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24th Tour de l'Aude - 2.2

France, May 16-25, 2008

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Stage 6 - May 22: Rennes Les Bains - Axat, 117 km

Whitelaw lays down the Laws

Aussie takes breakaway win; Ljungskog attacked but holds on

By Ben Atkins in Axat

Vicki Whitelaw (Australia)
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Vicki Whitelaw (Australia) has taken her team's second win of this year's Tour de l'Aude - after Katie Mactier's prologue victory - by beating old friend Sharon Laws (Great Britain) and Regina Bruins (Netherlands) in a three woman sprint. Ten kilometres earlier, Whitelaw had bridged up to the two others, who had already been away for almost 30 kilometres. As the trio approached the uphill drag to the finish line in Axat, Bruins faded and Whitelaw proved the fresher of the other two riders, beating Laws by several lengths on the line. Lithuanian former world champion Edita Pucinskaite (Nürnberger Versicherung) slipped clear with six kilometres to go, and although she managed to finish clear of the peloton, she was unable to catch the leaders.

"There was a bit of a lull in the bunch and my director Nico said 'if you want to go, go now'," explained Whitelaw to Cyclingnews. "I'd been chasing all the way down the descent with a group of six, and I was like 'yeah, I'll just go'. When you're feeling weakest, you just pull out an attack!

"I bridged across and I was just reeling them in, nice and slowly, not trying to blow myself up," she continued. "I was told I should attack them, but I didn't have the legs for that so I though we'll carry all three of us to the line and backed myself for the sprint."

Because stage six is the only stage in this year's Tour de l'Aude that does not finish at the point that it started, many riders had no idea what to expect in the final metres of the race, Whitelaw included.

The final sprint
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"I had no idea what the sprint was like," she went on, "I hadn't really checked out the profile that much - because I wasn't really expecting a stage win! I was asking the director 'what's the sprint like?' and he said 'don't sprint too early' so I figured 'okay'. He was giving me a k to go when I saw 500 metres on the road and I'm thinking my best power comes from a long sprint - I'm not a short distance sprinter - so I gave it a fairly long sprint at about 400, up the hill."

That long sprint proved to be just enough to beat old friend and adversary Sharon Laws, who had been off the front of the peloton since the descent of the final climb with around 40 kilometres to go. This proved at last to be a successful attempt to escape the peloton after may earlier attempts.

"I just wanted to see what I could do really," Laws told Cyclingnews. "I didn't attack on the second climb and was a bit frustrated with myself that I hadn't, but I just wanted to make sure that I could get enough of a gap. I tried once on the last climb, and then went with Ljungskog when she attacked, in the hope that that would stay away - and that still didn't work.

Race leader Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini Selle Italia)
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"Then, after there had been some attacks on the descent, Julian [Winn, GB Director] said to keep it up, so I thought I'd go and I must admit I didn't think it would stay away. Luckily there was a big Dutch girl! [Regina Bruins (Netherlands)] So we just worked together.

"I still wasn't convinced it was going to stay away. It was just when Vicki [Whitelaw] caught us up - I know Vicki from Australia - that she'd be keen on the win, and that she'd work."

For the second day in succession (after Ina Teutenberg (High Road) pulled an exhausted Charlotte Becker (Nürnberger Versicherung) to the line on stage five), a breakaway rider found herself too exhausted to contribute. "Then coming into the finish," said Laws, "the Dutch girl stopped working; I couldn't work out if she was going to come past us at the end or whether she was getting tired.

"It was a good day," she smiled. "I knew today had to be my day if I was going to do anything, because of the climbing. I've beaten her in the hills before," she said of old friend Whitelaw, "but not in a sprint finish. I must admit, I missed the one k marker, so it was a bit closer than I thought it was."

The bunch on the first climb
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Before Laws and Bruins - and later Whitelaw - had finally escaped the clutches of the fast moving peloton, the day had been marked by a series of attacks and counterattacks from the leaders in the overall classification. A succession of attacks from most of her rivals over the three first category climbs made this the hardest day so far for race leader Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini-Selle Italia), as she explained to Cyclingnews:

"There was a lot of attacks from Judith [Arndt (High Road)], and Trixie [Worrack (Nürnberger Versicherung)] and [Nicole] Cooke [Great Britain], and everybody, and so I can feel my legs now!" exclaimed the Swedish rider. "The first [climb] was pretty hard, but not that bad. I tried to attack in the last one, and I had a gap, because I think it's more easy to be alone than to take the attacks. But they catch me... But I try..."

Ljungskog will have to defend against attacks from these same riders for a further three stages, starting with tomorrow's rolling 108km in Castelnaudary to the west of the Aude capital Carcassonne.

