Gracia Orlova - 2.9.2

Czech Republic, May 1-4, 2003

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Stage 2 - May 1: Kuznia Raciborska ITT, 18 km

Neben takes over

By Jeff Jones
Defending champion Amber Neben (T-Mobile) has taken the lead in the Gracia Orlova tour after winning the stage 2 time trial in Kuznia Raciborska. Neben beat Swiss rider Nicole Brandli by 10 seconds, with Lada Kozlíková (Rostex-Quantum) finishing third. In winning the time trial, Neben also took over the general classification from Alison Wright, who finished 6th at 35 seconds down in the stage.
The second stage of the Gracia Orlova tour took place on Polish territory in Kuznia Raciborska. The course was an 18 kilometre out and back loop, with no climbs to speak of. The Nurnberger squad was looking for another good result after Rossner's success in the morning, but it was not to be. Their best rider was Judith Arndt, who finished 10th at 54 seconds down, much to the disappointment of team director Jens Zemke.
"They thought it would be better, so we are not happy with this," Zemke told Cyclingnews. "Last year we had three girls in the top 10. This year, only one."
The best team on the day was the USA T-Mobile team, which placed three riders in the top seven, including winner Amber Neben, fifth placed Kim Bruckner (at 25 seconds) and seventh placed Kristin Armstrong, no relation, (at 43 seconds).
Tomorrow's second stage is 102.6 kilometres from Detmarovice to Stramberk, and contains several tough climbs, which should split up the peloton.
Results

