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Ladies Tour of Qatar 2010

Date range:
February 3- 5, 2010

February 5, Stage 3: Sealine Beach Resort - Doha Corniche 94km

Wild wins overall again after final stage sprint

By:
Stephen Farrand
Published:
February 5, 2010, 13:02,
Updated:
February 5, 2010, 14:55

Wild snatches overall victory at the Ladies Tour of Qatar

Despite winning the overall twice, it was Kirsten Wild's first stage win in Qatar

Despite winning the overall twice, it was Kirsten Wild's first stage win in Qatar

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Kirsten Wild (Cervélo Test Team) won the final stage at the Tour of Qatar on Friday, snatching overall victory from Giorgia Bronzini (Italy) by four seconds to take a second consecutive win in the short stage race in the Persian Gulf.

Wild started the final 94km stage four seconds behind Bronzini but won the first intermediate sprint to pull back three precious seconds. She also finished second in the second intermediate sprint, one place ahead of Bronzini, and so that left the two on equal time going into the sprint for the stage victory.

A strong headwind up the finish straight caused some problems and sparked a crash 300 metres out, but Wild and her Cervélo Test Team were in control. Sara Duester gave Wild a perfect lead out and then the powerful Dutch rider came through and had the speed to hit the line first ahead of Bronzini and Lauren Tamayo of the USA.

After crossing the line Wild let punched one arm in the air and shouted 'We did it!" before sportingly shaking hands with Bronzini and celebrating with her teammates with lots of hugs and huge smiles.

"The team did a really good job leading me until the last 100 metres and all I had to do was put up my hands like this," Wild said happily.

"I knew we were on the same time and so it was only the final sprint that decided it. There was one girl out front (on the final lap) and so we were counting the seconds but luckily we made it."

"It was more difficult this year, with more stress, but it's a very nice way to start the season again. I have to thank my team. They were so good. Without this team it would have been impossible to win. We've got a new team again a little bit this year and it's nice to see we can win with this team. I'm very happy."

Vital intermediate sprints

The cooling effect of overnight rain and strong winds from the north made for another difficult stage between Sealine Beach and the Corniche in the centre of Doha.

The average speed for the first hour was only 33.1km but shot up near the much sought after intermediate sprints. Wild was caught in a second group as echelons and splits formed in the wind-swept peloton, but her teammates got her back to the front just in time for the first sprint after 39.5km. She won it ahead of Rochelle Gilmore (Lotto) and Eleonora Patuzzo (Safi) and suddenly strengthened her chances of overall victory.

Germany's Lisa Brennauer made a brave solo attack and opened a 3:40 lead. She brought the peloton onto the finishing circuit along the Doha Corniche but the strong headwind on one side and the fast tailwind on the other helped the bunch chase her down and she was caught just before the second intermediate sprint after 70km.

It was a headwind sprint for the bonus seconds and Kirsty Broun (Australia) just got it ahead of Wild and Bronzini. That put Wild and Bronzini equal on time, meaning the final sprint would decide the overall winner of this year's race.

Sweden’s Emilia Fahlin (HTC-Columbia) made a solo attack with a lap and half to go but the bunch swept her up inside the final kilometre. A high-speed crash as the sprint started took out Gilmore and several other riders but Cervelo were in charge. Wild hit the front late because of the headwind but timed it perfectly to win the final sprint, the stage and the overall classification.

Bronzini had to settle for second overall and the silver points jersey. Stage one winner Rasa Lelivyte (Safi) was third at 17 seconds.

 