How it unfolded

Judith Arndt (High Road)
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Ninety eight riders from 18 teams took the start from Rennes les Bains under partly cloudy skies. Rain in the morning had made conditions far from ideal, but the weather had cleared up and riders could expect to stay mostly dry - save from a few showers - throughout the race. Amanda Spratt (Australia) and Emilie Blanquefort (France) didn't start the stage.

Almost immediately the climb began to the first category Col de Valmigère, the high pace caused a number of groups to be dropped from the back of the peloton, but all of the main contenders crossed the summit together.

On the descent many of those dropped managed to regain contact, but after a while a group of three riders broke clear: former world cyclo-cross champion Maryline Salvetat, Olympic champion Sara Carrigan (Lotto Belisol) and Erinne Willock (Webcor Builders). The three were not allowed to get very far though and were reeled in before the second climb by a combined chase from High Road and Nürnberger Versicherung.

The Equipe Nurnberger team
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Just as the second climb - the first category Col de la Fage - began, an attack came from German champion Luise Keller (High Road) who has seemingly recovered from her crash on stage three. Keller's attack was quickly reeled in by the peloton and the entire Nürnberger Versicherung team began to wind up the pace for the benefit of team leaders Trixie Worrack and Claudia Hausler.

As the main group approached the summit the overall contenders attempted to put maillot jaune Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini-Selle Italia) into difficulty with a series of attacks, but all were reeled back by the Swedish former world champion.

Almost as soon as the descent was over, the ascent to the final climb of the day - the first category Col du Paradis - began. In order to pre-empt the attacks of others, Ljungskog put in an attack of her own. She was joined by a number of others, including Sharon Laws (Great Britain), but this was soon reeled in by the other favourites.

Suzanne De Goede (Equipe Nurnberger)
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On the steep descent that followed, Laws managed to escape with former Dutch time trial champion Regina Bruins with around 40km remaining. The two worked together to build a small lead over the rest of the bunch.

With around 15km to go, with Laws' and Bruins' lead at around 40 seconds, Vicki Whitelaw (Australia) escaped the bunch during a brief slowing of pace. Over the next five kilometres she managed to steadily reel in the leading pair and joined them with around 10km to go. Together - with the fresher legs of Whitelaw - the three increased their lead to over a minute, with the main contenders behind seemingly willing to let them go.

With six kilometres remaining former world champion Edita Pucinskaite (Nürnberger Versicherung) attacked the main field in a late attempt to bridge to the three leaders. Ultimately Pucinskaite's effort was too late, however, and the three escapees entered the uphill 500 metre finishing straight together with a healthy lead over the Lithuanian.

As the sprint began, Bruins faded quickly and it was a head-to-head contest between Laws and Whitelaw - a repeat of many past encounters. Ultimately, Laws was no match for the slightly fresher Whitelaw, and the Australian took the victory a few lengths clear of the Briton. Bruins followed in third place six seconds back.

After a gap of 36 seconds, Pucinskaite crossed the line to take fourth on the stage. She was followed by the main field seven seconds later as Tina Liebig took fifth place.

Photography

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Results

1 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team            3.10.16 (36.89 km/h)
2 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team
3 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team                     0.06
4 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung      0.36
5 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank                             0.43
6 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team                   0.45
7 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team              0.47
8 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women
9 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
10 Noemie Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team
11 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu
12 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Dutch National Team
13 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam
14 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team
15 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
16 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team
17 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu
18 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women
19 Sophie Goor (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam
20 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team
21 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
22 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team
23 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs
24 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team
25 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team
26 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia
27 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank                          2.29
28 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam          9.08
29 Lorain Graham (Aus) Australian National Team               9.11
30 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women
31 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women
32 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team
33 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team               12.09
34 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam              13.29
35 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung     17.50
36 Christelle Ferrer-Bruneau (Fra) French National Team
37 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
38 Latoya Brulee (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team                 23.05
39 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
40 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team
41 Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain National Team
42 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team
43 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team
44 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs
45 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank
46 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National Team
47 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Swift Racing
48 Helen Wyman (GBr) Swift Racing
49 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam
50 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia
51 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team
52 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam
53 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team
54 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
55 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
56 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
57 Leda Cox (GBr) Great Britain National Team
58 Katherine Carroll (USA) USA National Team
59 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team
60 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team
61 Debby Van Den Berg (Ned) Swift Racing
62 Anke Wichmann (USA) Team High Road Women
63 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team
64 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team
65 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Menikini - Selle Italia
66 Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team
67 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team
68 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team
69 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu
70 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank
71 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu
72 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team
73 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia
74 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team
75 Amber Rais (USA) USA National Team
76 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Dutch National Team
77 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team
78 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia
79 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women
80 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank
81 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank
82 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team
83 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team
84 Thomas Béatrice (Fra) French National Team
85 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu
86 Christina Ruitter (USA) USA National Team
87 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
88 Emma Davies-Jones (GBr) Swift Racing                      33.55
89 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team
90 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu
91 Gabriella Day (GBr) Swift Racing
92 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team
93 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
94 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) Swift Racing                         37.23
95 Olga Slyvisareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia
96 Nadezda Vlasova (Rus) Fenixs
DNF Virginia Hennig (Ger) German National Team
DNF Alexandra Wrubleski (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team
DNS Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team
DNS Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) French National Team

