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Giro del Trentino Alto Adige - Südtirol 2010

Date range:
June 18-20, 2010

June 18, Stage 1: Trento - Appiano 75km

Pooley wins stage one

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Cycling News
Published:
June 18, 2010, 22:58,
Updated:
June 20, 2010, 21:26

British rider is first race leader

Emma Pooley (Cervélo TestTeam) solos to victory on the opening stage and takes a commanding GC lead.

Emma Pooley (Cervélo TestTeam) solos to victory on the opening stage and takes a commanding GC lead.

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Emma Pooley (Cervelo TestTeam) showcased her climbing prowess with a dominating solo victory on the Giro del Trentino's opening stage. The Briton covered the 75km into Appiano nearly three minutes ahead of Alessandra D'Ettorre (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo) and Rasa Leleivyte (Safi Pasta Zara).

Pooley attacked on the category 1 climb over the Mendola pass and only Italy's Noemi Cantele (HTC Columbia Women) could keep pace. Pooley attacked again on the 45km ascent and arrived at the summit with a four-minute advantage. Pooley maintained most of her lead on the 20km descent to the finish to take a decisive lead in the three-day event.

"It was a really long climb, 45 km but not really steep," said Pooley. "On the climb I went in the lead with Cantele but she didn't work and was just on my wheel. The first time I attacked, she was able to follow. But with the second attack I was able to drop her.

"I wanted to make the gap as big as possible because I knew that she is good on the downhill and I didn't want to take to many risks with the Giro d' Italia in mind. Once again our team is really strong, and any one of my teammates could also be in my position today. We will defend the yellow jersey now and try to win this race."

