Specialized-lululemon dominate World Cup team time trial

Specialized-Lululemon stormed victory in Vargarda on a warm and slightly breezy evening. The squad finished the required four of their six starting riders in a tactical ride in which they maintained their momentum throughout the 42.5km test.

Orica-AIS presented by GreenEDGE were second fastest. They had led to the first time check in Herrljunga (16.4km), with World Time Trial Champion, Judith Arndt, leading the team fluidly through the technical twists and turns of the turning point. The team's three second advantage over Specialized-Lululemon became a ten second deficit at the point of return to Vargarda, with 31.9km covered. At the finish, Specialized-Lululemon were 29 seconds ahead.

Consistently in third place throughout the event were the team of World Cup series leader, Marianne Vos – Rabobank Women. They were never in contention for the victory, but taking the final place on the podium was important for both their morale and for Vos' retention of the overall World Cup competition lead.

Team owner, Kristy Scrymgeour, Specialized-Lululemon was in Sweden to see the team race. She was obviously delighted afterwards, "It was a very exciting win today, it was so nerve racking in the car, it was such a close race between us and Orica-AIS. They really put it to us in the first third of the race. We had to bring it home".

Marianne Vos (Rabo Women), fresh from her Olympic victory was very happy to be racing in Sweden and to have retained the overall World Cup leaders jersey, "Well, we can be pretty happy with that result I think. Third place is good, Specialized-Lululemon and Orica-AIS are strong teams. We tried to get as close as possible, for us the third place is the best we could do," said a smiling Vos, " I am very happy for the World Cup. I had time after the Olympics but no recovery time, just celebration time."

