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18th Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin - 2.9.1
France, May 17-26, 2002
Stage 1 - May 17: Lézignan-Corbières - Lézignan-Corbières, 109 km
Ina Teutenberg wins first stage
Ina Teutenberg (Saturn) won the first stage and moved into the yellow jersey of the Tour de l'Aude, after a 109 kilometre journey starting and finishing in Lézignan-Corbières. Second place went to Russian Olga Zabelinskaia (Itera) and third to New Zealand's Kirsty Robb (Farm Frites Hartol).
The stage was held on a course with a lot of open fields that made the race very technical and dangerous because of the strong cross winds and narrow roads. Team riding was important and the field gradually began to splinter.
After the first mountain sprint at kilometre 30, on the descent of the Col D'Alaric, a group of 19 riders went away from the bunch. Within this group were all riders who would be in contention for the overall after the upcoming ten days of racing including Saturn's Judith Arndt and Ina Teutenberg, Susanne Lungskog (Vlaanderen), Heidi Van de Vijver, Hanka Kupfernagel (Nuremberg), Polkanova, the Polikeviciute twins (Acca Due O), Pucinskaite (Figurella), Zabelinskaia (Itera), Mirjam Melchers and Kirsty Robb (Farm Frites Hartol).
At 10 kilometres to go, Teutenberg seized an opportunity to counter attack a move, escaping with Russian Olga Zabelinskaia. Teutenberg handily beat Zabelinskaia for the win and the Yellow Jersey. Robb finished in third some 50 seconds back from Teutenberg.
Tomorrow's stage is a team time trial in the Gruissan. The stage will offer 10, 6 and 4 second bonus to the first three teams. These bonuses will count the individual GC, but the classification of this TTT will only count for the team GC.
Results
1 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 2.47.43 (38.815 km/h) 2 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Itera Team 0.02 3 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 0.50 4 Jenny Algelid Bengtsson (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung 0.51 5 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 1.26 6 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Power Plate - Bik 7 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim 8 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 9 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 10 Miho Oki (Jap) C.A. Mantes La Ville 11 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung 12 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera Team 13 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 14 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 15 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim 16 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team 17 Aline Camboulives (Fra) French National Team 18 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) French National Team 19 Leah Goldstein (Can) Canadian National Team 20 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Itera Team 7.47 21 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team 22 Christina Becker (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 23 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 24 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Itera Team 25 Mélanie Sears (GBr) British National Team 26 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 27 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team 28 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team 29 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Power Plate - Bik 30 Carlotte Becker (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 31 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team 32 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 33 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Petrogradets 34 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team 35 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Nurnberger Versicherung 36 Elsbeth Vink (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 37 Oenone Wood (Aus) Australian National Team 38 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) C.A. Mantes La Ville 39 Marcia Eicher Vouets (Swi) C.A. Mantes La Ville 40 Julie Pekarkova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team 41 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 42 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) French National Team 43 Laurence Restoin (Fra) French National Team 44 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Figurella Dream Team 45 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 46 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim 47 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 48 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Saturn Cycling Team 49 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Figurella Dream Team 50 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Figurella Dream Team 51 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 52 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National Team 53 Clarissa Breuer (Ger) German National Team 7.59 54 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 10.50 55 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Itera Team 56 Katia Polzin (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 57 Elena Beliaeva (Rus) Petrogradets 58 Pavla Havlikova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team 59 Anouska Van Der Zee (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 60 Erin Carter (Can) Canadian National Team 61 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Power Plate - Bik 62 Charlotte Hopkinson (GBr) British National Team 63 Emma Davies (GBr) British National Team 64 Katrin Beilharz (Ger) German National Team 65 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) C.A. Mantes La Ville 66 Sarah Symington (GBr) British National Team 67 Sara Waller (GBr) British National Team 68 Ketty Manfrin (Ned) Power Plate - Bik 69 Olga Khortova (Rus) Petrogradets 70 Rhonda Quick (USA) Figurella Dream Team 71 Zdenka Havlikova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team 72 Lenie Dijkstra (Ned) Power Plate - Bik 73 Naomi Williams (Aus) Australian National Team 74 Emma James (Aus) Australian National Team 75 Susan Carter (GBr) British National Team 76 Elisabeth Tadich (Aus) Australian National Team 77 Kim Shirley (Aus) Itera Team 78 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) C.A. Mantes La Ville 79 Sue Smith (Can) Canadian National Team 17.43 80 Sarah Duster (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 81 Doreen Weise (Ger) German National Team 82 Kristina Obrucova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team 83 Natalia Tretiakova (Rus) Petrogradets 84 Gina Grain (Can) Canadian National Team 85 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 86 Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim 87 Nicole Demars (Can) Canadian National Team 88 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 89 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Power Plate - Bik 90 Julita Papinigyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 22.12 91 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team 92 Elena Mikhailiouk (Rus) Petrogradets 93 Elena Novikova (Rus) Petrogradets 94 Sélina Elm (Can) Canadian National Team 95 Alberta Baiocchi (Ita) Figurella Dream Team 22.15 96 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim 22.17 97 Vanessa Guyton (NZl) Vlaanderen T Interim General classification after stage 1 1 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 2.47.31 2 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Itera Team 0.08 3 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 0.58 4 Jenny Algelid Bengtsson (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung 1.03 5 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 1.33 6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 1.34 7 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 1.37 8 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Power Plate - Bik 1.38 9 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim 10 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 11 Miho Oki (Jap) C.A. Mantes La Ville 12 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung 13 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera