Internationale Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
by Monty. on Jul 23, 2010 1:03 PM EDT
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Print20th – 25th July 2010
Summer on the womens’ racing calendar means stage racing, and lots of it. This week a large part of the pro peloton heads out to Germany for the 23rd edition of the Internationale Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen, a six day, 620km exploration of the hills and towns in the German province of Thuringia. The word Rundfahrt is a particularly appropriate description because not only does the race tour around Thuringia, but each stage is by itself a circuit race starting and finishing in the same town. And with a beautiful symmetry that surely must be down to German organisational skills, not only do the stages run from A to Z, but they do so in alphabetical order.
Stage 1 (87.6km 700m ascent) starts and finishes in the town of Altenburger. It is quite comfortably the shortest stage of the week, although they make up for that by including possibly the most vicious climb, the wall of Meerane, only 400m long but hitting a maximum gradient of 23%. In the section on this stage on the race website, much is made of Altenburg’s connection with the history of playing cards, although I reckon the connnection with Frederick Barbarossa has far more juicy details.
Stage 2 (132km, 1200m ascent) runs from the town of Gera, birthplace of painter Otto Dix.
Stage 3 (128.7km, 1800m ascent) is based around the town of Greiz, famous for its two castles: the lower castle and the upper castle. That should give you some hints of what the local terrain is like. We’re not talking mountains here, the highest point around is just under 500m above sea level, but there are lots of opportunities for a race organiser to gain and lose those 500m. Repeatedly.
Stage 4 (23.3km, 240m ascent) is a rolling individual timetrial around the town of Schleiz. Well rolling’s actually a pretty good description of the whole week. No massive climbs, just the equivalent thereof neatly cut into small sections and hidden away where you might not at first notice.
Stage 5 (115.8km, 1000m ascent) is a circuit race around Schmölln, the town where vowels go to die. A lap of 19.3km is ridden six times to make up the race distance, and in one of those delightful whimsies of geography, categorised climbs appear on odd laps, intermediate sprints on even ones.
Stage 6 (134.5km, 1600m ascent) is a figure of eight based around Zeulenroda-Triebes, which right now has a photograph from last year’s race on the front of its website, and talks about making Zeulenroda "die Stadt Zeulenroda-Triebes auf den 1. Platz zu radeln," "The number one place to cycle"
There is a startlist up, although like most startlists it’s fairly approximate. I know for sure that both Ina-Yoko Teutenberg and Giorgia Bronzini won’t be present. To win here what you most of all need is a strong team, as it is all too easy for a small break to slip away on the hilly roads one day and get a big enough gap to keep the leader’s jersey until the end of the race. Last year Linda Villumsen did just that on stage 3 and had her Columbia-HTC teammates there to help her defend that lead from determined attacks from Trixi Worrack and Marianne Vos. She’s back to defend her title, and no doubt Trixi Worrack will be looking to put on a good show again to help Team Noris in their ongoing search for a new sponsor. Vos doesn’t seem to be on the start list, but others to keep an eye on include Charlotte Becker, now with Cervelo, and Emma Johansson of Red Sun.
The race website is probably one of the best around with detailed stage maps, profiles, histories, and photos and videos from past years. Most of it translates quite nicely through Google too(although no doubt some regret that). Media coverage of this race was great last year and I expect it to be the same again. Those organiser videos may take a day or two to arrive on You Tube, but the local TV station MDR Thüringen included regular extended reports on its evening news bulletin at 19:00 CET daily, simultaneously broadcast live on the web and available on demand on the website for a further seven days. The live ticker is also one of the best around, and timing so probably complete results will be handled by romers.nl.
Image via www.thueringenrundfahrt-frauen.de
Bump - Watch the 19:00 local news complete with a report from the race right now here.
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And I forgot to add
why do the minor jersies alway look better? The most aggressive rider is a great thing full of lemons and limes, while the leader’s jersey looks like something someone’s mum knitted (no-one will notice the difference, honestly).
And while on the theme of jersies
Nicola Cranmer posted a piccie of the Monkey in Irish which is in disappointingly good taste.
You wanted the monkey to wear a leprechaun's hat, didn't you?
I know I did.
Ceci n'est pas une signature.
and a harp
and even more of the (things I’ve forgotten the names of… not clover, not trefoils, what?)