Sprints

Sprint 1 - Km34 - Couiza

1 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam                   5 pts
2 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team                   3
3 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team              2
4 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team                            1
 
Sprint 2 - Km42 - Rennes les Bains

1 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team              5 pts
2 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team                   3
3 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam                   2
4 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women                     1
 
Sprint 3 - Km102 - Quillan

1 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team                  5 pts
2 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team                        3
3 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team                  2
4 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team                     1

Mountains 

Mountains 1 - Km14,5 - Col de Valmigère

1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women                        8 pts
2 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia                5
3 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team           3
4 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team                            2
5 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team                  1
 
Mountains 2 - Km54 - Col de la Fage

1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women                        8 pts
2 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung           5
3 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team           3
4 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia                2
5 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team                            1
 
Mountains 3 - Km74,5 - Col du Paradis

1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women                        8 pts
2 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung             5
3 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia                3
4 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team                  2
5 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team                 1

Teams

1 Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung                           9.32.58
2 Australian National Team                                    7.46
3 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam                                    8.32
4 Team High Road Women                                        8.35
5 AA-Drink Cycling Team                                      11.33
6 British National Team                                      21.42
7 Pays-Bas                                                   21.48
8 Gauss RDZ Ormu                                             22.29
9 Webcor Builders Cycling
10 Team DSB Bank                                             24.07
11 Bigla Cycling Team                                        30.53
12 French National Team                                      39.32
13 Lithuanian National Team                                  44.47
14 Menikini-Selle Italia
15 US National Team
16 Fenixs                                                    59.05
17 German National Team                                    1.07.05
18 Swift Racing
 
General classification after stage 6

1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia         15.50.51
2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women                     3.39
3 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          3.55
4 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team               4.03
5 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team              4.21
6 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung        4.34
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 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team                    6.07
11 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Dutch National Team                  6.17
12 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team                  6.22
13 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team          6.31
14 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung     6.32
15 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team               6.33
16 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team                 6.43
17 Noemie Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                    7.42
18 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank                            8.04
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 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team       9.49
24 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team             15.04
25 Lorain Graham (Aus) Australian National Team              16.41
26 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank                         17.38
27 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu                      20.11
28 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women                   21.06
29 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam              24.52
30 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam         26.12
31 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team                  26.27
32 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs                           27.33
33 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team                 31.14
34 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs                            32.41
35 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team                     34.54
36 Christelle Ferrer-Bruneau (Fra) French National Team      36.36
37 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team               36.50
38 Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain National Team           37.51
39 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung     38.30
40 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung     40.21
41 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team              41.58
42 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini - Selle Italia                    42.10
43 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team                  42.19
44 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women                 43.52
45 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Dutch National Team                  44.05
46 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team            44.18
47 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung             45.14
48 Amber Rais (USA) USA National Team                        45.17
49 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank                          45.18
50 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team                45.38
51 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team                  45.51
52 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu                    45.58
53 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank                      46.09
54 Helen Wyman (GBr) Swift Racing                            46.45
55 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                    47.42
56 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu                      49.29
57 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team         51.31
58 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Menikini - Selle Italia               51.42
59 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team             51.54
60 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu                       53.05
61 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia              54.57
62 Thomas Béatrice (Fra) French National Team                58.43
63 Christina Ruitter (USA) USA National Team                 59.42
64 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team                1.00.15
65 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team                  1.00.38
66 Leda Cox (GBr) Great Britain National Team              1.01.12
67 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women                1.01.39
68 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank                      1.02.51
69 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                  1.02.53
70 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team                  1.03.49
71 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Swift Racing                        1.04.14
72 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team                1.05.52
73 Katherine Carroll (USA) USA National Team               1.13.58
74 Latoya Brulee (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team               1.14.31
75 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam              1.18.23
76 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam           1.18.45
77 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team             1.19.04
78 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National Team        1.19.48
79 Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team               1.21.26
80 Anke Wichmann (USA) Team High Road Women                1.21.39
81 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team            1.23.53
82 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia          1.24.18
83 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank                 1.24.22
84 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team          1.26.38
85 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team      1.31.04
86 Debby Van Den Berg (Ned) Swift Racing                   1.32.52
87 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team            1.33.17
88 Emma Davies-Jones (GBr) Swift Racing                    1.36.14
89 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team        1.38.47
90 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team           1.40.14
91 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team         1.44.26
92 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) Swift Racing                       1.53.05
93 Olga Slyvisareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia          1.54.56
94 Gabriella Day (GBr) Swift Racing                       1.57.43
95 Nadezda Vlasova (Rus) Fenixs                            1.59.04
96 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu                  2.00.41

