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Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche 2010

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September 7-11, 2010

September 7, Stage 1: Le Pouzin - Beauchastel 112.4km

Laws bests Whitelaw in opening stage

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Cycling News
Published:
September 7, 2010, 19:25,
Updated:
September 8, 2010, 00:45

First UCI win puts Laws into leader's jersey

The sprint in Beauchastel, Sharon Laws win the stage

The sprint in Beauchastel, Sharon Laws win the stage

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Sharon Laws (Cervelo TestTeam) outsprinted breakaway companion Vicki Whitelaw (Lotto Ladies Team) to win stage one of the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche. Laws's teammate Lizzie Armitstead won the field sprint for third in the 112.4km stage, leading in the peloton 1:41 after Laws and Whitelaw.

With her victory in the opening stage, Laws also earned the first leader's jersey of the five-day French stage race. As in the stage results, Whitelaw holds second overall in the same time as Laws while Armitstead is third, 1:41 back.

"My legs were good today, I felt that I was stronger than Vicki, as she mostly followed in my wheel and I was able to beat her in the sprint," said Laws after winning the first UCI-sanctioned race of her career. "I have to say thanks to the team, today we were the smartest and strongest team.

"I will try to keep leader's jersey as long as possible on my shoulders, and we have a lot of other options in the team. I have had some bad luck this year, I broke my collarbone in the Giro and didn't race for a long time, so this is very gratifying."

Cervelo TestTeam sports director Egon van Kessel is pleased that Laws was able to have a breakthrough performance in France. "Sharon is a really good rider who has given the team a lot of support this year though she had never won a race," said van Kessel. "So it is great that she is able to win today, with a good perspective for the GC with an advantage of 1:41.

"Today's first stage in the Tour de Ardeche was an easy stage with only a small climb at the beginning of the race but the peloton stayed together," said van Kessel. "The Australian rider Amanda Spratt was in the lead and with 75km to go she had a quite a big gap. Then there was some wind from the side so we decided to attack with the whole team. We took Spratt back and then Sharon Laws attacked and took Vicky Whitelaw with her, together they took quite a big advantage."

