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Gracia Cez - Ede - 2.9.1

Czech Republic, May 2-5, 2002

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Stage 5 - May 5: Orlova - Orlova, 85 km

Rachael Heal wins final stage as Neben claims overall

By Greg Boorer/Equipe Nürnberger
The final podium
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The fifth and final stage of the 2002 edition of the gruelling 460km Grazia Ede-Cez tour was won by British National team rider Rachael Heal from her all day long break-away partner Jenny Algelid-Bengston of Equipe Nürnberger.

The stage was contested around five laps of a technical, hilly, 16km circuit which encouraged aggressive racing. The stage didn't disappoint! Constant attacks from the start resulted in a furious pace and enabled Heal and Algelid to forge a small gap at the 15km mark. As soon as their gap was established the strong Nürnberger-Versicherungsgruppe squad and the British National team shut the race down from behind, controlling any attacks. The break suited all the GC contenders and the US National team of tour leader, Amber Neben, were content to keep the duo's gap at a non threatening distance. The Swiss National team and local hero, Lada Kozlikova, tried valiantly to bridge across, but nothing was moving without a Nürnberger or British "policeman".

After 70km in the lead, the race came down to a sprint between the two which was evenly contested with Heal winning by the width of a tyre. A disappointed runner up, Algelid, capped off a brilliant return to form by reinforcing her top ten position on the general classification.

The top places on the general classification remained the same with former runner and mountain bike pro, Amber Neben, winning her first ever UCI stage race from a positive Hanka Kupfernagel. Equipe Nürnberger's leader, Kupfernagel, is currently enjoying somewhat of a renaissance after a poor season last year plagued by team problems. She managed to remain positive even after coming second in a race she dearly wanted to win, "Last year I was 40th or something on GC, so 2nd is not bad. I will have a couple of days of rest and then I will focus on my next goal which is Tour de l'Aude".

Rounding out the podium was consistent Swiss rider Priska Doppmann.

Results

1 Rachel Heal (GBr)                              2.09.41
2 Je Algelidbengtsson (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger
3 Petra Rossner (Ger) Mixed Team GBR-Saturn         0.44
4 Nicole Freedman (USA) GS Liguria Ita-USA          0.47
5 Priska Doppmann (Swi)
6 Modes Vzesniauskaite (Ltu)
7 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger
8 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Unin Charly Lietzsport
9 Rikkesandhoj Olsen (Den)
10 Iryna Simonova (Ukr)
11 Vibe Jane Kulding (Den)
12 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Mixed Team GBr-Saturn
13 Monika Tyburska (Pol) Bonda Lukowski
14 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Powerplate-Bik
15 Annette Beutler (Swi)
16 Lisbeth Simper (Den)
17 Areke Hassink (Ned)
18 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger
19 Indre Janulevciute (Ltu)
20 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Bonda Lukowski
21 Julie Pekarkova (Cze) Konica CZ
22 Pavla Havlikova (Cze)
23 Lada Kozlikova(Cze)
24 Amber Neben (USA) Canondale USA
25 Charlotte Becker (Ger)
26 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr)
27 Ita Kryganovskaya (Rus)
28 Simone Trafelet (Swi)
29 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Euregio Egrensis Ger
30 Claudia Stumpf (Ger)                             0.56
31 Tetya Andrushchenko (Ukr)                        1.07
32 Susan Carter (GBr)
33 Corine Hierckkens (Bel) Powerplate-Bik
34 Elizabeth Begosh (USA) GS Liguria Ita-USA
35 Lotte Schidt (Den)
36 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Equipe Nurnberger
37 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Canondale USA
38 Mari Holden (USA)
39 Carolin Hildebrant (Ger) Team Red Bull Ger
40 Petitpierre Alexandrine (Swi) Team Next 125
41 Sharon Van Essen (Ned)
42 Karin Wieser (Aut) Unin Charly Lietzsport
43 Mette Fische Andreasen (Den)
44 Diana Rast (Swi) Pro VA Lady's Team              1.14
45 Mette Andersen (Den)
46 Lara Ruthven (USA) Canondale USA
47 Karin Thurig (Swi)
48 Andrea Graus (Aut) LRV Steiermark
49 Anna Sipurzynska (Pol) Bonda Lukowski
50 Petitpierre Alexandrine (Swi) Team Next 125
 
