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Dutch champion Marianne Vos won the opening day of the Czech stage race Gracia-Orlová for the third year in a row. The Nederlands Bloeit captain profited from the work of teammate Anemiek van Vleuten to take the win on the cobbled streets of Štramberk over British rider Nicole Cooke.
The team, led by former pro Jeroen Blijlevens outlined the strategy for the finale. "We knew the stage would be decided on that tricky final uphill stretch and we would have to keep the pace high to make the finish difficult," said Blijlevens. "Marianne and Annemiek executed the perfect finish."
Vos, the overall winner here in 2008, last year came third in the overall standings. But this year, the team has more cards to play after Van Vleuten finished third on the stage.
The five-stage race concludes on Sunday in Orlová.
| 1 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 3:08:23 | |
| 2 | Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 3 | Annemie Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:00:06 | |
| 4 | Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | ||
| 5 | Olena Sharga (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:00:13 | |
| 6 | Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Belarus | ||
| 7 | Ievgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Ukraine | ||
| 8 | Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | ||
| 9 | Yulia Martisova (Rus) Russia | ||
| 10 | Jannie Stenerhag (Swe) Sweden | ||
| 11 | Madelene Olsson (Swe) Sweden | ||
| 12 | Coryn Rivera (USA) United States of America | 0:00:27 | |
| 13 | Larisa Pankova (Rus) Russia | 0:00:29 | |
| 14 | Polona Batagelj (Slo) Slovenia | ||
| 15 | Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Russia | ||
| 16 | Fröydis Waersted (Nor) Hitec products UCK | ||
| 17 | Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) United States of America | ||
| 18 | Latoya Brulee (Bel) Belgium | ||
| 19 | Beate Zanner (Ger) HAIBIKE-Rügen/Sac | ||
| 20 | Paulina Brzezna-Bentkowska (Pol) Ogniwo Boxmet Dzierzonió | ||
| 21 | Yulia Blindyuk (Rus) Russia | ||
| 22 | Maria Petersen (Den) Hitec products UCK | ||
| 23 | Marie Lindberg (Swe) Sweden | 0:00:47 | |
| 24 | Katie Colclough (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 25 | Ally Stacher (USA) United States of America | ||
| 26 | Anna Potokina (Rus) Russia | ||
| 27 | Martina Zwick (Ger) HAIBIKE-Rügen/Sac | ||
| 28 | Laura Trott (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 29 | Martina Thomasson (Swe) Sweden | ||
| 30 | Martina Ružicková (Cze) S.C.Michela Fanini Record | ||
| 31 | Lucy Martin (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 32 | Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | ||
| 33 | Anne Arnouts (Bel) Belgium | ||
| 34 | Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Austria | 0:00:54 | |
| 35 | Hannah Mayho (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 36 | Ajda Opeka (Slo) Slovenia | 0:00:58 | |
| 37 | Alice Marmorini (Ita) S.C.Michela Fanini Record | ||
| 38 | Carly Hibberd (Aus) S.C.Michela Fanini Record | 0:01:02 | |
| 39 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Hitec products UCK | 0:01:06 | |
| 40 | Kristine Saastad (Nor) Hitec products UCK | ||
| 41 | Denis Zuckermandel (Ger) Germany | 0:01:11 | |
| 42 | Christina Perchtold (Aut) Austria | ||
| 43 | Yulia Ilinykh (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | ||
| 44 | Anna Nahrina (Ukr) Ukraine | ||
| 45 | Bernadette Schober (Aut) Austria | ||
