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Int.Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen - 2.9.1

Germany, July 22-27, 2003

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Stage 7 - July 27: Gera - Zeulenroda , 111.9 km

Bruckner holds off chase, Polkhanova takes home yellow

By Kristy Scrymgeour

Kimberly Bruckner won the final stage of Thuringen Rundfahrt today when she attacked solo towards the end of the race and managed to hold off a chasing bunch who were continually moving in on her. US National Time trial champion, Bruckner, who had the bad fortune of flatting in yesterday's timetrial, has never considered this her favorite race, primarily due to a bad crash in her first attempt here. This year, however, may change her perspective, after a successful week with a stage win and a sixth placing in the General Classification.

The Thuringen region offered a very hot 37 degree day and a very aggressive start to the stage. T-Mobile were the primary aggressors using their three top ten riders to try to move up a little on the leaders board and go for that final stage win. Olivia Gollan from the Powerplate Bik team was working hard all day to cover breaks for her team leader Suzanne Ljunskog who was only four seconds behind race leader Valentina Polkhanova (Velodames Colnago) in the quest for the yellow jersey, and her other teammate Sara Carrigan who was sitting in third place overall.

Finally it was Brucker's teammate Dede Barry who made a convincing move to get a gap on the field. As she was caught, Bruckner attacked and powered away with a little over 13km remaining in the race. The last climb almost caused a problem for Bruckner as the field was splitting behind her and the remaining 28 riders in the front group came within 100m of her at the top of the climb. Over the crest, however, the chasers lost their momentum, of which Brucker took advantage and soloed home to take the win by 30 seconds. In the final 2km Arenda Grimberg (Farm Frites-Hartol) also gave one last ditch attempt to break away, but was sadly caught just on the line as Katia Longhin (Mixed Team) took the bunch sprint for second place in front of Tanja Hennes (Team Next 125) and Judith Arndt (Nurnberger).

Cyclingnews spoke with Bruckner after the race who was delighted with her win. "It was a perfect set up for us. The Russians (Velodames Colnago team) were attacking hard early in the race trying to get time bonus seconds and Powerplate Bik were forced to chase. That left the opportunity for us to attack later. After Dede was caught, I attacked and stayed away." Bruckner got some extra inspiration from her ex-teammate Petra Rossner (Nurnberger) along the way. "I was about three kilometers from the finish and I heard this familiar voice call out 'Kimstar, you're going to make it' and it meant so much to me, so I just put my head down all the way to the finish. When I got to the line I looked back and there was the bunch right behind me. It was nice to redo this tour and have good memories to take away."

In the General Classification, Polkhanova worked hard all day sprinting for bonus seconds to keep Ljunskog at Bay. She succeeded in doing so and will take home with her the yellow jersey of the Thuringen Runfahrt. Ljunskog finished second, only six seconds behind, followed by Carrigan and Arndt.

Most of the riders now go home to prepare for the Grand Boucle (the women's version of the Tour de France) which starts in the town of Sartene in Corsica on August 3 and will arrive in Paris on August 17.

