13th Giro d'Italia Femminile - NE

Italy, July 5-14, 2002

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Stage 9 - July 14: Solbiate Olona-Gorla Minore, 87.7 km

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Images by Walter Brambilla/www.laborraccia.it

Stage 9 - July 14: Solbiate Olona-Gorla Minore, 87.7 km

The Beltman sisters could easily pull off a double act
The peloton passes through the streets of Gorla Minore for the final time
The peloton speeds through the streets of Gorla Minore
Olga Slyousareva (Itera Team) attempts to bridge the gap to breakaway rider Fatima Blazquez-Lozano, but to no avail
Fatima Blazquez-Lozano (Real Federacion Espanola) crosses the line victorious
Fatima Blazquez-Lozano (Real Federacion Espanola) noticeably exhausted after winning the final stage to Gorla Minore
The final podium - Svetlana Boubnenkova (Team Aliverti Kookai) wins the 13th Giro donne, ahead of Zinaida Stahurskaja (Chirio Forno d'Asolo, left) and Diana Ziliute (Acca Due O Pasta Zara, right)
Team Aliverti Kookai celebrates their win as Svetlana Boubnenkova wins the 13th Giro d'Italia Femminile
Sara Carrigan (Australian National Team) wins the overall in the young rider classification

Results

1 Fatima Blazquez-Lozano (Spa) Real Federacion Espanola  2.20.22 (37.616 km/h)
2 Olga Slyousareva (Rus) Itera Team                         0.16
3 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara
4 Zinaida Stahurskaja (Blr) U.S.C. Chirio Forno d´Asolo  
5 Regina Schleicher (Ger) SC Michela Fanini 
6 Iryna Simonova (Ukr) Team Raschiani Alfa Lum  
7 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Team Aliverti Kookai  
8 Iryna Chuzinova (Ukr) Team Raschiani Alfa Lum 
9 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) MeH Figurella  
10 Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) Power Plate Bik  

Final general classification

1 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Team Aliverti Kookai       23.00.00
2 Zinaida Stahurskaja (Blr) Chirio Forno d'Asolo            1.26
4 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara                 1.47
3 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) MeH Figurella                     1.49
5 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara            2.26
6 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara         3.43
7 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) U.S.C. Chirio Forno d'Asolo        3.48
8 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr) Deia Pragma Colnago               4.32
9 Rosalisa Lapomarda (Ita) Team 2002                        4.55
10 Joulia Martisova (Rus) Itera Team                        4.56