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Le Tour du Grand Montréal - 2.1

Canada, June 4-7, 2007

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Stage 2 - June 5: Granby, 104 km

Schleicher doubles in Montreal

By Kirsten Robbins in Montreal, Canada

Heavy rains fell on stage two
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A deja-vu sprint saw Equipe Nürnberger's former world champion Regina Schleicher out-sprint T-Mobile's Oenone Wood and Safi-Pasta's Giorgia Bronzini after the German wound up her jump with two-hundred meters to go and no one could come around her. Though Schleicher maintains a healthy lead in both the overall and the points competition T-Mobile's Oenone Wood reclaimed the sprinters jersey and Team Russia's Elena Gayun took the early lead in the queen of the mountain competition.

Blue skies held on just long enough to start the stage two of the 2007 Tour du Grand Montreal before thunderstorms came crashing down by the end of the first lap. Target Training's Anna Milkowski presented the field with her trademark attack several kilometres into the start of the race and quickly gained a sizable lead on the world-class peloton.

Speeds quickened as the rain fell harder turning into hail for brief moments and the women stepped on the gas to catch Milkowski before the first sprint on the second lap. Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) banked away points toward her lead of the sprint competition after a correction was made from the previous stage results with regards to the jersey's rightful owner.

A gradual incline on the backside of the nine-kilometre circuit hosted the start of the tour's queen of the mountain competition, now led by Team Russia's Elena Gayun. However one notable climber missing from the competition was France's queen of the mountains, Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Team Uniqua) who pulled out after falling victim to a large crash with three laps to go.

Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) in green.
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The field came flying through the city streets of Granby on the final lap led by a pattern of Nürnberger blue and the magenta of T-Mobile with their respective sprinters prepared for battle. Safi-Pasta's Italian speedster Giorgia Bronzini was pleased with her double-day podium behind Schleicher and Wood. "I wanted to find Regina's wheel in the last few kilometres but that wasn't possible because when I got there Oenone Wood was already there," Bronzini said. "I positioned myself behind Oenone so with five hundred meters to go I was in fifth."

Bronzini noted the powerful riders involved in the lead out beginning with Kate Bates (T-Mobile) and Trixi Worrack (Nürnberger) who set the pace ahead of Schleicher, Wood and herself with one kilometre to go. "Regina jumped with two hundred meters to go and neither Wood nor I were able to move around her by the end."

"This is my second time racing this race, the first was in 2004 and there were much more hills," Bronzini added. "I really like the way the race has changed this year because it is perfect for my preparations for the Giro d' Italia coming up – That's the reason I am here with my team."

