GP Costa Etrusca-GP Comuni Rosignano Marittimo - Livorno - 1.2

Italy, March 20, 2009

Photography

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Images by Davide Tricarico/www.Womenscycling.net

A group of eight formed on the first climb: Pooley, Armstrong, Bruins, Hausler (Cervelò) Vos (Dutch National Team), Ljungskog (Flexpoint), Brandli (Bigla), Villumsen (Columbia-Highroad).
Emma Pooley (Cervelò) looks around the group.
Emma Pooley (Cervélo) after her second fall in the descent
Susanne Ljungskog (Flexpoint) at the feeding station.
There were many accidents today. Elise Depoorter (Lotto Belisol) has some running repairs.
Kirsten Wild (Cervélo) gets back on baord after an accident.
Kirsten Wild (Cervélo) forces the pace on the first hill, and the group exploded.
The first fall for Emma Pooley (Cervélo).
Team Dila at the presentation with Edita Pucinskaite and Marta Villajosana.
Team Gauss-RDZ-Colnago with the Russian champ Julia Martisova and Eva Lechner
Nicole Cooke finds her inner homegirl before the start.
Ex pro rider Silvia Parietti is now organiser of this race with Italian national champ Fabiana Luperini.
The race was hard due a very strong wind.
The group passes the famous little bridge in Bibbona
Tuscan vineyards are coming out of hibernation.
Emma Pooley (Cervelò) watches Vos, Ljungskog, Brandli and her teammate Armstrong.
Emma Pooley (Cervelò) raises her arms to celebrate the win.
Nicole Brandli (Bigla) tries to flee the group 4km from the finish.
But the winner is Cervelò's Emma Pooley.
Kristin Armstrong (Cervelò) beat Marianne Vos and Susanne Ljungskog for second place.
The podium (l-r): Armstrong Pooley and Vos.

Results - 114 km

1 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team                    3.11.12 (35.77 km/h)
2 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo Test Team                 0.19
3 Marianne Vos (Ned) Dutch National Team                 
4 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint                 
5 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team                   0.22
6 Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) Team Columbia High Road       2.08       
7 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team                   4.29
8 Vicky Whitelaw (Aus) Vision 1 Racing                      6.49
9 Martine Bras (Ned) Selle Italia Ghezzi                 
10 Sjoukje Dufoer (Bel) Belgian National Team
11 Marina Romoli (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi    
12 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Vision 1 Racing