| 46 | Kaat Hannes (Bel) Belgium | ||
| 47 | Katarína Uhlariková (Svk) Experiment 23 | ||
| 48 | Katarína Hranaiova (Cze) Experiment 23 | ||
| 49 | Laura Dittmann (Ger) Germany | ||
| 50 | Jessica Prinner (USA) United States of America | ||
| 51 | Samantha Galassi (Ita) S.C.Michela Fanini Record | ||
| 52 | Olena Pavlukhina (Ukr) Ukraine | ||
| 53 | Emilie Moberg (Nor) Hitec products UCK | 0:01:24 | |
| 54 | Ryan Kendall (USA) United States of America | ||
| 55 | Theres Klein (Ger) HAIBIKE-Rügen/Sac | ||
| 56 | Maria Kazachenko (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | 0:01:29 | |
| 57 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Germany | 0:01:31 | |
| 58 | Christina Kollmann (Aut) Austria | 0:01:35 | |
| 59 | Jarmila Machacová (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | ||
| 60 | Sofie Verdonck (Bel) Belgium | ||
| 61 | Alenka Novak (Slo) Slovenia | ||
| 62 | Verena Absalyamova (Rus) Russia | ||
| 63 | Emma Trott (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 64 | Elena Novikova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | 0:01:48 | |
| 65 | Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Germany | ||
| 66 | Natalia Mielnik (Pol) Ogniwo Boxmet Dzierzonió | ||
| 67 | Hannah Verhaeghe (Bel) Belgium | 0:01:59 | |
| 68 | Loes Markerink (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | ||
| 69 | Yelizavet Bochkarova (Ukr) Ukraine | ||
| 70 | Jana Kyptová (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | ||
| 71 | Petra Zrimšek (Slo) Slovenia | 0:02:12 | |
| 72 | Jessica Kihlbom (Swe) Sweden | 0:02:20 | |
| 73 | Urša Pintar (Slo) Slovenia | 0:02:28 | |
| 74 | Elisabeth Reiner (Aut) Austria | ||
| 75 | Tjaša Rutar (Slo) Slovenia | 0:02:39 | |
| 76 | Serena Mensa (Ita) S.C.Michela Fanini Record | 0:02:52 | |
| 77 | Agnieta Francke (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:03:05 | |
| 78 | Alexandra Pyatkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | ||
| 79 | Monika Simonová (Cze) Experiment 23 | 0:05:31 | |
| 80 | Paulina Guz (Pol) Ogniwo Boxmet Dzierzonió | 0:05:38 | |
| 81 | Malgorzat Piotrowska (Pol) Ogniwo Boxmet Dzierzonió | ||
| 82 | Natalia Fraczek (Pol) Ogniwo Boxmet Dzierzonió | 0:05:45 | |
| 83 | Nina Köhn (Ger) HAIBIKE-Rügen/Sac | 0:05:49 | |
| 84 | Valerya Velychko (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:05:54 | |
| 85 | Tatsiana Skurat (Blr) Belarus | 0:05:58 | |
| 86 | Franziska Merten (Ger) Germany | ||
| 87 | Gabriela Slámová (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | 0:06:03 | |
| 88 | Andrea Chlumská (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | 0:06:06 | |
| 89 | Jana Dubnová (Cze) Experiment 23 | 0:11:23 | |
| 90 | Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Austria | 0:12:15 | |
| HD | Marina Zaneuskaya (Blr) Belarus | 0:25:13 | |
| HD | Krystsina Zhyzha (Blr) Belarus | ||
| HD | Aneta Demele (Cze) Experiment 23 | 0:35:48 | |
| HD | Maryia Sliaptsova (Blr) Belarus | 0:38:28 | |
| DNF | Janine Bubner (Ger) Germany | ||
| DNF | Johanna Nilsson (Swe) Sweden | ||
| DNF | Eva Kratochvílová (Cze) Experiment 23 |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 25 | pts |
| 2 | Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain | 20 | |
| 3 | Annemie Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 16 | |
| 4 | Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | 14 | |
| 5 | Olena Sharga (Ukr) Ukraine | 12 | |
| 6 | Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Belarus | 10 | |
