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Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio - CDM
Italy, March 29, 2009
Vos wins World Cup opener
By Peter Hymas
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Marianne Vos, the versatile, multi-world champion Dutch rider, has won the Trofeo Alfredo Binda in Cittiglio, Italy, the first round of the Women's World Cup . Vos outsprinted breakaway companion Emma Johansson (Red Sun Cycling Team) in miserable, rainy conditions, finishing more than three and a half minutes ahead of Beijing Olympic time trial champion Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo TestTeam), who outsprinted Eva Lutz (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) to round out the final podium position.
A much depleted field of 49 women crossed the finish line a further 41 seconds after Armstrong and Lutz on a day which saw 81 riders abandon.
Defending champion Emma Pooley (Cervelo TestTeam) attacked 11 kilometres into the race on the first ascent of the climb to Brinzio and would reach a maximum advantage of 1:30 to the field. After riding solo in the treacherous conditions for more than 80 kilometres, Pooley would be caught by a select chase group of approximately 30 riders after 92 kilometers of racing.
Only one kilometer after Pooley was brought back, Vos and Johansson attacked and would never be seen again by the field. Armstrong responded on her own and would close to within eight seconds of the leading duo with 20 kilometres remaining, but was unable to make contact. Lutz escaped from the field and would bridge to Armstrong with approximately 10 kilometres left in the race, but the leading pair's margin had extended out to 1:22 when Lutz made contact.
Vos and Johansson would further extend their lead to the chasing duo over the difficult climb and descent in the closing five kilometres while Armstrong and Lutz were able to maintain their lead over the field and sprint for third place.
Photography
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- Team Chiro Forno d'Asolo with Brazilian champion Clemilda Fernandes and Lithuanian Edita Janeliunaite.
- Nicole Cooke (Vision 1) with Italian Cycling Federation president Renato Di Rocco and race organiser Mario Minervino.
- Team Flexpoint with team leader Susanne Ljungskog...and a giant green frog.
- Cervèlò TestTeam arrived with its super team including defending champion Emma Pooley and America's Kristin Armstrong.
- Team Bigla also had a strong roster including Noemi Cantele, Modesta Vzeniuskaite, and Nicole Brandli.
- Bigla's Noemi Cantele with Renato Di Rocco and Mario Minervino.
- Emma Pooley (Cervèlò TestTeam) attacked a few kilometres into the race.
- Emma Pooley (Cervèlò TestTeam) climbed to a good advantage in the opening kilometres.
- British rider Emma Pooley (Cervèlò TestTeam) continued to extend her lead over the first climb.
- Team Bigla worked hard to catch 2008 race winner Emma Pooley (Cervèlò TestTeam).
- Noemi Cantele (Team Bigla) attacked the peloton to bring Emma Pooley (Cervèlò TestTeam) back.
- Emma Johansson (RedSun) and Marianne Vos (Netherlands National Team) attack the peloton but Emma Pooley (Cervèlò TestTeam) and Kristin Armstrong (Cervèlò TestTeam) also attacked with Eva Lutz (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung).
- Emma Johansson (RedSun) won the last mountains climb on Orino.
- Emma Johansson (RedSun) and Marianne Vos (Netherlands National Team) worked hard together to stay away from the chase groups.
- Marianne Vos (Netherlands National Team) did her share of the work on Orino.
- Marianne Vos (Netherlands National Team) was fresh enough to claim victory over fellow breakaway rider Emma Johansson (RedSun).
- Kristin Armstrong (Cervèlò TestTeam) beat Eva Lutz (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) for third place.
- A Cervèlò TestTeam rider fell just a few metres from the finish line.
- Podium (L-R): Emma Johansson (RedSun), Marianne Vos (Netherlands National Team) and Kristin Armstrong (Cervèlò TestTeam).
- Marianne Vos (Netherlands National Team) is the new UCI Women's World Cup leader following her victory.
