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Tour de Berne - CDM
Switzerland, May 10, 2009
Armstrong takes first career World Cup
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She already had an Olympic gold medal and a world championship to her name, but American Kristin Armstrong added a long-elusive World Cup win to her list of victories in the Tour de Berne in Switzerland on Sunday. The Cervelo TestTeam rider attacked on the final climb and escaped with only fellow Olympic gold medallist Marianne Vos in tow.
While Vos would normally be the favourite to win a two-up sprint in this pairing, Armstrong surprised the Dutch woman to take the victory in a photo finish. The American was thrilled to finally win a World Cup.
"Now I can scratch it off the list!" said Armstrong. "On the last climb I attacked together with Marianne Vos and we worked perfectly together," she explained. "In the last 200 metres she started to sprint to the finish and I came just off of her wheel and past her to take first at the finish line."
"Our team controlled the whole race today," said Sports Director, Manel Lacambra. "In the first two laps we rode a high speed with Emma Pooley on the hills making it hard for everyone else. In the third lap Claudia Häusler attacked and had a 30 km break. On the last hill Emma attacked, as did Armstrong, situating herself behind Marianne Vos' wheel.
"Both worked great together, normally Vos is faster in the sprint but Kristin kept the speed high and that made Vos tired. The whole team worked perfectly to cover Kristin's break. Emma won the mountain classification and Häusler was the most active rider, a perfect result in our home race!"
Vos was given a consolation prize in the World Cup leader's jersey, which she gained thanks to her countrywoman Andrea Bosman slipping to the line ahead of former series leader Emma Johannson (Red Sun).
Vos now leads the World Cup by a slim five points on the Swede. Armstrong moved into third in the classification.
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- The Tour de Berne podium (l-r) Marianne Vos (DSB Bank - LTO), Kirstin Armstrong Savola (Cervélo TestTeam) and Trixi Worrack (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung).
Results
1 Kirstin Armstrong Savola (USA) Cervélo TestTeam 3.30.19 (38.74 km/h) 2 Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank - LTO 3 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.47 4 Andrea Bosman (Ned) National Team Netherlands 5 Emma Johansson (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team 6 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 7 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 8 Linda Villumsen (Den) Team Columbia Highroad Women 9 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 10 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Vision 1 Racing 11 Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervélo TestTeam 12 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs 13 Yulia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago 14 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 15 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 16 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia Highroad Women 17 Edwige Pitel (Fra) National Team France 18 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam 19 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Bigla Cycling Team 20 Jeannie Longo (Fra) National Team France 21 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi 22 Julie Beveridge (Can) National Team Canada 23 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam 1.14 24 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 25 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 1.21 26 Christine Majerus (Lux) National Team Luxembourg 2.18 27 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia Highroad Women 4.36 28 Tina Liebig (Ger) DSB Bank - LTO 7.37 29 Bianca Purath (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 30 Joelle Numainville (Can) National Team Canada 11.34 31 Martine Bras (Ned) Selle Italia Ghezzi 32 Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team 33 Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) DSB Bank - LTO 34 Victoria Withelaw (Aus) Vision 1 Racing 35 Karin Aune (Swe) Fenixs 36 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint 37 Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vision 1 Racing 38 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Selle Italia Ghezzi 39 Carolyn Cartmill (Can) National Team Canada 40 Chantal Blaak (Ned) National Team Netherlands 41 Petra Dijkman (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team 42 Kaytee Boyd (NZl) Selle Italia Ghezzi 43 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 11.38 44 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago 45 Veronica Andréasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 46 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Team Cmax Dila' 47 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team 48 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago 49 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Selle Italia Ghezzi 50 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago 51 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila' HD Heather Logan (Can) National Team Canada HD Lien Lanssens (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam HD Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi HD Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) National Team France HD Fanny Riberot (Fra) National Team France HD Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo HD Flavia M. Olivira (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox HD Emma Silversides (GBr) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam HD Moriah Mc Gregor (Can) National Team Canada HD Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) National Team Austria HD Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team HD Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line HD Chiara Rozzini (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line HD Suzanne Van Veen (Ned) National Team Netherlands HD Virginia Hennig (Ger) National Team Germany HD Lucinda Brand (Ned) National Team Netherlands HD Laura Dittmann (Ger) National Team Germany HD Bernadette Schober (Aut) National Team Austria HD Monika Schachl (Aut) National Team Austria HD Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) National Team Germany HD Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox HD Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line HD Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila' HD Anne-Marie Schmitt (Lux) National Team Luxembourg HD Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) National Team Luxembourg HD Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung HD Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint HD Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam HD Mir Melchers-Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint HD Katherine Bates (Aus) Team Columbia Highroad Women HD Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) DSB Bank - LTO HD Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint HD Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi HD Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam HD Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Red Sun Cycling Team HD Saneila Biagi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila' HD Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs HD Corine Hierckens (Bel) Fenixs HD Debby Van Den Berg (Ned) Vision 1 Racing HD Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team Columbia Highroad Women HD Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung HD Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung DNF Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Columbia Highroad Women DNF Elke Gebhardt (Ger) DSB Bank - LTO DNF Angela Hennig (Ger) DSB Bank - LTO DNF Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team DNF Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team DNF Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team DNF Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago DNF Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago DNF Laure Werner (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team DNF Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi DNF Helen Wyman (GBr) Vision 1 Racing DNF Gabriella Day (GBr) Vision 1 Racing DNF Elise Depoorter (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam DNF Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam DNF Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila' DNF Elonora Spaliviero (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo DNF Egle Zablockyte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo DNF Daiwa Tuslaite (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo DNF Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo DNF Simon Frapporti (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo DNF Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs DNF Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs DNF Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Giulia Lazzernini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Alessia Quarta (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Eleonora Soldo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox DNF Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line DNF Stefanie Degle (Ger) National Team Germany DNF Franziska Merten (Ger) National Team Germany DNF Silke Schrattenecker (Aut) National Team Austria DNF Viktoria Berger (Aut) National Team Austria DNF Jenny Trew (Can) National Team Canada DNF Monique Ludovicy (Lux) National Team Luxembourg Climbs 1 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Testteam 13 pts 2 Kirstin Armstrong Savola (USA) Cervélo TestTeam 5 3 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Testteam 5 4 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4 5 Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank - LTO 3 6 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 3 7 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 2 8 Emma Johansson (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team 1 Intermediate Sprints 1 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6 pts 2 Kirstin Armstrong Savola (USA) Cervélo TestTeam 5 3 Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo Testteam 5 4 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 5 5 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 5 6 Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank - LTO 3 7 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Testteam 3 8 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1 9 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 1 10 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 1 11 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 1