Teams
 
1 Equipe Nurnberger
2 Danish National Team
3 Switzerland National Team
4 Mixed Team Colnago
5 Great Britain
6 Lithuainian National Team
7 Bonda Lukowski
8 Canondale USA
9 German National Team
10 Mixed Team GBr-Saturn
11 Netherlands National Team
12 Powerplate-Bik
13 Team Next 125
14 Pro VA Lady's Team
15 GS Liguria Ita-USA
16 Euregio Egrensis Ger
17 Czech Republic National Team
18 Unin Charly Lietzsport
19 Team Red Bull Ger
20 Konica CZ
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1 - 33km
 
1 J Algelidhengtsson (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger  3
2 Rachel Heal (GBr)                           2
3 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger   1
 
Sprint 2 - 66km
 
1 J Algelidhengtsson (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger  3
2 Rachel Heal (GBr)                           2
3 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger   1
 
Final general classification
 
1 Amber Neben (USA) Canondale USA               11.21.29
2 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger         2.09
3 Priska Doppmann (Swi)                             2.21
4 Caroline Alexander (GBr) Mixed Team GBr-Saturn    6.34
5 Je Algelidbengtsson (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger       6.59
6 Lada Kozlikova(Cze)                               7.00
7 Karin Thurig (Swi)                                7.19
8 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger          7.55
9 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Bonda Lukowski            8.45
10 Iryna Simonova (Ukr)                             8.57
11 Vibe Jane Kulding (Den)                          9.41
12 Modes Vzesniauskaite (Ltu)                       9.53
13 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Canondale USA           10.02
14 Tetya Andrushchenko (Ukr)                       11.30
15 Lisbeth Simper (Den)                            11.56
16 Rachel Heal (GBr)                               12.23
17 Mari Holden (USA)                               12.24
18 Corine Hierckkens (Bel) Powerplate-Bik          12.41
19 Nataliya Kachalka (Ukr)                         12.56
20 Julie Pekarkova (Cze) Konica CZ                 12.58
21 Lara Ruthven (USA) Canondale USA                13.35
22 Theresa Senff (Ger) Euregio Egrensis            13.42
23 Dorothy Cowden (USA) Canondale USA              14.54
24 Nicole Freedman (USA) GS Liguria Ita-USA        15.18
25 Areke Hassink (Ned)                             15.21
26 Irene Hostettler (Swi) Team Next 125            15.30
27 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Unin Charly Lietzsport    16.41
28 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Euregio Egrensis Ger     16.42
29 Charlotte Becker (Ger)                          16.54
30 Annette Beutler (Swi)                           16.58
31 Doris Posch (Aut) Pro VA Lady's Team            17.37
32 Claudia Stumpf (Ger)                            18.08
33 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Equipe Nurnberger         18.42
34 Pavla Havlikova (Cze)                           18.51
35 Monika Tyburska (Pol) Bonda Lukowski            19.24
36 Alexandra Bahler (Swi) Pro VA Lady's Team       19.33
37 Minke Van Dongen (Ned)                          19.56
38 Elizabeth Begosh (USA) GS Liguria Ita-USA       19.57
39 Indre Janulevciute (Ltu)                        19.59
40 Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger        20.13
41 Krystyna Kras (USA) GS Liguria Ita-USA          21.02
42 Carolin Hildebrant (Ger) Team Red Bull Ger      21.13
43 Marion Brauen (Swi) Team Next 125               21.51
44 Rikkesandhoj Olsen (Den)                        22.01
45 Petitpierre Alexandrine (Swi) Team Next 125     22.10
46 Mette Andersen (Den)                            22.46
47 Pavla Novakova (Cze) Konica CZ                  22.48
48 Emma Davies (GBr)                               22.51
49 Jaccolien JE Wallaard (Ned)                     23.09
50 Ita Kryganovskaya (Rus)                         23.16
51 Luise Keller (Ger)                              23.40
52 Mirjam Senn (Swi) Team Next 125                 24.01
53 Alexandra Born (Swi) Pro VA Lady's Team         24.32
54 Andrea Graus (Aut) LRV Steiermark               26.00
55 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Powerplate-Bik        26.16
56 Simone Trafelet (Swi)                           26.53
57 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Bonda Lukowski            27.56
58 Jane (Knietzsch (Ger)                           28.05
59 Franza Rippin (Ger) Euregio Egrensis Ger        28.56
60 Mette Fische Andreasen (Den)                    29.08
61 Yvonne Brunen (Ned) Powerplate-Bik              29.50
62 Susan Carter (GBr)                              29.51
63 Alexandra Noles (Ned) Powerplate-Bik            30.10
64 Petra Rossner (Ger) Mixed Team GBR-Saturn       30.24
65 Sharon Van Essen (Ned)                          30.32
66 Lotte Schidt (Den)                              32.32
67 Laura Lange (Ger) Euregio Egrensis Ger          34.33
68 Bettina Schoke (Ger) Team Red Bull Ger          35.31
69 Ester Van Der Helm (Ned)                        35.46
70 Patricia Choo (USA) Canondale USA               37.04
71 Katja Polzin (Ger)                              38.54
72 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu)                          41.57
73 Anna Sipurzynska (Pol) Bonda Lukowski           43.22
74 Diana Rast (Swi) Pro VA Lady's Team             44.47
75 Maria Taubert (Ger) Team Red Bull Ger           48.20
76 Marion Gufler (Ita) Pro VA Lady's Team          51.44
77 Justina Dieninyte (Ltu)                         53.21
78 Joanne Cavill (GBr) Mixed Team GBr-Saturn       54.23
79 Kerstin Forstner (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger        56.41
80 Lenka Valova (Cze)                              56.45
81 Andrea Knecht (Swi)                             56.54
82 Karin Wieser (Aut) Unin Charly Lietzsport     1.01.31
83 Lisa Lackner (Aut) Unin Charly Lietzsport     1.01.34
84 Bernadet Schober (Aut) LRV Stwiwrmark         1.01.44
85 Victoria Wilkinson (GBr) Mixed Team GBr-Satur 1.05.24
86 Elke Gebhardt (Ger)                           1.07.33
87 Martina Nothiger (Swi) Team Next 125          1.08.39
88 Christine Schallert (Ger) Euregio Egrensis Ge 1.20.20
89 Petra Pilz (Aut) Unin Charly Lietzsport       1.25.17
90 Sona Rysankova (Cze)                          1.37.54
91 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Konica CZ             1.42.49
92 Nathalic Visser (Ned) Powerplate-Bik          1.48.52
93 Jirina Frantikova (Cze)                       1.54.53
 
