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Giro della Toscane Femminile - 2.9.1
Italy, September 17-22, 2002
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Stage 1 - September 18: Vecchiano - Altopascio, 122.9km
Ljungskog increases her grip
Courtesy of James Victor, Australian Team manager
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Prologue winner Susanne Ljungskog also won today's opening road stage in the Giro Toscana Femminile from Vecchiano to Altopascio over 123 km. Ljungskog, riding for Aliverti Kookai, beat Zinaida Stahurskaia (USC Chirio) and Nicole Brandli (Acca Due O) in a sprint of five, gaining a minute on the rest of the peloton.
Marcia Eicher (Swiss National team) was the main protagonist in the stage, gaining a solid minute gap alone after 30km in front approaching the only climb of the day at mid-stage. She was caught at the top by Zinaida Stahurskaya (USCI Chirio), Svetlana Boubnenkova (Edil Savino), defending 2001 champion Nicole Brandli (Acca Due O Lorena) and current tour leader Susanne Ljungskog (Aliverti Kookai).
This group of 5 put in a lot of work to keep the large chasing bunch at bay, and ultimately remained clear to finish.
The determined chase over the final 50 km came from teams ITERA, Deia Pragma-Colnago, Farm Frites and the German national team, all looking to keep their climbers in overall contention, going into to tomorrow's important mountain top finish to Volterra.
Ljungskog won the sprint of the breakaways, while Sara Felloni (Edil Savino) won the large bunch sprint, at 1'05.
Images by James Victor/A.I.S.
- Alison Wright and Emma James (A.I.S. Australia) at the daily teams presentation
- Breakaway group with 10km remaining (R-L) Brandli, Stahurskaia, Boubnenkova, Eicher, Ljungskog (Pink leaders jersey)
- Sara Carrigan on the podium to receive the jersey for the young rider's classification
Results
1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti Kookai Imm Loca Atet 2.58.39 2 Zinaide Stahurskaya (Blr) Chirio 3 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 4 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino 5 Marcia Eicher (Swi) Switzerland 0.03 6 Sara Felloni (Ita) Edilsavino 1.05 7 Katia Longhin (Ita) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 8 Joulia Martisova (Rus) Itera 9 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Germany 10 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Powerplate - Bik 11 Anita Valen (Nor) Norway 12 Alessandra D'Ettore (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 13 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Fanini La Torresystem Data 14 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 15 Alison Wright (Aus) Australia 16 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 17 Vera Carrara (Ita) Itera 18 Rosa Bravo Soba (Spa) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 19 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 20 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Germany 21 Shani Block (Isr) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 22 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Konica - Charly 23 Annette Beutler (Swi) Switzerland 24 Mari Holden (USA) M E H Figurella 25 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 26 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Great Britain/Lithuania 27 Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) Poland 28 Irene Hostettler (Swi) Switzerland 29 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 30 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Itera 31 Sarh Grab (Swi) Switzerland 32 Liane Bahier (Ger) Euregio Egrensis 33 Denise Baumann (Swi) Switzerland 34 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) M E H Figurella 35 Penny Edwards (GBr) Great Britain/Lithuania 36 Iryna Simonova (Ukr) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 37 Monica Valen (Nor) Norway 38 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera 39 Solrun Flatas (Nor) Norway 40 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Powerplate - Bik 41 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino 42 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 43 Svetlana Semchuk (Ukr) Ukraine/Sweden 44 Rachel Heal (GBr) Great Britain/Lithuania 45 Helga M. Faccin (Ita) Chirio 46 Tatiana Andrjscenko (Ukr) Chirio 47 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australia 48 Frances Newstead (GBr) Great Britain/Lithuania 49 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 50 Julie Pekarkova (Cze) Konica - Charly 51 Barbara Heeb (Swi) Chirio 52 Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor) Norway 53 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Farm Frites Hartol 54 Lisbnet Simper (Den) Michela Fanini Record Rox 55 Sara Waller (GBr) Great Britain/Lithuania 56 Vibe Janne Kolding (Den) Denmark 57 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 58 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Australia 59 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edilsavino 60 kim Shirley (Aus) Itera 61 Silvia Parietti (Ita) M E H Figurella 62 