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 20, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
The live ticker is excellent, complete with maps and live GPS locations
photos and videos, and you can set it to produce a (machine) translated version in various languages. One little hiccup for me in that I had to set it to another language then back to English to get English, and do that again whenever it updated, but that is just two clicks. Here for a sample is today’s commentary, minus the fancy bits embedded on the official site. As ever proper names get translated oddly from time to time. Dark is Sarah Duester, Copper nails Hanka Kupfernagel, adn “Praise be to the great audience in Crimmitschau!”
Thank you to all the fans and aid. Tomorrow we will return to the second stage of Gera Otto Dix, beginning 1:45 p.m.
by TRFF at 5:32 PM
by TRFF at 5:30 PM
by TRFF at 5:21 PM
The shirt for the most active driver gets 21 Emma Johansson, Red Sun Cycling, number two is 91 Hanka Kupfernagel the German national team in March 1965 and No. Elena Gauss RDZ Kuchinskaya ORUM
by TRFF at 5:20 PM
The mountain gets 91 jersey Hanka Kupfernagel the German national team at 65 followed by Elena Kuchinskaya ORUM GAUSS RDZ darkness and 34 Sarah Cervelo Test Team
by TRFF at 5:17 PM
assure sprint jersey 91 Hanka Kupfernagel the German national team, followed by Sarah gloom Cervelo Test Team 34 21 Emma Johansson and Red Sun
by TRFF at 5:14 PM
Step around 21 Altenburg Emma Johansson, Red Sun Cycling wins followed by 66 Gauss RDZ Elena Noemi Cantele ORUM Kuchinskaya and five Team Columbia High Road
by TRFF at 5:09 PM
The official result is available.
by TRFF at 5:07 PM
The sweep car, ambulance and police have reached the goal
by TRFF at 5:02 PM
The last group reached the target
by TRFF at 5:01 PM
by TRFF at 5:00 PM
Immediately available is the official result
by TRFF at 4:57 PM
by TRFF at 4:55 PM
21 Emma Johansson will first followed the arrival of 65 Elena Kuchinskaya
by TRFF at 4:50 PM
The summit is already almost at the finish
by TRFF at 4:47 PM
Top group is 1000m from the finish
by TRFF at 4:46 PM
The leading group disintegrated completely
by TRFF at 4:45 PM
91 Hanka Kupfernagel falls the leading group
by TRFF at 4:45 PM
21 Emma Johansson is deposited Point
by TRFF at 4:44 PM
4 km from the finish High. So far, there is no tear in the top
by TRFF at 4:43 PM
The leading group is now 5 km from the finish
by TRFF at 4:41 PM
The pilots have an average of 38 kmh
by TRFF at 4:40 PM
The pilot is 6 km from the finish
by TRFF at 4:39 PM
The point takes its lead from 1.55
by TRFF at 4:35 PM
The drivers are located 10 km from the finish
by TRFF at 4:31 PM
The leading group now has a lead of 1.52
by TRFF at 4:30 PM
The point was again caught up and now has a distance of 1.55
by TRFF at 4:26 PM
The pack pushed and catch. The distance between the primary domain in the leading group is only 1.50, still 17 km to go
by TRFF at 4:21 PM
The second scoring 65 Kuchinskaya Elena decided to turn followed by 91 and 21 Hanka Kupfernagel Emma Johansson
by TRFF at 4:18 PM
The riders are now before the mountain classification 1000 seconds
by TRFF at 4:14 PM
Hanka Kupfernagel 91, won the second sprint followed by 34 and 84 Olga Sarah darkness Zabelinskaja
by TRFF at 4:12 PM
The top group has declined and now only has a lead of 2 minutes
by TRFF at 4:08 PM
The leading group is moving its lead even further and now has a distance of 2.43
by TRFF at 4:02 PM
The leading group is expanding its lead and now runs 2:30 to the peloton behind the exit Klausa
by TRFF at 3:59 PM
The leading group of eight men now has a lead of 2.15, drivers 31 and 41 Emilie Aubry Marta Bastianelli was again caught by the peloton.
by TRFF at 3:55 PM
The riders have reached Goesdorf and are now in the area of food.
by TRFF at 3:50 PM
The 31 Emilie Aubry 41 Marta Bastianelli has launched an attack platoon group Spitz is now 10 seconds ahead of the pack. The leading group continues to have a lead of two minutes to the main switchboard
by TRFF at 3:45 PM
Pilots are in sunny 29 ° C and a headwind in the beautiful low Thüringen.
by TRFF at 3:41 PM
The first hour is over. The leading group of eight high is still a gap of two minutes since there were no attacks on the main pitch
by TRFF at 3:39 PM
The leading group of eight men now has a space of two minutes to the peloton
by TRFF at 3:33 PM
The first mountain classification is to nail the copper 91, 65 and 34 Kuchinskaya darkness
by TRFF at 3:32 PM
Aubry 31 has lost the lead group and go back into the pack
by TRFF at 3:31 PM
The pilots are smart and do not drive on the pavement, but on the sidewalk
by TRFF at 3:28 PM
The riders are off the 1000 classification of the mountain on the steep face Meerane
by TRFF at 3:27 PM
The leading group now has a space of two minutes
by TRFF at 3:26 PM
The leading group now has a distance of 1 minute and 12 seconds
by TRFF at 3:19 PM
The sprint is dark at 34, 91 and 84 copper nails Zabelinskaja. The drivers are now available for a short period in Saxony
by TRFF at 3:16 PM
The drivers are within 500 meters before the sprint
by TRFF at 3:13 PM
The leading group will remain and keep the distance on the ground. Praise be to the great audience in Crimmitschau!
by TRFF at 3:12 PM
Riders, 84 Zabelinskaja, 34 Dark, 21 Johansson 5 Cantele, 91 copper nails, 104 Kanis, Brennauer 92, 31 and 65 form Aubry Kuchinskaya the leading group with 20 second intervals. The field has now reached Crimmitschau
by TRFF at 3:06 PM
is equal to the first Sprint Proloxx
by TRFF at 2:59 PM
The leading group has opened an additional driver has come
by TRFF at 2:58 PM
He formed a first group of eight riders at km 19
by TRFF at 2:58 PM
The group left Schmölln and readers are still closed. Riders blowing against a bit of headwind
by TRFF at 2:50 PM
Before long, she was alone, all riders are back all
by TRFF at 2:40 PM
Koedoodor national team of the Netherlands, has sold the 105 to 200 m from the ground
by TRFF at 2:39 PM
Start
by TRFF at 2:29 PM
one minute
by TRFF at 2:28 PM
3 minutes
by TRFF at 2:26 PM
In 10 minutes, it starts with the first round stage Altenburg
by TRFF via iPhone at 2:21 PM
by TRFF at 2:19 PM
Around the beginning of the first stage Altenberg, 15:30
by TRFF at 1:20 PM
Warm welcome to the 23 Live Ticker Thuringia International Women’s Cycling Race
by TRFF at 1:13 PM
That's one nice ticker!
Results stage 1
1. Emma Johasson (SWE) RedSun (10" bonification)
2. Elena Kuchinskaya (RUS) Gauss, +2" ( 6" boni)
3. Noemi Cantele (ITA) HTC, 2" (4" boni)
4. Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS) Safi, 3" (2" boni)
5. Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) German National Team, 3" ( 5" boni)
6. Lisa Brennauer (GER) German National Team, 7"
7. Sarah Düster (GER) Cervélo, +12" (5" boni)
8. Janneke Kanis (NED) Netherlands National Team, +35"
9. Adrie Visser (NED) HTC, +1’31"
10. Charlotte Becker (GER) Cervélo, +1’31"
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 20, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
(I don’t understand those bonis at all…)
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 20, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
A few screenshots from the evening news
(they had a very nice 3 minute report and you don’t really need to understand German to watch the pictures, but here’s a taster)
Leaving from the start – Aren’t those cars meant to get out of the way a bit quicker?
That 21% climb. No-one said that it was cobbled
and seen from above
Emma Johansson won the sprint pretty easily. I wonder how many of this week’s finish lines are cobbled.
Thanks so much, Monty!
I love your race reports!
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 20, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
You can watch that report
here for the next seven days, just scroll to 20 odd minutes in
Cobbled finishes?
Monty asked
I wonder how many of this week’s finish lines are cobbled
If it’s anything like last year… lots.
by Creeping Tortoise on Jul 20, 2010 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn those tiny old historic towns and their failure to invent horses with wheels and tyres
The organisers have stuck up video for stage 1, and from their camera angle that finish wan’t just cobbled, but up a hill too.
Photos!
I love this site!
Podium Stage 1 (LOVE those costumes!)
Insert stereotypes about Germany here
Many more fabulous photos here
Marianne Vos is looking for suggestions
on how to name her new cat. Would Beloki go down well?
I wish I spoke Dutch
So I could suggest some horrible puns….
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 20, 2010 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
That ticker is great
start 13:45, at 13:53 they already have a startline video up.
Mind you, I'm not sure what's going on
Did they just say Emma Johansson won Stage 2 as well?
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 21, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Emma pulled out sick
they showed her slowing up on the news. Fell sick overnight was what I got from my basic German.
Women's Cycling.net says she crashed as well
On the approach to the first climb in Eisenberg, the peloton had to cross rail tracks. Johansson and a number of other riders crashed causing a disruption in the bunch. By the time the leaders approach the first rise on the way to the Buchheim climb, one kilometre later, Johansson was still chasing back through the cars. The front of the race was being driven by Noemi Cantele (HTC Columbia) as they reached the top of the climb, and a break was starting to form.
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 21, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
She blogs about it
here - with photos
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 22, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Gah! I thought I was being so clever finding that!
but it turns out Monty already posted it upthread! Bah!
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 21, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I had to go and recheck Lisa Brennauer's age after watching that
Today’s news report should be up. I’ve no exact timing, but it’s about 20 minutes in, after the report on the Meerkats
Stage 2 results - Pucinskaite wins & takes the yellow jersey!
1. Edita Pucinskaite, Gauss
2. Olga Zabeliskaya, Safi-Pasta
3. Charlotte Becker, Cervélo
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 21, 2010 11:47 AM EDT reply actions
Full results
here – and Emma Johansson pulled out half-way round, I hope she’s ok….
Stage 2
1. Edita Pucinskaite (LTU) GAUSS, 3.31’48" (+ 10" bonifications)
2. Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS) Safi-Pasta Zara, + 2" (8" boni)
3. Charlotte Becker (GER) Cervélo Test Team, +1’03" ( 7" boni)
4. Marta Bastianelli (ITA) Fenixs-Petrogradets, 1’21"
5. Elena Kuchinskaya (RUS) GAUSS, +1’22" ( 5" boni)
6. Irene van den Broek (NED) Netherlands, 1’22" (1" boni)
7. Noemi Cantele (ITA) HTC Columbia, 1’22"
8. Adrie Visser (NED) HTC Columbia, +7’36"
9. Julia Martisova (RUS) GAUSS, +7’36" ( 2" boni)
10. Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) Germany, + 7’36" (+ 3" boni)
GC after stage 2
1. Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS) Safi-Pasta Zara, 5.46’42"
2. Elena Kuchinskaya (RUS) GAUSS, +1’18"
3. Noemi Cantele (ITA) HTC Columbia, + 1’25"
4. Edita Pucinskaite (LTU) GAUSS, +1’32"
5. Charlotte Becker (GER) Cervélo Test Team, +2’32"
6. Irene van den Broek (NED) Netherlands, +2’58"
7. Marta Bastianelli (ITA) Fenixs-Petrogradets, +2’58"
8. Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) Nationalteam Deutschland, + 7’36"
9. Sarah Düster (GER) Cervélo Test Team, +7’46"
10. Lisa Brennauer (GER) Nationalteam Deutschland, + 8’00"
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 21, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
It's very odd
that there’s no sign of Noris so far. I thought they would have had someone in every single break.
That IS strange
Especially given that Trixi destroyed the whole of the Czech race… Maybe they’re lulling the peloton into a false sense of security….
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 21, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
There are some huge gaps developing.
And some of those who did well at the U23 last week are losing half an hour a day. Marta Bastianelli however seems to have come back in pretty good condition.
A few snapshots from the news report
I was thinking that in this photo Olga Zabelinskaya’s shorts look a little, well, short, so I took a screengrab of what she was racing in
I’ve no idea why she changed. And do people really enjoy racing through this? It may be pleasant for a couple of seconds, but then you have to ride on in wet clothes for an awfully long time
Maybe that explains the changed shorts
Who's the person in the Worlds jersey
hiding behind Zabelinskaya’s spare jersey, with the huge thighs? If it’s real, it’s got to be one of the track Team Sprint blokes…. but much as I’m a huge track fan, I can’t identify riders by their thighs!
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 21, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
(in the short-shorts podium shot, I mean)
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 21, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Bloody hell!
You’re GOOD!!!
(I laughed so hard I dropped my laptop!)
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 21, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
The veins look about right
should I post a screengrab of his face for confirmation?
The thighs look right
The face looks “not as ”http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/y5xIzqPQ4MS/UCI+Track+Cycling+World+Championships+Day/FTPrwysLzY_/Maximilian+Levy" >unlike as Levy/Nimke"
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 21, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I was there to see them win that day
Stood at the top of the velodrome-curve when they were doing warmup laps. They scared the bejeesus out of me when they went by. It was like a herd of belgian blue thundering by. On bikes.
I saw Max Levy at Manchester
He was so classy…. clapping Chris Hoy across the line when Hoy beat him
ah, the noise of points race thundering past you up the curve….. I’m in all kinds of agonies, hoping I can get tickets for the Manchester WC round … last year I was about 4th row back on the finishing line….
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 21, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Adrie Visser wins stage 2!
1. Adrie Visser, HTC
2. Iris Slappedal, Cervélo
3. Marta Bastianelli, Fenixs
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 22, 2010 11:26 AM EDT reply actions
Stage 3, Thüringen-Rundfahrt
1. Adrie Visser, HTC, 3.37’46" (13" Bonifications)
2. Iris Slappendel, Cervélo, s.t. (8" boni)
3. Marta Bastianelli, Fenixs-Petrogradets, s.t. (5" boni)
4. Olga Zabelinskaya, Safi-Pasta, s.t. (1" boni)
5. Julia Martisova, GAUSS, s.t. (+3" boni)
6. Edita Pucinskaite, GAUSS, s.t.
7. Andrea Bosman, Netherlands, s.t.
8. Petra Dijkman, Red Sun, +3"
9. Elena Kuchinskaya, GAUSS, +3"
10. Irene van den Broek, Netherlands, + 3"
GC after stage 3
1. Olga Zabelinskaya, Safi-Pasta Zara, 9.24’27"
2. Elena Kuchinskaya, GAUSS, +1’22"
3. Noemi Cantele, HTC, +1’30"
4. Edita Pucinskaite, GAUSS, +1’33"
5. Marta Bastianelli, Fenixs-Petrogradets, +2’54"
6. Irene van den Broek, Netherlands, +3’02"
7. Charlotte Becker, Cervélo, +6’19"
8. Adrie Visser, HTC, +9’00"
9. Julia Martisova, GAUSS, +9’09"
10. Iris Slappendel, Cervélo, +9’20"
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 22, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Photos Stage 3
Here, and I like….
Hanka looking cool at the start, in the black jersey
Racing
Adrie Visser’s strange speedblur salute
More costumes on the podium
Hanka tweeted something a couple of days ago
along the lines of “why do I win the black jersey when we’re rideing in temperatures of 37+”
There are advantages, though....
The best thing to win the sprint trikot: you get every day a 5liter bottle (fass?) of local black BEER! ;-)
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 22, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
More stage 3 photos
These from CJ Farquharson
Peloton (I love her wide-angled lens)
Zabelinskaya leading the race
Here's something you don't see too often in Germany
Lucky it didn’t rain or there might have been a sing-a-long
OK, I've tried to rip you off with stage report-in screen shots
…. but i can’t paste my images in! What am I doing wrong?
I post screenshots up on tinypic.com
Follow the instructions there for uploading, then copy the address of the uploaded picture in the bottom box (Direct Link for Layouts) and paste it into the little box that appears when you click on the image button here (the one with the tree, next to the link button).
Stage 3, Monty-style!
Edita Pucinskaite before the start
and they’re off!
I’m loving where the sprint points were
Olga Zabelinskaya was putting in a lot of work to keep her jersey
Luise Keller attacked a lot, and won some of the intermediate points
Adrie Visser wins the sprint from a group of 30 that shed a lot of riders at the end
And I’ll never get bored of the beer-on-the-peloton!
http://i25.tinypic.com/2z4d6ic.jpg
Olga Zabelinskaya keeps the yellow jersey!
That Luise Keller win was at one of the Berg climbs
I think the commentary says something about 16%.
And it anyone’s not watched it, that German local news coverage is really impressive. They send a team out, film at the start, by the side of the road, from a moto and at the podium ceremony, then take the trouble to edit it together, often including a couple of interviews too (today they spoke to women working behind the scenes, including a couple of the organisers and the UCI comissioner in charge) for a three minute report on the evening news. Here in the UK I’m sure that they would just send out one reporter with a tripod and that the race would be one of half a dozen assignments for the day. Their moto coverage is good, but manages to keep out of the way too. Compare the report that I posted on the GP Cento (when it finally appears on line), for which in your face is an understatement.
I have very minimal German, but a friend was sayig how they were giving background on the key riders as well.
And I did like what seemed to be interviews with the organisers about how it’s really well run because it’s run by a team of women!
This Tour is spoiling me – wonder-ticker, 2 kinds of videos a day, photos from CJ Farquharson – not to mention actually getting results up within 3 hours of the race finishing!
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 22, 2010 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Stage 4 - ITT - Hanka Kupfernagel wins!
1. Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) Nationalteam Deutschland, .32’27", 43,077km/h
2. Regina Bruins (NED) Cervélo Test Team, +10"
3. Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS) Safi-Pasta Zara, +26"
4. Ganna Solovey (UKR) Ukraine, +27"
5. Trixi Worrack (GER) Noris Cycling, +34"
6. Irene van den Broek (NED) Netherlands, +1’01"
7. Sarah Düster (GER) Cervélo Test Team, +1’03"
8. Ellen Van Dijk (NED) HTC, +1’04"
9. Lisa Brennauer (GER) Nationalteam Deutschland, +1’09"
10. Latoya Brulee (BEL) Red Sun Cycling Team, +1’12"
GC after stage 4- is Olga unstoppable?
1. Olga Zabelinskaya, Safi-Pasta Zara, 9.57’20"
2. Edita Pucinskaite, GAUSS RDZ ORMU, +2’55"
3. Noemi Cantele, HTC, +3’00"
4. Irene van den Broek, Netherlands, +3’37"
5. Elena Kuchinskaya, GAUSS RDZ ORMU, +3’52"
6. Marta Bastianelli, Fenixs-Petrogradets, +7’13"
7. Charlotte Becker, Cervélo Test Team, + 7’27"
8. Trixi Worrack, Noris Cycling, +9’42"
9. Iris Slappendel, Cervélo Test Team, +10’22"
10. Adrie Visser, HTC, +11’10"
WOW!
gorgeous, gorgeous photo! Where did you find it, so I can look at it huge size?
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 23, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
It's on the official site
Interesting to note the difference in equipment. Some ride their regular roadbike, some, like Bruins here, ride the most advanced TT bike in production. All credit to Cervelo for providing that kind of support.
What I love
Is that on paper, this should mean Cervélo would win everything – it’s great that this isn’t the case.
I think some of the riders in Tour de l’Aude had never ridden a TT bike before the TTT stage…
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 23, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
And more
HTC speeeeeeedy
Dutch TT rider
Not as glamourous as the Giro Donne Silver Throne of Winningness
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 23, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
A few screencaps
That bus is back again. Number 15 for West Acton, Paddington, Aldwych and St Pauls.
HTC-Columbia warming up in a quiet corner. That’s not a bad spot in terms of what teh women usually have to cope with. None of the Sky bus with its keep-out-the-plebs wall for them
Hanka got a nice dry run
Charlotte Becker didn’t. You know things are tough when even a black skinsuit starts to go seethrough.
Noemi Cantele was another who got rained on
Olga Zabelinskaya was a bit luckier with the weather. I’ve no idea why she wasn’t in yellow unless someone handed her an ultra-thin, seethrough before it gets wet, yellow skinsuit.
Heh
You think they have the £ for an extra yellow skinsuit? ;-)
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 23, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
More
Hanka warming up
Hanka was lucky to avoid the rain
It was very wet when Noemi was riding
Podium
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 23, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
A few pics from today's news - follow the links above to find the actual video
The start line – a bit narrow looking, especially as this is a circuit race and they finish here
In France they use helicopters to get shots like this
here it’s done by two blokes sitting on top of a giant bale of straw
At last Trixi Worrack appears. She was interviewed at the start of the news too; if only they’d asked her the way to the station then I could have translated it.
A very pretty road on the course
Eventually a group of seven broke away. Here they are sprinting for the line
A photofinish was called
The judges retired to the mobile TV news editing van. Every other day this week the organisers have videoed the start and finish lines themselves. For reasons tey to be explained they put Sarah Duester(Cervelo) 1st, Hanka Kupfernagel (German National team) 2nd and Adrie Visser (HTC-Columbia) 3rd
Olga Zabelinskaya led the rest of the peloton home and stays in the overall lead
The official results
top eleven for the stage
1. 34 GER 19820710 Düster, Sarah Cervélo Test Team (NED) 3.02’14" 13"
2. 91 GER 19740319 Kupfernagel, Hanka Nationalteam Deutschland (GER) 3.02’14" 15"
3. 6 NED 19831019 Visser, Adrie Team Columbia Highroad Women (GER) 3.02’14" 6"
4. 16 GER 19810928 Worrack, Trixi Noris Cycling (GER) 3.02’14"
5. 101 NED 19790806 Bosman, Andrea Nationalteam Niederlande (NED) 3.02’15" 1"
6. 105 NED 19831031 Koedoodor, Vena Nationalteam Niederlande (NED) 3.02’16" 2"
7. 24 NED 19791113 Dijkman, Petra Red Sun Cycling Team (BEL) 3.02’16" 2"
8. 64 RUS 19760615 Martisova, Julia GAUSS RDZ ORMU (ITA) 3.02’26" 12" 2"
9. 3 GER 19840308 Keller, Luise Team Columbia Highroad Women (GER) 3.02’39" 25"
10. 11 GER 19830722 Gebhardt, Elke Noris Cycling (GER) 3.03’06" 52"
11. 84 RUS 19800510 Zabelinskaja, Olga Safi-Pasta Zara (LTU) 3.04’10" 1’56"
Quite a few abandons today too. Only 59 riders are left in the race
12 GER 19871021 Pohl, Stephanie Noris Cycling (GER)
15 GER 19880505 Kasper, Romy Noris Cycling (GER)
32 GER 19830519 Becker, Charlotte Cervélo Test Team (NED)
45 ESP 19750313 Vilajosana Andreu, Marta Fenixs-Petrogradets (RUS)
113 UKR 19900214 Kononenko, Valeriya Nationalteam Ukraine (UKR)
115 UKR 19920131 Solovey, Ganna Nationalteam Ukraine (UKR)
132 CAN 19830503 Jeffs, Krystal Team Nanoblur-Gears (CAN)
135 CAN 19840427 Caron, Joanie Team Nanoblur-Gears (CAN)
The overall top 10. It’ll be tough to beat Zabelinskaya. And it’s a great show from the Italians with Safi and Gauss leading things here, and Michela Fanini doing the same in Limousin.
1. 84 RUS 19800510 Zabelinskaja, Olga Safi-Pasta Zara (LTU) 13.01’30"
2. 61 LTU 19751127 Pucinskaite, Edita GAUSS RDZ ORMU (ITA) 13.04’26" 2’56"
3. 5 ITA 19810717 Cantele, Noemi Team Columbia Highroad Women (GER) 13.04’32" 3’02"
4. 102 NED 19800826 van den Broek, Irene Nationalteam Niederlande (NED) 13.05’08" 3’38"
5. 65 RUS 19841211 Kuchinskaya, Elena GAUSS RDZ ORMU (ITA) 13.05’23" 3’53"
6. 41 ITA 19870430 Bastianelli, Marta Fenixs-Petrogradets (RUS) 13.08’49" 7’19"
7. 16 GER 19810928 Worrack, Trixi Noris Cycling (GER) 13.09’16" 7’46"
8. 6 NED 19831019 Visser, Adrie Team Columbia Highroad Women (GER) 13.10’38" 9’08"
9. 24 NED 19791113 Dijkman, Petra Red Sun Cycling Team (BEL) 13.11’09" 9’39"
10. 64 RUS 19760615 Martisova, Julia GAUSS RDZ ORMU (ITA) 13.11’31" 10’01"
And a couple of sad little lines from the daily communique:
The Rider Nr. #6 Visser, Adrie (NED19831019, TEA) was relegation to the 3. th Place and gets a fine of 50 SFR according to article 12.1.040.10.2.2
Failing to attend official ceremony the Rider #6 Visser, Adrie (NED19831019, TEA) gets a fine of 100 SFR and forfeiture of prizes according to article 12.1.040.36
do we know why Visser was relegated yet?