1 Amber Neben (USA) T-Mobile                                  25.46.17
2 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Swiss National Team                     0.10
3 Lada Kozlíková (Cze) Rostex-Quantum                          0.12
4 Elena Chalykh (Rus) Russian National Team                    0.24
5 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile                             0.25
6 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti                   0.35
7 Kristin Amstrong (USA) T-Mobile                              0.43
8 Olivia Jane Gollan (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti              0.45
9 Giovanni Troldi (Ita) Italian National Team                  0.46
10 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger                        0.54
11 Anke Wichmann (Ger) German National Team
12 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti
13 Christiane Soeder (Ger) Stuttgart
14 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Polish National Team
15 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis
16 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis
17 Mari Holden (USA) T-Mobile
18 Madeleine Lidberg (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger
19 Doris Posch (Aut) Austrian National Team
20 Christina Becker (Ger) German National Team
21 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger
22 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger
23 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger
24 Charlote Becker (Ger) German National Team
25 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team
26 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Russian National Team
27 Kim Anderson (USA) T-Mobile
28 Anna Zugno (Ita) Italian National Team
29 Barbara Heeb (Swi) Swiss National Team
30 Barbara Lancioni (Ita) Road Runner-Guerciotti
31 Natalija Bojarskaja (Rus) Profi team Baikal
32 Theresa Senff (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis
33 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Road Runner-Guerciotti
34 Anna Skawinska (Pol) Polish National Team
35 Stacey Peters (USA) T-Mobile
36 Julie Pekárková (Cze) Konica CZ
37 Trine Hansen (Den) Team Sats
38 Lusie Keller (Ger) German National Team
39 Andrea Graus (Aut) Austrian National Team
40 Susanne Beier (Ger) Stuttgart
41 Frances Newstead (GBr) British National Team
42 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Red Bull
43 Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Danish National Team
44 Vzesnia Uskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
45 Serena Cavincchi (Ita) Italian National Team
46 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Polish National Team
47 Svetlana Pauliukaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
48 Annette Beutler (Swi) Swiss National Team
49 Vibe Kolding (Den) Danish National Team
50 Maja Adamsen (Den) Danish National Team
51 Appollinaria Bakova (Rus) Russian National Team
52 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Italian National Team
53 Birgit Sollner (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger
54 Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) Polish National Team
55 Lenka Valová (Cze) Rostex-Quantum
56 Clarisa Breuer (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis
57 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Swiss National Team
58 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Italian National Team
59 Tina Nieminen (Fin) Finnish National Team
60 Egle Cekanauskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
61 Meredith Miller (USA) Team Sats
62 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Austrian National Team
63 Kerstin Schmidt (Ger) Stuttgart
64 Teja Alaviri (Fin) Finnish National Team
65 Karla Polívková (Cze) Czech Republic National Team
66 Laura Lange (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis
67 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner-Guerciotti
68 Andrea Knecht (Swi) Swiss National Team
69 Birgit Hollmann (Ger) Rostex-Quantum
70 Martina Rusicková (Cze) Konica CZ
71 Chalime Griourmpouz (Gre) Greek National Team
72 Pavla Nováková (Cze) Konica CZ
73 Emma Davies (GBr) British National Team
74 Jelena Babikova (Rus) Russian National Team
75 Daniela Kenty (Ger) Red Bull
76 Julia Kurtzke (Ger) Red Bull
77 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) Italian National Team
78 Franziska Rippin (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis
79 Valentina Gavrilova (Rus) Profi team Baikal
80 Anne Wagner (Den) Team Sats
81 Christina Peick (Den) Team Sats
82 Judith Baumann (Swi) Swiss National Team
83 Ekaterina Naumova (Rus) Rostex-Quantum
84 Eva Hubená (Cze) Konica CZ
85 Katerina Bohatá (Cze) Rostex-Quantum
86 Agne Babdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
87 Anna Sipurzinska (Pol) Polish National Team
88 Katja Polzin (Ger) German National Team
89 Pastourmatzi (Gre) Greek National Team
90 Alena Vanduchová (Cze) Czech Republic National Team
91 Mette Andreasen (Den) Team Sats
92 Nadine Bruhn (Den) Danish National Team
93 Mirela Harju (Fin) Finnish National Team
94 Anne Kummer (Ger) Red Bull
95 Svetlana Denisenko (Rus) Russian National Team
96 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Austrian National Team
97 Ekaterina Malomura (Rus) Profi team Baikal
98 Zdena Havlíková (Cze) Czech Republic National Team
99 Ilona Gasser (Aut) Austrian National Team
100 Katarzyna Polakowska (Pol) Konica CZ
101 Sara Waller (GBr) British National Team
102 Oxana Kostenko (Rus) Russian National Team
103 Balampanova Driva (Gre) Greek National Team
104 Elissavet Chantzi (Gre) Greek National Team
105 Karina Serensen (Den) Team Sats
106 Iiris Karhu (Fin) Finnish National Team
107 Ramune Lipinskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
108 Charlote Goldsmith (GBr) British National Team
109 Lotte Schmidt (Den) Danish National Team
110 Cristine Muller (Ger) Stuttgart
111 Jacqui Marshall (GBr) British National Team
112 Barbora Bohatá (Cze) Rostex-Quantum
113 Nadezda Vlasova (Rus) Profi team Baikal
114 Barbora Kutíková (Cze) Konica CZ
115 Carolin Hildebrandt (Ger) Red Bull
116 Julita Papinigyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
117 Renata Zemanová (Cze) Czech Republic National Team
118 Marina Paragiiou (Gre) Greek National Team
119 Pavla Neradilová (Cze) Czech Republic National Team
120 Jana Kabrtová (Cze) Czech Republic National Team
121 Eleni Diakaki (Gre) Greek National Team
122 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team
123 Ita Krizhanovskaya (Rus) Profi team Baikal
124 Evgeniya Kalyuzhina (Rus) Profi team Baikal
 
Points
 
1 Amber Neben (USA) T-Mobile                                     25 pts
2 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Swiss National Team                       20
3 Lada Kozlíková (Cze) Rostex-Quantum                            16
4 Elena Chalykh (Rus) Russian National Team                      13
5 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile                               11
6 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti                      9
7 Kristin Amstrong (USA) T-Mobile                                 7
8 Olivia Jane Gollan (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti                 6
9 Giovanni Troldi (Ita) Italian National Team                     5
10 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger                           4
11 Anke Wichmann (Ger) German National Team                       3
12 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti                 2
13 Christiane Soeder (Ger) Stuttgart                              2
14 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Polish National Team                   1
15 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis                         1
 
