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Trust House Women's Tour - 2.2

New Zealand, March 2-4, 2005

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Stage 2 - March 3: Featherston - Masterton, 117km

Yellow jersey blown away

By Jim Robinson

Nicole Freedman (Western Australia)
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Overnight leader Tina Mayolo-Pic (Avery Ford) relinquished the lead to US-based Israeli Nicole Freedman (Western Australia) in a dramatic second stage of the Trust House Women's Cycle Tour of New Zealand.

But the yellow-jersey swapping shoulders wasn't talk of the day. Rather, it was the wind. Wellington isn't known as the windy city for nothing and over the first 20km the gales were blowing with a vengeance ­ as pure cross-wind.

The rugged Rimutaka mountains which overlook the Wairarapa channel the wind straight down onto the plains. Echelons here commonly run virtually at right angles to the direction of the road and many are the locals who can recall being blown from their bikes.

So no doubt there was a good deal of local sympathy for the dozen internationals who were tossed to the ground within the first 5km. The race was halted and calling the stage off was a serious possibility.

Luckily, though, the decision was made to resume, with a 12km neutralized zone seeing the riders sheltering beside service and teams vans.

"I've never seen conditions like that. I've been racing 10 years and I've never been in wind like that. It was pretty dangerous," said yellow-clad Freedman after the stage.

"I flipped off my bike in the neutral and ended up in the grass. But I think the promoter made the right call because after the neutral the wind was a lot less," she said.

The convoy
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Behind Freedman, Katie Brown (Australia) took second place in a tight five-rider sprint into Masterton, with Miho Oki (Japan) third ­ the first three riders benefiting from ten, six and four second time bonuses. Daniela Fusa Poli (Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas) was edged into fourth, with New Zealand national champion Catherine Sell the first kiwi home in fifth.

The break got away before the rolling roads which lead into Masterton. The main field never got properly organized and by the finish was 3min 43s down.

With just a one-hour criterium and a 12km time trial to go, such a buffer makes it almost certain one of the five break riders will take the final GC. A word of caution, though. The time trial course around the Wellington coastline can be windy ­ very windy.

Photography

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Images by Mike Heydon/www.jetphotography.co.nz