Full Results
1 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam 2:09:17  
2 Alessandra D'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 0:02:53  
3 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi Pasta Zara    
4 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
5 Sylvia Kapusta (Pol) Safi Pasta Zara    
6 Eva Lechner (Ita) Rapp.Suedtirol Alto Adige    
7 Patricia Schwagger (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam    
8 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women 0:02:58  
9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Noris Cycling 0:03:19  
10 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi Pasta Zara    
11 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain    
12 Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam    
13 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi Pasta Zara    
14 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
15 Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo    
16 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Team System Data    
17 Luise Keller (Swe) HTC Columbia Women    
18 Veronica Leal Balderas (Mex) SC Michela Fanini Record    
19 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam    
20 Liselot Decroix (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam    
21 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi Pasta Zara    
22 Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia    
23 Amber Rais (USA) Kuota Speed Kueens    
24 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens    
25 Polonia Batagelj (Slo) Slovenia    
26 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Noris Cycling    
27 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Team Valdarno    
28 Christina Kollmann (Aut) ACS Chirio Forno d'Asolo    
29 Katazina Sosna (Ltu) Vaiano Tepso Solaristech 0:04:15  
30 Liza Racchetto (USA) Team System Data    
31 Catherine Williamson (GBr) Great Britain    
32 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo    
33 Oksana Kashcyshyna (Ukr) Team System Data    
34 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australia    
35 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
36 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets    
37 Irina Molicheva (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets    
38 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women 0:07:26  
39 Lisa Jacobs (Aus) Australia 0:06:26  
40 Trott Emma (GBr) Great Britain    
41 Bozzolo Laura (Ita) Team Valdarno 0:07:26  
42 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Noris Cycling 0:07:46  
43 Emilie Aubry (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam    
44 Megan Dunn (Aus) Australia    
45 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia Women    
46 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi Pasta Zara 0:08:42  
47 Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
48 Tjasa Rutar (Slo) Slovenia 0:09:57  
49 Rossella Callovi (Ita) ASD Vecchia Fontana 0:10:19  
50 Martina Corazza (Ita) Team Valdarno    
51 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) ACS Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:10:27  
52 Chiara Vanni (Ita) Vaiano Tepso Solaristech 0:11:13  
53 Sari Saarilenailen (Fin) ACS Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:12:48  
54 Silva Marcia Fernandes (Bra) ACS Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:13:19  
55 Alenka Novak (Slo) Slovenia    
56 Cornelia Schuster (Ita) Rapp.Suedtirol Alto Adige    
57 Ursa Pintar (Slo) Slovenia    
58 Lucy Martin (GBr) Great Britain    
59 Ajda Opeka (Slo) Slovenia    
60 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
61 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Vaiano Tepso Solaristech    
62 Katie Colklough (GBr) Great Britain 0:13:23  
63 Xiao Ling Luo (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 0:13:25  
64 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia    
65 Wicki Wihetelaw (Aus) Australia    
66 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Vaiano Tepso Solaristech    
67 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
68 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Noris Cycling    
69 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno    
70 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
71 Saneila Biagi (Ita) Team Valdarno    
72 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo    
73 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo    
74 Lina Shi (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
75 Elisabeth Reiner (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens 0:13:49  
76 Wanli Shen (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 0:13:57  
77 Marina Boduljak (Cro) Croatia 0:14:00  
78 Judith Pollinger (Ita) Rapp.Suedtirol Alto Adige 0:14:19  
79 Rosane Kirch (Bra) ACS Chirio Forno d'Asolo    
80 Adriana Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women 0:14:26  
81 Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) SC Michela Fanini Record 0:15:55  
82 Federica Primavera (Ita) Team System Data 0:16:10  
83 Petra Zrimsek (Slo) Slovenia    
84 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) SC Michela Fanini Record 0:17:22  
85 Angela Henning (Ger) Noris Cycling 0:17:27  
86 Marlen Joehrend (Ger) Noris Cycling    
87 Maja Marukic (Cro) Croatia 0:17:43  
88 Samantha Galassi (Ita) SC Michela Fanini Record 0:18:24  
89 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens 0:18:56  
90 Eleonora Spaliviero (Ita) Vaiano Tepso Solaristech 0:19:14  
91 Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Team Valdarno    
92 Serena Mensa (Ita) SC Michela Fanini Record 0:19:19  
93 Chiara Capuzzo (Ita) ASD Vecchia Fontana    
94 Mia Radotic (Cro) Croatia    
95 Giulia Danieli (Ita) ASD Vecchia Fontana    
96 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
97 Lorena D'Ursi (Ita) Team System Data 0:19:47  
98 Angharad Mason (GBr) Great Britain    
99 Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs-Petrogradets 0:21:11  
100 Stefania Baldi (Ita) Team System Data    
101 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo    
102 Wanda Svrakic (Cro) Croatia    
103 Laura Messina (Ita) ASD Vecchia Fontana    
104 Jelena Gracin (Cro) Croatia    
105 Sara Grifi (Ita) SC Michela Fanini Record 0:21:57  
106 Na Zhao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
107 Danila Venturella (Ita) Rapp.Suedtirol Alto Adige 0:26:07  
DNF Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Vaiano Tepso Solaristech    
DNF Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets    
DNF Luisa Tamanini (Ita) ACS Chirio Forno d'Asolo    
Points
1 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam 15 pts
2 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 12  
3 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi Pasta Zara 10  
4 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 8  
5 Sylvia Kapusta (Pol) Safi Pasta Zara 6  
6 Eva Lechner (Ita) Rapp.Suedtirol Alto Adige 5  
7 Patricia Schwagger (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam 4  
8 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women 3  
9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Noris Cycling 2  
10 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi Pasta Zara 1  
Mountain 1 - Passo Mendola (Cat. 1)
1 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam 20 pts
2 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women 15  
3 Polonia Batagelj (Slo) Slovenia 10  
