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24th Tour de l'Aude - 2.2
France, May 16-25, 2008
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Stage 4 - May 20: Osseja – Osseja , 101 km
Ljungskog climbs to Pyrenean glory
Swede takes stage and maillot jaune on Tour's queen stage
By Ben Atkins in Osseja
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Former two-time world champion Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini-Selle Italia) struck a huge blow to her rivals today in the Tour de l'Aude's queen stage. The Swede put in a devastating attack that none of them could follow on the second of three big climbs, caught and dropped lone leader Sara Carrigan (Lotto Belisol) and continued alone to finish more than three minutes clear of the other GC contenders.
Earlier in the stage strong work from Trixie Worrack's Nürnberger Versicherung domestiques and Ljungskog's Menikini-Selle Italia team had whittled the peloton down to the main players, most of whom had at least one team-mate for company. Carrigan had escaped in virtually the first concerted attack of the day, but Ljungskog's fierce acceleration on the first category Col de la Llose proved decisive.
With little or no concerted or organised chase in the group behind her, Ljungskog powered away taking minutes out of her rivals. She quickly reclaimed her time deficit on race leader Judith Arndt, then set about building her own race leading advantage.
"It was a good day. Yeah, I must say that!" joked Ljungskog to Cyclingnews after her victory. "Yes it was a plan to go very hard today."
Behind Ljungskog was a group containing most of the race's big favourites including the current top three going in to the stage: Judith Arndt, Trixie Worrack and Nicole Cooke (Great Britain), but none seemed willing or able to respond to the Swede's acceleration. "I'm a little bit surprised," explained Ljungskog, "because I think it was a good attack but not super-good, that was a little bit strange because they couldn't follow. But maybe I had a good day!"
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Along with the stage victory, Ljungskog has taken the maillot jaune and a sizeable advantage, both in terms of time and psychologically. She doesn't feel in any way though that the battle for the overall victory is over with the race just halfway through. "No I don't think. It's still going to be hard. Five days and they're going to attack like hell - the other ones.
"But, you know I have a good team," she continued, "and I have to keep my eyes open and be alert."
After victory in the Tour de Berne World Cup earlier in the month and this devastating victory today, Ljungskog's form seems to be coming together nicely for her main target of the season. Any victory on the way to that target though can only be a good thing for the Swede's confidence. "This was not really my goal," she explained, "to try to win it, because I want to be the winner of the Giro [d'Italia]. But if I win this it's a big bonus.
"It's good to have it - if I win - because I feel more comfortable," she laughed.
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Finishing ninth behind Ljungskog, among the main contenders, was the holder of the pink jersey for young rider: Claudia Hausler (Nürnberger Versicherung). The young German explained to Cyclingnews what she felt had gone wrong on the stage and her team's tactical plan.
"I think today we are not very happy with what happened," said Hausler. "Our plan didn't work, so we must see the next days."
Despite the Nürnberger Versicherung team not having any success, Hausler also looked to the teams who were also present in the main group. Teams like High Road, Australia and Great Britain were there in numbers and whatever plans they may have had to deal with Ljungskog were equally unsuccessful. Nürnberger Versicherung remains a very strong team however, and with some tough stages to come, the pink jersey holder remains optimistic. "It's not only ours - there are others in front with their tactics - but it didn't work how we wanted, but in the next days it should be better."
One of those Australians in the main group of contenders was young rider Carla Ryan, but as a relative newcomer to this level of racing, she was happy to be merely staying with the favourites. "Today it was great to get in some hills and get into the road racing after the weekend and the first few stages," she told Cyclingnews, "but I suffered today!
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"It was just a matter of hanging in there and getting in with the front group today, I managed to do that, so I'm looking forward to finding some better legs as the Tour progresses."
Despite suffering so much staying with the leaders on the biggest climbs of the Tour so far, Ryan attempted to get away in the closing stages. "I tried a little bit towards the end," she went on, "but I think it took me like 80 k's to maybe get some legs today - after all the climbing was done, unfortunately!"
After finishing strongly in the Tour's toughest stage, Ryan keeps her high position in the overall classification, and remains poised behind Hausler in the battle for the pink young rider's jersey - especially with the German's commitment to team-mate Trixie Worrack.
"You have to fight on sometimes," said Ryan, "I would hate to give in and settle for second group. You've just got to fight through it and if you want to keep on getting better and progressing, I'm only young to it so I've just got to fight through the hard times and hopefully come through with the goods sometime!"
Ljungskog now takes her leader's jersey to the rolling fifth stage at Toulouges, just to the west of Perpignan. As the course moves back towards the coast the wind that was such a factor in the early stages may come into play once more.