Images by Joel Roberts

Results

1 Nicole Freedman (Isr) Western Australia                         2.34.32
2 Katie Brown (Aus) Australian National Team                             
3 Miho Oki (Jpn) Japan National Team                                     
4 Daniela Fusa Poli (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas          
5 Catherine Sell (NZl) New Zealand A                                     
6 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung                   3.43
6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung                      
6 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung                     
6 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung                     
6 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Australian National Team                        
6 Amy Gillett (Aus) Australian National Team                             
6 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team                           
6 Claudia Hecht (Ger) German National Team                               
6 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) German National Team                            
6 Sarah Duster (Ger) German National Team                                
6 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team                              
6 Verena Joos (Ger) German National Team                                 
6 Charlotte Becker (Ger) German National Team                            
6 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Univega Pro Team                                    
6 Bernadette Schoeber (Aut) Univega Pro Team                             
6 Muzizah Uyun (Ina) Indonesian National Team                            
6 Tri Kusuma Santia (Ina) Indonesian National Team                       
6 Rosyida Dahlina (Ina) Indonesian National Team                         
6 Miyoko Karami (Jpn) Japan National Team                                
6 Akemi Morimoto (Jpn) Japan National Team                               
6 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team           
6 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team                    
6 Tanja Hennes-Smidt (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team                   
6 Linda Serup (Den) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team                          
6 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team                   
6 Claire Baxter (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team                      
6 Kerryn Charman (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team                     
6 Emma Rickards (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team                      
6 Jo Ryder (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team                           
6 Judith May (Aus) Samsung Team                                          
6 Natalie Bates (Aus) Samsung Team                                       
6 Kirsty Bortolin (Aus) Samsung Team                                     
6 Emma Mackie (Aus) Samsung Team                                         
6 Keren Van Der Boom (NZl) Tait Communications Team                      
6 Waibl Gina (NZl) Tait Communications Team                              
6 Sally Cowman (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport                         
6 Carly Hibberd (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport                        
6 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport                     
6 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport                        
6 Jenny Macpherson (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport                     
6 Melissa Holt (NZl) New Zealand A                                       
6 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand A                                      
6 Susie Wood (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B                                  
6 Brei Gudsell (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B                                
6 Tammy Boyd (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B                                  
6 Amy Mosen (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B                                   
6 Robyn Wong (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C                             
6 Karen Fulton (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C                           
6 Vicki Burr (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C                             
6 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C                         
6 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas            
6 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas              
6 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas           
6 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas         
6 Modesta Vzesnihuskaite (Lit) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas     
6 Emma James (Aus) Avery Ford                                            
6 Jane Williams (NZl) Avery Ford                                         
6 Meredith Miller (USA) Avery Ford                                       
6 Lynn Gaggioli (USA) Avery Ford                                         
6 Helen Kelly (Aus) Avery Ford                                           
6 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Avery Ford                                       
6 Stacy Sims (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                                
6 Carolyn Jenkins (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                           
6 Frith Brown (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                               
6 Sandy Kunz (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                                
6 Serena Sheridan (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                           
6 Kerry Cohen (Aus) Western Australia                                    
6 Nathalie Laurendeau (Aus) Western Australia                            
6 Kele Hulser (USA) Western Australia                                    
6 Caroline Jackson (GBr) Western Australia                               
76 Richelle Marshall (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                    9.04
77 Vonika Kriea Ros (Ina) Indonesian National Team                  21.36
78 Nichola Wilson (NZl) Tait Communications Team                    23.58
78 Nicola Johnson (NZl) Tait Communications Team                         
80 Diana Rast (Swi) Univega Pro Team                                30.43
80 Sri Suyamti (Ina) Indonesian National Team                            
80 Anna Miyazaki (Jpn) Japan National Team                               
80 Heidi-Jane Humphries (NZl) Tait Communications Team                   
84 Lauren Rosborough (NZl) Tait Communications Team                 35.20
DNF Priska Doppmann (Swi) Univega Pro Team                               
DNS Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung              
DNS Michelle Hyland (NZl) New Zealand A                                  
DNS Johanna Buick (NZl) New Zealand A                                    
DNS Nadene Boyle (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B                              
DNS Melissa Pilla (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B                             
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Nicole Freedman (Isr) Western Australia                         3.45.06
2 Katie Brown (Aus) Australian National Team                         0.02
3 Miho Oki (Jpn) Japan National Team                                 0.04
4 Daniela Fusa Poli (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas      0.06
4 Catherine Sell (NZl) New Zealand A                                     
6 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Avery Ford                                   3.39
7 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung                   3.43
8 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas     3.45
9 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung                  3.49
9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung                     
9 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Australian National Team                        
9 Amy Gillett (Aus) Australian National Team                             