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Germany 63 Jorunn Kvale (Nor) Norway 64 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Farm Frites Hartol 65 Esther Vanderhelm (Ned) Powerplate - Bik 66 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australia 67 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 68 Sissy Van Ale Beek (Ned) Farm Frites Hartol 69 Nicole Cook (GBr) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 70 Asa Hagberg (Swe) Ukraine/Sweden 71 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) Ukraine/Sweden 72 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox 73 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino 74 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Powerplate - Bik 75 Theresa Senff (Ger) Euregio Egrensis 76 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Itera 77 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Aliverti Kookai Imm Loca Atet 78 Indre Januleviciute (Ltu) Great Britain/Lithuania 79 Tina Liebig (Ger) Euregio Egrensis 80 Nataliya Kachalca (Ukr) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 81 Daniela Veronesi (RSM) Edilsavino 82 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino 83 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Chirio 84 Barbara Lancioni (Ita) Itera 85 Alexandra Mohles (Ger) Powerplate - Bik 86 Jenny Algelid (Swe) Germany 87 Kirsty Niccle Robb (NZl) Farm Frites Hartol 88 Anna Skawinska (Pol) Poland 89 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Powerplate - Bik 90 Cornelia Cyrus (Ger) Germany 10.07 91 Anna Sipurzynska (Pol) Poland 92 Valentina Alessio (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 93 Karin Wieser (Aut) Konica - Charly 94 Luise Keller (Ger) Germany 95 Yelizaveta Bochkarova (Ukr) Ukraine/Sweden 96 Alexandra Born (Swi) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 97 Kettij Manfrin (Ita) Powerplate - Bik 98 Valeria R. Pintos (Arg) Chirio 99 Monika Tyburska (Pol) Poland 100 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Fanini La Torresystem Data 101 Vilija Purlyte (Ltu) M E H Figurella 102 Kateryna Burova (Ukr) Ukraine/Sweden 103 Camilla Larsson (Swe) Ukraine/Sweden 104 Daniela Porta (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 105 Alessia Quarta (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 106 Maura Cammattari (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 107 Bogunila Matusiak (Pol) Poland 108 Ita Kryganovskaya (Rus) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 109 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Loca Atet 110 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Loca Atet 111 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Germany 112 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Switzerland 113 Sari Saarelainen (Fin) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 114 Lucille Hunkeler (Ita) Chirio 115 Lotte Schmidt (Den) Denmark 116 Stefania Martucci (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 117 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Powerplate - Bik 118 Martina Corazza (Ita) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 119 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 120 Franziska Rippin (Ger) Euregio Egrensis 121 Emma James (Aus) Australia 122 Anna Ramirez Bauxell (Spa) Aliverti Kookai Imm Loca Atet 123 Naiara Telletxea Lopez (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 124 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 125 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 126 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 127 Claudia Marietta (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 128 Yrina Chpileva (Ukr) Ukraine/Sweden 14.54 129 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Konica - Charly 130 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) Great Britain/Lithuania 131 Vania Rossi (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 132 Christine Steinwender (Aut) Konica - Charly 133 Elena Marcelli (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 134 Maja Admsen (Den) Denmark 135 Sabrina Bonoso (Ita) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 136 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Norway 137 Ylenia Lazzaro (Ita) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 138 Sonia Rocca (Ita) Edilsavino 139 Maitane Telletxea Lopez (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 140 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Farm Frites Hartol 141 Elisa Tamanini (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 142 Lisa Lackner (Aut) Konica - Charly 34.56 143 Paulina Fiuk (Pol) Poland 144 Monika Krawczyk (Pol) Poland 145 Lise Horslund Christensen (Den) Denmark 146 Jane Knetzsch (Ger) Euregio Egrensis 147 Laura Pinaneschi (Ita) Fanini La Torresystem Data 148 Christine Schallert (Ger) Euregio Egrensis 149 Ziortza Jauregui Del Campo (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 150 Alessandra Rosta (Ita) Fanini La Torresystem Data 151 Elisa Maggini (Ita) Fanini La Torresystem Data 152 Marzia Scali (Ita) M E H Figurella 153 