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Trust House Women's Tour - 2.2
New Zealand, March 2-4, 2005
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Stage 3 - March 3: Masterton Criterium, 45km
Break barely holds on
By Jim Robinson
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A blistering last two laps saw the main field almost haul in a long-standing break of five in this afternoon's criterium stage of the Trust House Women's Cycle Tour of New Zealand.
Almost, but not quite.
On the line the break still held an advantage of four seconds down from 30 seconds with two laps to go. That saw an all-European podium with Susanne Ljungskog of Sweden besting Germans Trixi Worrack and Sarah Duster for the top three places.
The break had maintained a steady lead of 30-40 seconds, or half the winding circuit, since the mid-point of the hour-long race. Bearing in mind the speed at which the gap was shut down, there were obviously plenty of riders happy to let the five burn off steam - and contest the sprints.
Break rider Susie Wood, representing the Mizone New Zealand B team, collected enough points to jump into second spot in the final sprints classification. Fellow kiwi Melissa Holt wasn't in the break but won the classification anyway, having taken one point in the early laps of the race.
Thanks to the speed of the final laps, the morning's breakaways Nicole Freedman, Katie Brown and Miho Oki held onto their top three places on GC with virtually no change to their time buffer.
Photography
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Images by Mike Heydon/www.jetphotography.co.nz
- Spectator Jessie Greenaway watches the riders whizz by
- Diana Rast (Univega) in the thick of the action
- Silvia Valsecchi (Nobili Rubinetterie) leads Judith Arndt (Nurnberger) and the bunch through the streets of Masterton
- Bernadette Schober (Univega) showing the effort in the afternoon crit
- Swedish national champ Susanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team) wins the stage
- Nicole Freedman (Western Australia) retains the tour leader jersey
Images by Joel Roberts
- Wind so strong it was hard to stay on the road
- Katie Brown
- Eventual tour leader after some on-road repairs
- Helen Kelly
- Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel on the start line
- Rochelle Gilmore
- Suzanne Ljungskog in the break
- Trixi Worrack seemed happy with second
- Oenone Wood
- The podium from stage 3
- The podium from stage 2 and tour leader
- Sally Cowman in the break
- Amy Gillett powering along
- Trixi Worrack in the break
- The convoy had to build a barricade to shield the riders in the neutral section
- The wind was huge!
- The sprint finish
Results
1 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team 1.09.17 2 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 3 Sarah Duster (Ger) German National Team 4 Susie Wood (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B 5 Sally Cowman (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport 6 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 0.04 6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 6 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 6 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Australian National Team 6 Amy Gillett (Aus) Australian National Team 6 Katie Brown (Aus) Australian National Team 6 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) German National Team 6 Verena Joos (Ger) German National Team 6 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Univega Pro Team 6 Tri Kusuma Santia (Ina) Indonesian National Team 6 Miho Oki (Jpn) Japan 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 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 Emma Rickards (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team 6 Jo Ryder (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling 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 Carly Hibberd (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 Catherine Sell (NZl) New Zealand A 6 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand A 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 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 Daniela Fusa Poli (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 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 Frith Brown (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 6 Nicole Freedman (Isr) Western Australia 6 Kerry Cohen (Aus) Western Australia 6 Kele Hulser (USA) Western Australia 6 Caroline Jackson (GBr) Western Australia 57 Waibl Gina (NZl) Tait Communications Team 0.22 58 Carolyn Jenkins (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 0.26 59 Nathalie Laurendeau (Aus) Western Australia 0.40 60 Muzizah Uyun (Ina) Indonesian National Team 0.54 61 Emma James (Aus) Avery Ford 1.39 61 Serena Sheridan (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 63 Charlotte Becker (Ger) German National Team 2.15 64 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team 4.30 64 Claudia Hecht (Ger) German National Team 64 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team 64 Bernadette Schoeber (Aut) Univega Pro Team 64 Karen Fulton (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C 64 Stacy Sims (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 70 Rosyida Dahlina (Ina) Indonesian National Team 6.45 70 Jane Williams (NZl) Avery Ford 70 Sandy Kunz (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 73 Richelle Marshall (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 9.00 DNF Kerryn Charman (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team DNF Judith May (Aus) Samsung Team DNF Candice Sullivan (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport DNS Diana Rast (Swi) Univega Pro Team DNS Vonika Kriea Ros (Ina) Indonesian National Team DNS Sri Suyamti (Ina) Indonesian National Team DNS Anna Miyazaki (Jpn) Japan National Team DNS Nichola Wilson (NZl) Tait Communications Team DNS Nicola Johnson (NZl) Tait Communications Team DNS Heidi-Jane Humphries (NZl) Tait Communications Team DNS Lauren Rosborough (NZl) Tait Communications Team General classification after stage 3 1 Nicole Freedman (Isr) Western Australia 4.54.27 2 Katie Brown (Aus) Australian National Team 0.02 3 Miho Oki (Jpn) Japan National Team 0.04 4 Catherine Sell (NZl) New Zealand A 0.06 4 Daniela Fusa Poli (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 6 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team 3.39 6 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Avery Ford 8 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 3.41 9 Sarah Duster (Ger) German National Team 3.43 9 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 11 Susie Wood (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B 3.45 11 Sally Cowman (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport 11 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 14 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 3.49 14 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Australian National Team 14 Amy Gillett (Aus) Australian National Team 14 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) German National Team 14 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Univega Pro Team 14 Tri Kusuma Santia (Ina) Indonesian National Team 14 Miyoko Karami (Jpn) Japan National Team 14 Akemi Morimoto (Jpn) Japan National Team 14 Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team 14 Tanja Hennes-Smidt (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team 14 Linda Serup (Den) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team 14 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team 14 Claire Baxter (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team 14 Emma Rickards (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team 14 Jo Ryder (Aus) Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team 14 Natalie Bates (Aus) Samsung Team 14 Kirsty Bortolin (Aus) Samsung Team 14 Emma Mackie (Aus) Samsung Team 14 Keren Van Der Boom (NZl) Tait Communications Team 14 Carly Hibberd (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport 14 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport 14 Jenny Macpherson (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport 14 Melissa Holt (NZl) New Zealand A 14 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand A 14 Brei Gudsell (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B 14 Tammy Boyd (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B 14 Amy Mosen (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B 14 Robyn Wong (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C 14 Vicki Burr (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C 14 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C 14 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 14 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 14 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 14 Modesta Vzesnihuskaite (Lit) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 14 Meredith Miller (USA) Avery Ford 14 Lynn Gaggioli (USA) Avery Ford 14 Helen Kelly (Aus) Avery Ford 14 Frith Brown (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 14 Kerry Cohen (Aus) Western Australia 14 Kele Hulser (USA) Western Australia 14 Caroline Jackson (GBr) Western Australia 55 Waibl Gina (NZl) Tait Communications Team 4.07 56 Carolyn Jenkins (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 4.11 57 Nathalie Laurendeau (Aus) Western Australia 4.25 58 Verena Joos (Ger) German National Team 4.29 59 Muzizah Uyun (Ina) Indonesian National Team 4.39 60 Emma James (Aus) Avery Ford 5.24 60 Serena Sheridan (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 62 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 5.31 63 Charlotte Becker (Ger) German National Team 6.00 64 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team 8.15 64 Claudia Hecht (Ger) German National Team 64 Karen Fulton (NZl) Trust House New Zealand C 64 Stacy Sims (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 68 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National Team 11.37 68 Bernadette Schoeber (Aut) Univega Pro Team 70 Rosyida Dahlina (Ina) Indonesian National Team 13.52 71 Jane Williams (NZl) Avery Ford 17.14 71 Sandy Kunz (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 73 Richelle Marshall (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 18.06 Sprints classification 1 Melissa Holt (NZl) New Zealand A 10 pts 2 Susie Wood (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B 7 3 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 4 4 Natalie Bates (Aus) Samsung Team 3 5 Katie Brown (Aus) Australian National Team 3 6 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team 2 7 Sarah Duster (Ger) German National Team 2 8 Sally Cowman (Aus) Queensland Academy Of Sport 2 9 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) German National Team 2 10 Miho Oki (Jpn) Japan National Team 2 11 Tri Kusuma Santia (Ina) Indonesian National Team 2 12 Michelle Hyland (NZl) New Zealand A 2 13 Tina Mayolo-Pic (USA) Avery Ford 2 14 Tammy Boyd (NZl) Mizone New Zealand B 2 15 Daniela Fusa Poli (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 1 16 Serena Sheridan (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 1 17 Catherine Sell (NZl) New Zealand A 1 Teams classification 1 Australian National Team 14.51.05 2 Japan National Team 3 New Zealand A 4 Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas - Italy 5 Western Australia 6 Buitenpoort-Flexipoint Team 3.39 7 Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 8 German National Team 9 Mizone New Zealand B 10 Queensland Academy Of Sport 11 Avery Ford 3.43 12 Inexa/Cathy Watt Cycling Team 13 Samsung Team 14 Trust House New Zealand C 15 Star & Garter Wheelers 5.40 16 Indonesian National Team 14.36