Full Results
1 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 2:45:40  
2 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Italy    
3 Lauren Tamayo (USA) US National Team    
4 Martine Bras (Ned) Netherlands    
5 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France    
6 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Germany    
7 Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Netherlands    
8 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
9 Angela Hennig (Ger) Germany    
10 Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
11 Sophie Creux (Fra) France    
12 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
13 Shelley Olds (USA) US National Team    
14 Loes Markerink (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
15 Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australia    
16 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Germany    
17 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Italy    
18 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
19 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany    
20 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women    
21 Sinead Miller (USA) US National Team    
22 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women    
23 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team    
24 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women    
25 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team    
26 Liesbeth De Vocht (Ger) Nederland Bloeit    
27 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Lotto Ladies Team    
28 Kim Schoonbaert (Ger) Lotto Ladies Team    
29 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia    
30 Birgit Lavrijssen (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team    
31 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
32 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women    
33 Carly Light (Aus) Australia    
34 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team MTN    
35 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) France    
36 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australia    
37 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam    
38 Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:16  
39 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Italy    
40 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:26  
41 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Netherlands    
42 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Italy    
43 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
44 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
45 Janel Holcomb (USA) US National Team 0:00:44  
46 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy    
47 Inge Klep (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team 0:00:51  
48 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
49 Ruth Corset (Aus) Australia 0:00:54  
50 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women 0:00:57  
51 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
52 Pascale Schnider (Swi) Switzerland 0:01:24  
53 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Italy    
54 Marissa Van Der Merwe (RSA) Team MTN 0:01:30  
55 Marina Romoli (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
56 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
57 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team    
58 Sarah Roy (Aus) Australia    
59 Amy Pieters (Ned) Netherlands 0:08:25  
60 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands    
61 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Germany    
62 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam    
63 Mélanie Bravard (Fra) France    
64 Liesbeth Bakker (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:09:21  
65 Elise Van Hage (Ned) Netherlands    
66 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Switzerland    
67 Xiaoling Luo (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
68 Emma Silversides (GBr) Red Sun Cycling Team    
69 Annelies Van Doorslaer (Ger) Lotto Ladies Team    
70 Florence Girardet (Fra) France    
71 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France 0:19:16  
72 Elizabeth Hatch (USA) Lotto Ladies Team    
73 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
74 Latoya Brulee (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team 0:19:16  
75 Yiu Wong Wan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
76 Doris Schweizer (Swi) Switzerland    
77 Huili Gu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
78 Robyn De Groot (RSA) Team MTN    
79 Chrissie Viljoen (RSA) Team MTN    
DNF Chloe Hosking (Aus) HTC Columbia Women    
DNF Katharine Carroll (USA) US National Team    
DNS Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team MTN    
DNS Bianca Purath (Ger) Germany    
Sprint 1 - Al Wakra
1 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 3 pts
2 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team 2  
3 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 1  
Sprint 2 - Doha Corniche
1 Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australia 3 pts
2 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 2  
3 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Italy 1  
Sprint 3 - Doha Corniche
1 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 30 pts
2 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Italy 27  
3 Lauren Tamayo (USA) US National Team 25  
4 Martine Bras (Ned) Netherlands 23  
Young riders
1 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France 2:45:40  
2 Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Netherlands    
3 Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
4 Loes Markerink (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
5 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
6 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany    
7 Sinead Miller (USA) US National Team    
8 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team    
9 Kim Schoonbaert (Ger) Lotto Ladies Team    
10 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia    
11 Birgit Lavrijssen (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team    
12 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women    
13 Carly Light (Aus) Australia    
14 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team MTN    
15 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) France    
16 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australia    
17 Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:16  
18 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Italy    
19 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Italy    
20 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
21 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy    
22 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:00:51  
23 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women 0:00:57  
24 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
25 Marina Romoli (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
26 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
27 Sarah Roy (Aus) Australia    
28 Amy Pieters (Ned) Netherlands 0:08:25  
29 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands    
30 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Germany    
31 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam    
32 Mélanie Bravard (Fra) France    
33 Liesbeth Bakker (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:09:21  
34 Elise Van Hage (Ned) Netherlands    
35 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Switzerland    
36 Xiaoling Luo (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
37 Annelies Van Doorslaer (Ger) Lotto Ladies Team    
38 Florence Girardet (Fra) France    
39 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
40 Latoya Brulee (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team 0:19:16  
41 Yiu Wong Wan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
42 Doris Schweizer (Swi) Switzerland    
43 Huili Gu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
Teams
1 Germany 8:17:00  
2 Nederlands Bloeit    
3 USA National Team    
4 France    
5 Netherlands    
6 Italy    
7 Team HTC-Columbia Women    
8 Australia    
9 Red Sun Cycling Team    
10 Giant Pro Cycling    
11 Lotto Ladies Team    
12 Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
13 Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:16  
14 MTN Cycling 0:20:46  
15 Switzerland 0:30:01  
Final general classification
1 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 8:18:39  
2 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Italy 0:00:04  
3 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 0:00:17  
4 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team 0:00:19  
5 Martine Bras (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:23  
6 Lauren Tamayo (USA) US National Team    
7 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women    
8 Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australia    