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 25, 2010 5:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Women's Cycling.net report
On the fast descent to the finish, Duester was on front but as they came into the 300m right hand turn to the finish line the group were together. The tight finishing straight narrowed as it reached the line. Duester had taken the left line, Visser had a gap on the right and Kupfernagel squeezed in between.
On the line Visser looked the clear winner but was relegated after the judges deemed she had not held her line against Kupfernagel.
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 25, 2010 6:09 AM EDT up reply actions
And Hanka didn't agree
What a day!I won all 3 sprints,then in a breakaway. 30m before the finish I thought I’ll win,but became 3rd. Decision of Jury was bit hard!
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 25, 2010 6:23 AM EDT up reply actions
That finish was ridiculously narrow
and today’s seemed the same.
Stage 6 - Slappedal solos to take the stage, Zabeliskaya wins the GC!
Stage results
1. Iris Slappendel, Cervélo Test Team, 3.50’26" (+ 12" bonifications)
2. Trixi Worrack, Noris Cycling, 1’34" (6" bonis)
3. Andrea Bosman, Netherlands, 1’34" ( 4" bonis)
4. Hanka Kupfernagel, Nationalteam Deutschland, 1’36" (6" boni)
5. Petra Dijkman, Red Sun Cycling Team, 1’36"
6. Lisa Brennauer, Nationalteam Deutschland, +1’36" ( 4" boni)
7. Luise Keller, HTC, +1’43"
8. Marta Bastianelli, Fenixs-Petrogradets, +2’26"
9. Adrie Visser, HTC, +2’26"
10. Vera Koedoodor, Netherlands, +2’26"
FINAL GC!
1. Olga Zabelinskaya, Safi Pasta, 16.54’22"
2. Edita Pucinskaite, GAUSS RDZ ORMU, +2’56"
3. Noemi Cantele, HTC, +3’02"
4. Irene van den Broek, Netherlands, +3’38"
5. Elena Kuchinskaya, GAUSS RDZ ORMU, +3’53"
6. Trixi Worrack, Noris Cycling, + 6’48"
7. Marta Bastianelli, Fenixs-Petrogradets, + 7’19"
8. Iris Slappendel, Cervélo Test Team, + 7’48"
9. Petra Dijkman, Red Sun Cycling Team, + 8’49"
10. Adrie Visser, HTC, +9’08"
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 25, 2010 12:53 PM EDT reply actions
And a few final screengrabs
The race report was preceded on the evening news by a report on the teapot army
The start/finish straight. try racing that three abreast
An early break by Emma Silversides. She had a lead of about 2 minutes at one point
Bergs, cobbles and echelons. What more could you want in a race. A stage race.
The main climb of the day even had a name.
16% gradients, hand-crafted, cancer-free, chalkings on the road, big crowds and scary costumes. Who needs the Pyrenees anyway
Iris Slappendel overtakes the number 15 on her way to victory
Noemi Cantele braces herself. She’s been on a few podiums this week already.
Behind Olga Zabelinskaya a queue seemed to be forming of people who wanted to have Hanka Kupfernagel hold their children for a photo.
Haha! Excellent!
You are very good at this!
by Sarah Connolly on Jul 25, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I want to save the world and help animals ....
I didn’t notice this before, but at 2:40 on that video they interrupt the podium ceremony to choose “Miss Rundfahrt”, “Die Schoenster Fahrerennerin”
So apparently,
Anne de Wildt, NED
Theres Klein, GER
Alison Testroete, CAN
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