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La Route de France 2009

Date range:
August 9-14, 2009

August 10, Stage 1: Fontenay le Comte - Cholet 108.2km

Teutenberg claims sprint victory

By:
Cycling News
Published:
August 10, 2009, 21:46,
Updated:
August 11, 2009, 15:20

Ziliute maintains overall lead

The stage one podium (l-r): Diana Ziliute (Safi), Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team Columbia-HTC) and Rochelle Gilmore (Lotto Belisol)

The stage one podium (l-r): Diana Ziliute (Safi), Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team Columbia-HTC) and Rochelle Gilmore (Lotto Belisol)

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Columbia-HTC's Ina-Yoko Teutenberg outsprinted the bunch at the end of stage one of the Route De France from Fontenay-le-Comte to Cholet on Monday.

"The last part was very technical, but at the finish [rival Diana] Ziliute started to accelerate very early and we got a good gap. That made a big difference," Teutenberg said.

"I got good support from the team throughout the stage and then they gave me a great lead-out, which all helped."

Teutenberg said she had had an incident-free stage and build-up to the bunch sprint, even though Monday's 108km ride through central France had not been straightforward.

"The stage was tougher than it looked on the race profile. They always say it's flat in this part of France, but in fact it's constantly up and down.

"The hardest part of this year's race are the last two stages, which are really hilly, and together with tomorrow's [Tuesday's] time trial that's where the overall will be decided."

Teutenberg said she felt like her form was improving after a third place on Sunday in the prologue. "I had a bit of a flat period after the Giro d'Italia [in July] and things didn't go as well as we would have liked in Sweden [in the Vargarda World Cup rounds], either.

"But now I've got a stage win here in France and hopefully things will continue to get better, and I can start to build up for the rest of the season."

Diana Ziliute (Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi) maintained her lead in the overall classification ahead of Svetlana Bubnenkova (Fenixs).