Team 14 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 15 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim 16 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team 17 Aline Camboulives (Fra) French National Team 18 Sandrine Marcuz (Fra) French National Team 19 Leah Goldstein (Can) Canadian National Team 20 Ioulia Martissova (Rus) Itera Team 7.59 21 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australian National Team 22 Christina Becker (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 23 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 24 Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Itera Team 25 Mélanie Sears (GBr) British National Team 26 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 27 Sonia Huguet (Fra) French National Team 28 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team 29 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Power Plate - Bik 30 Carlotte Becker (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 31 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team 32 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 33 Youlia Razenkova (Rus) Petrogradets 34 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team 35 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Nurnberger Versicherung 36 Elsbeth Vink (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 37 Oenone Wood (Aus) Australian National Team 38 Sandra Wampfler (Swi) C.A. Mantes La Ville 39 Marcia Eicher Vouets (Swi) C.A. Mantes La Ville 40 Julie Pekarkova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team 41 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 42 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) French National Team 43 Laurence Restoin (Fra) French National Team 44 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Figurella Dream Team 45 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 46 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim 47 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 48 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Saturn Cycling Team 49 Roberta Bonanomi (Ita) Figurella Dream Team 50 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Figurella Dream Team 51 Vera Hohlfeld (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 52 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National Team 53 Clarissa Breuer (Ger) German National Team 8.11 54 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 11.02 55 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Itera Team 56 Katia Polzin (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 57 Elena Beliaeva (Rus) Petrogradets 58 Pavla Havlikova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team 59 Anouska Van Der Zee (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 60 Erin Carter (Can) Canadian National Team 61 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Power Plate - Bik 62 Charlotte Hopkinson (GBr) British National Team 63 Emma Davies (GBr) British National Team 64 Katrin Beilharz (Ger) German National Team 65 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) C.A. Mantes La Ville 66 Sarah Symington (GBr) British National Team 67 Sara Waller (GBr) British National Team 68 Ketty Manfrin (Ned) Power Plate - Bik 69 Olga Khortova (Rus) Petrogradets 70 Rhonda Quick (USA) Figurella Dream Team 71 Zdenka Havlikova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team 72 Lenie Dijkstra (Ned) Power Plate - Bik 73 Naomi Williams (Aus) Australian National Team 74 Emma James (Aus) Australian National Team 75 Susan Carter (GBr) British National Team 76 Elisabeth Tadich (Aus) Australian National Team 77 Kim Shirley (Aus) Itera Team 78 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) C.A. Mantes La Ville 79 Sue Smith (Can) Canadian National Team 17.55 80 Sarah Duster (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 81 Doreen Weise (Ger) German National Team 82 Kristina Obrucova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team 83 Natalia Tretiakova (Rus) Petrogradets 84 Gina Grain (Can) Canadian National Team 85 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 86 Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim 87 Nicole Demars (Can) Canadian National Team 88 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 89 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Power Plate - Bik 90 Julita Papinigyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 22.24 91 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team 92 Elena Mikhailiouk (Rus) Petrogradets 93 Elena Novikova (Rus) Petrogradets 94 Sélina Elm (Can) Canadian National Team 95 Alberta Baiocchi (Ita) Figurella Dream Team 22.27 96 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim 22.29 97 Vanessa Guyton (NZl) Vlaanderen T Interim Points classification 1 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 25 pts 2 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Itera Team 20 3 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 16 4 Jenny Algelid Bengtsson (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung 14 5 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 12 6 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Power Plate - Bik 10 7 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim 9 8 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 8 9 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 7 10 Miho Oki (Jap) C.A. Mantes La Ville 6 11 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung 5 12 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera Team 4 13 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 3 14 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 2 15 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim 1 Mountains classification 1 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 13 pts 2 Aline Camboulives (Fra) French National Team 6 3 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team 4 4 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 4 5 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Itera Team 2 6 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera Team 2 Sprints classification 1 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 10 pts 2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 7 3 Sarah Symington (GBr) British National Team 5 4 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 3 5 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Itera Team 3 6 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 2 7 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera Team 1 8 Jenny Algelid Bengtsson (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung 1 9 Elena Beliaeva (Rus) Petrogradets 1 Espoirs classification 1 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Itera Team 2.47.39 2 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 3 Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team 4 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Power Plate - Bik 5 Carlotte Becker (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 6 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team 7 Oenone Wood (Aus) Australian National Team 8 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 9 Tina Liebig (Ger) German National Team 10 Clarissa Breuer (Ger) German National Team 11 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 12 Katia Polzin (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 13 Pavla Havlikova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team 14 Katrin Beilharz (Ger) German National Team 15 Ketty Manfrin (Ned) Power Plate - Bik 16 Zdenka Havlikova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team 17 Naomi Williams (Aus) Australian National Team 18 Sarah Duster (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 19 Doreen Weise (Ger) German National Team 20 Natalia Tretiakova (Rus) Petrogradets 21 Julita Papinigyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 22 Sélina Elm (Can) Canadian National Team Teams classification 1 Nurnberger Versicher 8.26.52 2 Saturn Cycling Team 5.30 3 Itera Team 5.32 4 Team Farm-Frites Hartol 6.20 5 Lithuania 6.56 6 France 7 Vlaanderen T Interim 8 C.A. Mantes La Ville 13.17 9 Figurella Dream Team 10 Power Plate - Bik 16.20 11 Francfurt/Oder-Red B 19.38 12 Germany 19.38 13 Czech Republic 22.41 14 Australia 15 British National Team 25.44 16 Petrogradets 17 Canada 26.16
