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1st Wellington World Cup - CDM
New Zealand, March 6, 2005
De Goede wins in wind
By Jim Robinson
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Sunday's Trust House Women's World Cup Race in New Zealand's capital city was always going to be a hard one. The 124km race featured two sharp hills on each of twenty laps, as well as some tight inner-city racing. Mix in a gale force wind and a simply hard course became something altogether more challenging.
These weren't your everyday zephyrs. It was gusting to 120 kilometres an hour (around 70 mph). It was windy enough for plastic crowd pontoons to get pushed across the road; that is, until the fire service came out and tied them to traffic light posts and filled them with water.
So when Suzanne de Goede (Netherlands) and Linda Serup (Denmark) sprinted to a clear first and second place, the big crowds had reason to applaud. In these conditions, only the strong survive. Only the strongest win.
"I felt really good all day. It's not always that when you feel good you go good but today I did. I'm very happy," De Goede said.
The duo had jumped away from the much whittled-down lead bunch on the final lap. At the finish line, right in front of New Zealand Parliament Buildings, de Goede easily took the sprint. Her average speed wasn't much over 34kph.
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Tina Mayolo-Pic capped off a highly successful week down under, heading in the remnants of the bunch at 10 seconds. Roll back a few hundred kilometers and the US rider was winning the opening stage of the three-day tour curtain-raiser to today's World Cup race.
The crowds had no Australasian riders on the podium to cheer but there was certainly strength in depth, from both sides of the Tasman Sea. Oenone Wood, Jenny MacPherson and Katherine Bates (Australia); and Melissa Holt and Joanne Kiesanowski (NZ) all made the top 10. Besides, with the success of today's race securing the Wellington leg of the World Cup for another three years, it's not all over.
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Perhaps inspired by the break which determined the Trust House Women's Tour of New Zealand, the race action started early. A bunch of seven, including kiwi hopes Michelle Hyland and Johanna Buick, charged off on the first lap. With the other kiwis blocking and more than a few riders hiding from the buffeting winds, the escapee's lead built up to a maximum of 3min 45. With 60km remaining, things started to look very promising for the locals.
Then at mid-race the hammer went down hard. The main field started taking 45 seconds a lap, pulling itself apart in the process. The break shrank to five, then with a couple of laps to go it got reeled in altogether Judith Arndt's rainbow jersey prominent in doing the damage. A brief respite followed, before de Goede and Serup showed their strength and held it to the end.
Photography
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Images by Mike Heydon/www.jetphotography.co.nz
- Nicole Freedman (Western Australia) warming up
- Nicole Freedman (Western Australia) just before the start
- Melissa Holt (New Zealand) signs up for the World Cup
- The riders rode through the grounds of the New Zealand Parliament buildings each lap
- Joanne Kiesanowski (SC Nobili Rubinetterie) would be second-best Kiwi in eighth place
- Judith Arndt (Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung) is wired and ready
- Catherine Sell (New Zealand) - winner of the Trust Hourse women's tour held a few days ago
- One of Wellington's homeless population wandered out in front of the bunch on the first lap
- Judith Arndt (Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung) wears the rainbow jersey of world champion
- High winds caused havoc bringing down the start/finish sign just a few laps before the finish
- UCI vice president Ray Godkin at the Wellington World Cup
- Suzanne De Goede (Ton van Bemmelen AA Drink) celebrates her first World Cup win
- Tina Mayolo Pic (Avery Ford) wins the bunch sprint for third
- Suzanne De Goede (Ton van Bemmelen AA Drink) smiles from the podium
- The podium - Linda Melanie Serup (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint, 2nd), Suzanne De Goede (Ton van Bemmelen AA Drink, 1st) and Tina Mayolo Pic (Avery Ford, 3rd)
- Oenone Wood (Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung) is once again the World Cup leader.
Images by CJ Farquharson/www.womenscycling.net
- Linda Serup signs on
- Jorge Sandoval's stylish Race Director's car
- Feeding the whole team on his own?
- Susanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) climbs in the peloton
- The bunch travels down "The Terrace" in Wellington
- Sara Carrigan (Ton van Bemmelen) opened up a lead after being first to catch up with the breakaway riders - 3 laps to go
- Judith Arndt (Nürnberger) chased down Carrigan's lead once the break was caught
- Rochelle Gilmore (Safi-Pasta Zara) turns into Parliament with 2 laps to go
- Lap 2 action at the bottom of The Terrace, turning into Bowen Street
- Tanja Hennes leads the breakaway up Boulcott Street
- Oenone Wood faces the media
- The start/finish scaffold was damaged in the "Windy City" wind and had to be held up by spectators as the race passed through
- Ton van Bemmelen were pleased with their team effort and Suzanne De Goede's win
Images by Craig Wadsworth
- World Champ Judith Arndt (Nürnberger) adjusts her earpiece on the line
- Waiting for the start.
- Teammates Ljungskog and Melchers-van Poppel wait for the start
- Susanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) tries for a better look at the Maori group who performed just before the race start
- A good mechanic is always able to improvise.
- Kiwi Michelle Hyland played a key role in the break all day
- The lead group heading up the Bowen Street climb led by Johanna Buick
- Edwige Pitel Sigrid Corneo and Keren vander Boom looking comfortable on the climb
- Differing styles in the feed zone.
- Differing styles in the feed zone.
- Would you really ask your mechanic for Petra Rossner's bike if you needed a change?
