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22nd Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira - 1.2W

Spain, June 11-14, 2009

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Stage 1 - June 11: Iurreta-Irrueta, 75.9 Km

Arndt's season finally gets going

Following an injury-blighted first half of the season, Team Columbia-Highroad's Judith Arndt has taken her first victory of 2009 in stage one of the Bira in Spain. The Columbia-Highroad rider was the fastest in a 19-rider sprint that decided the 78-kilometre stage starting and finishing in Iurreta, and is now race leader of the Spanish event.

Second was Great Britain's Nicole Cooke and third Emma Johannson of Sweden.

"It was a great day's riding by the team and payday for Judith after working so hard to come back ," said team sports director Ronny Lauke. "Mara [Abbott] went for it with an attack on the last climb of the day, and then when part of the race came back together, [Kim] Anderson gave Judith the perfect lead-out in the sprint finish.

"We could see that she was getting better and better after taking second in a one-day race in Spain earlier this week," he added. "Then today it all came together in a big way."

Arndt had a very tough spring, in which she first broke a collarbone and then was unlucky enough to fracture her wrist in a crash in her first race back in April. She returned to racing in the GP Montreal in Canada and since then has made fast progress towards top condition.

Arndt was delighted to have taken her first victory since the Tour of Tuscany last September. "It was a tough sprint because you never know what's going to happen with rivals as tough as Johannsen and Cooke," she said. "But I thought I would give it a try and it all worked out fine in the end."

Results

1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Highroad Women        1.59.40 (38.105 km/h)
2 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Vision 1 Racing                       
3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team                
4 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Netherlands National Team            
5 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                  
6 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                   
7 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                       
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                
9 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi             
10 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Vision 1 Racing                    
11 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team                 
12 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                  
13 Christelle Ferrier (Fra) Vision 1 Racing                
14 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Red Sun Cycling Team              
15 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi              
16 Rosane Kirch (Bra) Michela Fanini R. Rox                
17 Mara Abbott (USA) Columbia Highroad Women               
18 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Columbia Highroad Women         
19 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Netherlands National Team       0.54
20 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Michela Fanini R. Rox             
21 Marta Vilajosana (Spa) Team Cmax Dila                   
22 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Netherlands National Team           
23 Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team            
24 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Test Team               
25 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Italian National Team          
26 Mirjan Melchers (Ned) Team Flexpoint                    
27 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi             
28 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi        1.09
29 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Nürnberger Versicherung          
30 Rossella Callovi (Ita) Italian National Team            
31 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi           
32 Jessie Daams (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                  
33 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Selle Italia Ghezzi               
34 Kaytee Boyd (NZl) Selle Italia Ghezzi                   
35 Laure Werner (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team                 
36 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Netherlands National Team    
37 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo Test Team                
38 Ana Garcia (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango                        
39 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia-Durango                 
40 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Highroad Women           
41 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                  
42 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team            
43 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Nürnberger Versicherung            
44 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi        
45 Flavia Oliveira (Bra) Michela Fanini R. Rox             
46 Emilie Aubry (Swi) Cervelo Test Team                    
47 Andrea Graus (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team                   
48 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Nürnberger Versicherung            
49 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Nürnberger Versicherung          
50 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila                     
51 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi         
52 Romy Kasper (Ger) Nürnberger Versicherung               
53 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team             
54 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint                     
55 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Michela Fanini R. Rox             
56 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Columbia Highroad Women           
57 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                 
58 Kelly Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen              2.26
59 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Columbia Highroad Women             
60 Ester Alves (Por) 4 Life- Freebike                      
61 Ane Santesteban (Spa) Debabarrena-Kirolgi               
62 Loes Sels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                     
63 Cristina Alcalde (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango                  
64 Nikki Harris (GBr) Team Flexpoint                       
65 Leticia Gil (Spa) Lointek                               
66 Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) Vision 1 Racing                  
67 Debby Van Den Gerg (Ned) Vision 1 Racing                
68 Saneila Biagi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila                      
69 Sabrina Zogli (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi                 
70 Rossella Gobbo (Ita) Italian National Team              
71 Katrien Van Looy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen          4.36
72 Cristina Navarro (Spa) Lointek                          
73 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi                 
74 Itsaso Leunda (Spa) Debabarrena-Kirolgi             4.40
75 Eva Ledesma (Spa) Debabarrena-Kirolgi               5.03
76 M R. Rodriguez (Spa) Lointek                            
77 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Italian National Team       6.13
78 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.               
79 Inma Rafael (Spa) Debabarrena-Kirolgi               7.02
80 Katharina Alberti (Ger) Cervelo Test Team               
81 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Italian National Team        
82 Adrie Viser (Ned) Netherlands National Team             
83 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila                      
84 Carly Hibberd (Aus) Michela Fanini R. Rox               
85 Silvia Tirado (Spa) Team Cmax Dila                      
86 Ine Beyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                     
87 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                  
88 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Netherlands National Team         
89 Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                 
90 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italian National Team           
91 Francesca Faustini (Ita) Team Cmax Dila                 
92 Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                 
93 Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) Michela Fanini R. Rox            
94 Gema Pascual (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango                      
95 Diana Zamorano (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango                    
96 Mireia Epelde (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango                     
97 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint                     
98 Christina Becker (Ger) Nürnberger Versicherung          
99 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team               8.29
100 Debora Galvez (Spa) Lointek                        9.19
101 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint                 9.43
102 Angela Fernandes (Por) 4 Life- Freebike           11.41
103 Ana Vicario (Por) 4 Life- Freebike                     
104 Fanny Riberot (Fra) Lointek                            
105 Rute Costa (Por) 4 Life- Freebike                      
106 Maria Diez (Spa) Lointek                               
107 Saioa Olite (Spa) Debabarrena-Kirolgi                  
108 Solera Mar (Spa) Tolosa C.F.                      13.29
109 Helena Maillo (Spa) Tolosa C.F.                        
110 Julia Alvarez (Spa) Tolosa C.F.                        
111 Joana Patricio (Por) 4 Life- Freebike             21.28
112 Marta Barbero (Spa) Tolosa C.F.                        
113 Ana Valido (Por) 4 Life- Freebike                      
114 Izaro Lasa (Spa) Debabarrena-Kirolgi                   
115 Lide Larrañaga (Spa) Tolosa C.F.                       
 
