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Gracia - Orlova 2010

Date range:
April 29 - May 2, 2010

April 29, Stage 1: Dětmarovice - Štramberk 105.5km

Vos wins Gracia opener for third year running

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Cycling News
Published:
April 29, 2010, 17:58,
Updated:
April 29, 2010, 20:19

Dutch champion tops Cooke in Czech race

Marianne Vos (Nederlands Bloeit) wins the opening stage of Gracia-Orlova.

Marianne Vos (Nederlands Bloeit) wins the opening stage of Gracia-Orlova.

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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.

Full Results
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    
Points
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  
Sprint 1 - Havírov, 18km
1 Yulia Blindyuk (Rus) Russia 3 pts
2 Yelizavet Bochkarova (Ukr) Ukraine 2  
3 Valerya Velychko (Ukr) Ukraine 1  
Sprint 2 - Koprivnice, 95km
1 Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 3 pts
3 Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets 1  
Mountain 1 - Bludovice, 22km
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  
Mountain 2 - Cervinky, 28km
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  
Mountain 3 - Hukvaldy, 87km
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  
Teams
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  
General classification after stage 1
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  
Points classification
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  
Active classification
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  
Mountains classification
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  
Teams classification
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