Points classification

1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia               80 pts
2 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team                67
3 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team                 61
4 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank                            60
5 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women                       59
6 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung         52
7 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women                     51
8 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu                          47
9 Alison Powers (USA) USA National Team                         41
10 Zulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team                     40
11 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung           39
12 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung        39
13 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team                 39
14 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                       35
15 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team                   34
16 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team         33
17 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team                31
18 Katie Mactier (Aus) Australian National Team                 30
19 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung         27
20 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team                    27
21 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team                       27
22 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team                          26
23 Magali Le Floch (Fra) French National Team                   26
24 Gina Grain (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team                26
25 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team                     24
26 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team                      23
27 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team                     23
28 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Dutch National Team                    22
29 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team        21
30 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team                 21
31 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu                       20
32 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung       18
33 Luise Keller (Ger) Team High Road Women                      18
34 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team                     17
35 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team DSB Bank                              16
36 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank                            15
37 Lorain Graham (Aus) Australian National Team                 13
38 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women                   11
39 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam              11
40 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team             9
41 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women                      8
42 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                        7
43 Noemie Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                       6
44 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National Team              6
45 Sophie Goor (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam                    4
46 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu                          3
47 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team                      1
48 Olga Slyvisareva (Rus) Menikini - Selle Italia                1

Sprint classification

1 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                        17 pts
2 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team            11
3 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Gauss RDZ Ormu                            9
4 Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team                  8
5 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor Builders Cycling Team              7
6 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam                   7
7 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Menikini - Selle Italia                    7
8 Maryline Salvetat (Fra) French National Team                   6
9 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Team DSB Bank                             5
10 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung            5
11 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team                 4
12 Regina Bruins (Ned) Dutch National Team                       3
13 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam                    3
14 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia               2
15 Adrie Visser (Ned) Team DSB Bank                              2
16 Helen Wyman (GBr) Swift Racing                                2
17 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung         1
18 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team                  1
19 Linda Villumsen (Ger) Team High Road Women                    1
20 Judith Arndt (Ger) Team High Road Women                       1
21 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team                           1
22 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team                    1
23 Laure Werner (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team                      1

Mountains classification

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 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team                  5
9 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain National Team                 3
10 Emma Johansson (Swe) AA-Drink Cycling Team                    3
11 Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team                           3
12 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team High Road Women                     3
13 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung         2
14 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team                     1
15 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu                          1
 
Best young rider classification

1 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung    15.55.25
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                     43.08
10 Corinna Thumm (Ger) German National Team                  55.41
11 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team                    56.04
12 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Team High Road Women                  57.05
13 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                    58.19
14 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Dutch National Team                1.01.18
15 Latoya Brulee (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team               1.09.57
16 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam              1.13.49
17 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Dutch National Team             1.14.30
18 Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team               1.16.52
19 Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team          1.22.04
20 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team      1.26.30
21 Amy Dombroski (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team        1.34.13
22 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team         1.39.52
23 Gabriella Day (GBr) Swift Racing                       1.53.09
24 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu                  1.56.07
 
Team classification

1 Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung                          47.47.28
2 Australian National Team                                   15.02
3 Team High Road Women                                       15.27
4 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam                                   21.23
5 British National Team                                      31.32
6 Webcor Builders Cycling                                    32.42
7 AA-Drink Cycling Team                                      36.23
8 Pays-Bas                                                   41.21
9 Team DSB Bank                                              57.22
10 Gauss RDZ Ormu                                            57.56
11 Bigla Cycling Team                                      1.06.19
12 US National Team                                        1.10.45
13 Menikini-Selle Italia                                   1.14.14
14 French National Team                                    1.15.26
15 Lithuanian National Team                                1.20.59
16 German National Team                                    2.04.20
17 Fenixs                                                  2.48.11
18 Swift Racing                                            3.03.15

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