4 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 7  
5 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam 4  
General classification after stage 1
1 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam 2:09:17  
2 Alessandra D'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 0:02:53  
3 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi Pasta Zara    
4 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
5 Sylvia Kapusta (Pol) Safi Pasta Zara    
6 Eva Lechner (Ita) Rapp.Suedtirol Alto Adige    
7 Patricia Schwagger (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam    
8 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women 0:02:58  
9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Noris Cycling 0:03:19  
10 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi Pasta Zara    
11 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain    
12 Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam    
13 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi Pasta Zara    
14 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
15 Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo    
16 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Team System Data    
17 Luise Keller (Swe) HTC Columbia Women    
18 Veronica Leal Balderas (Mex) SC Michela Fanini Record    
19 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam    
20 Liselot Decroix (Bel) Cervélo TestTeam    
21 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi Pasta Zara    
22 Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia    
23 Amber Rais (USA) Kuota Speed Kueens    
24 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens    
25 Polonia Batagelj (Slo) Slovenia    
26 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Noris Cycling    
27 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Team Valdarno    
28 Christina Kollmann (Aut) ACS Chirio Forno d'Asolo    
29 Katazina Sosna (Ltu) Vaiano Tepso Solaristech 0:04:15  
30 Liza Racchetto (USA) Team System Data    
31 Catherine Williamson (GBr) Great Britain    
32 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo    
33 Oksana Kashcyshyna (Ukr) Team System Data    
34 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australia    
35 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
36 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets    
37 Irina Molicheva (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets    
38 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women 0:07:26  
39 Lisa Jacobs (Aus) Australia 0:06:26  
40 Trott Emma (GBr) Great Britain    
41 Bozzolo Laura (Ita) Team Valdarno 0:07:26  
42 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Noris Cycling 0:07:46  
43 Emilie Aubry (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam    
44 Megan Dunn (Aus) Australia    
45 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia Women    
46 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi Pasta Zara 0:08:42  
47 Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
48 Tjasa Rutar (Slo) Slovenia 0:09:57  
49 Rossella Callovi (Ita) ASD Vecchia Fontana 0:10:19  
50 Martina Corazza (Ita) Team Valdarno    
51 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) ACS Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:10:27  
52 Chiara Vanni (Ita) Vaiano Tepso Solaristech 0:11:13  
53 Sari Saarilenailen (Fin) ACS Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:12:48  
54 Silva Marcia Fernandes (Bra) ACS Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:13:19  
55 Alenka Novak (Slo) Slovenia    
56 Cornelia Schuster (Ita) Rapp.Suedtirol Alto Adige    
57 Ursa Pintar (Slo) Slovenia    
58 Lucy Martin (GBr) Great Britain    
59 Ajda Opeka (Slo) Slovenia    
60 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
61 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Vaiano Tepso Solaristech    
62 Katie Colklough (GBr) Great Britain 0:13:23  
63 Xiao Ling Luo (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 0:13:25  
64 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia    
65 Wicki Wihetelaw (Aus) Australia    
66 Francesca Tognali (Ita) Vaiano Tepso Solaristech    
67 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
68 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Noris Cycling    
69 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno    
70 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
71 Saneila Biagi (Ita) Team Valdarno    
72 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo    
73 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo    
74 Lina Shi (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
75 Elisabeth Reiner (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens 0:13:49  
76 Wanli Shen (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 0:13:57  
77 Marina Boduljak (Cro) Croatia 0:14:00  
78 Judith Pollinger (Ita) Rapp.Suedtirol Alto Adige 0:14:19  
79 Rosane Kirch (Bra) ACS Chirio Forno d'Asolo    
80 Adriana Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women 0:14:26  
81 Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) SC Michela Fanini Record 0:15:55  
82 Federica Primavera (Ita) Team System Data 0:16:10  
83 Petra Zrimsek (Slo) Slovenia    
84 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) SC Michela Fanini Record 0:17:22  
85 Angela Henning (Ger) Noris Cycling 0:17:27  
86 Marlen Joehrend (Ger) Noris Cycling    
87 Maja Marukic (Cro) Croatia 0:17:43  
88 Samantha Galassi (Ita) SC Michela Fanini Record 0:18:24  
89 Bernadette Schober (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens 0:18:56  
90 Eleonora Spaliviero (Ita) Vaiano Tepso Solaristech 0:19:14  
91 Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Team Valdarno    
92 Serena Mensa (Ita) SC Michela Fanini Record 0:19:19  
93 Chiara Capuzzo (Ita) ASD Vecchia Fontana    
94 Mia Radotic (Cro) Croatia    
95 Giulia Danieli (Ita) ASD Vecchia Fontana    
96 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
97 Lorena D'Ursi (Ita) Team System Data 0:19:47  
98 Angharad Mason (GBr) Great Britain    
99 Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs-Petrogradets 0:21:11  
100 Stefania Baldi (Ita) Team System Data    
101 Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo    
102 Wanda Svrakic (Cro) Croatia    
103 Laura Messina (Ita) ASD Vecchia Fontana    
104 Jelena Gracin (Cro) Croatia    
105 Sara Grifi (Ita) SC Michela Fanini Record 0:21:57  
106 Na Zhao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
107 Danila Venturella (Ita) Rapp.Suedtirol Alto Adige 0:26:07  
Points classification
1 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam 15 pts
2 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 12  
3 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi Pasta Zara 10  
4 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 8  
5 Sylvia Kapusta (Pol) Safi Pasta Zara 6  
6 Eva Lechner (Ita) Rapp.Suedtirol Alto Adige 5  
7 Patricia Schwagger (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam 4  
8 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women 3  
9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Noris Cycling 2  
10 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi Pasta Zara 1  
Mountains classification
1 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam 20 pts
2 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women 15  
3 Polonia Batagelj (Slo) Slovenia 10  
4 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 7  
5 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam 4