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 154 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Itera 155 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Poland 156 Fernandes Silvia Jamildes (Bra) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 157 Maria Mercedes Cagigas Anedo (Spa) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 158 Samanta Profumo (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 159 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling DSQ Lavinia Tofanelli (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Loca Atet DNF Francesca Lotti (Ita) Fanini La Torresystem Data DNF Greta Zocca (Ita) M E H Figurella DNF Elena Barbagli (Ita) M E H Figurella DNF Emma Johansson (Swe) Ukraine/Sweden DNF Ane Sefland-Dyhr (Den) Denmark DNF Mette Andersen (Den) Denmark DNF Marika Murer (Swi) Switzerland DNF Naomi Williams (Aus) Australia DNF Lore Txurruka Ansola (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa DNS Melanie Sears (GBr) Great Britain/Lithuania General classification after stage 1 1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Aliverti Kookai Imm Loca Atet 3.02.15 2 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 0.16 3 Zinaide Stahurskaya (Blr) Chirio 0.19 4 Marcia Eicher (Swi) Switzerland 0.26 5 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Edilsavino 0.29 6 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Farm Frites Hartol 1.19 7 Tatiana Stiajkina (Ukr) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 1.21 8 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australia 1.25 9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Germany 1.26 10 Vera Carrara (Ita) Itera 1.28 11 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Australia 12 Sara Felloni (Ita) Edilsavino 13 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Powerplate - Bik 1.29 14 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Fanini La Torresystem Data 15 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 16 Anita Valen (Nor) Norway 17 Anna Skawinska (Pol) Poland 18 Zoulfia Zabirova (Rus) Chirio 1.30 19 Simona Parente (Ita) Edilsavino 20 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Farm Frites Hartol 1.31 21 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Edilsavino 1.32 22 Annette Beutler (Swi) Switzerland 23 Irene Puccioni (Ita) Edilsavino 1.33 24 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) M E H Figurella 1.34 25 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Konica - Charly 26 Iryna Chuzhynova (Ukr) Edilsavino 27 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Aliverti Kookai Imm Loca Atet 1.35 28 Nicole Cook (GBr) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 1.36 29 Daniela Veronesi (RSM) Edilsavino 1.37 30 Theresa Senff (Ger) Euregio Egrensis 31 Rosa Bravo Soba (Spa) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 1.38 32 Solrun Flatas (Nor) Norway 33 Monica Valen (Nor) Norway 34 Mari Holden (USA) M E H Figurella 35 Vibe Janne Kolding (Den) Denmark 1.39 36 Sarh Grab (Swi) Switzerland 37 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera 38 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Germany 1.40 39 Frances Newstead (GBr) Great Britain/Lithuania 40 Katia Longhin (Ita) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 41 Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor) Norway 42 Kirsty Niccle Robb (NZl) Farm Frites Hartol 1.41 43 Tina Liebig (Ger) Euregio Egrensis 44 Joulia Martisova (Rus) Itera 45 Jorunn Kvale (Nor) Norway 46 Liane Bahier (Ger) Euregio Egrensis 47 Iryna Simonova (Ukr) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 1.42 48 Silvia Parietti (Ita) M E H Figurella 49 Sissy Van Ale Beek (Ned) Farm Frites Hartol 50 Jenny Algelid (Swe) Germany 1.43 51 Barbara Lancioni (Ita) Itera 52 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 1.44 53 Tatiana Andrjscenko (Ukr) Chirio 54 Barbara Cazzaniga (Ita) Itera 55 Irene Hostettler (Swi) Switzerland 1.45 56 Svetlana Semchuk (Ukr) Ukraine/Sweden 57 Penny Edwards (GBr) Great Britain/Lithuania 1.46 58 Rachel Heal (GBr) Great Britain/Lithuania 59 Helga M. Faccin (Ita) Chirio 1.47 60 Barbara Heeb (Swi) Chirio 61 Sara Waller (GBr) Great Britain/Lithuania 62 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Great Britain/Lithuania 63 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 1.48 64 Asa Hagberg (Swe) Ukraine/Sweden 1.50 65 Esther Vanderhelm (Ned) Powerplate - Bik 66 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 67 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Germany 1.51 68 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 69 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena 1.52 70 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Powerplate - Bik 1.53 71 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Powerplate - Bik 72 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Itera 1.54 73 Letizia Giardinelli (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 74 Alessandra D'Ettore (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.D 75 Alison Wright (Aus) Australia 1.55 76 