Teams
 
1 T-Mobile
2 Road Runner-Guerciotti
3 Equipe Nurnberger
4 Swiss National Team
5 German National Team
6 Russian National Team
7 Euroregio Egrensis
8 Italian National Team
9 Polish National Team
10 Rostex-Quantum
11 Stuttgart
12 Austrian National Team
13 Danish National Team
14 Lithuanian National Team
15 Konica CZ
16 Team Sats
17 Red Bull
18 Finnish National Team
19 Profi team Baikal
20 British National Team
21 Czech Republic National Team
22 Greek National Team
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Amber Neben (USA) T-Mobile                                2.09.02
2 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Swiss National Team                     0.10
3 Lada Kozlíková (Cze) Rostex-Quantum                          0.12
4 Elena Chalykh (Rus) Russian National Team                    0.24
5 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile                             0.25
6 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti                   0.28
7 Kristin Amstrong (USA) T-Mobile                              0.43
8 Olivia Jane Gollan (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti              0.45
9 Giovanni Troldi (Ita) Italian National Team                  0.46
10 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger                        0.54
11 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti              1.16
12 Christiane Soeder (Ger) Stuttgart                           1.27
13 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Polish National Team                1.36
14 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis                   1.41
15 Mari Holden (USA) T-Mobile                                  1.46
16 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger                       1.47
17 Madeleine Lidberg (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger                   1.49
18 Christina Becker (Ger) German National Team                 1.52
19 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger
20 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger                    2.04
21 Charlote Becker (Ger) German National Team
22 Anke Wichmann (Ger) German National Team                    2.07
23 Olga Slioussareva (Rus) Russian National Team               2.09
24 Kim Anderson (USA) T-Mobile                                 2.10
25 Anna Zugno (Ita) Italian National Team                      2.12
26 Barbara Heeb (Swi) Swiss National Team
27 Barbara Lancioni (Ita) Road Runner-Guerciotti               2.13
28 Natalija Bojarskaja (Rus) Profi team Baikal                 2.14
29 Theresa Senff (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis                      2.16
30 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Road Runner-Guerciotti
31 Anna Skawinska (Pol) Polish National Team                   2.18
32 Stacey Peters (USA) T-Mobile                                2.22
33 Julie Pekárková (Cze) Konica CZ                             2.25
34 Trine Hansen (Den) Team Sats
35 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis                      2.31
36 Lusie Keller (Ger) German National Team                     2.34
37 Andrea Graus (Aut) Austrian National Team
38 Susanne Beier (Ger) Stuttgart                               2.37
39 Frances Newstead (GBr) British National Team                2.39
40 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Red Bull                               2.41
41 Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Danish National Team                  2.42
42 Vzesnia Uskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team              2.43
43 Serena Cavincchi (Ita) Italian National Team                2.45
44 Svetlana Pauliukaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team         2.47
45 Annette Beutler (Swi) Swiss National Team                   2.48
46 Vibe Kolding (Den) Danish National Team
47 Maja Adamsen (Den) Danish National Team                     2.49
48 Appollinaria Bakova (Rus) Russian National Team             2.52
49 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Italian National Team                 2.54
50 Birgit Sollner (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger
51 Clarisa Breuer (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis                     3.00
52 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Swiss National Team                      3.01
53 Meredith Miller (USA) Team Sats                             3.07
54 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Polish National Team                  3.10
55 Kerstin Schmidt (Ger) Stuttgart                             3.17
56 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner-Guerciotti                  3.27
57 Birgit Hollmann (Ger) Rostex-Quantum                        3.32
58 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Italian National Team                   3.33
59 Emma Davies (GBr) British National Team                     3.36
60 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team                    3.40
61 Jelena Babikova (Rus) Russian National Team                 3.45