| 7 | Ievgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Ukraine | 9 | |
| 8 | Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | 8 | |
| 9 | Yulia Martisova (Rus) Russia | 7 | |
| 10 | Jannie Stenerhag (Swe) Sweden | 6 | |
| 11 | Madelene Olsson (Swe) Sweden | 5 | |
| 12 | Coryn Rivera (USA) United States of America | 4 | |
| 13 | Larisa Pankova (Rus) Russia | 3 | |
| 14 | Polona Batagelj (Slo) Slovenia | 2 | |
| 15 | Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Russia | 1 |
| 1 | Yulia Blindyuk (Rus) Russia | 3 | pts |
| 2 | Yelizavet Bochkarova (Ukr) Ukraine | 2 | |
| 3 | Valerya Velychko (Ukr) Ukraine | 1 |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 3 | pts |
| 3 | Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | 1 |
| 1 | Olena Sharga (Ukr) Ukraine | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Yelizavet Bochkarova (Ukr) Ukraine | 4 | |
| 3 | Emma Trott (GBr) Great Britain | 3 | |
| 4 | Annemie Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 2 | |
| 5 | Laura Trott (GBr) Great Britain | 1 |
| 1 | Larisa Pankova (Rus) Russia | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Olena Sharga (Ukr) Ukraine | 4 | |
| 3 | Laura Trott (GBr) Great Britain | 3 | |
| 4 | Latoya Brulee (Bel) Belgium | 2 | |
| 5 | Ievgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Ukraine | 1 |
| 1 | Olena Sharga (Ukr) Ukraine | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Madelene Olsson (Swe) Sweden | 4 | |
| 3 | Larisa Pankova (Rus) Russia | 3 | |
| 4 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 2 | |
| 5 | Ievgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Ukraine | 1 |
| 1 | Nederland Bloeit | 9:26:02 | |
| 2 | Russia | 0:00:18 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 0:00:20 | |
| 4 | Fenixs-Petrogradets | 0:00:37 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 0:00:41 | |
| 6 | Ukraine | 0:00:44 | |
| 7 | United States of America | 0:00:50 | |
| 8 | Hitec products UCK | 0:01:11 | |
| 9 | Belgium | 0:01:34 | |
| 10 | HAIBIKE-Rügen/Sac | 0:01:47 | |
| 11 | S.C.Michela Fanini Record | 0:01:54 | |
| 12 | Slovenia | 0:02:09 | |
| 13 | Austria | 0:02:23 | |
| 14 | Germany | 0:03:00 | |
| 15 | Experiment 23 | 0:07:00 | |
| 16 | Ogniwo Boxmet Dzierzonió | 0:07:02 | |
| 17 | ASC Dukla Praha | 0:08:44 |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 3:08:10 | |
| 2 | Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain | 0:00:07 | |
| 3 | Annemie Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:00:15 | |
| 4 | Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | 0:00:18 | |
| 5 | Olena Sharga (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:00:26 | |
| 6 | Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Belarus | ||
| 7 | Ievgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Ukraine | ||
| 8 | Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | ||
| 9 | Yulia Martisova (Rus) Russia | ||
| 10 | Jannie Stenerhag (Swe) Sweden | ||
| 11 | Madelene Olsson (Swe) Sweden | ||
| 12 | Yulia Blindyuk (Rus) Russia | 0:00:39 | |
| 13 | Coryn Rivera (USA) United States of America | 0:00:40 | |
| 14 | Larisa Pankova (Rus) Russia | 0:00:42 | |
| 15 | Polona Batagelj (Slo) Slovenia | ||
| 16 | Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Russia | ||
| 17 | Fröydis Waersted (Nor) Hitec products UCK | ||
| 18 | Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) United States of America | ||
| 19 | Latoya Brulee (Bel) Belgium | ||
| 20 | Beate Zanner (Ger) HAIBIKE-Rügen/Sac | ||