Results

1 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                    3.21.12
2 Katia Longhin (Ita) Mixed Team                                  0.03
3 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Team Next 125                                    
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                   
5 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Red Bull Team                                  
6 Modesta Vzesnisuskaiit (Ltu) Mixed Team                             
7 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                             
8 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team                             
9 Theresa Senff (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis                           
10 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                             
11 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol                           
12 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Mixed Team                                   
13 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr) Velodames Colnago                         
14 Deirdre Barry (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                              
15 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer                     
16 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis                            
17 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Bonda-Lukowski                             
18 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames Colnago                          
19 Christine Soeder (Aut) Team Stuttgart                              
20 Nina Göhl (Ger) German National Team                               
21 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Team Next 125                                
22 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate                                   
23 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                       
24 Yulia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                            
25 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol                           
26 Daniela Kenty (Ger) Red Bull Team                                  
27 Kirstin Armstrong (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                          
28 Luise Keller (Ger) Red Bull Team                                   
29 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate                                 
30 Kym Shirley (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team        0.45
31 Desirée Schuler (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer                1.28
32 Kerstin Sosnowski (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer                  
33 Frances Newstead (GBr) British National Team                       
34 Miho Oki (Jpn) Farm Frites-Hartol                                  
35 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team          
36 Areke Hassink (Ned) Dutch National Team                            
37 Esther Van der Helm (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol                       
38 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung            
39 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Mixed Team                                    
40 Joulia Martissova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                      2.39
41 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                          3.00
42 Kerstin Schmidt (Ger) Team Stuttgart                           4.06
43 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                 
44 Andrea Graus (Aut) Austrian National Team                          
45 Susanne Beyer (Ger) Team Stuttgart                                 
46 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung         4.37
47 Regina Marunde (Ger) German National Team                          
48 Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) British National Team                5.32
49 Catherine Hare (GBr) British National Team                    10.00
50 Magaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          11.04
51 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Austrian National Team               11.50
52 Katrina Grove (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                              
53 Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) Team Stuttgart                             
54 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Austrian National Team                    
55 Anna Gusmini (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team           
56 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol                          
57 Iryna Simonova (Ukr) Velodames Colnago                             
58 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis                          
59 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) Dutch National Team                      
60 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling          
61 Irene Hostettler (Swi) Team Next 125                               
62 Stacey Peters (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                              
63 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate                                 
64 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Dutch National Team                       
65 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis                       
66 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Dutch National Team                           
67 Birgit Hollmann (Ger) RG Berlin Charlottenburg                     
68 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Farm Frites-Hartol                           
69 Bertine Spijkermann (Ned) Dutch National Team                 17.35
70 Frederieka Van der Wiel (Ned) Dutch National Team                  
71 Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) Bonda-Lukowski                       22.06
72 Nicole Kampeter (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer                    
73 Katrin Leumann (Swi) Team Next 125                                 
74 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Bonda-Lukowski                               
75 Annette Griner (Ger) Team Stuttgart                                
76 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team                           
77 Andrea Haas (Aut) Austrian National Team                           
78 Doreen Weise (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer                       
79 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate                             
 
Sprints
 
Sprint, km 83,2                                                       
1 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                       3 pts
2 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames Colnago                          2
3 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                             1
 
Sprint, km 88,4                                                       
1 Deirdre Barry (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                              3 pts
2 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                            2
3 Joulia Martissova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                          1
 
Mountains
 
Climb, km 44,9                                                        
1 Kirstin Armstrong (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                          3 pts
2 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung             2
3 Modesta Vzesnisuskaiit (Ltu) Mixed Team                            1
 
Climb, km 80,5                                                        
1 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                       3 pts
2 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol                           2
3 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                              1
 
Climb, km 104,0                                                       
1 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                          3 pts
2 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                       2
3 Theresa Senff (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis                          1
 