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Results

1 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung    2.41.26 (39.3 km/h)
2 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-mobile                                       
3 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan               
4 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko           
5 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                            
6 Brooke Miller (USA) Team TIBCO                                   
7 Elena Novikova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation                  
8 Catherine Cheatley (NZl) Cheerwine                               
9 Gina Grain (Can) Team expresscopy.com                            
10 Annette Butler (Swi) Vinci-Specialized-Menikini                 
11 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                 
12 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team expresscopy.com                   
13 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan             
14 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team                    
15 Christine Ruiter (USA) Cheerwine                                
16 Yoanka Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team                        
17 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita Sutter Home                       
18 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan            
19 Chantal Beltman (Ned) T-mobile                                  
20 Liza Rachetto (USA) Team TIBCO                                  
21 Leigh Hobson (Can) Cheerwine                                    
22 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team expresscopy.com                      
23 Venera Absalyamova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation             
24 Helen Kelly (Aus) Webcor Builders                               
25 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung              
26 Dalila Rodriguez (Cub) Cuba National Team                       
27 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                
28 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team                   
29 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-mobile                                     
30 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung             
31 Michelle Hyland (NZl) New Zealand National Team                 
32 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Colavita Sutter Home                        
33 Theresa Senff (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                           
34 Iona Wynter (Jam) Colavita Sutter Home                          
35 Katherine Bates (Aus) T-mobile                                  
36 Joanie Caron (Can) Cascades                                     
37 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint                             
38 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                
39 Alison Powers (USA) Colavita Sutter Home                        
40 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders                        
41 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) Colavita Sutter Home                      
42 Megan Guarnier (USA) Terry Precision                            
43 Stacy Marple (USA) Team TIBCO                                   
44 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand National Team                 
45 Gina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand National Team                      
46 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko             
47 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                
48 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation          
49 Marie-Pier Bédard (Can) Vinci-Specialized-Menikini              
50 Betina Hold (Can) Cheerwine                                     
51 Andrea Graus (Aut) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung               
52 Kristin Armstrong (USA) TEAm Lipton                             
53 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                    
54 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                
55 Stacy Spencer (Can) Colavita Sutter Home                        
56 Véronique Labonté (Can) Cascades                                
57 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung            
58 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team                 
59 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) TEAm Lipton                          
60 Katheryn Curi (USA) Webcor Builders                             
61 Tina Liebig (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                             
62 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-mobile                                    
63 Victoria Bastide (Swe) Team TIBCO                               
64 Meredith Miller (USA) TEAm Lipton                               
65 Élodie Touffet (Fra) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko            
66 Lara Kroepsch (USA) TEAm Lipton                                 
67 Jennifer Wilson (USA) Marinoni-Cadence                          
68 Lauren Franges (USA) TEAm Lipton                                
69 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko             
70 Rachel Heal (GBr) Webcor Builders                               
71 Suzanne Van Veen (Ned) Team Flexpoint                           
72 Erinne Willock (Can) Team expresscopy.com                       
73 Natalie Bates (Aus) Getranke-Hoffmann                           
74 Yudelmis Dominguez (Cub) Cuba National Team                     
75 Virginia Hennig (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                         
76 Anna Milkowski (USA) Target Training                            
77 Katie Lambden (USA) Team TIBCO                                  
78 Marisa Asplund (USA) Team TIBCO                                 
79 Brooke Ourada (NZl) Cheerwine                                   
80 Jennifer Reither (USA) Marinoni-Cadence                         
81 Jenipher Stevenson (Can) Cascades                               
82 Kristen Lasasso (USA) TEAm Lipton                               
83 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team                    
84 Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Target Training                            
85 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Team UNIQA                             
86 Veronika Sprugl (Aut) Team UNIQA                                
87 Monika Schachl (Aut) Team UNIQA                                 
88 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung             
89 Mara Abbott (USA) Webcor Builders                               
90 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team UNIQA                                   
91 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team expresscopy.com                         
92 Elena Gayun (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation                    
93 Natasha Elliot (Can) Terry Precision                            
94 Karine Tessier (Can) Marinoni-Cadence                           
95 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) T-mobile                                    
96 Kathleen Billington (USA) Target Training                       
97 Mandy Lozanno (USA) Target Training                         0.20
98 Ekaterina Malomura (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation         0.25
99 Ireen Wieditz (Can) Terry Precision                             
100 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team                  0.58
101 Julie Marceau (Can) Marinoni-Cadence                           
102 Lila Fraser (Can) Cascades                                     
103 Ann Hansgate (USA) Terry Precision                             
104 Tara Ross (Can) Advil/Chapstick                                
105 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team             3.28
106 Kathleen Villeneuve (Can) Marinoni-Cadence                 4.50
107 Naomi Cermak (Can) Terry Precision                         5.11
108 Amanda Sin (Can) Advil/Chapstick                           7.13
109 Kirsten Robbins (Can) Advil/Chapstick                          
110 Magali Tisseyre (Can) Marinoni-Cadence                    13.00
111 Su Fen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                              
112 Geneviève Gagnon (Can) Cascades                           14.40
113 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand National Team                 
114 Xiao Ning Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                          
115 Elisa Gagnon (Can) Advil/Chapstick                             
116 Yumari Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team                  15.19
117 Yeima Torres (Cub) Cuba National Team                          
118 Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                        
119 Johanne Cyr (Can) Cascades                                     
120 Karol-Ann Kanuel (Can) Vinci-Specialized-Menikini              
DNF Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint                           
DNF Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Fra) Team UNIQA                        