| 21 | Paulina Brzezna-Bentkowska (Pol) Ogniwo Boxmet Dzierzonió | ||
| 22 | Maria Petersen (Den) Hitec products UCK | ||
| 23 | Marie Lindberg (Swe) Sweden | 0:01:00 | |
| 24 | Katie Colclough (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 25 | Ally Stacher (USA) United States of America | ||
| 26 | Anna Potokina (Rus) Russia | ||
| 27 | Martina Zwick (Ger) HAIBIKE-Rügen/Sac | ||
| 28 | Laura Trott (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 29 | Martina Thomasson (Swe) Sweden | ||
| 30 | Martina Ružicková (Cze) S.C.Michela Fanini Record | ||
| 31 | Lucy Martin (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 32 | Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | ||
| 33 | Anne Arnouts (Bel) Belgium | ||
| 34 | Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Austria | 0:01:07 | |
| 35 | Hannah Mayho (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 36 | Ajda Opeka (Slo) Slovenia | 0:01:11 | |
| 37 | Alice Marmorini (Ita) S.C.Michela Fanini Record | ||
| 38 | Carly Hibberd (Aus) S.C.Michela Fanini Record | 0:01:15 | |
| 39 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Hitec products UCK | 0:01:19 | |
| 40 | Kristine Saastad (Nor) Hitec products UCK | ||
| 41 | Denis Zuckermandel (Ger) Germany | 0:01:24 | |
| 42 | Christina Perchtold (Aut) Austria | ||
| 43 | Yulia Ilinykh (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | ||
| 44 | Anna Nahrina (Ukr) Ukraine | ||
| 45 | Bernadette Schober (Aut) Austria | ||
| 46 | Kaat Hannes (Bel) Belgium | ||
| 47 | Katarína Uhlariková (Svk) Experiment 23 | ||
| 48 | Katarína Hranaiova (Cze) Experiment 23 | ||
| 49 | Laura Dittmann (Ger) Germany | ||
| 50 | Jessica Prinner (USA) United States of America | ||
| 51 | Samantha Galassi (Ita) S.C.Michela Fanini Record | ||
| 52 | Olena Pavlukhina (Ukr) Ukraine | ||
| 53 | Emilie Moberg (Nor) Hitec products UCK | 0:01:37 | |
| 54 | Ryan Kendall (USA) United States of America | ||
| 55 | Theres Klein (Ger) HAIBIKE-Rügen/Sac | ||
| 56 | Maria Kazachenko (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | 0:01:42 | |
| 57 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Germany | 0:01:44 | |
| 58 | Christina Kollmann (Aut) Austria | 0:01:48 | |
| 59 | Jarmila Machacová (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | ||
| 60 | Sofie Verdonck (Bel) Belgium | ||
| 61 | Alenka Novak (Slo) Slovenia | ||
| 62 | Verena Absalyamova (Rus) Russia | ||
| 63 | Emma Trott (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 64 | Elena Novikova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | 0:02:01 | |
| 65 | Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Germany | ||
| 66 | Natalia Mielnik (Pol) Ogniwo Boxmet Dzierzonió | ||
| 67 | Yelizavet Bochkarova (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:02:10 | |
| 68 | Hannah Verhaeghe (Bel) Belgium | 0:02:12 | |
| 69 | Loes Markerink (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | ||
| 70 | Jana Kyptová (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | ||
| 71 | Petra Zrimšek (Slo) Slovenia | 0:02:25 | |
| 72 | Jessica Kihlbom (Swe) Sweden | 0:02:33 | |
| 73 | Urša Pintar (Slo) Slovenia | 0:02:41 | |
| 74 | Elisabeth Reiner (Aut) Austria | ||
| 75 | Tjaša Rutar (Slo) Slovenia | 0:02:52 | |
| 76 | Serena Mensa (Ita) S.C.Michela Fanini Record | 0:03:05 | |
| 77 | Agnieta Francke (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:03:18 | |
| 78 | Alexandra Pyatkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | ||
