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La Route de France 2010

Date range:
August 8-14, 2010

August 14, Stage 6: Saint Die Des Vosges - Vittel 118km

Van Vleuten victorious in Route de France

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Cycling News
Published:
August 14, 2010, 17:50,
Updated:
August 14, 2010, 19:44

Armitstead takes final sprint in Vittel

Young rider competition winner Elizabeth Armitstead (Cervelo TestTeam) wins the final stage of the Route de France 2010 ahead of Giorgia Bronzini...

Young rider competition winner Elizabeth Armitstead (Cervelo TestTeam) wins the final stage of the Route de France 2010 ahead of Giorgia Bronzini (Gauss RDZ Ormu) and Annemiek Van Vleuten (Nederland Bloeit).

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Britain’s Lizzie Armitstead (Cervelo TestTeam) won the final stage of the Route de France, as Annemiek Van Vleuten (Nederland Bloeit) sealed overall victory in the seven-day race.

Van Vleuten finished just six seconds ahead of Judith Arndt (HTC-Columbia) and 20 seconds ahead of Olga Zabelinskaia (Safi Pasta). Van Vleuten took the race leader’s orange jersey on stage one and her teammates helped her defend her narrow advantage.

During the final 118km stage, HTC-Columbia sent several riders on the attack before Arndt managed to join the key 14-rider attack. They opened a 1:30 lead as Van Vleuten’s Nederland Bloeit teammates chased but then Arndt suffered a puncture and dropped back to the peloton. The break then lost momentum and was caught 20km from the finish, setting up the sprint.

Cervelo TestTeam took charge in the technical and twisting final kilometre, with Sarah Düster leading Armitstead through the corners to give the British rider her first ever bunch sprint victory. She also captured the best young rider jersey after five top five placings during the race.

Italy’s Giorgia Bronzini (Gauss RDZ Ormu) took second in the sprint behind Armitstead and Lisa Brennauer (Hitec Products Uck) placed third.

“Winning today is really good for my confidence. I’ve been coming closer each day and I needed a hard day like today, the team was really perfect,” Armitstead said.

“I just held my position and Sarah [Düster], who is well known for how crazy she is in the corners, did a really good technical finish with three corners in the 750 metres. She went into the last corner full gas. I lost her wheel a little bit but it was also a little early so it was good and then there was nobody so I thought I’ll take this corner and take on the sprint a little bit early and see what happens and it worked.”
 

Full Results
1 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 2:51:30  
2 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
3 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Hitec Products Uck    
4 Joelle Numainville (Can) Canada    
5 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women    
6 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
7 Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
8 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara    
9 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women 0:00:03  
10 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia    
11 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 0:00:04  
12 Cherise Taylor (RSA) Team MTN    
13 Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
14 Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
15 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara    
16 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
17 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope    
18 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canada    
19 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products Uck    
20 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets    
21 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
22 Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia    
23 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets    
24 Erinne Willock (Can) Canada 0:00:06  
25 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara    
26 Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women 0:00:14  
27 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women    
28 Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
29 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Fenixs - Petrogradets    
30 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Test Team    
31 Kimberly Anderson (USA) HTC Columbia Women 0:00:20  
32 Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
33 Eivgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Team Valdarno    
34 Fröydis Waersted (Nor) Hitec Products Uck 0:00:46  
35 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Test Team    
36 Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion 0:02:30  
37 Denise Ramsden (Can) Canada 0:03:03  
38 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets 0:08:08  
39 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) France 0:12:00  
DNF Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia Women    
DNF Heather Logan-Sprenger (Can) Canada    
DNF Leah Guloien (Can) Canada    
DNF Marion Azam (Fra) France    
DNF Marie Laure Cloarec (Fra) France    
DNF Ludivine Loze (Fra) France    
DNF Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Team Valdarno    
DNF Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno    
DNF Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Team Valdarno    
DNF Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Team Valdarno    
DNF Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Team Valdarno    
DNF Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
DNF Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
DNF Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu    
DNF Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara    
DNF Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara    
DNF Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara    
DNF Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs - Petrogradets    
DNF Mélodie Lesueur (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
DNF Beatrice Thomas (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
DNF Siobhan Horgan (Irl) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
DNF Roxane Fournier (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
DNF Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
DNF Xiao Ling Luo (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
DNF Lina Shi (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
DNF Fan Li Shen (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
DNF Wan Yiu Jamie Wong (HKg) Giant Pro Cycling    
DNF Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australia    
DNF Rachel Neylan (Aus) Australia    
DNF Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne Futuroscope    
DNF Gabriela Slamova (Cze) Vienne Futuroscope    
DNF Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
DNF Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
DNF Isabelle Söderberg (Swe) Hitec Products Uck    
DNF Trine Schmidt (Den) Hitec Products Uck    
DNF Carla Swart (RSA) Team MTN    
DNF Marissa Van Der Merwe (RSA) Team MTN    
DNF Robyn De Groot (RSA) Team MTN    
DNF Lylanie Lauwrens (RSA) Team MTN    
DNF Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
Final general classification
1 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 15:48:29  
2 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women 0:00:06  
3 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara 0:00:20  
4 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 0:00:48  
5 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:00:54  
6 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 0:01:38  
7 Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:03:05  
8 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canada 0:03:57  
9 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products Uck 0:03:59  
10 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 0:04:34  
11 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia 0:04:57  
12 Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia 0:05:11  
13 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets 0:05:52  
14 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara 0:06:10  
15 Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu 0:06:21  
16 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu 0:06:31  
17 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Hitec Products Uck 0:06:37  
18 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets 0:07:10  
19 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women 0:07:22  
20 Joelle Numainville (Can) Canada 0:07:28  
21 Erinne Willock (Can) Canada 0:07:36  
22 Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 0:07:51  
23 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope 0:08:07  
24 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women 0:08:24  
25 Fröydis Waersted (Nor) Hitec Products Uck 0:08:54  
26 Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women 0:09:00  
27 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 0:09:07  
28 Kimberly Anderson (USA) HTC Columbia Women 0:09:27  
29 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara 0:10:26  
30 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Test Team 0:10:28  
31 Denise Ramsden (Can) Canada 0:14:06  
32 Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion 0:14:32  
33 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets 0:16:10  
34 Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:18:13  
35 Cherise Taylor (RSA) Team MTN 0:26:23  
36 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Fenixs - Petrogradets 0:26:36  
37 Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion 0:27:20  
38 Eivgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Team Valdarno 0:28:18  
39 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) France 0:39:47  
Young rider classification
1 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 15:49:17  
2 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara 0:05:22  
3 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Hitec Products Uck 0:05:49  
4 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women 0:06:34  
5 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope 0:07:19  
6 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara 0:09:38  
7 Denise Ramsden (Can) Canada 0:13:18  
8 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets 0:15:22  
9 Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:17:25  
10 Cherise Taylor (RSA) Team MTN 0:25:35  
11 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) France 0:38:59  
Teams classification
1 Nederland Bloeit 45:43:25  
2 Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:29  
3 HTC Columbia Women 0:05:27  
4 Safi - Pasta Zara 0:05:57  
5 Canada 0:07:50  
6 Gauss RDZ Ormu 0:08:36  
7 Hitec Products Uck 0:08:45  
8 Fenixs - Petrogradets 0:09:41