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Tour de Prince Edward Island - 2.2 (W)

Canada, June 10-14, 2007

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Stage 5 - June 14: Charlottetown race, 49.25km

Safi-Pasta takes all

By Kirsten Robbins in Charlottetown, Canada

The inaugural Tour de PEI ended with the peloton strung out in a 50 kilometre criterium held in downtown Charlottetown.Diana Ziliute (Safi-Pasta) wrapped up the yellow jersey victory after teammate Giorgia Bronzini showed off her famous sprint to thousands of island fans and took the win of the final stage. Bronzini pulled away from second placed Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini-Selle Italia) and third placed Elena Novikova (Team Russia) after winding up her sprint some 150 metres out.

"I sat on my teammate Diana Ziliute's wheel so she could pull me into the sprint," said Italy's Bronzini. "Elodie Touffet (Menikini-Selle Italia) was also there to lead out Rochelle Gilmore but Diana pulled for the last lap and on the final corner I jumped to do my sprint."

Safi-Pasta took its place on the podium during every stage of the tour and in the end proved its dominance by taking home the yellow leaders jersey, the red sprint jersey and the gray point jersey. Bronzini regarded her sprint and point classification wins as a mere result of the team's focus on stage wins and the protection of Ziliute's yellow jersey.

"I did not think about winning the sprint jersey or the points jersey because I was only focused on the final sprint to win the race and to protect Diana in the leaders jersey," Bronzini said.

The Italian sprint protégé had a firm hold of the point classification before the evening criterium and made up the three points needed to take the sprint jersey away from second placed Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini - Selle Italia). The two sprinters tied with 40 points but Bronzini's stage win broke the tie.

Ziliute had a sizeable lead on GC, but any threat was removed when second placed Olivia Gollan (Menikini-Selle Italia) fell with seven laps remaining in a crash that rendered her bike-less and unable to complete the stage. Gollan had won the multiple intermediate time bonus sprints allowing her to leap in front of the third placed Alexandra Burchenkova on the general classification. Commissaries ruled on the mishap in Gollan's favour and she was able to hold on to her GC placing.

Though Italians proved to have a solid grip in the sprints it was Annette Beutler (Menikini-Selle Italia) who claimed the Queen of the Mountain competition. "There were no real climbs, they were more rolling so it was harder for me to get these points because some sprinters can go very well on these types of hills," Beutler said. "So, it was very important for me to win the jersey."

Results

1 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                       1.11.20 (42.05 km/h)
2 Rachelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                          
3 Elena Novikova (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                                 
4 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                                           
5 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team expresscopy.com                                   
6 Yoanka Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                        
7 Élodie Touffet (Fra) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                            
8 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                   
9 Alison Testroete (Can) Team expresscopy.com                                     
10 Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                               
11 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team                                  
12 Annette Beutter (Swi) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                          
13 Yudelmis Dominguez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                    
14 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team UNIQA                                                  
15 Joanie Caron (Can) Cascades                                                    
16 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                               
17 Dalila Rodriguez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                      
18 Daniela Fusarpoli (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                            
19 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team expresscopy.com                                         
20 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                                   
21 Gina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                     
22 Yulia Arustamova (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                              
23 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                            
24 Venera Absalyamova (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                            
25 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                                
26 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team                                   
27 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light         
28 Elisa Gagnon (Can) Advil/Chapstick                                             
29 Theresa Senff (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                                          
30 MoriahJo Macgregor (Can) Atlantic Cycling Centre                               
31 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team                                   
32 Megan Guarnier (USA) Terry Precision                                           
33 Ekaterina Malomura (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                            
34 Julie Beverdige (Can) Atlantic Cycling Centre                                  
35 Julie Bellerose (Can) Cascades                                                 
36 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Getranke-Hoffmann                                         
37 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                         
38 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                 
39 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team                                      
40 Yumari Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                       
41 Tina Liebig (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                                            
42 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                               
43 Andrea Meyers (USA) Target Training Womens Team                                
44 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team                                
45 Yeima Torrez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                          
46 Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Target Training Womens Team                               
47 Ireen Wieditz (Can) Terry Precision                                            
48 Veronika Spruegl (Aut) Team UNIQA                                              
49 Kirsten Robbins (Can) Advil/Chapstick                                          
50 Kim Blodgett (USA) Target Training Womens Team                                 
51 Wang Fei (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                               
52 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                            
53 Mackenzie Dickey (USA) Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light     0.10
54 Silke Wunderwald (Ger) Target Training Womens Team                             
55 Sarah Tillotson (USA) Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light      0.47
56 Geneviève Gauthier (Can) Cascades                                              
57 Kelley Murray (Can) Atlantic Cycling Centre                                1.25
58 Ruan Xiong_Ying (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                    3.02
59 Krystal Jeffs (Can) Atlantic Cycling Centre                                    
60 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand National Team                             3.17
61 Marie-Pier Bedard (Can) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                        
62 Julia Bradley (Can) Advil/Chapstick                                            
63 Elena Gayun (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                                   
64 Brei Gudsell (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                   
DNF Julie Marceau (Can) Marinoni-Cadence                                          
DNF Jessica Burns (Can) Cascades                                                  
DNF Sarah Coney (Can) Terry Precision                                             
DNF Lila Fraser (Can) Cascades                                                    
DNF Bernadette Schober (Aut) Team UNIQA                                           
DNF Rosie Garlapow (USA) Terry Precision                                          
DNF Vanessa Godbehere (Can) Marinoni-Cadence                                      
DNF Heidi King (Can) Atlantic Cycling Centre                                      
DNF Janie Fortin (Can) Marinoni-Cadence                                           
DNF Anne Guzman (Can) Advil/Chapstick                                             
DNF Gao Xiaoning (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                          
DNF Sophie Matte (Can) Marinoni-Cadence                                           
DNF Véronique Labonté (Can) Cascades                                              
DNS Stacy Spencer (Can) Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light           
DNS Amanda Sin (Can) Advil/Chapstick                                              
 
