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ReportEmily Robbins (U.S. National) posted her best international finish at the Tour de Vendee stage race, April 17-19 in France. Robbins placed fourth overall in the three-day, four-stage event won by Ina Teutenberg of Germany. Robbins, of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin placed fourth in the third stage, a 17.3km individual time trial won by world champion Jeannie Longo (Longo-Ebly) of France. Robbins finished 50 seconds behind Longo.Carmen Richardson, of Colorado Springs, Colo., also posted a pair of top-10 finishes, placing eighth in stage one and fourth in the final stage. Teutenberg won the first two stages in sprint finishes and placed a surprising second to Longo in the time trial to take the overall victory. The German sprinter is a teammate of American Mari Holden on the Greenery Hawk team. Stage 1, Lucon-Lucon, 89.9 kms:1. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National Team 2.18.01 2. Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Dutch National s.t. 3. Geraldine Loewenguth (Fra) Longo-Ebly s.t. 4. Sanne Schmidt (Den) Danish National s.t. 5. Vanje Vonckx (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 s.t. .. 8. Carmen Richardson (USA) U.S. National s.t. 23. Erin Veenstra (USA) U.S. National s.t. 38. Emily Robbins (USA) U.S. National 0.06 42. Marisa Vande Velde (USA) U.S. National s.t. 52. Joan Wilson (USA) U.S. National 0.18 Stage 2, La Roche Sur Yon-Talmont Saint Eilaire, 96.6 kms:1. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National Team 2.46.49 2. Nathalie Six (Fra) Region Paris-Nord s.t. 3. Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Vizir-Russian Roulette s.t. 4. Marcia Eicher Vouets (Swi) ASPTT-Moselle s.t. 5. Anne Samplonius (Can) Canadian National s.t. .. 12. Carmen Richardson (USA) U.S. National s.t. 20. Joan Wilson (USA) U.S. National s.t. 21. Erin Veenstra (USA) U.S. National s.t. 24. Emily Robbins (USA) U.S. National s.t. 50. Marisa Vande Velde (USA) U.S. National 1.04 Stage 3, Venansault-Venansault, ITT, 17.3 kms:1. Jeannie Longo (Fra) Longo-Ebly 24.15.77 2. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National Team 24.35.48 3. Yvonne McGregor (GB) British National 24.49.69 4. Emily Robbins (USA) U.S. National 25.06.40 5. Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Vizir-Russian Roulette 25.07.61 .. 13. Erin Veenstra (USA) U.S. National 26.06.00 22. Carmen Richardson (USA) U.S. National 26.24.25 24. Joan Wilson (USA) U.S. National 26.31.22 37. Marisa Vande Velde (USA) U.S. National 27.33.09 Stage 4, La Roche Sur Yon-La Roche Sur Yon, 93.9 kms:1. Vanje Vonckx (Bel) Vlaanderen 200 2.44.00 2. Anne Samplonius (Can) Canadian National s.t. 3. Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Vizir-Russian Roulette s.t. 4. Carmen Richardson (USA) U.S. National s.t. 5. Marcia Eicher Vouets (Swi) ASPTT-Moselle s.t. .. 14. Emily Robbins (USA) U.S. National s.t. 15. Erin Veenstra (USA) U.S. National s.t. 29. Joan Wilson (USA) U.S. National s.t. 46. Marisa Vande Velde (USA) U.S. National 1.55 Final GC:
1. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) German National Team 8.13.25 2. Yvonne McGregor (GB) British National 0.14 3. Svetlana Samokhvalova (Rus) Vizir-Russian Roulette 0.32 4. Emily Robbins (USA) U.S. National 0.37 5. Valentina Gerassimova (Rus) Vizir-Russian Roulette 0.43 6. Geraldine Loewenguth (Fra) Longo-Ebly 0.45 7. Anne Samplonius (Can) Canadian National 0.47 8. Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Vizir-Russian Roulette 1.05 9. Judith Arndt (Ger) German National 1.06 10. Evi Gensheimer (Ger) Longo-Ebly 1.12 .. 12. Erin Veenstra (USA) U.S. National 1.31 20. Carmen Richardson (USA) U.S. National 1.49 24. Joan Wilson (USA) U.S. National 2.14 44. Marisa Vande Velde (USA) U.S. National 6.03 |