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Stage 8 - March 9: Thredbo - Cooma, 97.3 kms

By Jeff Jones

Sara Carrigan triumphs
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Photo: Jeff Jones

The final day of racing in the Tour de Snowy 2000 was another split stage affair, with the cyclists completing a 97 kilometer stage from Thredbo down to Cooma in the morning, followed by a 30 kilometer evening criterium. Unfortunately, the damp weather that has been predominant for the past few days did not ease up, and the bunch rolled out of Thredbo in their rain jackets in 8 degree temperatures.

It wasn't going to be an easy stage, despite the downhill start, as their were two category climbs en route and one sprint. The mountains and the points competitions still haven't been decided, and there was also the outside chance that second placed Tracey Gaudry (Timex) would mount one last challenge on race leader Geneviève Jeanson of Canada.

Sure enough at the first QOM at 18.8 kilometers, Gaudry tried her hand. On her wheel straight away was Jeanson, who took the points from Gaudry and Jacinta Coleman (NZ). Although a little break had formed on the climb, it soon came back together on the straight, fast descent that followed.

Into the valley towards Jindabyne, and it was Gaudry again who went on the attack on a little rise. She managed a 200 meter break on the bunch, but there was a certain Canadian on her wheel who prevented the move from becoming in any way dangerous. A similar situation arose on the second QOM out of Jindabyne, with Jeanson and Gaudry splitting the bunch, but Jeanson taking the final points to seal the Queen of the Mountains jersey.

After this last attempt, Tracey Gaudry basically conceded defeat to the Canadian, as there were no more real challenges to come in the race. Anna Wilson took the sprint into Berridale (64 km) sealing her points jersey, and the riders could at last take it a little easier for the run in to Cooma.

It was not quite over though, as a break of six formed inside the last 15 kilometers. This was later reduced to four - Australian Sara Carrigan (AIS), Maeielle van Scheppingen (Ned), Erin Carter (Can) and - surprise - Mari Holen (USA, Timex). These four opened a slender gap on the main bunch, but it was enough to ensure that they would stay away to win the stage into Cooma.

With five kilometers to go, Carrigan took advantage of a slight rise to launch an all out attack. She crested the top with a few hundred meters lead, and from there it was all downhill into Cooma. She hung on to the finish, although almost seized up around the last corner to win by a handful of seconds over Holden. In third place was van Scheppingen from the Dutch team [Incidentally, one of their members Arenda Grimberg is turning 22 tomorrow. Happy birthday from Dick Soepenberg and Rudi Ottens].

Afterwards, the riders rushed to their hotels to get warm again for the evening criterium, with the official presentation to be held then. The winner of the day, Sara Carrigan was still on fire though and she could spare some words:

"At the start of the stage in Thredbo it was pretty cold, but after we rode down the hill it was ok," she said. "I thought we'll see what happens and I managed to get away in that group of six near the end."

"With five kilometers to go I said, 'what the hell, I'll give it a go' and went on a little rise. I hung on till the end but was pretty knackered coming into the finish. It's definitely my best result in my second Tour de Snowy," said a happy Carrigan.

Sara will be part of the AIS road squad this year when they head over to Italy for five to six months following the national time trial championships.

The race is now just about finished in terms of overall classifications: Jeanson has the leaders and mountains jersey solidly in her grasp, while Anna Wilson will take the points. Mari Holden managed to move up into striking distance of Anna Wilson's third overall GC position and only 16 seconds separates the two.

The final stage will be dangerous though, as the rain has gotten worse. The U-turn after the start-finish will be treated with caution, as all the rider who are racing in Canberra on Sunday would like to do so with their bikes and bodies intact.