DNF Yalia Arustamova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation              
DNF Brei Gudsell (NZl) New Zealand National Team                   
DNF Kerry Litka (USA) Terry Precision                              
DNS Amber Rais (USA) Webcor Builders                               
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung    5.26.49
2 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-mobile                                   0.03
3 Katherine Bates (Aus) T-mobile                               0.11
4 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung               
5 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan           0.12
6 Chantal Beltman (Ned) T-mobile                               0.19
7 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko       0.20
8 Brooke Miller (USA) Team TIBCO                                   
9 Gina Grain (Can) Team expresscopy.com                            
10 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                           
11 Catherine Cheatley (NZl) Cheerwine                              
12 Annette Butler (Swi) Vinci-Specialized-Menikini                 
13 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team                    
14 Elena Novikova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation                 
15 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan             
16 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team expresscopy.com                      
17 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita Sutter Home                       
18 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan            
19 Yoanka Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team                        
20 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) Colavita Sutter Home                      
21 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-mobile                                     
22 Leigh Hobson (Can) Cheerwine                                    
23 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint                             
24 Venera Absalyamova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation             
25 Christine Ruiter (USA) Cheerwine                                
26 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                
27 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung             
28 Liza Rachetto (USA) Team TIBCO                                  
29 Dalila Rodriguez (Cub) Cuba National Team                       
30 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                 
31 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                
32 Michelle Hyland (NZl) New Zealand National Team             1.00
33 Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                            0.20
34 Helen Kelly (Aus) Webcor Builders                               
35 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko             
36 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint                                
37 Alison Powers (USA) Colavita Sutter Home                        
38 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation          
39 Theresa Senff (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                           
40 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team                   
41 Andrea Graus (Aut) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung               
42 Élodie Touffet (Fra) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko            
43 Gina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand National Team                      
44 Stacy Marple (USA) Team TIBCO                                   
45 Kristin Armstrong (USA) TEAm Lipton                             
46 Betina Hold (Can) Cheerwine                                     
47 Iona Wynter (Jam) Colavita Sutter Home                          
48 Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand National Team                 
49 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders                        
50 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                    
51 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Colavita Sutter Home                        
52 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team                 
53 Megan Guarnier (USA) Terry Precision                            
54 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team UNIQA                                   
55 Yudelmis Dominguez (Cub) Cuba National Team                     
56 Tina Liebig (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                             
57 Victoria Bastide (Swe) Team TIBCO                               
58 Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-mobile                                    
59 Katheryn Curi (USA) Webcor Builders                             
60 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team                    
61 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko             
62 Suzanne Van Veen (Ned) Team Flexpoint                           
63 Kristen Lasasso (USA) TEAm Lipton                               
64 Jenipher Stevenson (Can) Cascades                               
65 Marisa Asplund (USA) Team TIBCO                                 
66 Natalie Bates (Aus) Getranke-Hoffmann                           
67 Lauren Franges (USA) TEAm Lipton                                
68 Rachel Heal (GBr) Webcor Builders                               
69 Mara Abbott (USA) Webcor Builders                               
70 Joanie Caron (Can) Cascades                                 0.37
71 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung            
72 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) TEAm Lipton                          
73 Meredith Miller (USA) TEAm Lipton                               
74 Lara Kroepsch (USA) TEAm Lipton                                 
75 Erinne Willock (Can) Team expresscopy.com                       
76 Brooke Ourada (NZl) Cheerwine                                   
77 Monika Schachl (Aut) Team UNIQA                                 
78 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung             
79 Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Target Training                            
80 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) T-mobile                                    
81 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team                   1.18
82 Kathleen Billington (USA) Target Training                   1.19
83 Stacy Spencer (Can) Colavita Sutter Home                    1.30
84 Melissa Holt (NZl) Team expresscopy.com                         
85 Katie Lambden (USA) Team TIBCO                              3.16
86 Jennifer Reither (USA) Marinoni-Cadence                     3.32
87 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team              4.58
88 Jennifer Wilson (USA) Marinoni-Cadence                      5.56
89 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team expresscopy.com              11.15
90 Marie-Pier Bédard (Can) Vinci-Specialized-Menikini              
91 Anna Milkowski (USA) Target Training                            
92 Virginia Hennig (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                         
93 Veronika Sprugl (Aut) Team UNIQA                                
94 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Team UNIQA                             
95 Natasha Elliot (Can) Terry Precision                            
96 Ekaterina Malomura (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation        11.40
97 Véronique Labonté (Can) Cascades                           11.46
98 Elisa Gagnon (Can) Advil/Chapstick                         15.17
99 Karol-Ann Kanuel (Can) Vinci-Specialized-Menikini          17.16
100 Yumari Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team                  15.56
101 Ireen Wieditz (Can) Terry Precision                       16.47
102 Elena Gayun (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation              17.13
103 Lila Fraser (Can) Cascades                                17.20
104 Julie Marceau (Can) Marinoni-Cadence                           
105 Ann Hansgate (USA) Terry Precision                        18.15
106 Tara Ross (Can) Advil/Chapstick                                
107 Kirsten Robbins (Can) Advil/Chapstick                     18.28
108 Kathleen Villeneuve (Can) Marinoni-Cadence                22.03
109 Geneviève Gagnon (Can) Cascades                           23.35
110 Mandy Lozanno (USA) Target Training                       24.06
111 Su Fen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                         24.15
112 Xiao Ning Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                     25.55
113 Yeima Torres (Cub) Cuba National Team                     26.34
114 Naomi Cermak (Can) Terry Precision                        28.59
115 Magali Tisseyre (Can) Marinoni-Cadence                    30.17
116 Amanda Sin (Can) Advil/Chapstick                          31.01
117 Johanne Cyr (Can) Cascades                                31.41
118 Karine Tessier (Can) Marinoni-Cadence                     33.12
119 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand National Team            38.28
120 Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                   45.43

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