9 Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:24  
10 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam    
11 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:00:26  
12 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France 0:00:27  
13 Angela Hennig (Ger) Germany    
14 Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
15 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
16 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia    
17 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Germany    
18 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Germany    
19 Sophie Creux (Fra) France    
20 Liesbeth De Vocht (Ger) Nederland Bloeit    
21 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women    
22 Kim Schoonbaert (Ger) Lotto Ladies Team    
23 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Italy    
24 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women    
25 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
26 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women    
27 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany    
28 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Italy    
29 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team MTN    
30 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Lotto Ladies Team    
31 Marina Romoli (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
32 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australia    
33 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 0:00:33  
34 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:39  
35 Sarah Roy (Aus) Australia    
36 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Italy    
37 Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:43  
38 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy 0:00:51  
39 Loes Markerink (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:00:57  
40 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam 0:01:09  
41 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:01:18  
42 Inge Klep (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team    
43 Marissa Van Der Merwe (RSA) Team MTN 0:01:57  
44 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Italy 0:02:07  
45 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 0:02:25  
46 Shelley Olds (USA) US National Team 0:02:26  
47 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team    
48 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team    
49 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
50 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women 0:02:31  
51 Elizabeth Hatch (USA) Lotto Ladies Team 0:02:46  
52 Janel Holcomb (USA) US National Team 0:03:10  
53 Ruth Corset (Aus) Australia 0:03:20  
54 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 0:03:23  
55 Carly Light (Aus) Australia 0:03:52  
56 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Germany 0:09:04  
57 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 0:09:16  
58 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Switzerland 0:09:48  
59 Amy Pieters (Ned) Netherlands 0:10:51  
60 Mélanie Bravard (Fra) France    
61 Annelies Van Doorslaer (Ger) Lotto Ladies Team 0:11:47  
62 Elise Van Hage (Ned) Netherlands    
63 Xiaoling Luo (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
64 Liesbeth Bakker (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
65 Florence Girardet (Fra) France    
66 Sinead Miller (USA) US National Team 0:15:10  
67 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) France    
68 Birgit Lavrijssen (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team    
69 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
70 Pascale Schnider (Swi) Switzerland 0:16:34  
71 Robyn De Groot (RSA) Team MTN 0:21:36  
72 Chrissie Viljoen (RSA) Team MTN 0:21:42  
73 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands 0:23:35  
74 Emma Silversides (GBr) Red Sun Cycling Team 0:24:31  
75 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France 0:34:26  
76 Huili Gu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
77 Yiu Wong Wan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 0:35:47  
78 Latoya Brulee (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team 0:39:33  
79 Doris Schweizer (Swi) Switzerland 0:39:36  
Points classification
1 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Italy 85 pts
2 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 72  
3 Martine Bras (Ned) Netherlands 63  
4 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team 52  
5 Lauren Tamayo (USA) US National Team 46  
6 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 43  
7 Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Netherlands 37  
8 Marina Romoli (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 21  
9 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France 20  
10 Angela Hennig (Ger) Germany 20  
11 Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 17  
12 Sophie Creux (Fra) France 17  
13 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women 17  
14 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia 16  
15 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 15  
16 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 13  
17 Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australia 12  
18 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women 7  
19 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 7  
20 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 5  
21 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Germany 5  
22 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Italy 4  
23 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands 4  
24 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam 3  
25 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) France 3  
26 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 2  
27 Inge Klep (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team 2  
28 Liesbeth De Vocht (Ger) Nederland Bloeit 1  
Young rider classification
1 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 8:18:56  
2 Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:07  
3 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France 0:00:10  
4 Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
5 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia    
6 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women    
7 Kim Schoonbaert (Ger) Lotto Ladies Team    
8 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
9 Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany    
10 Trine Schmidt (Den) Team MTN    
11 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Italy    
12 Marina Romoli (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
13 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australia    
14 Sarah Roy (Aus) Australia 0:00:22  
15 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Italy    
16 Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:26  
17 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy 0:00:34  
18 Loes Markerink (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:00:40  
19 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:01:01  
20 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 0:02:08  
21 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Red Sun Cycling Team 0:02:09  
22 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women 0:02:14  
23 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 0:03:06  
24 Carly Light (Aus) Australia 0:03:35  
25 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Germany 0:08:47  
26 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam 0:08:59  
27 Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Switzerland 0:09:31  
28 Amy Pieters (Ned) Netherlands 0:10:34  
29 Mélanie Bravard (Fra) France    
30 Annelies Van Doorslaer (Ger) Lotto Ladies Team 0:11:30  
31 Xiaoling Luo (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling    
32 Elise Van Hage (Ned) Netherlands    
33 Liesbeth Bakker (Ned) Nederland Bloeit    
34 Florence Girardet (Fra) France    
35 Sinead Miller (USA) US National Team 0:14:53  
36 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) France    
37 Birgit Lavrijssen (Ned) Red Sun Cycling Team    
38 Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan    
39 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands 0:23:18  
40 Huili Gu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 0:34:09  
41 Yiu Wong Wan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 0:35:30  
42 Latoya Brulee (Bel) Red Sun Cycling Team 0:39:16  
43 Doris Schweizer (Swi) Switzerland 0:39:19  
Teams classification
1 Safi -Pasta Zara Manhattan 24:57:18  
2 Germany    
3 Nederlands Bloeit    
4 Team HTC-Columbia Women    
5 Italy    
6 Lotto Ladies Team    
7 Australia    
8 Netherlands 0:00:12  
9 Cervelo TestTeam 0:00:16  
10 France 0:01:59  
11 Giant Pro Cycling 0:02:05  
12 USA National Team 0:03:58  
13 Red Sun Cycling Team    
14 MTN Cycling 0:20:46  
15 Switzerland 0:52:17