Points
 
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Highroad Women             25 pts
2 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Vision 1 Racing                     20
3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team              16
4 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Netherlands National Team          14
5 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                12
6 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                 10
7 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                      9
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.               8
9 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi            7
10 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Vision 1 Racing                   6
11 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team                5
12 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                 4
13 Christelle Ferrier (Fra) Vision 1 Racing               3
14 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Red Sun Cycling Team             2
15 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi             1
 
Mountains 
 
Aretxabalagane, Cat 3, 48.6 km
1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi              3 pts
2 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi            2
3 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team                 1
 
Autzagane, Cat 3, 63.8 km
1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi              3 pts
2 Mara Abbott (USA) Columbia Highroad Women               2
3 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi            1
 
Sprints
 
Elorrio, km 10.3
1 Adrie Viser (Ned) Netherlands National Team             5 pts
2 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi                 3
3 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint                     1
 
Larrabetzu, km 42.8
1 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                  5 pts
2 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint                     3
3 Adrie Viser (Ned) Netherlands National Team             1
 
Teams
 
1 Vision 1 Racing                                   5.59.00
2 Columbia Highroad.                                       
3 Red Sun Cycling Team                              5.59.54
4 Cervelo Test Team                                        
5 Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                                 6.00.09
6 Netherlans National                               6.00.48
7 Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi                          6.01.03
8 Michela Fanini R. Rox                                    
9 Team Flexpoint                                           
10 Selle Italia Ghezzi                              6.01.18
11 Bigla Cycling Team                                      
12 Nürnberger Verscherung                           6.02.27
13 Squadra N. Italia                                6.03.29
14 Team Cmax Dila                                          
15 Bizkaia-Durango                                  6.03.44
16 Topsport Vlaanderen.                             6.05.01
17 Lointek                                          6.11.05
18 Debabarrena-Kirolgi                              6.11.09
19 4 Life- Freebike                                 6.24.48
20 Tolosa C.F.                                      6.39.27
 