How it unfolded
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One hundred and five riders from 18 teams took the start in the Pyrenean village of Osseja, just a few kilometres from the Spanish border. The early kilometres were mostly downhill and a frenetic pace was set by the teams at the front. Despite this, there were very few crashes, the most notable brining down a number of riders including Diana Ziliute and Rasa Polikeviciute (both Lithuania).
Before the first climb of the Col du Calvaire officially started there was a 20km drag, and both the Menikini-Selle Italia and Nürnberger Versicherung began to increase the pace, most notably from riders Nathalie Bates and Eva Lutz. This pressure had the result of dropping a sizeable number of riders, the biggest name of which was French favourite Elodie Touffet (Gauss RDZ Ormu).
Near to the top of the first climb a group broke clear, including the Great Britain trio of Nicole Cooke, Sharon Laws and Emma Pooley and High Road's Linda Villumsen. The group never achieved a notable gap and was soon reeled in.
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An attack from Olympic champion Sara Carrigan (Lotto-Belisol) managed to break clear though and she set about increasing her lead. The main group of favourites all came together on the technical descent, except for Carrigan who continued alone.
As the top of the second climb, the first category Col de la Llose, approached Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini-Selle Italia) attacked and left the group in pursuit of the lone Carrigan. No one in the main group responded despite all of the favourites having at least one team-mate present. Ljungskog continued to increase her advantage and reeled in the lone Carrigan who was by this time over minute clear of the rest.
With Carrigan and Ljungskog in front, the main group of pursuers consisted of: Trixie Worrack and Claudia Hausler (both Nürnberger Versicherung), Judith Arndt and Linda Villumsen (both High Road), Virginia Hennig (Germany), Tina Liebig (DSB Bank), Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Netherlands), Noemi Cantele (Bigla), Alison Powers and Amber Neben (both United States), Emma Johansson and Irene Van Den Broek (both AA Drink), Lorain Graham, Nicki Egyed and Carla Ryan (all Australia), Julia Martisova (Gauss RDZ Ormu), Nicole Cooke, Sharon Laws and Emma Pooley (all Great Britain), Christine Thorburn, Erinne Willock and Alexandra Wrubleski (all Webcor Builders), Maryline Salvetat (France), Lieselot Decroix and Sophie Goor (Lotto Belisol) and Tatiana Antoshina (Fenixs).
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On the slopes of the hors category Col de Creu - the final categorised climb - Ljungskog caught Carrigan and the two of them rode together briefly before the Swedish two-time world champion continued alone. No longer in the lead, Carrigan drifted back to the main group.
In the group behind, work from riders like Trixie Worrack and attacks from the likes of Sharon Laws failed to make any impression on the flying Ljungskog and her lead grew steadily to over three minutes by the top.
Over the final part of the stage, featuring a long drag and a long descent back down to the valley and Osseja, the effort went out of the chase and Ljungskog continued alone, increasing her advantage slightly.
In the final kilometres - especially the final drag to the finish line - the group began to attack one another and Alison Powers managed to escape. Ljungskog was untouchable by this stage and finished over two minutes clear. Powers came in next followed by Emma Johansson, Nicki Egyed and Sharon Laws. The rest of the main favourites followed in ones and twos.
With this victory Ljungskog takes the yellow Jersey from Arndt, who finished with the rest of the favourites, and now holds a commanding lead going into the second half of the race.
Photography
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- Race leader, Judith Arndt (High Road) prepares for the day, as she tests her radio.
- The bunch rolls out of Osseja three major climbs lay ahead.
- Sara Carrigan (Lotto Belisol) with only the neutral spares moto for company.
- Mountains jersey leader, Sharon Laws (GBR) follows team-mate, Emma Pooley.
- Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini Selle Italia) was at the back of the bunch on the second climb.
- The summit of Col de Creu, Susanne Ljungskog is on her own with over a minute advantage already.
- Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini Selle Italia) wins the stage, a repeat for the team in Osseja - Fabiana Luperini won here in 2007.
- The Ljungskog victory salute.
- Alison Powers (USA) manages a sprint as she takes second place.
- Emma Johansson (AA Drink) finished third.
- Nikki Egyed shows the strain of her effort as she finishes fourth.
- Sharon Laws (GBR) rides in with Maryline Salvetat (FRA) but loses hold of the mountains jersey.
- Erinne Willock (Webcor) had a good day in the mountains.
- Linda Villumsen (High Road), glad the day is over, no doubt.
- Judith Arndt (High Road) leads in the group she was with, but not close enough to Ljungskog to keep the yellow jersey.
- Sara Carrigan (Lotto Belisol) coasts home. After her earlier effort, she finished thirtieth.