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Powerplate - Bik 1.56 77 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Australia 78 Denise Baumann (Swi) Switzerland 79 Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) Poland 1.57 80 Indre Januleviciute (Ltu) Great Britain/Lithuania 81 kim Shirley (Aus) Itera 82 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 1.59 83 Nataliya Kachalca (Ukr) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 2.00 84 Lisbnet Simper (Den) Michela Fanini Record Rox 85 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Michela Fanini Record Rox 86 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) Ukraine/Sweden 2.06 87 Alexandra Mohles (Ger) Powerplate - Bik 88 Shani Block (Isr) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 89 Julie Pekarkova (Cze) Konica - Charly 2.07 90 Bogunila Matusiak (Pol) Poland 10.39 91 Daniela Porta (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 10.42 92 Anna Ramirez Bauxell (Spa) Aliverti Kookai Imm Loca Atet 10.43 93 Giovanna Troldi (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Loca Atet 10.44 94 Francesca Castrucci (Ita) Aliverti Kookai Imm Loca Atet 95 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 10.45 96 Anna Sipurzynska (Pol) Poland 10.46 97 Lucille Hunkeler (Ita) Chirio 98 Monika Tyburska (Pol) Poland 99 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Fanini La Torresystem Data 100 Emma James (Aus) Australia 101 Martina Corazza (Ita) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 10.47 102 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Switzerland 103 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Germany 10.48 104 Franziska Rippin (Ger) Euregio Egrensis 10.49 105 Sari Saarelainen (Fin) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 106 Monica Ceccon (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 10.52 107 Cornelia Cyrus (Ger) Germany 10.54 108 Ita Kryganovskaya (Rus) Mista 1 Deia Pragma Raschiani 109 Lotte Schmidt (Den) Denmark 10.55 110 Karin Wieser (Aut) Konica - Charly 10.56 111 Alexandra Born (Swi) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 112 Montserrat Alonso Bernal (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 10.57 113 Luise Keller (Ger) Germany 114 Kettij Manfrin (Ita) Powerplate - Bik 10.58 115 Camilla Larsson (Swe) Ukraine/Sweden 10.59 116 Naiara Telletxea Lopez (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 11.01 117 Kateryna Burova (Ukr) Ukraine/Sweden 11.03 118 Alessia Quarta (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 11.04 119 Vilija Purlyte (Ltu) M E H Figurella 11.05 120 Yelizaveta Bochkarova (Ukr) Ukraine/Sweden 121 Valentina Alessio (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 11.06 122 Valeria R. Pintos (Arg) Chirio 123 Agurtzane Elorriaga Derteano (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 11.14 124 Claudia Marietta (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 11.17 125 Maura Cammattari (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Den 11.20 126 Stefania Martucci (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 13.27 127 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Powerplate - Bik 14.34 128 Vania Rossi (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 15.22 129 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Farm Frites Hartol 15.24 130 Sonia Rocca (Ita) Edilsavino 15.26 131 Elisa Tamanini (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Denti 15.29 132 Sabrina Bonoso (Ita) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 15.34 133 Yrina Chpileva (Ukr) Ukraine/Sweden 15.38 134 Wenche Stensvold (Nor) Norway 15.42 135 Diana Elmentaite (Ltu) Great Britain/Lithuania 15.45 136 Ylenia Lazzaro (Ita) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 15.46 137 Christine Steinwender (Aut) Konica - Charly 15.49 138 Maja Admsen (Den) Denmark 15.52 139 Elena Marcelli (Ita) Michela Fanini Record Rox 140 Maitane Telletxea Lopez (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 15.54 141 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Konica - Charly 16.33 142 Paulina Fiuk (Pol) Poland 35.28 143 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Poland 35.34 144 Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 35.36 145 Jane Knetzsch (Ger) Euregio Egrensis 35.38 146 Fernandes Silvia Jamildes (Bra) Acca Due O Pasta Zara Loren 35.39 147 Monika Krawczyk (Pol) Poland 35.41 148 Maria Mercedes Cagigas Anedo (Spa) K2 Sasch Kulmine Cycling 35.44 149 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Itera 35.45 150 Iosune Murillo Elkano (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 35.50 151 Christine Schallert (Ger) Euregio Egrensis 35.52 152 Lise Horslund Christensen (Den) Denmark 35.54 153 Alessandra Rosta (Ita) Fanini La Torresystem Data 35.56 154 Ziortza Jauregui Del Campo (Spa) Sabeco - Duranguesa 155 Elisa Maggini (Ita) Fanini La Torresystem Data 35.57 156 Marzia Scali (Ita) M E H Figurella 35.59 157 Laura Pinaneschi (Ita) Fanini La Torresystem Data 36.05 158 Lisa Lackner (Aut) Konica - Charly 36.10 159 Samanta Profumo (Ita) Liguria Sport Mob. Casaccia Cicl.Dent 36.16