- Katherine Bates Amy Gillet and Melissa Holt cresting Boulcott St
- Tammy Boyd leads eventual third place getter Tina Mayolo-Pic
- Suzanne Ljungskog with Nathalie Bates and her TvB team in close proximity
- Judith Arndt (Nürnberger) looking comfortable with teammates close at hand follows Claudia Hecht up Boulcott St hill
- Kiwi Karen Fulton had a hard day and eventually pulled out
- Different climbing styles
- Yeah, that corner hurts...
- No time to stop and smell the roses
- Judith Arndt checks to see who's coming with her as she toughens the race up at the start of the last lap
- Winner Suzanne de Goede salutes as she crosses the line, with clear air to second place
- Who's copying who? Race winner Suzanne de Goede and the statue of "King Dick" Seddon
- ''It was like this.' New world cup leader Oenone Wood gives a post race interview
- Two greats one who's had a slightly harder day than the other - Susanne Ljungskog and J-P van Poppel
- Second place part Danish-part Kiwi Linda Serup gives the obligatory interview
Results, 124.2km
1 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Ton van Bemmelen AA Drink 3.38.06 (34.17km/h) 2 Linda Melanie Serup (Den) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint 0.01 3 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) Avery Ford 0.10 4 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 5 Jenny Macpherson (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 6 Melissa Holt (NZl) New Zealand National 7 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint 8 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) SC Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 9 Miho Oki (Jpn) Japanese National 10 Katherine Bates (Aus) Ton van Bemmelen AA Drink 0.14 11 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) German National 12 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Ton van Bemmelen AA Drink 13 Tamara Boyd (NZl) Trust House New Zealand B 14 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) SC Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 15 Edwig Pitel (Swi) European Combined 0.24 16 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 17 Natalie Bates (Aus) Ton van Bemmelen AA Drink 0.27 18 Judith Arndt (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 0.47 19 Katie Brown (Aus) Australian National Team 1.23 20 Helen Kelly (Aus) Avery Ford 21 Susie Wood (NZl) New Zealand National 1.26 22 Amy Gillett (Aus) Australian National Team 1.46 23 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand National 24 Emma Rickards (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 2.44 25 Sarah Duster (Ger) German National 2.46 26 Diana Rast (Swi) European Combined 2.54 27 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) SC Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 3.04 28 Claire Baxtor (Aus) Team Samsung 3.11 29 Lynn Gaggioli (USA) Avery Ford 3.13 30 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Australian National Team 3.33 31 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Australian National Team 3.46 32 Katie Nichols (Aus) Australian National Team 33 Michelle Hyland (NZl) New Zealand National 3.51 34 Jo Ryder (NZl) Team Samsung 4.26 35 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) SC Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 4.51 36 Nadene Boyle (NZl) Trust House New Zealand B 37 Bianca Knopfle (Ger) German National 4.52 38 Emma James (Aus) Avery Ford 4.53 39 Robyn Wong (NZl) Mizone New Zealand 40 Johanna Buick (NZl) Trust House New Zealand B 41 Caroline Jackson (GBr) European Combined 42 Catherine Sell (NZl) New Zealand National 43 Meredith Miller (USA) Avery Ford 44 Miyoko Karami (Jpn) Japanese National 5.15 45 Akemi Morimoto (Jpn) Japanese National 6.14 46 Brei Gudsell (NZl) Trust House New Zealand B 7.30 47 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) SC Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 48 Carly Hibberd (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 8.27 49 Serena Sheridan (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 50 Emma Mackie (Aus) Team Samsung 51 Frith Brown (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 52 Georgina Waibl (NZl) Tait Communications Team 53 Claudia Hecht (Ger) German National 8.29 54 Bernadette Schober (Aut) European Combined 8.30 55 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) SC Nobili Rubinetterie - Menikini Cogeas 56 Verena Joos (Ger) German National 57 Tri Kusuma Santia (Ina) Indonesian National 10.02 58 Vickie Burr (NZl) Mizone New Zealand 10.04 59 Keren Van Der Boom (NZl) Tait Communications Team 10.05 60 Nathalie Laurendeau (Aus) Western Australia 10.40 61 Priska Doppmann (Swi) European Combined 62 Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Ned) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint 63 Michelle Kiesanowski (NZl) New Zealand National 64 Karen Fulton (NZl) Mizone New Zealand 65 Bernadette Schober (Aut) European Combined 66 Carolyn Jenkins (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 67 Richelle Marshall (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 68 Kelly Hulser (USA) Western Australia 69 Stacy Sims (NZl) Star & Garter Wheelers 70 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 71 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint 72 Kirsty Bortolin (Aus) Team Samsung 73 Anke Wichmann (Ger) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 74 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 75 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 76 Carissa Wilkes (NZl) Mizone New Zealand 77 Louise Yaxley (Aus) Australian National Team 78 Hannah Banks (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 79 Jane Williams (NZl) Avery Ford 80 Sandy Kunz (Swi) Star & Garter Wheelers 81 Judith May (Aus) Team Samsung 82 Rosyida Dahlina (Ina) Indonesian National 83 Anna Miyazaki (Jpn) Japanese National 84 Nicola Johnson (NZl) Tait Communications Team 85 Nichola Wilson (NZl) Tait Communications Team 86 Muzizah Uyun (Ina) Indonesian National 87 Lauren Rosborough (NZl) Tait Communications Team 88 Sri Suyamti (Ina) Indonesian National 89 Hedi-Jane Humphries (NZl) Tait Communications Team 90 Kerry Cohen (Aus) Western Australia 91 Charlotte Becker (Ger) German National 92 Kerryn Charman (Aus) Western Australia 93 Nicole Freedman (Isr) Western Australia 94 Christiane Soeder (Aut) European Combined 95 Melissa Pilla (NZl) Trust House New Zealand B 96 Sally Cowman (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport
