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Geelong Women's Tour - 2.2
Australia, February 27-March 1, 2007
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Stage 1 - February 27: Portarlington time trial, 8km
Bausch Blasts Home in Time Trial
Kentucky Woman Claims Opening Stage of Geelong Women's Tour
By John Michael Flynn at Port Arlington, Australia
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Her team might have enjoyed success over the years at the Geelong Women's Tour, but make no mistake, the performance of native Kentuckian Dotsie Bausch (Colavita / Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light), came as a complete surprise today.
Rocketing home with the wind at her back on the Port Arlington waterfront, Bausch completed the opening time trial at the Geelong Women's Tour in a time of 11 minutes 33 seconds, five seconds in front of German track pursuitist Larissa Kleinmann and seven seconds ahead of World Cup series champion Nicole Cooke.
"I just trained really, really hard this winter with a specific time trial coach because I really wanted to get good at these. It's just been a good winter," an excited Bausch told Cyclingnews after receiving confirmation of her first placing.
"Gosh it's beautiful here, but I tried not to look at the scenery too much," she added. "It was headwind, head-cross on the way out and a tail-cross on the way home.
"When I rounded the bend, I could see the finish line and I knew that it was [in the vicinity of] eleven minutes."
The question now is, can the American contend for the overall at the Geelong Tour?
With the stage two criterium unlikely to make a major difference to the general classification, the stage that matters is tomorrow's road stage at Lara , which includes a brutal ascent.
"Yeah, I absolutely can, I'm more of a climber honestly," Bausch said. "I have a really strong team here with me and we're going to go for it."
The Colavita team also includes the ever-present Tina Pic, a two time winner of the Barwon Heads stage at the Geelong Tour.
Kleinmann On Song for World Track Championships
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For a time today, the 'clubhouse' lead was held by the likes of former World Champions Judith Arndt and Susan Ljungskog. In the end, Nicole Cooke, was the only one of the pre-race favourites to make the podium
German track pursuitist Larissa Kleinmann also upstaged many of women's cycling's biggest names to finish second in the opening time trial.
A member of the German National Team, Kleinmann is in training for next month's World Track Championships in Majorca.
"It was a perfect start for me, I was surprised but I can take it," Kleinmann said. "I just did one men's race last week and I'm just in training so I didn't know where I was at. It's really good training for the World Track Championships."
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World Cup series champion Nicole Cooke of Great Britain was also pleased with her form. Cooke raced the Geelong World Cup last year, but this is the first time she has contested the Geelong Women's Tour.
"I'm very happy with the start to the season, it bodes well for the coming week's racing," Cooke said. "It was a very tough course with the wind, it was just a case of going out hard into the wind and then trying to make the most of the tailwind coming home."
A world class field of 101 cyclists is contesting the Geelong Women's Tour, the traditional lead-up event to the opening race in the World Cup series, which will be staged on a street circuit in the Victorian coastal city of Geelong on Saturday.
Photography
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Images by John Veage
- World no 1 and third place Nicole Cooke.
- Oenone Wood.
- Podium: Kate Nichols,Larissa Kleinman,Dotsie Bausch and Nicole Cooke.
- Storm clouds gather on the time trial course.
- Storm brewing over the time trial course.
- Wollongong rider Rochelle Gilmore passes another rider on the course.
- Runner up Larissa Kleinman.
- Scenic stage at Portarlington.
- Winner stage 1 Dotsie Bausch of Colavita-Sutterhomes
Images by John Flynn/Cyclingnews.com
- Australian time trial champion Karla Ryan buckles up her helmet
- Australian time trial champion Karla Ryan on the start line for the time trial
- Toireasa Gallagher awaiting the starters orders
- Sara Ulmer the former Track World Champion launches into the time trial
- Amanda Spratt competing in the Australian Institute of Sport colours
- Andrea Graus of Nurnberger
- Kristin Watt Junior champion triathlete enjoying a tough introduction to elite road racing
- Madleine Sandig of Team Flexpoint
- Team Kiwi one of two New Zealand teams competing
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg off to a flying start in the time trial
- Jessie Maclean In the Landlink colours
- Gina Waibl of Team Kiwi
- Peter Mullins In the NSWIS colours
- The Brazilian National Team A long way from home in Victoria
- British National Team Gotta love the Union Jack booties
- Jessie Maclean Powering towards the finish
- Eva Lutz Riding into the breeze on the Geelong waterfront
- Susan Ljungskog setting a fast time on course
- Lorian Graham Back racing where she belongs on the international women's scene
- Betina Hold racing in the Cheerwine team colours
- Tina Pic Ready to blast off in the time trial
- Miho Oki The Japanese champion always determined at the Geelong Tour
- Judith Arndt About to set another fast time in Port Arlington
- Liz Young Racing for Queensland team MB Coaching
- Sara Carrigan heading back towards her best form
- Natalie Bates Makes a flying start in the time trial
- Larissa Kleinmann on her way to a second placed finish in the time trial
- Dotsie Bausch in winning form in the Time Trial
- Oenone Wood awaits the starters orders
- Nicole Cooke Blasts off the start line
- Larissa Kleinmann flying home for a second placed finish
- Laura Van Gilder hits the gas in the final kilometre of the time trial
- Dotsie Bausch on a blistering time in the time trial
- Oenone Wood Leaving nothing in the tank
- Nicole Cooke the World Cup Champion making a promising start to the season
Results
1 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 11.33 2 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) German National Team 0.05 3 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation 0.07 4 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Women 0.15 5 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Cheerwine 0.18 6 Annette Beutler (Swi) Team Flexpoint 7 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile Women 0.25 8 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 0.29 9 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 0.32 10 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Landlink Cycling Team 0.33 11 Tanja Slater (GBr) Great Britain National Team 0.34 12 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team 0.35 13 Kate Nichols (Aus) Australian National Team 0.37 14 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Women 0.38 15 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini Gysko 0.39 16 Natalie Bates (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 0.40 17 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation 0.41 18 Annelies Basten (NZl) Team Kiwi 0.42 19 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 20 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 0.43 21 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) BikeNZ New Zealand National Team 22 Melissa Holt (NZl) BikeNZ New Zealand National Team 0.44 23 Liz Young (Aus) MB Coaching 0.47 24 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 25 Tina Pic (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 26 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 0.49 27 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 28 Jennifer Fay (Irl) Biggin & Scott 0.51 29 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) T-Mobile Women 30 Alison Powers (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 31 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation 0.54 32 Jenny Macpherson (Aus) Australian National Team 0.57 33 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 34 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) BikeNZ New Zealand National Team 0.59 35 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 36 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 37 Katherine Bates (Aus) T-Mobile Women 1.00 38 Toireasa Gallagher (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 39 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.01 40 Janildes Fernandes (Bra) Brazilian National Team 1.02 41 Leigh Hobson (Can) Cheerwine 42 Betina Hold (Can) Cheerwine 1.05 43 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini Gysko 44 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini Gysko 45 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team 1.07 46 Niki Fisher (Aus) Team South Coast - raceconcept.net 47 Louise Kerr (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 1.09 48 Janine Ridsdale (Aus) Team South Coast - raceconcept.net 49 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Flexpoint 50 Hannah Banks (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 1.12 51 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation 1.13 52 Carla Ryan (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 53 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) BikeNZ New Zealand National Team 1.14 54 Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation 55 Michelle Hyland (NZl) BikeNZ New Zealand National Team 1.15 56 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Menikini Gysko 1.16 57 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 58 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) BikeNZ New Zealand National Team 1.17 59 Linda Villumsen (Den) T-Mobile Women 60 Brooke Ourada (USA) Cheerwine 1.22 61 Lorian Graham (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 1.24 62 Theresa Cliff-Ryan (USA) Landlink Cycling Team 63 Brei Gudsell (NZl) Team Kiwi 1.25 64 Clemilda Fernandes (Bra) Brazilian National Team 1.29 65 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team 1.30 66 Gina Waibl (NZl) Team Kiwi 1.32 67 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini Gysko 68 Kerri-Anne Torckler (NZl) Team Kiwi 1.33 69 Jessie Maclean (Aus) Landlink Cycling Team 1.36 70 Sheree Richmond (Aus) MB Coaching 1.37 71 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team 1.38 72 Anneliese Heard (GBr) Great Britain National Team 73 Sophie Ruderman (GBr) Biggin & Scott 74 Virgina Henning (Ger) German National Team 1.39 75 Emma Rickards (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation 1.42 76 Nina Köhn (Ger) German National Team 1.43 77 Jemma O'brien (Aus) Team South Coast - raceconcept.net 1.47 78 Peta Mullens (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 1.48 79 Kerryn Charman (Aus) Landlink Cycling Team 80 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team 1.54 81 Catherine Hare (GBr) Biggin & Scott 1.55 82 Liz Hayman (Aus) Team South Coast - raceconcept.net 1.56 83 Courtney Le Lay (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 1.58 84 Amber Jenkins (Aus) Landlink Cycling Team 2.01 85 Deborah Fagg (Aus) Landlink Cycling Team 86 Sarah Murdoch (NZl) Team Kiwi 2.06 87 Gail Johnston (Aus) Team South Coast - raceconcept.net 2.11 88 Uenia Fernandes (Bra) Brazilian National Team 2.12 89 Rachel O'connell (Aus) Cheerwine 90 Camila Rodrigues (Bra) Brazilian National Team 2.13 91 Patricia Palmer (Aus) MB Coaching 2.14 92 Tara Stewart (Aus) Biggin & Scott 2.16 93 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint 94 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini Gysko 2.19 95 Skye-Lee Armstrong (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 2.22 96 Naomi Williams (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 2.25 97 Emma Lovelock (Aus) Team South Coast - raceconcept.net 2.36 98 Rebecca Jones (GBr) MB Coaching 2.40 99 Maryam Rogers (GBr) Great Britain National Team 2.41 100 Kristen Watt (Aus) MB Coaching 2.45 101 Sheba Farrin (USA) MB Coaching 3.00 General classification after stage 1 1 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 11.33 2 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) German National Team 0.05 3 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation 0.07 4 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Women 0.15 5 Laura Van Gilder (USA) Cheerwine 0.18 6 Annette Beutler (Swi) Team Flexpoint 7 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile Women 0.25 8 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 0.29 9 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 0.32 10 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Landlink Cycling Team 0.33 11 Tanja Slater (GBr) Great Britain National Team 0.34 12 Emma Pooley (GBr) Great Britain National Team 0.35 13 Kate Nichols (Aus) Australian National Team 0.37 14 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Women 0.38 15 Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini Gysko 0.39 16 Natalie Bates (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 0.40 17 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation 0.41 18 Annelies Basten (NZl) Team Kiwi 0.42 19 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 20 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 0.43 21 Marina Duvnjak (NZl) BikeNZ New Zealand National Team 22 Melissa Holt (NZl) BikeNZ New Zealand National Team 0.44 23 Liz Young (Aus) MB Coaching 0.47 24 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 25 Tina Pic (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 26 Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 0.49 27 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 28 Jennifer Fay (Irl) Biggin & Scott 0.51 29 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) T-Mobile Women 30 Alison Powers (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 31 Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation 0.54 32 Jenny Macpherson (Aus) Australian National Team 0.57 33 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita/Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 34 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) BikeNZ New Zealand National Team 0.59 35 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 36 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 37 Katherine Bates (Aus) T-Mobile Women 1.00 38 Toireasa Gallagher (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 39 Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.01 40 Janildes Fernandes (Bra) Brazilian National Team 1.02 41 Leigh Hobson (Can) Cheerwine 42 Betina Hold (Can) Cheerwine 1.05 43 Karin Aune (Swe) Menikini Gysko 44 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini Gysko 45 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team 1.07 46 Niki Fisher (Aus) Team South Coast - raceconcept.net 47 Louise Kerr (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 1.09 48 Janine Ridsdale (Aus) Team South Coast - raceconcept.net 49 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Flexpoint 50 Hannah Banks (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 1.12 51 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation 1.13 52 Carla Ryan (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 53 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) BikeNZ New Zealand National Team 1.14 54 Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation 55 Michelle Hyland (NZl) BikeNZ New Zealand National Team 1.15 56 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Menikini Gysko 1.16 57 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 58 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) BikeNZ New Zealand National Team 1.17 59 Linda Villumsen (Den) T-Mobile Women 60 Brooke Ourada (USA) Cheerwine 1.22 61 Lorian Graham (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 1.24 62 Theresa Cliff-Ryan (USA) Landlink Cycling Team 63 Brei Gudsell (NZl) Team Kiwi 1.25 64 Clemilda Fernandes (Bra) Brazilian National Team 1.29 65 Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team 1.30 66 Gina Waibl (NZl) Team Kiwi 1.32 67 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini Gysko 68 Kerri-Anne Torckler (NZl) Team Kiwi 1.33 69 Jessie Maclean (Aus) Landlink Cycling Team 1.36 70 Sheree Richmond (Aus) MB Coaching 1.37 71 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team 1.38 72 Anneliese Heard (GBr) Great Britain National Team 73 Sophie Ruderman (GBr) Biggin & Scott 74 Virgina Henning (Ger) German National Team 1.39 75 Emma Rickards (Aus) Raleigh Lifeforce Creation 1.42 76 Nina Köhn (Ger) German National Team 1.43 77 Jemma O'brien (Aus) Team South Coast - raceconcept.net 1.47 78 Peta Mullens (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 1.48 79 Kerryn Charman (Aus) Landlink Cycling Team 80 Angela Brodtka (Ger) German National Team 1.54 81 Catherine Hare (GBr) Biggin & Scott 1.55 82 Liz Hayman (Aus) Team South Coast - raceconcept.net 1.56 83 Courtney Le Lay (Aus) Queensland Academy of Sport 1.58 84 Amber Jenkins (Aus) Landlink Cycling Team 2.01 85 Deborah Fagg (Aus) Landlink Cycling Team 86 Sarah Murdoch (NZl) Team Kiwi 2.06 87 Gail Johnston (Aus) Team South Coast - raceconcept.net 2.11 88 Uenia Fernandes (Bra) Brazilian National Team 2.12 89 Rachel O'connell (Aus) Cheerwine 90 Camila Rodrigues (Bra) Brazilian National Team 2.13 91 Patricia Palmer (Aus) MB Coaching 2.14 92 Tara Stewart (Aus) Biggin & Scott 2.16 93 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint 94 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini Gysko 2.19 95 Skye-Lee Armstrong (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 2.22 96 Naomi Williams (Aus) NSW Institute of Sport 2.25 97 Emma Lovelock (Aus) Team South Coast - raceconcept.net 2.36 98 Rebecca Jones (GBr) MB Coaching 2.40 99 Maryam Rogers (GBr) Great Britain National Team 2.41 100 Kristen Watt (Aus) MB Coaching 2.45 101 Sheba Farrin (USA) MB Coaching 3.00