Full Results
1 Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 2:48:54  
2 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team    
3 Lizzie Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 0:01:41  
4 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team    
5 Vilija Sereikaite (Ltu) Lithuania    
6 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Belgium    
7 Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
8 Emilie Moberg (Nor) Norway    
9 Ausrine Trebaite (Ltu) Lithuania    
10 Sanne Cant (Bel) Belgium    
11 Latoya Brulee (Bel) De Sprinters Malderen    
12 Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) France    
13 Sjoukje Dufoer (Bel) Belgium    
14 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Switzerland    
15 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team    
16 Sophie Creux (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
17 Daniela Gass (Ger) Bike-Aid    
18 Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Fra) France    
19 Tatiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
20 Alli Holland (GBr) Rapha Condor    
21 Kaat Hannes (Bel) Belgium    
22 Laure Werner (Bel) Belgium    
23 Laura Van Der Kamp (Ned) Netherlands    
24 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Netherlands    
25 Liselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo Test Team    
26 Agne Silinyte (Ltu) Lithuania    
27 Egle Zablockyte (Ltu) Lithuania    
28 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Netherlands    
29 Marie Voreland (Nor) Norway    
30 Marion Rousse (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
31 Sophie De Boer (Ned) Netherlands    
32 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team    
33 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team    
34 Ruth Corset (Aus) Australia    
35 Elodie Hegoburu (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
36 Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
37 Lise Noestvold (Nor) Norway    
38 Jessica Schneeberger (Swi) Switzerland    
39 Elena Eggl (Ger) Bike-Aid    
40 Andréa Graus (Aut) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
41 Margriet Kloppenburg (Den) Czech-Slovak Mixed Team    
42 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands    
43 Ine Beyen (Bel) Belgium    
44 Doris Schweizer (Swi) Switzerland    
45 Natalie Creswick (GBr) Rapha Condor    
46 Emma Silversides (GBr) De Sprinters Malderen    
47 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australia    
48 Annelies Visser (Ned) Netherlands    
49 Fröydis Waersted (Nor) Norway    
50 Katarina Hranaiova (Cze) Czech-Slovak Mixed Team    
51 Cecilie Johansen (Nor) Norway    
52 Fabienne Schauss (Lux) De Sprinters Malderen    
53 Karine Aune (Swe) De Sprinters Malderen    
54 Lizanne Naude (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team    
55 Mireille Robin (Fra) Bourgogne Cyclisme Féminin    
56 Christina Kollmann (Aut) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
57 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Test Team    
58 Audrey Cordon (Fra) France    
59 Mirjam Schwager (Swi) Switzerland    
60 Rosane Kirch (Bra) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
61 Anna Fischer (Ger) Rapha Condor    
62 Svetlana Pauliukaite (Ltu) Lithuania    
63 Urte Joudvalkite (Ltu) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
64 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Bike-Aid    
65 Natasha Perry (Aus) Rapha Condor    
66 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team    
67 Andrea Dvorak (USA) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
68 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia    
69 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
70 Fabienne Sommer (Swi) Switzerland 0:02:18  
71 Emma Grant (GBr) Rapha Condor 0:04:47  
72 Désirée Schuler (Ger) Bike-Aid    
73 Rebecca Curley (GBr) Rapha Condor    
74 Manon Parisot (Fra) Bourgogne Cyclisme Féminin    
75 Amelie Rivat (Fra) France    
76 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) France    
77 Steffi Meizer (Ger) Bike-Aid    
78 Amy De Ridder (Bel) De Sprinters Malderen    
79 Sylvie Gaillon (Fra) Bourgogne Cyclisme Féminin    
80 Sylvie Quittot (Fra) Bourgogne Cyclisme Féminin 0:04:59  
81 Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia 0:05:20  
82 Line Foss (Nor) Norway 0:05:58  
83 Myfanwy Galloway (Aus) Australia 0:07:11  
84 Elke Bolangier (Bel) De Sprinters Malderen    
85 Roberta Barzdaite (Ltu) Lithuania 0:07:57  
86 Alna Burato (Fra) France 0:08:00  
87 Tina Heinzmann (Ger) Bike-Aid    
88 Lucie Macikova (Cze) Czech-Slovak Mixed Team    
89 Andrea Chlumska (Cze) Czech-Slovak Mixed Team    
90 Zuzana Vojtasova (Svk) Czech-Slovak Mixed Team 0:33:11  
DNF Jennifer Sägeser (Swi) Switzerland    
Points
1 Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 12 pts
2 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team 10  
3 Lizzie Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 8  
4 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team 7  
5 Vilija Sereikaite (Ltu) Lithuania 6  
6 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Belgium 5  
7 Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion 4  
8 Emilie Moberg (Nor) Norway 3  
