Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt - CDM/1.1

Germany, September 14-14, 2008

Photography

Stage 2 - September 14: Womens race, 116km

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Images by CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net

• National Champions line up for the start - Jennifer Hohl (Team Bigla) and Emilia Fahlin (Team Columbia)
• Daniela Pintarelli (Uniqa) with another National Champion, team-mate, Nathalie Lamborelle (Luxembourg Champion)
• Anke Wichmann (Team Columbia) attacks ahead of Trixi Worrack (Equipe Nurnberger)
• Angela Hennig (DSB Bank) in the bunch with Sarah Grab (Specialized Designs For Women)
• Judith Arndt (Team Columbia), in the World Cup series jersey, sits in the bunch
• After an early breakaway, Tanja Hennes (Specialized Designs for Women) is at the front of the bunch, trying again
• Caught between the break and the bunch, Froeydis Waersted (Norway) is 'policed' by an approaching Anke Wichmann (Team Columbia)
• Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team Columbia) and Trixi Worrack (Equipe Nurnberger) at the front of the bunch
• Regina Schleicher (Equipe Nurnberger) has done well here in Nürnberger in the past
• As she makes her break, Judith Arndt (Team Columbia) leads the race through the streets of Nürnberger
• Equipe Nurnberger riders (in blue) look to their breakaway companions to help chase back Arndt
• Pressure in the break as the hammer goes down
• Larissa Kleinmann (Equipe Nurnberger) breathes deeply as she reacts with the acceleration
• The sprint for second was between Kirsten Wild (Netherlands), Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) and Monica Holler (Team Bigla)
• A happy race podium - Holler, Arndt and Wild
• Pre-race temperatures were low and there was a cold wind - no wonder the Equipe Nurnberger riders look cold
• It was sunny, but not beach weather. Team Flexpoint riders wait for the start
• Judith Arndt (Team Columbia), takes a corner in Nürnberger city centre
• Winner of last week's Holland Ladies Tour, Charlotte Becker (Equipe Nurnberger) was back in action today
• Judith Arndt (Team Columbia) wins the World Cup race and knows she's World Cup Champion, 2008