9 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team                           
9 Claudia Hecht (Ger) German National Team                               
9 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) German National Team                            
9 Sarah Duster (Ger) German National Team                                
9 Charlotte Becker (Ger) German National Team                            
9 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Univega Pro Team                                    
9 Muzizah Uyun (Ina) Indonesian National Team                            
9 Tri Kusuma Santia (Ina) Indonesian National Team                       
9 Miyoko Karami (Jpn) Japan National Team                                
9 Akemi Morimoto (Jpn) Japan National Team                               
9 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team           
9 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team                    
9 Tanja Hennes-Smidt (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team                   
9 Linda Serup (Den) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team                          
9 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team                   
9 Claire Baxter (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team                      
9 Emma Rickards (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team                      
9 Jo Ryder (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team                           
9 Judith May (Aus) Samsung Team                                          
9 Natalie Bates (Aus) Samsung Team                                       
9 Kirsty Bortolin (Aus) Samsung Team                                     
9 Emma Mackie (Aus) Samsung Team                                         
9 Keren Van Der Boom (NZl) Tait Communications Team                      
9 Waibl Gina (NZl) Tait Communications Team                              
9 Sally Cowman (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport                         
9 Carly Hibberd (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport                        
9 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport                     
9 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport                        
9 Jenny Macpherson (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport                     
9 Melissa Holt (NZl) New Zealand A                                       
9 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand A                                      
9 Susie Wood (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B                                  
9 Brei Gudsell (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B                                
9 Tammy Boyd (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B                                  
9 Amy Mosen (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B                                   
9 Robyn Wong (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C                             
9 Karen Fulton (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C                           
9 Vicki Burr (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C                             
9 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C                         
9 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas            
9 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas              
9 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas           
9 Modesta Vzesnihuskaite (Lit) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas     
9 Emma James (Aus) Avery Ford                                            
9 Meredith Miller (USA) Avery Ford                                       
9 Lynn Gaggioli (USA) Avery Ford                                         
9 Helen Kelly (Aus) Avery Ford                                           
9 Stacy Sims (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                                
9 Carolyn Jenkins (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                           
9 Frith Brown (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                               
9 Serena Sheridan (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                           
9 Kerry Cohen (Aus) Western Australia                                    
9 Nathalie Laurendeau (Aus) Western Australia                            
9 Kele Hulser (USA) Western Australia                                    
9 Caroline Jackson (GBr) Western Australia                               
68 Verena Joos (Ger) German National Team                            4.29
68 Kerryn Charman (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team                    
70 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung                5.31
71 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team                         7.11
71 Bernadette Schoeber (Aut) Univega Pro Team                            
71 Rosyida Dahlina (Ina) Indonesian National Team                        
74 Richelle Marshall (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                    9.10
75 Jane Williams (NZl) Avery Ford                                   10.33
75 Sandy Kunz (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                               
77 Vonika Kriea Ros (Ina) Indonesian National Team                  25.04
78 Nicola Johnson (NZl) Tait Communications Team                    27.26
79 Diana Rast (Swi) Univega Pro Team                                30.49
80 Nichola Wilson (NZl) Tait Communications Team                    34.06
81 Sri Suyamti (Ina) Indonesian National Team                       37.33
81 Anna Miyazaki (Jpn) Japan National Team                               
83 Heidi-Jane Humphries (NZl) Tait Communications Team              40.51
84 Lauren Rosborough (NZl) Tait Communications Team                 45.28
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Melissa Holt (NZl) New Zealand A                                      9 pts
2 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas        4
3 Katie Brown (Aus) Australian National Team                            3
4 Miho Oki (Jpn) Japan National Team                                    2
5 Tri Kusuma Santia (Ina) Indonesian National Team                      2
6 Michelle Hyland (NZl) New Zealand A                                   2
7 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Avery Ford                                      2
8 Tammy Boyd (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B                                 2
9 Daniela Fusa Poli (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas         1
10 Susie Wood (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B                                1
11 Serena Sheridan (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers                         1
12 Catherine Sell (NZl) New Zealand A                                   1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Australian National Team                                       11.23.02
2 Japan National Team                                                    
3 New Zealand A                                                          
4 Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas - Italy                          
5 Western Australia                                                      
6 Avery Ford                                                         3.43
7 Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team                                            
8 Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung                                         
9 German National Team                                                   
10 Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team                                         
11 Mizone New Zealand B                                                  
12 Queensland Academy Of Sport                                           
13 Samsung Team                                                          
14 Star & Garter Wheelers                                                
15 Trust House New Zealand C                                             
16 Indonesian National Team                                          7.05
17 Tait Communications Team                                         27.20
18 Univega Pro Team - Suisse                                        30.43

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