Marianne Vos will wear the World Cup leader jersey on Sunday in Vargarda in the road race. The 132 kilometre course covers 12 laps of a circuit which the riders will recognise, it formed part of the team time trial course too. Her total of 225 points gives her an advantage over Judith Arndt (Orica-AIS) (169 points) which is 56 points better and Evelyn Stevens is in third place on 110 points.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Specialized - Lululemon0:52:58.9
Row 1 - Cell 0 Evelyn Stevens (USA)Row 1 - Cell 2
Row 2 - Cell 0 Ina Teutenberg (Ger)Row 2 - Cell 2
Row 3 - Cell 0 Trixi Worrack (Ger)Row 3 - Cell 2
Row 4 - Cell 0 Amber Neben (USA)Row 4 - Cell 2
Row 5 - Cell 0 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned)Row 5 - Cell 2
Row 6 - Cell 0 Charlotte Becker (Ger)Row 6 - Cell 2
2Orica - AIS0:53:27.3
Row 8 - Cell 0 Judith Arndt (Ger)Row 8 - Cell 2
Row 9 - Cell 0 Linda Melanie Villumsen (NZl)Row 9 - Cell 2
Row 10 - Cell 0 Shara Gillow (Aus)Row 10 - Cell 2
Row 11 - Cell 0 Claudia Häusler (Ger)Row 11 - Cell 2
Row 12 - Cell 0 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned)Row 12 - Cell 2
Row 13 - Cell 0 Alexis Rhodes (Aus)Row 13 - Cell 2
3Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team0:54:48.4
Row 15 - Cell 0 Marianne Vos (Ned)Row 15 - Cell 2
Row 16 - Cell 0 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus)Row 16 - Cell 2
Row 17 - Cell 0 Iris Slappendel (Ned)Row 17 - Cell 2
Row 18 - Cell 0 Thalita De Jong (Ned)Row 18 - Cell 2
Row 19 - Cell 0 Liesbet De Vocht (Bel)Row 19 - Cell 2
Row 20 - Cell 0 Roxane Knetemann (Ned)Row 20 - Cell 2
4AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team0:55:43.5
Row 22 - Cell 0 Emma Pooley (GBr)Row 22 - Cell 2
Row 23 - Cell 0 Sharon Laws (GBr)Row 23 - Cell 2
Row 24 - Cell 0 Shelley Olds (USA)Row 24 - Cell 2
Row 25 - Cell 0 Kirsten Wild (Ned)Row 25 - Cell 2
Row 26 - Cell 0 Lucinda Brand (Ned)Row 26 - Cell 2
Row 27 - Cell 0 Jessie Daams (Bel)Row 27 - Cell 2
5RusVelo0:56:19.1
Row 29 - Cell 0 Irina Molicheva (Rus)Row 29 - Cell 2
Row 30 - Cell 0 Hanka Kupfernagl (Ger)Row 30 - Cell 2
Row 31 - Cell 0 Romy Kasper (Ger)Row 31 - Cell 2
Row 32 - Cell 0 Alina Bondarenko (Rus)Row 32 - Cell 2
Row 33 - Cell 0 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus)Row 33 - Cell 2
6Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam0:58:09.9
Row 35 - Cell 0 Laura Van Der Kamp (Ned)Row 35 - Cell 2
Row 36 - Cell 0 Anouska Koster (Ned)Row 36 - Cell 2
Row 37 - Cell 0 Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned)Row 37 - Cell 2
Row 38 - Cell 0 Emma Trott (GBr)Row 38 - Cell 2
Row 39 - Cell 0 Nina Kessler (Ned)Row 39 - Cell 2
Row 40 - Cell 0 Janneke Ensing (Ned)Row 40 - Cell 2
7Skil 1t4i0:59:01.0
Row 42 - Cell 0 Kelly Markus (Ned)Row 42 - Cell 2
Row 43 - Cell 0 Amy Pieters (Ned)Row 43 - Cell 2
Row 44 - Cell 0 Monique Van De Ree (Ned)Row 44 - Cell 2
Row 45 - Cell 0 Esra Tromp (Ned)Row 45 - Cell 2
Row 46 - Cell 0 Janneke Kanis (Ned)Row 46 - Cell 2
8Team Ibis Cycles0:59:03.4
Row 48 - Cell 0 Natalie Van Gogh (Ned)Row 48 - Cell 2
Row 49 - Cell 0 Eileen Roe (GBr)Row 49 - Cell 2
Row 50 - Cell 0 Julie Leth (Den)Row 50 - Cell 2
Row 51 - Cell 0 Esther Olthuis (Ned)Row 51 - Cell 2
Row 52 - Cell 0 Aafke Eshuis (Ned)Row 52 - Cell 2
Row 53 - Cell 0 Martina Thomasson (Swe)Row 53 - Cell 2
9Hitec Products - Mistral Home Cycling Team0:59:10.3
Row 55 - Cell 0 Emilie Moberg (Nor)Row 55 - Cell 2
Row 56 - Cell 0 Lise Nöstvold (Nor)Row 56 - Cell 2
Row 57 - Cell 0 Thea Thorsen (Nor)Row 57 - Cell 2
Row 58 - Cell 0 Marie Voreland (Nor)Row 58 - Cell 2
Row 59 - Cell 0 Cecilie S Johansen (Nor)Row 59 - Cell 2
Row 60 - Cell 0 Tone Hatteland Lima (Nor)Row 60 - Cell 2
10Denmark0:59:28.2
Row 62 - Cell 0 Mette Fugl Rasmussen (Den)Row 62 - Cell 2
Row 63 - Cell 0 Catrine Grage (Den)Row 63 - Cell 2
Row 64 - Cell 0 Fie Degn Larsen (Den)Row 64 - Cell 2
Row 65 - Cell 0 Nina Schultz Nielsen (Den)Row 65 - Cell 2
Row 66 - Cell 0 Britt Lauenborg (Den)Row 66 - Cell 2
11Alriksson Go:Green0:00:03.6
Row 68 - Cell 0 Jessica Kihlbom (Swe)Row 68 - Cell 2
Row 69 - Cell 0 Hanna Nilsson (Swe)Row 69 - Cell 2
Row 70 - Cell 0 Malin Rydlund (Swe)Row 70 - Cell 2
Row 71 - Cell 0 Beata Sandström (Swe)Row 71 - Cell 2
12Norway0:00:12.3
Row 73 - Cell 0 Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (Nor)Row 73 - Cell 2
Row 74 - Cell 0 Tina Andreassen (Nor)Row 74 - Cell 2
Row 75 - Cell 0 Thrude Natholmen (Nor)Row 75 - Cell 2
Row 76 - Cell 0 Anne-Katrine Meland (Nor)Row 76 - Cell 2
Row 77 - Cell 0 Camilla Indseth Sögjerd (Nor)Row 77 - Cell 2
Row 78 - Cell 0 Anny Hauglid (Nor)Row 78 - Cell 2
13Finland0:01:27.9
Row 80 - Cell 0 Lotta Lepistö (Fin)Row 80 - Cell 2
Row 81 - Cell 0 Sari Saarelainen (Fin)Row 81 - Cell 2
Row 82 - Cell 0 Anna Lindström (Fin)Row 82 - Cell 2
Row 83 - Cell 0 Jutta Nieminen (Fin)Row 83 - Cell 2
Row 84 - Cell 0 Maija Rossi (Fin)Row 84 - Cell 2
Row 85 - Cell 0 Pia Pensaari (Fin)Row 85 - Cell 2

 

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