Final general classification
 
1 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                14.46.45
2 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                          0.06
3 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate                              0.26
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung               0.42
5 Yulia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                         1.00
6 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                       1.17
7 Deirdre Barry (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                           1.37
8 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Mixed Team                                2.05
9 Kirstin Armstrong (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                       2.11
10 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol                       3.06
11 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                        3.35
12 Frances Newstead (GBr) British National Team                   4.20
13 Daniela Kenty (Ger) Red Bull Team                              6.23
14 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames Colnago                      7.15
15 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol                       8.22
16 Anita Valen (Nor) Bik-Powerplate                                   
17 Christine Soeder (Aut) Team Stuttgart                          8.30
18 Theresa Senff (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis                      9.00
19 Valentyna Karpenko (Ukr) Velodames Colnago                     9.01
20 Modesta Vzesnisuskaiit (Ltu) Mixed Team                        9.03
21 Bogumila Matusiak (Pol) Bonda-Lukowski                         9.09
22 Tina Liebig (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis                        9.19
23 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team                        9.36
24 Katia Longhin (Ita) Mixed Team                                 9.42
25 Kym Shirley (Aus) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team       11.04
26 Joulia Martissova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                     11.19
27 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team     12.01
28 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Team Next 125                           12.24
29 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer                12.46
30 Miho Oki (Jpn) Farm Frites-Hartol                             12.52
31 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung            14.04
32 Nina Göhl (Ger) German National Team                          14.20
33 Andrea Graus (Aut) Austrian National Team                     14.59
34 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Team Next 125                              15.00
35 Kerstin Sosnowski (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer             15.46
36 Luise Keller (Ger) Red Bull Team                              16.34
37 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Red Bull Team                            17.19
38 Areke Hassink (Ned) Dutch National Team                       17.22
39 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                         17.47
40 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Mixed Team                               18.03
41 Susanne Beyer (Ger) Team Stuttgart                            18.47
42 Kerstin Schmidt (Ger) Team Stuttgart                          19.26
43 Desirée Schuler (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer               19.33
44 Esther Van der Helm (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol                  20.20
45 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung        21.09
46 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate                            21.41
47 Regina Marunde (Ger) German National Team                     22.47
48 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung       24.01
49 Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) British National Team               24.02
50 Birgit Hollmann (Ger) RG Berlin Charlottenburg                24.46
51 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis                  26.45
52 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Dutch National Team                      28.12
53 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis                     28.28
54 Katrina Grove (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                         29.02
55 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol                     29.35
56 Irene Hostettler (Swi) Team Next 125                          30.30
57 Stacey Peters (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                         32.20
58 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) Dutch National Team                 33.50
59 Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Dutch National Team                  34.17
60 Magaret Hemsley (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung          34.30
61 Iryna Simonova (Ukr) Velodames Colnago                        35.24
62 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling     35.47
63 Katrin Leumann (Swi) Team Next 125                            36.38
64 Catherine Hare (GBr) British National Team                    37.33
65 Bertine Spijkermann (Ned) Dutch National Team                 38.31
66 Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) Bonda-Lukowski                       39.03
67 Francis Linthorst (Ned) Bik-Powerplate                        47.02
68 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Bonda-Lukowski                          50.27
69 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Austrian National Team               55.37
70 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Austrian National Team               56.14
71 Anna Gusmini (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling Team    1.01.58
72 Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) Team Stuttgart                      1.06.05
73 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Farm Frites-Hartol                    1.06.21
74 Nicole Kampeter (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer             1.07.20
75 Frederieka Van der Wiel (Ned) Dutch National Team           1.21.15
76 Andrea Haas (Aut) Austrian National Team                    1.29.35
77 Doreen Weise (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer                1.31.14
78 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team                    1.31.45
79 Annette Griner (Ger) Team Stuttgart                         1.48.53
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Mixed Team                                  13 pts
2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                  5
3 Yulia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                            4
4 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames Colnago                          4
5 Joulia Martissova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                          4
6 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate                                 3
7 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                       3
8 Deirdre Barry (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                              3
9 Katia Longhin (Ita) Mixed Team                                     3
10 Petra Rossner (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                2
11 Rachel Heal (GBr) British National Team                           2
12 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung            2
13 Malgorzata Wysocka (Pol) Bonda-Lukowski                           2
14 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                            1
15 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                1
16 Zita Urbonaite (Ltu) Mixed Team                                   1
17 Stacey Peters (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                             1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                      19 pts
2 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Bik-Powerplate                             7
3 Yulia Razenkova (Rus) Velodames Colnago                            6
4 Kimberly Bruckner (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                          3
5 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Mixed Team                                   3
6 Kirstin Armstrong (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                          3
7 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol                           3
8 Christine Soeder (Aut) Team Stuttgart                              2
9 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung             2
10 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Bik-Powerplate                                1
11 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung                 1
12 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Velodames Colnago                         1
13 Theresa Senff (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis                         1
14 Modesta Vzesnisuskaiit (Ltu) Mixed Team                           1
15 Dotsie Cowden (USA) Team T-Mobile USA                             1
 
U23 classification
 
1 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) Equipe Hamburg-Mannheimer              14.59.31
2 Luise Keller (Ger) Red Bull Team                                3.48
3 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis                      15.42
4 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol                      16.49
5 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Road Runner - Guerciotti Cycling      23.01
6 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Austrian National Team                42.51
7 Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) Team Stuttgart                         53.19