 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 6.07 12 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Dutch National Team 6.17 13 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 6.22 14 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 6.31 15 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6.32 16 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 6.33 17 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 6.43 18 Noemie Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 7.42 19 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 8.04 20 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 8.13 21 Sophie Goor (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8.17 22 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8.20 23 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 9.49 24 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 15.04 25 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 17.38 26 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 20.11 27 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women 21.06 28 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 21.19 29 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 24.52 30 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 26.12 31 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 27.33 32 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team 31.14 33 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 32.41 34 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 34.54 35 Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain National Team 37.51 36 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 38.30 37 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 39.36 38 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 40.21 39 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 40.58 40 Christelle Ferrer-Bruneau (Fra) French National Team 41.04 41 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 41.14 42 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 41.18 43 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 41.50 44 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 41.58 45 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 42.10 46 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team 42.19 47 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 43.38 48 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 44.05 49 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 44.18 50 Amber Rais (USA) USA National Team 45.17 51 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 45.58 52 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 46.09 53 Helen Wyman (GBr) Swift Racing 46.45 54 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 48.44 55 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 49.29 56 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 50.06 57 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 51.31 58 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Menikini - Selle Italia 51.42 59 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 54.57 60 Thomas Béatrice (Fra) French National Team 58.43 61 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team 59.18 62 Christina Ruitter (USA) USA National Team 59.42 63 Leda Cox (GBr) Great Britain National Team 1.01.12 64 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 1.01.39 65 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 1.02.50 66 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank 1.02.51 67 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Swift Racing 1.04.14 68 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team 1.04.43 69 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 1.05.06 70 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 1.05.52 71 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 1.09.25 72 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 1.18.23 73 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 1.18.45 74 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team 1.19.04 75 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National Team 1.19.48 76 Anke Wichmann (USA) Team High Road Women 1.21.39 77 Latoya Brulee (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 1.22.20 78 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team 1.23.53 79 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank 1.24.22 80 Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team 1.25.54 81 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 1.26.38 82 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 1.32.07 83 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 1.33.17 84 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 1.38.14 85 Debby Van Den Berg (Ned) Swift Racing 1.40.41 86 Emma Davies-Jones (GBr) Swift Racing 1.42.46 87 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 1.44.26 88 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1.48.03 89 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1.57.52 90 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 2.08.30 Points classification 1 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 80 pts 2 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 80 3 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 69 4 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank 69 5 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team 67 6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 67 7 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 61 8 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 59 9 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team 57 10 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 50 11 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 49 12 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 41 13 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 39 14 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 39 15 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 37 16 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 36 17 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 35 18 Katharine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 34 19 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 31 20 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team 30 21 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 29 22 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team 28 23 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 27 24 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 27 25 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 26 26 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team 26 27 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 26 28 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 26 29 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 24 30 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 23 31 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 23 32 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Dutch National Team 22 33 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 21 34 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 21 35 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 21 36 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 20 37 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 20 38 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 19 39 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women 18 40 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 16 41 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 16 42 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 15 43 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women 11 44 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 11 45 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 9 46 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 8 47 Noemie Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 6 48 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team 6 49 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National Team 6 50 Sophie Goor (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 4 51 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 3 52 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team 1 Sprint classification 1 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 27 pts 2 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 11 3 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 11 4 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 8 5 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 7 6 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 7 7 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Menikini - Selle Italia 7 8 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 6 9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 5 10 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank 5 11 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 4 12 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 4 13 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 3 14 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 3 15 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 3 16 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 2 17 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 2 18 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 2 19 Helen Wyman (GBr) Swift Racing 2 20 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 1 21 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1 22 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 1 23 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women 1 24 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team 1 25 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 1 26 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 1 27 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 1 Mountains classification Pl. 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Coureur Equipe Nation Points 1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 64 pts 2 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 50 3 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 16 4 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 14 5 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 11 6 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 11 7 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 10 8 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 8 9 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 6 10 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team 5 11 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 5 12 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team 3 13 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 3 14 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team 3 15 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 3 16 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 3 17 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2 18 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 1 19 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1 Young rider classification 1 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 18.56.17 2 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women 1.24 3 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 1.33 4 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 1.48 5 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 3.46 6 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 15.37 7 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team 26.40 8 Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain National Team 33.17 9 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 39.04 10 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 57.05 11 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 58.16 12 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team 1.00.09 13 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 1.00.32 14 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 1.01.18 15 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 1.13.49 16 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team 1.14.30 17 Latoya Brulee (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 1.17.46 18 Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team 1.21.20 19 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 1.22.04 20 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 1.33.40 21 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 1.39.52 22 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1.53.18 23 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 2.03.56 24 Grariella Day (GBr) Swift Racing 2.18.54 Teams classification 1 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 56.45.48 2 Team High Road Women 15.27 3 Australia 19.18 4 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 25.39 5 AA-Drink Cycling Team 32.13 6 British National Team 35.48 7 Netherlands 41.10 8 Webcor Builders Cycling Team 44.47 9 Team DSB Bank 57.34 10 Gauss RDZ Ormu 57.52 11 Bigla Cycling Team 1.01.33 12 US National Team 1.10.34 13 Menikini - Selle Italia 1.18.30 14 France 1.24.10 15 Lithuania 1.25.15 16 Germany 2.13.04 17 Swift Racing 3.14.03 HC Fenixs