- The beautiful backdrop of the Pyrenees for this fourth stage of the Tour de l'Aude.
- The chasers reach the summit of Col de Creu over a minute down on Susanne Ljungskog.
- Julia Martisova (Gauss RDZ) in the chase group.
- Christine Thorburn (Webcor) looks comfortable on the climb.
- Alison Powers (USA) was presented the stage winner jersey, Susanne Ljungskog was presented with yellow.
- Monica Holler (Bigla) is still in the sprints jersey.
- Nicole Cooke (GBR) in the points jersey.
- Judith Arndt (High Road) pulls on the mountains jersey The yellow, race lead, jersey will go elsewhere tonight.
- Claudia Hausler (Equipe Nurnberger) is getting used to wearing the young rider competition jersey.
- Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini Selle Italia) in the yellow jersey.
- The jersey wearers line up: Hausler, Holler, Ljungskog, Arndt and Cooke.
Results
1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 2.52.21 (35.16 km/h) 2 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 2.53 3 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 3.04 4 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 3.06 5 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 3.12 6 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 7 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 3.15 8 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women 3.48 9 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4.16 10 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team 4.18 11 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 4.20 12 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 13 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 14 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 15 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 16 Noemie Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 17 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 18 Sophie Goor (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 19 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team 20 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Dutch National Team 21 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 4.26 22 Lorain Graham (Aus) Australian National Team 4.27 23 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 24 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 25 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 4.41 26 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team 4.43 27 Alexandra Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 28 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 29 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 30 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 5.00 31 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 5.02 32 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 12.22 33 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 34 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team 35 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 36 Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain National Team 37 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 38 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team 39 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 40 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 41 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 42 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 43 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 44 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 45 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 46 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 47 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Menikini - Selle Italia 48 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 49 Christelle Ferrer-Bruneau (Fra) French National Team 50 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 51 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 52 Amber Rais (USA) USA National Team 53 Helen Wyman (GBr) Swift Racing 54 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 55 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 56 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 57 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 58 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women 59 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 60 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team 21.05 61 Christina Ruitter (USA) USA National Team 62 Thomas Béatrice (Fra) French National Team 63 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 22.06 64 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 65 Leda Cox (GBr) Great Britain National Team 66 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 24.44 67 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 30.03 68 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team 69 Latoya Brulee (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 70 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team 71 Olga Slyvisareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 72 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team 73 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 74 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 75 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 76 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National Team 77 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 78 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) French National Team 79 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 80 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 81 Katherine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 82 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 83 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Swift Racing 84 Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team 85 Emma Davies-Jones (GBr) Swift Racing 86 Virginia Hennig (Ger) German National Team 87 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 88 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 89 Anke Wichmann (USA) Team High Road Women 90 Nadezda Vlasova (Rus) Fenixs 91 Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 92 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) Swift Racing 93 Gabriella Day (GBr) Swift Racing 94 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 95 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 96 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank 97 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 98 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 99 Debby Van Den Berg (Ned) Swift Racing 100 Andrea Graus (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team 101 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team 102 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 103 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank DNF Brooke Miller (USA) USA National Team DNF Florence Girardet (Fra) French National Team Mountains Col du Calvaire (Hors cat.), km 29 1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 12 pts 2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 8 3 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team 5 4 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 3 5 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 2 6 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1 Col de la Llose (Cat. 1), km 40.5 1 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8 pts 2 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 5 3 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 3 4 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 2 5 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1 Col de Creu (Hors cat.), km 54.5 1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 12 pts 2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 8 3 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 5 4 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 3 5 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 2 6 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 1 Teams 1 Australian National Team 8.49.03 2 Webcor Builders Cycling 0.41 3 Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 0.56 4 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 1.40 5 USA National Team 7.35 6 Great Britain National Team 7.52 7 Aa-Drink Cycling Team 8 Team High Road Women 8.30 9 Dutch National Team 9.25 10 Lituanian National Team 9.44 11 Menikini-Selle Italia 12.44 12 French National Team 15.56 13 Team DSB Bank 17.04 14 Bigla Cycling Team 15 Gauss Rdz Ormu 17.11 16 Fenixs 35.06 17 German National Team 35.08 18 Swift Racing 1.00.28 General classification after stage 4 1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 9.42.53 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 Alexandra Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 7.55 19 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 8.08 20 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 8.13 21 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 8.16 22 Sophie Goor (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8.17 23 Lorain Graham (Aus) Australian National Team 24 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8.20 25 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 8.32 26 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team 8.56 27 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 9.49 28 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 10.23 29 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 10.58 30 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 12.11 31 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 12.36 32 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women 12.42 33 Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain National Team 15.33 34 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 15.56 35 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 16.01 36 