62 Daniela Kenty (Ger) Red Bull                                3.46
63 Marta Evangelisti (Ita) Italian National Team               3.57
64 Franziska Rippin (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis
65 Doris Posch (Aut) Austrian National Team                    3.59
66 Ekaterina Naumova (Rus) Rostex-Quantum                      4.16
67 Katerina Bohatá (Cze) Rostex-Quantum                        4.20
68 Anne Wagner (Den) Team Sats                                 4.33
69 Katja Polzin (Ger) German National Team                     4.36
70 Christina Peick (Den) Team Sats                             4.37
71 Mette Andreasen (Den) Team Sats
72 Nadine Bruhn (Den) Danish National Team
73 Julia Kurtzke (Ger) Red Bull                                4.44
74 Svetlana Denisenko (Rus) Russian National Team              4.48
75 Ekaterina Malomura (Rus) Profi team Baikal                  4.51
76 Laura Lange (Ger) Euroregio Egrensis                        4.55
77 Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) Polish National Team               5.02
78 Andrea Knecht (Swi) Swiss National Team
79 Sara Waller (GBr) British National Team                     5.03
80 Anna Sipurzinska (Pol) Polish National Team                 5.05
81 Martina Rusicková (Cze) Konica CZ                           5.08
82 Pavla Nováková (Cze) Konica CZ                              5.11
83 Tina Nieminen (Fin) Finnish National Team                   5.12
84 Egle Cekanauskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team           5.26
85 Charlote Goldsmith (GBr) British National Team              5.27
86 Lotte Schmidt (Den) Danish National Team                    5.30
87 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Austrian National Team             5.35
88 Valentina Gavrilova (Rus) Profi team Baikal                 5.37
89 Barbora Bohatá (Cze) Rostex-Quantum                         5.38
90 Karla Polívková (Cze) Czech Republic National Team          5.41
91 Zdena Havlíková (Cze) Czech Republic National Team          5.42
92 Judith Baumann (Swi) Swiss National Team                    5.48
93 Chalime Griourmpouz (Gre) Greek National Team               5.56
94 Agne Babdonaviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
95 Carolin Hildebrandt (Ger) Red Bull                          5.57
96 Pastourmatzi (Gre) Greek National Team                      6.11
97 Elissavet Chantzi (Gre) Greek National Team                 6.47
98 Teja Alaviri (Fin) Finnish National Team                    6.50
99 Karina Serensen (Den) Team Sats                             6.54
100 Iiris Karhu (Fin) Finnish National Team                    6.58
101 Cristine Muller (Ger) Stuttgart                            7.06
102 Jana Kabrtová (Cze) Czech Republic National Team           7.14
103 Oxana Kostenko (Rus) Russian National Team                 7.16
104 Ramune Lipinskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team          7.30
105 Julita Papinigyte (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team           7.37
106 Eva Hubená (Cze) Konica CZ                                 7.45
107 Pavla Neradilová (Cze) Czech Republic National Team        7.54
108 Jacqui Marshall (GBr) British National Team                8.01
109 Anne Kummer (Ger) Red Bull                                 8.16
110 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Austrian National Team
111 Ilona Gasser (Aut) Austrian National Team                  8.23
112 Eleni Diakaki (Gre) Greek National Team                    8.59
113 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                    9.24
114 Ita Krizhanovskaya (Rus) Profi team Baikal                 9.50
115 Balampanova Driva (Gre) Greek National Team               11.27
116 Mirela Harju (Fin) Finnish National Team                  12.09
117 Lenka Valová (Cze) Rostex-Quantum                         14.37
118 Alena Vanduchová (Cze) Czech Republic National Team       16.18
119 Marina Paragiiou (Gre) Greek National Team                16.29
120 Katarzyna Polakowska (Pol) Konica CZ                      16.40
121 Nadezda Vlasova (Rus) Profi team Baikal                   17.19
122 Renata Zemanová (Cze) Czech Republic National Team        17.50
123 Barbora Kutíková (Cze) Konica CZ                          29.31
124 Evgeniya Kalyuzhina (Rus) Profi team Baikal               34.23
 
Points classification
 
1 Alison Wright (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti                     29 pts
2 Nicole Brandli (Swi) Swiss National Team                       27
3 Amber Neben (USA) T-Mobile                                     25
4 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger                          25
5 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) Road Runner-Guerciotti                 18
6 Lada Kozlíková (Cze) Rostex-Quantum                            16
7 Elena Chalykh (Rus) Russian National Team                      14
8 Jelena Babikova (Rus) Russian National Team                    13
9 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile                               11
10 Vzesnia Uskaite (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team                11