Results
1 Marianne Vos (Ned) Netherlands National Team 3.18.02 (36.350 km/h) 2 Emma Johansson (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team 3 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo TestTeam 3.34 4 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 5 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 4.15 6 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 7 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 8 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Netherlands National Team 9 Marina Jaunatre (Fra) French National Team 10 Martine Bras (Ned) Selle Italia Ghezzi 11 Cathrine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 12 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Netherlands National Team 13 Sophie Creux (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 14 Linda Villumsen (Den) Team Columbia-Highroad Women 15 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago 16 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 17 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 18 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam 19 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Netherlands National Team 20 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 21 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Vision 1 Racing 22 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago 23 Marta Vila Josana Andreu (Spa) Team Dila' Kuota 24 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team 25 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 26 Kristin McGrath (USA) US National Team 27 Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vision 1 Racing 28 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 29 Evelyn Arys (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 30 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Team Uniqa - ELK 31 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 32 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 33 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 34 Rosane Kirk (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 35 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Cervelo Testteam 36 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam 37 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 38 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 39 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 40 Anne Karin (Swe) Fenixs 41 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Team Uniqa - ELK 42 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team Columbia-Highroad Women 43 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi 44 Lea Davison (USA) US National Team 45 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Bigla Cycling Team 46 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago 47 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 48 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia-Highroad Women 49 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 50 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Selle Italia Ghezzi 51 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Selle Italia Ghezzi 52 Petra Dijkman (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team 53 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Testteam DNF Nicole Cooke (GBr) Vision 1 Racing DNF Katherine Bates (Aus) Team Columbia-Highroad Women DNF Marlen Johrend (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung DNF Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team DNF Karin Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team DNF Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi DNF Marina Romoli (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi DNF Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago DNF Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago DNF Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint DNF Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint DNF Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Red Sun Cycling Team DNF Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team DNF Laure Werner (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team DNF Iturriagaechevarria Eneritz Mazaga DNF Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi DNF Debby Van den Berg (Ned) Vision 1 Racing DNF Gabriella Day (GBr) Vision 1 Racing DNF Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) Vision 1 Racing DNF Elise Depoorter (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam DNF Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam DNF Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam DNF Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Team Dila' Kuota DNF Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Dila' Kuota DNF Saneila Biagi (Ita) Team Dila' Kuota DNF Francesca Faustini (Ita) Team Dila' Kuota DNF Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Team Dila' Kuota DNF Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo DNF Egle Zablockyte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo DNF Clemilda Fernandes (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo DNF Venia Fernandes (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo DNF Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo DNF Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs DNF Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Fenixs DNF Catherine Williamson (GBr) Fenixs DNF Nadejda Vlasova (Rus) Fenixs DNF Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Flavia Oliveira (USA) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Carmen Mc Nellis (USA) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Carly Hibberd (Aus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Bernadette Schober (Aut) Team Uniqa - ELK DNF Manuela Grunzweil (Aut) Team Uniqa - ELK DNF Stefanie Degle (Ger) Team Uniqa - ELK DNF Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line DNF Chiara Rozzini (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line DNF Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line DNF Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line DNF Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line DNF Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line DNF Hanna Amend (Ger) German National Team DNF Virginia Hennig (Ger) German National Team DNF Jana Schemmer (Ger) German National Team DNF Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) German National Team DNF Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team DNF Adrie Visser (Ned) Netherlands National Team DNF Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Leontien.nl DNF Ally Stacher (USA) US National Team DNF Jessica Phillips (USA) US National Team DNF Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) French National Team DNF Béatrice Thomas (Fra) French National Team DNF Melanie Bravard (Fra) French National Team DNF Audrey Cordon (Fra) French National Team DNF Sophie Creux (Fra) French National Team DNF Ine Beyen (Bel) Belgian National Team DNF Sjoukje Dufoer (Bel) Belgian National Team DNF Maaike Polspoel (Bel) Belgian National Team DNF Tine Ghyselinck (Bel) Belgian National Team DNF Loes Sels (Bel) Belgian National Team DNF Katrien Van Looy (Bel) Belgian National Team DNF Polona Batagelj (Slo) Slovenian National Team DNF Ziva Verbic (Slo) Slovenian National Team DNF Andreja Godec (Slo) Slovenian National Team DNF Tjasa Rutar (Slo) Slovenian National Team DNF Alenka Novak (Slo) Slovenian National Team DNF Ajda Opeka (Slo) Slovenian National Team DNF Monika Kiraly (Hun) Hungarian National Team DNF Anita Kenyo (Hun) Hungarian National Team DNF Simon Veronika Katonane (Hun) Hungarian National Team DNF Sara Vidakovich (Hun) Hungarian National Team DNF Adrienn Gyurjan (Hun) Hungarian National Team