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 16.31 37 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 17.51 38 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 18.03 39 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 18.11 40 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 41 Christelle Ferrer-Bruneau (Fra) French National Team 19.33 42 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 19.40 43 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia 19.52 44 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team 20.01 45 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 20.11 46 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 21.27 47 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 21.47 48 Amber Rais (USA) USA National Team 22.27 49 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank 23.00 50 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 23.20 51 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team 23.23 52 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 23.33 53 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 23.40 54 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 23.51 55 Helen Wyman (GBr) Swift Racing 24.03 56 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 24.32 57 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team 24.55 58 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 25.24 59 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 27.11 60 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 28.11 61 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Menikini - Selle Italia 29.24 62 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu 30.47 63 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia 32.39 64 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 35.42 65 Thomas Béatrice (Fra) French National Team 36.25 66 Christina Ruitter (USA) USA National Team 37.24 67 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team 37.57 68 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team 38.20 69 Leda Cox (GBr) Great Britain National Team 38.54 70 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 39.21 71 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank 40.33 72 Katherine Carroll (USA) USA National Team 40.38 73 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 40.39 74 Andrea Graus (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team 40.42 75 Latoya Brulee (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 41.11 76 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team 41.31 77 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Swift Racing 41.56 78 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 43.34 79 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 43.42 80 Virginia Hennig (Ger) German National Team 43.51 81 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 45.03 82 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team 45.08 83 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 45.25 84 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team 45.44 85 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank 46.26 86 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National Team 46.28 87 Debby Van Den Berg (Ned) Swift Racing 46.29 88 Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team 48.06 89 Anke Wichmann (USA) Team High Road Women 48.19 90 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia 50.58 91 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 51.28 92 Emma Davies-Jones (GBr) Swift Racing 52.04 93 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) Swift Racing 52.24 94 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 53.08 95 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 53.18 96 Olga Slyvisareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 54.15 97 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 55.40 98 Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 55.41 99 Nadezda Vlasova (Rus) Fenixs 58.23 100 Gabriella Day (GBr) Swift Racing 1.00.30 101 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) French National Team 1.03.16 102 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.03.28 103 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1.05.27 Points classification 1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 80 pts 2 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team 48 3 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 43 4 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team 41 5 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 40 6 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 38 7 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 37 8 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 36 9 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank 34 10 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team 30 11 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 30 12 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 27 13 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 26 14 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 24 15 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 23 16 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 22 17 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team 21 18 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 21 19 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team 21 20 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Dutch National Team 18 21 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women 18 22 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 18 23 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 17 24 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 16 25 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 16 26 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 15 27 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 14 28 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team 12 29 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women 11 30 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women 11 31 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 9 32 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team 9 33 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8 34 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 8 35 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women 8 36 Lorain Graham (Aus) Australian National Team 7 37 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National Team 6 38 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 5 39 Sophie Goor (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 4 40 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team 3 41 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 3 42 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank 2 43 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1 44 Alexandra Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1 45 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 1 46 Olga Slyvisareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia 1 Mountains classification 1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia 37 pts 2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women 30 3 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team 11 4 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8 5 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 5 6 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 5 7 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 5 8 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team 5 9 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team 3 10 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team 2 11 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team 1 Young rider classification 1 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 9.47.27 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 Alexandra Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 3.21 6 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 3.46 7 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team 4.22 8 Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain National Team 10.59 9 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 15.37 10 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team 18.49 11 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 20.50 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 36.05 16 Latoya Brulee (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 36.37 17 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team 39.00 18 Virginia Hennig (Ger) German National Team 39.17 19 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 40.29 20 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team 41.10 21 Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team 43.32 22 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 48.34 23 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 48.44 24 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 51.06 25 Rebecca Much (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 51.07 26 Gabriella Day (GBr) Swift Racing 55.56 27 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) French National Team 58.42 28 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 58.54 29 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1.00.53 Teams classification 1 Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 29.23.47 2 Webcor Builders Cycling 6.45 3 Team High Road Women 6.54 4 Australian National Team 7.14 5 Great Britain National Team 9.48 6 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 12.49 7 Dutch National Team 19.31 8 Aa-Drink Cycling Team 24.48 9 Lituanian National Team 25.08 10 USA National Team 25.56 11 Menikini-Selle Italia 29.25 12 Team DSB Bank 33.13 13 Bigla Cycling Team 35.24 14 Gauss Rdz Ormu 35.25 15 French National Team 35.52 16 German National Team 57.13 17 Fenixs 1.13.57 18 Swift Racing 1.44.42
