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Women's World Cup: Plouay 114.6km

Call her Emma Plouay!

By:
Jean-François Quénet
Published:
August 21, 2010, 17:20,
Updated:
August 21, 2010, 20:33

Pooley takes win as Vos secures World Cup

A smile from Emma Pooley (Cervelo Test Team) as she takes her second consecutive GP de Plouay ahead of Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) and Emma...

A smile from Emma Pooley (Cervelo Test Team) as she takes her second consecutive GP de Plouay ahead of Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) and Emma Johansson (Redsun Cycling Team) and Judith Arndt (HTC - Columbia Women)

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The GP Plouay-Bretagne had the same top three as last year, as Emma Pooley (Cervelo) took victory ahead of Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) and Emma Johansson (Redsun Cycling Team). The British champion claimed an impressive solo victory while the Dutch star secured her third overall win in the World Cup. Judith Arndt (HTC-Columbia) accompanied the trio in the winning breakaway. For the first time, Plouay hosted the World Cup finale.

“I wore the jersey from the first race on, since the Trofeo Binda,” Vos said afterwards. “So I’ve worried all year about keeping the jersey and I’m relieved now. I was focused on the World Cup classification. I knew Emma Johansson could beat me but I also knew the third place was enough. However, I wanted to win the race too. When Emma Pooley attacked on the second climb of the circuit, I could just hold her wheel but when she went in the last hill, I had to let her go. She was too strong.”

“Emma (Pooley) was really, really strong today!” exclaimed the other Emma, Johansson. “As for myself, I suffered so much, so I’m quite happy to finish in the top three like last year.” After being sick earlier in the season, the Swedish champion will be satisfied to be back at a level that will allow her to travel to the world championships with big ambitions.

Pooley becomes the first woman to win in Plouay two years in a row, but she didn’t want to take this race as an indication for the Worlds in Australia in October. “Last year I won here and I was shit at the Worlds,” she said with a big laugh.

Her second win in Brittany was also thanks in no small part to the excellent tactics of the Cervélo team. Her teammate Elizabeth Armitstead went away solo in the first half of the race. “She went early and it was a super strong attack,” Pooley said. “It was so far to go on your own! We were hoping for Columbia to counter attack but (fellow Cervélo rider) Sharon (Laws) joined Liza. The other teams had to chase then. Two Cervélo riders, that was too dangerous for our adversaries.”

Judith Arndt closed the gap for HTC-Columbia and she took the three best riders with her. “This circuit is our type of course,” Johansson explained. “There are corners and just no let up.”

“It suits us because it’s a selective course,” Pooley added. “It was also the last race of the World Cup series. The same two as last year (Vos and Johansson) were fighting for the overall win, and me… I was just lucky to be there again.”

Pooley was definitely the strongest. On the final hill of Ty-Marrec, which featured in the world championship held in Plouay ten years ago, she simply rode her three adversaries off her wheel. Vos hesitated a little too much and subsequently tried to bridge the gap but Pooley didn’t give her a chance to come across and soloed to a fine victory.