Full Results
1 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC 2:58:24  
2 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 0:00:02  
3 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi    
4 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago    
5 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam    
6 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo    
7 Karine Gautard (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
8 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Selle Italia Ghezzi    
9 Carmen McNellis (USA) US National Team    
10 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs    
11 Audrey Lemieux (Can) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion    
12 Monia Baccaille (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
13 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam    
14 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
15 Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi    
16 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Fenixs    
17 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia    
18 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago    
19 Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo    
20 Corine Hierckens (Bel) Fenixs    
21 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo    
22 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung    
23 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Selle Italia Ghezzi    
24 Elizabeth Armistead (GBr) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam    
25 Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo    
26 Kaytee Boyd (NZl) Selle Italia Ghezzi    
27 Samantha Galassi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
28 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team Columbia-HTC    
29 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi    
30 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Selle Italia Ghezzi    
31 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung    
32 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs    
33 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Fenixs 0:00:11  
34 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Columbia-HTC    
35 Kristin McGrath (USA) US National Team    
36 Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion    
37 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
38 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia-HTC    
39 Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago    
40 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi    
41 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
42 Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi    
43 Ally Stacher (USA) US National Team    
44 Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australia    
45 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung    
46 Christine Majerus (Lux) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion    
47 Romy Kasper (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung    
48 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam    
49 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago    
50 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung    
51 Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam    
52 Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
53 Simona Frapporti (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo    
54 Egle Zablockyte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo    
55 Jenifer Letue (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion    
56 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung    
57 Flavia M. Oliveira (USA) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
58 Ruth Corset (Aus) Australia    
59 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago    
60 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi    
61 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC    
62 Evelyn Stevens (USA) US National Team    
63 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago    
64 Katherine Bates (Aus) Team Columbia-HTC    
65 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion    
66 Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia    
67 Magali Mocquery (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
68 Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
69 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi    
70 Lindsay Myers (USA) US National Team    
71 Serena Mensa (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
72 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Australia 0:01:01  
73 Alison Starnes (USA) US National Team 0:01:18  
74 Mélodie Lesueur (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 0:00:11  
75 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 0:02:35  
76 Bridie O'Donnell (Aus) Australia 0:06:06  
77 Florence Girardet (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 0:17:34  
DNF Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs    
General classification after stage 1
1 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 3:04:25  
2 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs 0:00:01  
3 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC 0:00:03  
4 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia 0:00:08  
5 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago 0:00:14  
6 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Selle Italia Ghezzi 0:00:19  
7 Monia Baccaille (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0:00:20  
8 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0:00:21  
9 Elizabeth Armistead (GBr) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam    
10 Kaytee Boyd (NZl) Selle Italia Ghezzi 0:00:22  
11 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Selle Italia Ghezzi    
12 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 0:00:23  
13 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Columbia-HTC 0:00:27  
14 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:00:29  
15 Karine Gautard (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 0:00:30  
16 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi    
17 Ruth Corset (Aus) Australia 0:00:31  
18 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam    
19 Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia    
20 Evelyn Stevens (USA) US National Team    
21 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago 0:00:32  
22 Carmen McNellis (USA) US National Team    
23 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 0:00:33  
24 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago    
25 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0:00:34  
26 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung    
27 Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 0:00:36  
28 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi    
29 Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Fenixs 0:00:37  
30 Kristin McGrath (USA) US National Team 0:00:38  
31 Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC    
32 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:00:39  
33 Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi    
34 Christine Majerus (Lux) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 0:00:40  
35 Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia-HTC    
36 Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago    
37 Romy Kasper (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0:00:41  
38 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung    
39 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi 0:00:42  
40 Simona Frapporti (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:00:44  
41 Mélodie Lesueur (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion    
42 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0:00:45  
43 Audrey Lemieux (Can) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 0:00:47  
44 Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs    
45 Corine Hierckens (Bel) Fenixs 0:00:48  
46 Magali Mocquery (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope    
47 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Selle Italia Ghezzi    
48 Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:00:49  
49 Ally Stacher (USA) US National Team    
50 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 0:00:50  
51 Jenifer Letue (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 0:00:51  
52 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 0:00:52  
53 Katherine Bates (Aus) Team Columbia-HTC    
54 Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:00:53  
55 Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australia    
56 Flavia M. Oliveira (USA) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
57 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago    
58 Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 0:00:54  
59 Lindsay Myers (USA) US National Team 0:00:56  
60 Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 0:00:57  
61 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team Columbia-HTC    
62 Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 0:00:58  
63 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0:00:59  
64 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 0:01:00  
65 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion    
66 Egle Zablockyte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:01:02  
67 Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0:01:04  
68 Samantha Galassi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox    
69 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago 0:01:06  
70 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Fenixs 0:01:08  
71 Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 0:01:09  
72 Serena Mensa (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0:01:18  
73 Alison Starnes (USA) US National Team 0:01:27  
74 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Australia 0:02:17  
75 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 0:03:44  
76 Bridie O'Donnell (Aus) Australia 0:06:41  
77 Florence Girardet (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 0:18:15  
Young rider classification
1 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia 3:04:33  
2 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Selle Italia Ghezzi 0:00:11  
3 Elizabeth Armistead (GBr) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 0:00:13  
4 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Columbia-HTC 0:00:19  
5 Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:00:21  
6 Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia 0:00:23  
7 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0:00:26  
8 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:00:31  
9 Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi    
10 Christine Majerus (Lux) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 0:00:32  
11 Romy Kasper (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0:00:33  
12 Simona Frapporti (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:00:36  
13 Mélodie Lesueur (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion    
14 Ally Stacher (USA) US National Team 0:00:41  
15 Jenifer Letue (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion 0:00:43  
16 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago 0:00:45  
17 Lindsay Myers (USA) US National Team 0:00:48  
18 Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 0:00:50  
19 Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 0:00:52  
20 Egle Zablockyte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo 0:00:54  
21 Samantha Galassi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0:00:56  
22 Alice Donadoni (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago 0:00:58  
23 Serena Mensa (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 0:01:10  
24 Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi 0:03:36