Teams
 
1 Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                                          3.34.00
2 Team expresscopy.com                                                            
3 Cuba National Team                                                              
4 Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                                                     
5 Russian Cyclist Federation                                                      
6 Australian National Team                                                        
7 New Zealand National Team                                                       
8 Getranke-Hoffmann                                                               
9 Target Training Womens Team                                                     
10 Cascades                                                                   0.47
11 Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light                            0.57
12 Atlantic Cycling Centre                                                    1.25
13 Giant Pro Cycling                                                          3.02
14 Advil/Chapstick                                                            3.17
 
Final General classification
 
1 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                         10.15.15
2 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                         1.19
3 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                      1.22
4 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team UNIQA                                               1.31
5 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team                              1.50
6 MoriahJo Macgregor (Can) Atlantic Cycling Centre                            1.59
7 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team                                2.04
8 Elena Novikova (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                             2.07
9 Theresa Senff (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                                       2.08
10 Annette Beutter (Swi) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                      2.16
11 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team                               2.25
12 Dalila Rodriguez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                  2.46
13 Venera Absalyamova (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                        2.57
14 Yulia Arustamova (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                          3.10
15 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team                              3.11
16 Ekaterina Malomura (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                        3.15
17 Carla Ryan (Aus) Australian National Team                                  3.25
18 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Getranke-Hoffmann                                     3.28
19 Veronika Spruegl (Aut) Team UNIQA                                          3.31
20 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand National Team                              3.33
21 Megan Guarnier (USA) Terry Precision                                       4.09
22 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                        4.18
23 Yudelmis Dominguez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                4.22
24 Julie Bellerose (Can) Cascades                                             4.25
25 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                                      4.35
26 Tina Liebig (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                                        4.45
27 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                           4.51
28 Yoanka Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                   5.06
29 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light     5.10
30 Yeima Torrez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                      5.14
31 Élodie Touffet (Fra) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                       5.27
32 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team                            5.32
33 Gina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                 5.36
34 Sarah Tillotson (USA) Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light      5.45
35 Amanda Shaw (Can) Team expresscopy.com                                     6.08
36 Elisa Gagnon (Can) Advil/Chapstick                                         6.15
37 Yumari Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                   7.14
38 Daniela Fusarpoli (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                        7.19
39 Rachelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                     7.27
40 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                           7.34
41 Julie Beverdige (Can) Atlantic Cycling Centre                              7.49
42 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                         7.57
43 Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Target Training Womens Team                           7.59
44 Brei Gudsell (NZl) New Zealand National Team                               8.29
45 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team                               8.44
46 Ruan Xiong_Ying (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                        
47 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand National Team                             8.47
48 Elena Gayun (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                               9.07
49 Ireen Wieditz (Can) Terry Precision                                        9.58
50 Kim Blodgett (USA) Target Training Womens Team                            11.18
51 Mackenzie Dickey (USA) Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light    13.18
52 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team expresscopy.com                             14.16
53 Geneviève Gauthier (Can) Cascades                                         14.26
54 Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                          18.13
55 Kelley Murray (Can) Atlantic Cycling Centre                               18.20
56 Andrea Meyers (USA) Target Training Womens Team                           19.50
57 Wang Fei (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                          21.03
58 Julia Bradley (Can) Advil/Chapstick                                       21.37
59 Krystal Jeffs (Can) Atlantic Cycling Centre                               23.31
60 Alison Testroete (Can) Team expresscopy.com                               25.07
61 Kirsten Robbins (Can) Advil/Chapstick                                     28.52
62 Marie-Pier Bedard (Can) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                   31.39
63 Joanie Caron (Can) Cascades                                               35.24
 
Points classification
 
1 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                            30 pts
2 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                               19
3 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                        15
4 Rachelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                        15
5 Elena Novikova (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                               12
6 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team                                  10
7 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                            7
8 Annette Beutter (Swi) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                          7
9 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team UNIQA                                                  5
10 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                3
11 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                                         3
12 Yumari Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                      2
13 MoriahJo Macgregor (Can) Atlantic Cycling Centre                              1
14 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team expresscopy.com                                 1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                            40 pts
2 Rachelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                        40
3 Yumari Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                      30
4 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                               23
5 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                        20
6 Elena Novikova (Rus) Russian Cycling Federation                               18
7 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                           16
8 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann                                         11
9 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team                                  10
10 Annette Beutter (Swi) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                         7
11 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team UNIQA                                                 6
12 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                3
13 Jessica Burns (Can) Cascades                                                  1
14 Yoanka Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team                                      1
15 MoriahJo Macgregor (Can) Atlantic Cycling Centre                              1
16 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team expresscopy.com                                 1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Russian Cyclist Federation                                              30.52.43
2 Australian National Team                                                    0.52
3 Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko                                             1.40
4 Getranke-Hoffmann                                                           3.18
5 New Zealand National Team                                                   3.37
6 Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan                                                 4.13
7 Cuba National Team                                                          4.42
8 Cascades                                                                    6.53
9 Atlantic Cycling Centre                                                     9.12
10 Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light                           10.27
11 Target Training Womens Team                                               23.22
12 Giant Pro Cycling                                                         26.13
13 Team expresscopy.com                                                      38.33
14 Advil/Chapstick                                                           43.10