Results

1 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                             2.23.27  (40.67 km/h)
2 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                      0.04
3 Marielle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland 
4 Erin Carter (Can) Canada                                     0.08
5 Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland                     0.39
6 Alison Wright (Aus) AIS-ACTAS 
7 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) AIS-ACTAS 
8 Dede Demet (USA) Saturn 
9 Priska Doppman (Swi) Master Team/Carpe Diem 
10 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland
11 Miho Oki (Jpn) Japan
12 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland
13 Katie Mactier (Aus) Jayco-VIS
14 Rosalind Reekie-May (NZl) New Zealand
15 Marcia Eicher Vouets (Swi) Master Team/Carpe Diem
16 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland
17 Karen Kurreck (USA) Canada
18 Susy Pryde (NZl) Saturn
19 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canada
20 Jacinta Coleman (NZl) New Zealand
21 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn
22 Kym Shirley (Aus) AIS-ACTAS
23 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland
24 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canada
25 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) AIS-ACTAS
26 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) New Zealand
27 Honi Geysen (Aus) Southern Regional Team
28 Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS
29 Julie Hooper (Aus) Southern Regional Team
30 Sanna Lehtimaki (Fin) Timex
31 Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex
32 Geneviève Jeanson (Can) Canada
33 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) New Zealand
34 Lucy Vignes (Aus) Sydney Water
35 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Team 2001
36 Natalie Bates (Aus) Bicisport-NSWIS
37 Geraldine Denham (Aus) Jayco-VIS
38 Kim Smith (USA) Timex
39 Emma James (Aus) Sydney Water
40 Annalisa Farrell (NZl) New Zealand
41 Jessica Amy (Aus) Jayco-VIS
42 Akemi Morimoto (Jpn) Japan
43 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Master Team/Carpe Diem                  1.22
44 Odessa Gunn (Can) Timex                                     1.31
45 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                           1.58
46 Katia Longhin (Ita) Master Team/Carpe Diem                  2.02
47 Jodie Vaassen (Aus) Velobelles                              2.22
48 Erin Veenstra-Mirabella (USA) Timex                         3.42
49 Nadia Frischknecht (Aus) Sydney Water                       7.02
50 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Bicisport-NSWIS
51 Karen Sumpton (Aus) Southern Regional Team
52 Mika Ogishima (Jpn) Northern Regional Team                 12.29
53 Dellys Franke (Aus) Jayco-VIS                              14.53
54 Ayumi Ootsuka (Jpn) Japan
55 Anna Bayliss (Aus) Southern Regional Team
56 Natalie Beetson (NZl) Team 2001
57 Naomi Williams (Aus) Jayco-VIS
58 Fanny Lavierrie (NZl) Team 2001                            20.14
59 Kerry Ellen Hellmuth (USA) Master Team/Carpe Diem          20.30
60 Fiona Scarff (Aus) Velobelles
61 Benita Douglas (NZl) Team 2001
62 Annabelle Vowels (Aus) Velobelles
63 Bianca Netzler (Sam) Northern Regional Team
64 Kanako Nishi (Jpn) Northern Regional Team
65 Sophie Freshwater (Aus) Saturn
66 Susan Hefler (USA) Canada
67 Tracey Bowyer (Aus) Velobelles
68 Bridget Evans (Aus) Master Team/Carpe Diem
69 Belinda Probert (Aus) Bicisport-NSWIS
70 Rebecca Cleveland (Aus) Southern Regional Team
71 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland                      DNF
72 Alexandra Ka Wah Yeung (HKg) Bicisport-NSWIS                DNF

Mountains:

Ivo's Farm - category 2, 18.8 km

1 Geneviève Jeanson (Can) Canada                                  6 pts
2 Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex                                       4
3 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                         3
4 Jacinta Coleman (NZl) New Zealand                               2
5 Kym Shirley (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                                     1

Jindabyne - category 2, 41.1 km

1 Geneviève Jeanson (Can) Canada                                  6 pts
2 Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex                                       4
3 Jacinta Coleman (NZl) New Zealand                               3
4 Kym Shirley (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                                     2
5 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                        1

Srpint:

Berridale, 64 km

1 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                        5 pts
2 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                                   3
3 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland                          2
4 Emma James (Aus) Sydney Water                                   1

General classification after stage 8:

1 Geneviève Jeanson (Can) Canada                           13.04.21
2 Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex                                    1.45
3 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                     6.38
4 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                      6.54
5 Kym Shirley (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                                  7.27
6 Jacinta Coleman (NZl) New Zealand                            9.00
7 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland                       9.41
8 Rosalind Reekie-May (NZl) New Zealand                       10.08
9 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                            10.28
10 Dede Demet (USA) Saturn                                    12.43
11 Susy Pryde (NZl) Saturn                                    13.35
12 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland                     16.57
13 Kim Smith (USA) Timex                                      19.58
14 Sandy Espeseth (Can) Canada                                19.59
15 Alison Wright (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                              20.30
16 Priska Doppman (Swi) Master Team/Carpe Diem                22.11
17 Karen Kurreck (USA) Canada                                 22.23
18 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                              23.24
19 Marcia Eicher Vouets (Swi) Master Team/Carpe Diem          24.03
20 Julie Hooper (Aus) Southern Regional Team                  25.00
21 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) New Zealand                              25.09
22 Marielle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland            27.31
23 Emma James (Aus) Sydney Water                              29.47
24 Katie Mactier (Aus) Jayco-VIS                              30.49
25 Erin Carter (Can) Canada                                   31.15
26 Sanna Lehtimaki (Fin) Timex                                31.50
27 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland                     33.33
28 Katia Longhin (Ita) Master Team/Carpe Diem                 33.36
29 Annalisa Farrell (NZl) New Zealand                         34.23
30 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Bicisport-NSWIS                     34.27
31 Anne Samplonius (Can) Canada                               34.43
32 Jodie Vaassen (Aus) Velobelles                             35.24
33 Elizabeth Tadich (Aus) Jayco-VIS                           35.57
34 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) AIS-ACTAS
35 Vanessa Cheatley (NZl) New Zealand                         36.28
36 Natalie Bates (Aus) Bicisport-NSWIS                        36.49
37 Erin Veenstra-Mirabella (USA) Timex                        36.58
38 Ghita Beltman (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland                       37.05
39 Kirsty Robb (NZl) Team 2001                                37.43
40 Karen Sumpton (Aus) Southern Regional Team                 41.35
41 Geraldine Denham (Aus) Jayco-VIS                           42.07
42 Nadia Frischknecht (Aus) Sydney Water                      42.40
43 Lucy Vignes (Aus) Sydney Water                             44.19
44 Honi Geysen (Aus) Southern Regional Team                   46.30
45 Odessa Gunn (Can) Timex                                    47.48
46 Jessica Amy (Aus) Jayco-VIS                                48.51
47 Mika Ogishima (Jpn) Northern Regional Team                 49.11
48 Anna Bayliss (Aus) Southern Regional Team                  50.08
49 Akemi Morimoto (Jpn) Japan                                 50.34
50 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                          53.53
51 Mirella Van Melis (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland                   54.47
52 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Master Team/Carpe Diem                 55.29
53 Annabelle Vowels (Aus) Velobelles                          56.06
54 Benita Douglas (NZl) Team 2001                             57.42
55 Ayumi Ootsuka (Jpn) Japan                                1.01.41
56 Fiona Scarff (Aus) Velobelles                            1.05.57
57 Belinda Probert (Aus) Bicisport-NSWIS                    1.08.40
58 Kerry Ellen Hellmuth (USA) Master Team/Carpe Diem        1.09.21
59 Naomi Williams (Aus) Jayco-VIS                           1.10.24
60 Miho Oki (Jpn) Japan                                     1.15.02
61 Sophie Freshwater (Aus) Saturn                           1.18.13
62 Dellys Franke (Aus) Jayco-VIS                            1.19.18
63 Rebecca Cleveland (Aus) Southern Regional Team           1.20.34
64 Bianca Netzler (Sam) Northern Regional Team              1.22.53
65 Natalie Beetson (NZl) Team 2001                          1.23.35
66 Susan Hefler (USA) Canada                                1.28.30
67 Tracey Bowyer (Aus) Velobelles                           1.32.45
68 Fanny Lavierrie (NZl) Team 2001                          1.39.39
69 Kanako Nishi (Jpn) Northern Regional Team                1.46.10
70 Bridget Evans (Aus) Master Team/Carpe Diem               2.01.29

Mountains classification:

1 Geneviève Jeanson (Can) Canada                                 38 pts
2 Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex			 		 30
3 Kym Shirley (Aus) AIS-ACTAS			 		 13
4 Mari Holden (USA) Timex                                        11
5 Jacinta Coleman (NZl) New Zealand                              11
6 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                        5
7 Susy Pryde (NZl) Saturn                                         3
8 Kim Smith (USA) Timex                                           2
9 Dede Demet (USA) Saturn                                         2
10 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland                         2
11 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                               2
12 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                              1 

Points classification:

1 Anna Wilson (Aus) Saturn                                       18 pts
2 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland 			 10
3 Mari Holden (USA) Timex 					  8
4 Geneviève Jeanson (Can) Canada                                  8
5 Kim Smith (USA) Timex                                           6
6 Sara Carrigan (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                                   6
7 Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex                                       5
8 Susy Pryde (NZl) Saturn                                         4
9 Jacinta Coleman (NZl) New Zealand                               3
10 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) New Zealand                                  3
11 Kym Shirley (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                                    3
12 Hayley Rutherford (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                              3
13 Karen Kurreck (USA) Canada                                     3
14 Marielle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Pays Bas-Holland                2
15 Juanita Feldhahn (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                               2
16 Rosalind Reekie-May (NZl) New Zealand                          1
17 Natalie Bates (Aus) Bicisport-NSWIS                            1
18 Alison Wright (Aus) AIS-ACTAS                                  1
19 Erin Carter (Can) Canada                                       1

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