Full Results

# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 3:12:37  
2 Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:01:14  
3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team    
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women    
5 Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women 0:02:35  
6 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 0:03:33  
7 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets 0:03:37  
8 Erinne Willock, (Can) Canadian National Team 0:05:49  
9 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara    
10 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara 0:05:57  
11 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Dutch National Team    
12 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team    
13 Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
14 Andréa Bosman (Ned) Dutch National Team    
15 Sophie Creux (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
16 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Dutch National Team    
17 Grete Treier (Est) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
18 Anne Samplonuis (Can) Canadian National Team    
19 Catherine Williamson (GBr) British National Team    
20 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets    
21 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women    
22 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
23 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team    
24 Carla Swart (RSA) MTN    
25 Sylwia Kapusta-Szydlak (Pol) Safi - Pasta Zara    
26 Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) Spanish National Team    
27 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara    
28 Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
29 Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team    
30 Robyn De Groot (RSA) MTN    
31 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products Uck    
32 Katie Colclough (GBr) British National Team    
33 Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
34 Lise Nöstvold (Nor) Hitec Products Uck    
35 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo Test Team    
36 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team    
37 Cherise Taylor (RSA) MTN    
38 Eivgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Team Valdarno    
39 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Dutch National Team    
40 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team    
41 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
42 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
43 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) French National Team    
44 Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi    
45 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi    
46 Fröydis Waerstad (Nor) Hitec Products Uck    
47 Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team    
48 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara    
49 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team    
50 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women    
51 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team 0:06:23  
52 Polona Batagelj (Slo) Bizkaia - Durango 0:06:29  
53 Aude Biannic (Fra) French National Team 0:07:41  
54 Petra Dijkman (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team 0:08:27  
55 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango 0:08:31  
HD Kimberly Anderson (USA) HTC Columbia Women    
HD Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women    
HD Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Lotto Ladies Team    
HD Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team    
HD Laure Werner (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team    
HD Mélodie Lesueur (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
HD Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
HD Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne Futuroscope    
HD Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope    
HD Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
HD Ana Belen Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango    
HD Marissa Van Der Merwe (RSA) MTN    
HD Lylanie Lauwrens (RSA) MTN    
HD Karin Aune (Swe) Fenixs - Petrogradets    
HD Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Fenixs - Petrogradets    
HD Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara    
HD Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Team Valdarno    
HD Marion Azam (Fra) French National Team    
HD Ludivine Loze (Fra) French National Team    
HD Joëlle Numainville (Can) Canadian National Team    
HD Denise Ramsden (Can) Canadian National Team    
HD Leah Guloien (Can) Canadian National Team    
HD Heather Logan-Sprenger (Can) Canadian National Team    
HD Katarzyna Sosna (Ltu) Vaiano Solaristech    
HD Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Spanish National Team    
HD Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Spanish National Team    
HD Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team    
DNF Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi    
DNF Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi    
DNF Gloria Presti (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi    
DNF Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi    
DNF Nicole Cooke (GBr) British National Team    
DNF Lucy Martin (GBr) British National Team    
DNF Emma Trott (GBr) British National Team    
DNF Nikki Harris (GBr) British National Team    
DNF Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team    
DNF Emma Silversides (GBr) Redsun Cycling Team    
DNF Eugénie Mermillod (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
DNF Elodie Hegoburu (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
DNF Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
DNF Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
DNF Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango    
DNF Ariadna Tudel Cuberes (And) Bizkaia - Durango    
DNF Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
DNF Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
DNF Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Nederland Bloeit    
DNF Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs - Petrogradets    
DNF Line Foss (Nor) Hitec Products Uck    
DNF Lisa Brennaeur (Ger) Hitec Products Uck    
DNF Jacqueline Hahn (Aut) Hitec Products Uck    
DNF Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
DNF Emma Skjerstad (Nor) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
DNF Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
DNF Amy Pieters (Ned) Dutch National Team    
DNF Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno    
DNF Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Team Valdarno    
DNF Amélie Rivat (Fra) French National Team    
DNF Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) French National Team    
DNF Simona Frapporti (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech    
DNF Simona Martini (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech    
DNF Irene Falorni (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech    
DNF Corinna Mari (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech    
DNF Chiara Vanni (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech    
DNF Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Spanish National Team    
DNF Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team    
DNF Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Spanish National Team    
World Cup final individual standings
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 270  pts
2 Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team 209  
3 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo Test Team 202  
4 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 182  
5 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women 161  
6 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 160  
7 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team 158  
8 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 157  
9 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women 137  
10 Nicole Cooke (GBr) 112  
11 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 108  
12 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Leontien.nl 102  
13 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women 81  
14 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia Women 78  
15 Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu 72  
16 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women 62  
16 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 62  
18 Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo Test Team 59  
19 Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women 54  
20 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo Test Team 50  
21 Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi 48  
22 Ruth Corset (Aus) Tibco 45  
23 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Leontien.nl 43  
24 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team 40  
25 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Leontien.nl 37  
26 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Team Valdarno 36  
27 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Leontien.nl 35  
27 Angela Hennig (Ger) Noris Cycling 35  
29 Brooke Miller (USA) Tibco 32  
29 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team 32  
31 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno 30  
31 Linda Melanie Villumsen (NZl) HTC Columbia Women 30  
33 Lucy Martin (GBr) 29  
34 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi 27  
35 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara 26  
36 Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Nederland Bloeit 25  
37 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets 21  
37 Carla Swart (RSA) MTN 21  
37 Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) 21  
40 Erinne Willock (Can) 18  
40 Sophie Creux (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion 18  
40 Emma Petersen (NZl) 18  
43 Christel Ferrier-Brunea (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 16  
43 Katie Colclough (Gbr) 16  
43 Emma Trott (Gbr) 16  
46 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team 15  
46 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara 15  
46 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) 15  
46 Amber Halliday (Aus) 15  
46 Shara Gillow (Aus) 15  
46 Melissa Holt (Nzl) 15  
52 Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team 14  
52 Latoya Brulee (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team 14  
54 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products Uck 13  
54 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara 13  
54 Trine Schmidt (Den) Hitec Products Uck 13  
54 Maria Grandt Petersen (Den) Hitec Products Uck 13  
54 Kristine Saastad (Nor) Hitec Products Uck 13  
59 Svitlana Galyuk (Ukr) 12  
59 Lesya Kalitovska (Ukr) 12  
59 Valeriya Kononenko (Ukr) 12  
59 Hanna Solovey (Ukr) 12  
59 Madeleine Olsson (Swe) Alriksson Go:Green 12  
64 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara 11  
64 Ashleigh Moolman (Rsa) Lotto Ladies Team 11  
64 Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team 11  
64 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 11  
64 Megan Dunn (Aus) 11  
World Cup final team standings
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Cervelo Test Team 677  pts
2 HTC Columbia Women 613  
3 Nederland Bloeit 438  
4 Redsun Cycling Team 238  
5 Lotto Ladies Team 200  
6 Leontien.nl 178  
7 Great Britain 173  
8 Australia 159  
9 Gauss RDZ Ormu 125  
10 Netherlands 123  
11 Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi 114  
12 Team Valdarno 66  
12 Safi - Pasta Zara 66  
14 Ukraine 63  
15 Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion 53  
16 Hitec Products UCK 52  
17 Alriksson Go:Green 42  
18 Noris Cycling 35  
19 New Zealand 33  
20 Tibco 32  
21 Norway 32  
22 Fenixs - Petrogradets 30  
23 Vaiano Solaristech 28  
24 Giant Pro Cycling 27  
25 Vienne Futuroscope 24  
26 MTN 21  
27 Denmark 16  
28 Russia 11  
29 Korea 9  
30 Finland 8  
31 Austria 7  
32 ACS Chirio - Forno D'asolo 5  
33 S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 5  
34 China 5  
35 Ireland 4  
36 Germany 3  
37 United States 3  
38 Topsport Vlaanderen - Thompson 2