General Classification after Stage 1
 
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Highroad Women        1.59.40
2 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Vision 1 Racing                       
3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team                
4 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Netherlands National Team            
5 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                  
6 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                   
7 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                       
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                
9 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi             
10 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Vision 1 Racing                    
11 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team                 
12 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                  
13 Christelle Ferrier (Fra) Vision 1 Racing                
14 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Red Sun Cycling Team              
15 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi              
16 Rosane Kirch (Bra) Michela Fanini R. Rox                
17 Mara Abbott (USA) Columbia Highroad Women               
18 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Columbia Highroad Women         
19 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Netherlands National Team       0.54
20 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Michela Fanini R. Rox             
21 Marta Vilajosana (Spa) Team Cmax Dila                   
22 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Netherlands National Team           
23 Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team            
24 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Test Team               
25 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Italian National Team          
26 Mirjan Melchers (Ned) Team Flexpoint                    
27 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi             
28 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi        1.09
29 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Nürnberger Versicherung          
30 Rossella Callovi (Ita) Italian National Team            
31 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi           
32 Jessie Daams (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                  
33 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Selle Italia Ghezzi               
34 Kaytee Boyd (NZl) Selle Italia Ghezzi                   
35 Laure Werner (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team                 
36 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Netherlands National Team    
37 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo Test Team                
38 Ana Garcia (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango                        
39 Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia-Durango                 
40 Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Highroad Women           
41 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                  
42 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team            
43 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Nürnberger Versicherung            
44 Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi        
45 Flavia Oliveira (Bra) Michela Fanini R. Rox             
46 Emilie Aubry (Swi) Cervelo Test Team                    
47 Andrea Graus (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team                   
48 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Nürnberger Versicherung            
49 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Nürnberger Versicherung          
50 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila                     
51 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi         
52 Romy Kasper (Ger) Nürnberger Versicherung               
53 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team             
54 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint                     
55 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Michela Fanini R. Rox             
56 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Columbia Highroad Women           
57 Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                 
58 Kelly Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen              2.26
59 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Columbia Highroad Women             
60 Ester Alves (Por) 4 Life- Freebike                      
61 Ane Santesteban (Spa) Debabarrena-Kirolgi               
62 Loes Sels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                     
63 Cristina Alcalde (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango                  
64 Nikki Harris (GBr) Team Flexpoint                       
65 Leticia Gil (Spa) Lointek                               
66 Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) Vision 1 Racing                  
67 Debby Van Den Gerg (Ned) Vision 1 Racing                
68 Saneila Biagi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila                      
69 Sabrina Zogli (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi                 
70 Rossella Gobbo (Ita) Italian National Team              
71 Katrien Van Looy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen          4.36
72 Cristina Navarro (Spa) Lointek                          
73 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi                 
74 Itsaso Leunda (Spa) Debabarrena-Kirolgi             4.40
75 Eva Ledesma (Spa) Debabarrena-Kirolgi               5.03
76 M R. Rodriguez (Spa) Lointek                            
77 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Italian National Team       6.13
78 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.               
79 Inma Rafael (Spa) Debabarrena-Kirolgi               7.02
80 Katharina Alberti (Ger) Cervelo Test Team               
81 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Italian National Team        
82 Adrie Viser (Ned) Netherlands National Team             
83 Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila                      
84 Carly Hibberd (Aus) Michela Fanini R. Rox               
85 Silvia Tirado (Spa) Team Cmax Dila                      
86 Ine Beyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen                     
87 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                  
88 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Netherlands National Team         
89 Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                 
90 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italian National Team           
91 Francesca Faustini (Ita) Team Cmax Dila                 
92 Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                 
93 Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) Michela Fanini R. Rox            
94 Gema Pascual (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango                      
95 Diana Zamorano (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango                    
96 Mireia Epelde (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango                     
97 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint                     
98 Christina Becker (Ger) Nürnberger Versicherung          
99 Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team               8.29
100 Debora Galvez (Spa) Lointek                        9.19
101 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint                 9.43
102 Angela Fernandes (Por) 4 Life- Freebike           11.41
103 Ana Vicario (Por) 4 Life- Freebike                     
104 Fanny Riberot (Fra) Lointek                            
105 Rute Costa (Por) 4 Life- Freebike                      
106 Maria Diez (Spa) Lointek                               
107 Saioa Olite (Spa) Debabarrena-Kirolgi                  
108 Solera Mar (Spa) Tolosa C.F.                      13.29
109 Helena Maillo (Spa) Tolosa C.F.                        
110 Julia Alvarez (Spa) Tolosa C.F.                        
111 Joana Patricio (Por) 4 Life- Freebike             21.28
112 Marta Barbero (Spa) Tolosa C.F.                        
113 Ana Valido (Por) 4 Life- Freebike                      
114 Izaro Lasa (Spa) Debabarrena-Kirolgi                   
115 Lide Larrañaga (Spa) Tolosa C.F.                       
 
Points classification
 
 
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Highroad Women             25 pts
2 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Vision 1 Racing                     20
3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team              16
4 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Netherlands National Team          14
5 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                12
6 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team                 10
7 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team                      9
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.               8
9 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi            7
10 Adrie Viser (Ned) Netherlands National Team            6
11 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Vision 1 Racing                   6
12 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                 5
13 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team                5
14 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                 4
15 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint                    4
16 Christelle Ferrier (Fra) Vision 1 Racing               3
17 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi                3
18 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Red Sun Cycling Team             2
19 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi             1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi              6 pts
2 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi            3
3 Mara Abbott (USA) Columbia Highroad Women               2
4 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team                 1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Adrie Viser (Ned) Netherlands National Team             6 pts
2 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team                  5
3 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint                     4
4 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi                 3
 
Teams classification
 
1 Vision 1 Racing                                   5.59.00
2 Columbia Highroad                                        
3 Red Sun Cycling Team                              5.59.54
4 Cervelo Test Team                                        
5 Gauss Rdz Ormu-C.                                 6.00.09
6 Netherlans National                               6.00.48
7 Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi                          6.01.03
8 Michela Fanini R. Rox                                    
9 Team Flexpoint                                           
10 Selle Italia Ghezzi                              6.01.18
11 Bigla Cycling Team                                      
12 Nürnberger Verscherung                           6.02.27
13 Squadra N. Italia                                6.03.29
14 Team Cmax Dila                                          
15 Bizkaia-Durango                                  6.03.44
16 Topsport Vlaanderen T.                           6.05.01
17 Lointek                                          6.11.05
18 Debabarrena-Kirolgi                              6.11.09
19 4 Life- Freebike                                 6.24.48
20 Tolosa C.F.                                      6.39.27