9 Ausrine Trebaite (Ltu) Lithuania 2  
10 Sanne Cant (Bel) Belgium 1  
Sprint 1 - Aux 4 Soux, 20.4km
1 Vilija Sereikaite (Ltu) Lithuania 5 pts
2 Désirée Schuler (Ger) Bike-Aid 3  
3 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team 2  
4 Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion 1  
Sprint 2 - Cave d'Alba la Romaine, 50.5km
1 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia 5 pts
2 Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion 3  
3 Daniela Gass (Ger) Bike-Aid 2  
4 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Bike-Aid 1  
Sprint 3 - Cruas, 89.1km
1 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 5 pts
2 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Test Team 3  
3 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team 2  
4 Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 1  
Mountain 1 - Côte de St Vincent de Barrés, 14.9km
1 Jessica Schneeberger (Swi) Switzerland 3 pts
2 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team 2  
3 Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 1  
Teams
1 Lotto Ladies Team 8:30:04  
2 Cervelo Test Team    
3 Belgium 0:01:41  
4 Lithuania    
5 Esgl93 - Gsd Gestion    
6 Norway    
7 Netherlands    
8 France    
9 Switzerland    
10 De Sprinters Malderen    
11 Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
12 Bike-Aid    
13 Rapha Condor    
14 Australia    
15 Bourgogne Cyclisme Feminin 0:07:53  
16 Czech-Slovak Mixed Team 0:08:00  
General classification after stage 1
1 Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 2:48:54  
2 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team    
3 Lizzie Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 0:01:41  
4 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team    
5 Vilija Sereikaite (Ltu) Lithuania    
6 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Belgium    
7 Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
8 Emilie Moberg (Nor) Norway    
9 Ausrine Trebaite (Ltu) Lithuania    
10 Sanne Cant (Bel) Belgium    
11 Latoya Brulee (Bel) De Sprinters Malderen    
12 Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) France    
13 Sjoukje Dufoer (Bel) Belgium    
14 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Switzerland    
15 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team    
16 Sophie Creux (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
17 Daniela Gass (Ger) Bike-Aid    
18 Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Fra) France    
19 Tatiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
20 Alli Holland (GBr) Rapha Condor    
21 Kaat Hannes (Bel) Belgium    
22 Laure Werner (Bel) Belgium    
23 Laura Van Der Kamp (Ned) Netherlands    
24 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Netherlands    
25 Liselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo Test Team    
26 Agne Silinyte (Ltu) Lithuania    
27 Egle Zablockyte (Ltu) Lithuania    
28 Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Netherlands    
29 Marie Voreland (Nor) Norway    
30 Marion Rousse (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
31 Sophie De Boer (Ned) Netherlands    
32 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team    
33 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team    
34 Ruth Corset (Aus) Australia    
35 Elodie Hegoburu (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
36 Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
37 Lise Noestvold (Nor) Norway    
38 Jessica Schneeberger (Swi) Switzerland    
39 Elena Eggl (Ger) Bike-Aid    
40 Andréa Graus (Aut) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
41 Margriet Kloppenburg (Den) Czech-Slovak Mixed Team    
42 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Netherlands    
43 Ine Beyen (Bel) Belgium    
44 Doris Schweizer (Swi) Switzerland    
45 Natalie Creswick (GBr) Rapha Condor    
46 Emma Silversides (GBr) De Sprinters Malderen    
47 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australia    
48 Annelies Visser (Ned) Netherlands    
49 Fröydis Waersted (Nor) Norway    
50 Katarina Hranaiova (Cze) Czech-Slovak Mixed Team    
51 Cecilie Johansen (Nor) Norway    
52 Fabienne Schauss (Lux) De Sprinters Malderen    
53 Karine Aune (Swe) De Sprinters Malderen    
54 Lizanne Naude (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team    
55 Mireille Robin (Fra) Bourgogne Cyclisme Féminin    
56 Christina Kollmann (Aut) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
57 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Test Team    
58 Audrey Cordon (Fra) France    
59 Mirjam Schwager (Swi) Switzerland    
60 Rosane Kirch (Bra) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
61 Anna Fischer (Ger) Rapha Condor    
62 Svetlana Pauliukaite (Ltu) Lithuania    
63 Urte Joudvalkite (Ltu) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
64 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Bike-Aid    
65 Natasha Perry (Aus) Rapha Condor    
66 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team    
67 Andrea Dvorak (USA) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
68 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia    
69 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