Teams Classification
 
1 Equipe Nurnberger                             34.21.55
2 Canondale USA                                     5.12
3 Switzerland National Team                         9.27
4 Mixed Team Colnago                               15.38
5 Danish National Team                             26.10
6 Bonda Lukowski                                   38.41
7 GS Liguria Ita-USA                               38.49
8 Netherlands National Team                        40.58
9 German National Team                             41.14
10 Euregio Egrensis Ger                            41.52
11 Team Next 125                                   42.03
12 Pro VA Lady's Team                              44.14      
13 Great Britain Nation Team                       47.51
14 Powerplate - Bik                                51.19 
15 Lithuainian National Team                       54.21
16 Czech Republic National Team                  1.05.08
17 Mixed Team GBr-Saturn                         1.14.14
18 Team Red Bull Ger                             1.27.36                   
19 Konica CZ                                     2.01.07        
20 Unin Charly Lietzsport                        2.02.18
 
Sprint Classification
 
Priska Doppmann (Swi)                                 80
Petra Rossner (Ger) Mixed Team GBR-Saturn             66
Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger             63
Amber Neben (USA) Canondale USA                       46
Je Algelidbengtsson (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger           32
Modes Vzesniauskaite (Ltu)							
Caroline Alexander (GBr) Mixed Team GBr-Saturn        30
Iryna Simonova (Ukr)                                  27
Rachel Heal (GBr)                                     25
Lada Kozlikova(Cze)                                   22
 
Mountains Classification
 	
Amber Neben (USA) Canondale USA                       26
Caroline Alexander (GBr) Mixed Team GBr-Saturn        24
Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger             23
Karin Thurig (Swi)                                    22
Mari Holden (USA)                                     14
Priska Doppmann (Swi)                                 12
Petra Rossner (Ger) Mixed Team GBR-Saturn              5
Je Algelidbengtsson (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger            4
Lada Kozlikova(Cze)                                    3
Corine Hierckkens (Bel) Powerplate-Bik                 2