| 79 | Monika Simonová (Cze) Experiment 23 | 0:05:44 | |
| 80 | Paulina Guz (Pol) Ogniwo Boxmet Dzierzonió | 0:05:51 | |
| 81 | Malgorzat Piotrowska (Pol) Ogniwo Boxmet Dzierzonió | ||
| 82 | Natalia Fraczek (Pol) Ogniwo Boxmet Dzierzonió | 0:05:58 | |
| 83 | Nina Köhn (Ger) HAIBIKE-Rügen/Sac | 0:06:02 | |
| 84 | Valerya Velychko (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:06:06 | |
| 85 | Tatsiana Skurat (Blr) Belarus | 0:06:11 | |
| 86 | Franziska Merten (Ger) Germany | ||
| 87 | Gabriela Slámová (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | 0:06:16 | |
| 88 | Andrea Chlumská (Cze) ASC Dukla Praha | 0:06:19 | |
| 89 | Jana Dubnová (Cze) Experiment 23 | 0:11:36 | |
| 90 | Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Austria | 0:12:28 |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 25 | pts |
| 2 | Nicole Cooke (GBr) Great Britain | 20 | |
| 3 | Annemie Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 16 | |
| 4 | Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | 14 | |
| 5 | Olena Sharga (Ukr) Ukraine | 12 | |
| 6 | Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Belarus | 10 | |
| 7 | Ievgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Ukraine | 9 | |
| 8 | Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | 8 | |
| 9 | Yulia Martisova (Rus) Russia | 7 | |
| 10 | Jannie Stenerhag (Swe) Sweden | 6 | |
| 11 | Madelene Olsson (Swe) Sweden | 5 | |
| 12 | Coryn Rivera (USA) United States of America | 4 | |
| 13 | Larisa Pankova (Rus) Russia | 3 | |
| 14 | Polona Batagelj (Slo) Slovenia | 2 | |
| 15 | Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Russia | 1 |
| 1 | Olena Sharga (Ukr) Ukraine | 14 | pts |
| 2 | Larisa Pankova (Rus) Russia | 8 | |
| 3 | Yelizavet Bochkarova (Ukr) Ukraine | 6 | |
| 4 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 5 | |
| 5 | Madelene Olsson (Swe) Sweden | 4 | |
| 6 | Laura Trott (GBr) Great Britain | 4 | |
| 7 | Yulia Blindyuk (Rus) Russia | 3 | |
| 8 | Emma Trott (GBr) Great Britain | 3 | |
| 9 | Annemie Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 2 | |
| 10 | Ievgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Ukraine | 2 | |
| 11 | Latoya Brulee (Bel) Belgium | 2 | |
| 12 | Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets | 1 | |
| 13 | Valerya Velychko (Ukr) Ukraine | 1 |
| 1 | Olena Sharga (Ukr) Ukraine | 14 | pts |
| 2 | Larisa Pankova (Rus) Russia | 8 | |
| 3 | Madelene Olsson (Swe) Sweden | 4 | |
| 4 | Laura Trott (GBr) Great Britain | 4 | |
| 5 | Yelizavet Bochkarova (Ukr) Ukraine | 4 | |
| 6 | Emma Trott (GBr) Great Britain | 3 | |
| 7 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 2 | |
| 8 | Annemie Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 2 | |
| 9 | Ievgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Ukraine | 2 | |
| 10 | Latoya Brulee (Bel) Belgium | 2 |
| 1 | Nederland Bloeit | 9:26:02 | |
| 2 | Russia | 0:00:18 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 0:00:20 | |
| 4 | Fenixs-Petrogradets | 0:00:37 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 0:00:41 | |
| 6 | Ukraine | 0:00:44 | |
| 7 | United States of America | 0:00:50 | |
| 8 | Hitec products UCK | 0:01:11 | |
| 9 | Belgium | 0:01:34 | |
| 10 | HAIBIKE-Rügen/Sac | 0:01:47 | |
| 11 | S.C.Michela Fanini Record | 0:01:54 | |
| 12 | Slovenia | 0:02:09 | |
| 13 | Austria | 0:02:23 | |
| 14 | Germany | 0:03:00 | |
| 15 | Experiment 23 | 0:07:00 | |
| 16 | Ogniwo Boxmet Dzierzonió | 0:07:02 | |
| 17 | ASC Dukla Praha | 0:08:44 |