70 Fabienne Sommer (Swi) Switzerland 0:02:18  
71 Emma Grant (GBr) Rapha Condor 0:04:47  
72 Désirée Schuler (Ger) Bike-Aid    
73 Rebecca Curley (GBr) Rapha Condor    
74 Manon Parisot (Fra) Bourgogne Cyclisme Féminin    
75 Amelie Rivat (Fra) France    
76 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) France    
77 Steffi Meizer (Ger) Bike-Aid    
78 Amy De Ridder (Bel) De Sprinters Malderen    
79 Sylvie Gaillon (Fra) Bourgogne Cyclisme Féminin    
80 Sylvie Quittot (Fra) Bourgogne Cyclisme Féminin 0:04:59  
81 Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia 0:05:20  
82 Line Foss (Nor) Norway 0:05:58  
83 Myfanwy Galloway (Aus) Australia 0:07:11  
84 Elke Bolangier (Bel) De Sprinters Malderen    
85 Roberta Barzdaite (Ltu) Lithuania 0:07:57  
86 Alna Burato (Fra) France 0:08:00  
87 Tina Heinzmann (Ger) Bike-Aid    
88 Lucie Macikova (Cze) Czech-Slovak Mixed Team    
89 Andrea Chlumska (Cze) Czech-Slovak Mixed Team    
90 Zuzana Vojtasova (Svk) Czech-Slovak Mixed Team 0:33:11  
Points classification
1 Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 12 pts
2 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team 10  
3 Lizzie Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 8  
4 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team 7  
5 Vilija Sereikaite (Ltu) Lithuania 6  
6 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Belgium 5  
7 Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion 4  
8 Emilie Moberg (Nor) Norway 3  
9 Ausrine Trebaite (Ltu) Lithuania 2  
10 Sanne Cant (Bel) Belgium 1  
Sprints classification
1 Vilija Sereikaite (Ltu) Lithuania 5 pts
2 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 5  
3 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia 5  
4 Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion 4  
5 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Test Team 3  
6 Désirée Schuler (Ger) Bike-Aid 3  
7 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team 2  
8 Daniela Gass (Ger) Bike-Aid 2  
9 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team 2  
10 Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 1  
11 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Bike-Aid 1  
Mountains classification
1 Jessica Schneeberger (Swi) Switzerland 3 pts
2 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team 2  
3 Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 1  
Young riders classification
1 Lizzie Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 2:50:35  
2 Vilija Sereikaite (Ltu) Lithuania    
3 Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
4 Emilie Moberg (Nor) Norway    
5 Ausrine Trebaite (Ltu) Lithuania    
6 Sanne Cant (Bel) Belgium    
7 Latoya Brulee (Bel) De Sprinters Malderen    
8 Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) France    
9 Sjoukje Dufoer (Bel) Belgium    
10 Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Switzerland    
11 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team    
12 Tatiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
13 Kaat Hannes (Bel) Belgium    
14 Laura Van Der Kamp (Ned) Netherlands    
15 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Netherlands    
16 Liselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo Test Team    
17 Agne Silinyte (Ltu) Lithuania    
18 Egle Zablockyte (Ltu) Lithuania    
19 Marie Voreland (Nor) Norway    
20 Marion Rousse (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
21 Sophie De Boer (Ned) Netherlands    
22 Elodie Hegoburu (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
23 Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion    
24 Lise Noestvold (Nor) Norway    
25 Jessica Schneeberger (Swi) Switzerland    
26 Elena Eggl (Ger) Bike-Aid    
27 Ine Beyen (Bel) Belgium    
28 Doris Schweizer (Swi) Switzerland    
29 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australia    
30 Annelies Visser (Ned) Netherlands    
31 Fröydis Waersted (Nor) Norway    
32 Cecilie Johansen (Nor) Norway    
33 Christina Kollmann (Aut) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
34 Audrey Cordon (Fra) France    
35 Mirjam Schwager (Swi) Switzerland    
36 Urte Joudvalkite (Ltu) Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
37 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Bike-Aid    
38 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia    
39 Fabienne Sommer (Swi) Switzerland 0:00:37  
40 Emma Grant (GBr) Rapha Condor 0:03:06  
41 Manon Parisot (Fra) Bourgogne Cyclisme Féminin    
42 Amelie Rivat (Fra) France    
43 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) France    
44 Amy De Ridder (Bel) De Sprinters Malderen    
45 Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia 0:03:21  
46 Myfanwy Galloway (Aus) Australia 0:05:30  
47 Roberta Barzdaite (Ltu) Lithuania 0:06:16  
48 Andrea Chlumska (Cze) Czech-Slovak Mixed Team 0:06:19  
Teams classification
1 Lotto Ladies Team 8:30:04  
2 Cervelo Test Team    
3 Belgium 0:01:41  
4 Lithuania    
5 Esgl93 - Gsd Gestion    
6 Norway    
7 Netherlands    
8 France    
9 Switzerland    
10 De Sprinters Malderen    
11 Acs Chirio - Forno D'Asolo    
12 Bike-Aid    
13 Rapha Condor    
14 Australia    
15 Bourgogne Cyclisme Feminin 0:07:53  
16 Czech-Slovak Mixed Team 0:08:00