Teutenberg resumes winning ways

German road champion Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Team Columbia HTC Women) sprinted to victory in the 109.2-kilometre fourth stage of the Giro Donne on Tuesday, besting Kirsten Wild (Cervélo TestTeam) and Monia Baccaille (Michela Fanini Record Rox) in the bunch gallop to the line. Teutenberg's win in Porto San Elpidio was her 20th of the season.

"Today was a pretty crazy, dangerous sprint, there were a lot of obstacles in the finale but I got through ok," said Teutenberg. "It was hot, too, and there was a bit of a climb on the final circuit, but Judith [Arndt] gave me a good lead-out and I was in the right position. The team worked brilliantly for me, as always, and that makes it much easier.

"I got 24 wins last year, which was the most I ever took in one year, so it's good to get to 20 at this point in the season. We'll see what happens now."

Teutenberg said the last few kilometres had not been easy, but that "normally riders try to get on my wheel and they give me a bit more space than maybe they would to other sprinters. That makes it a bit less tricky for me to hold my position when I'm going for the sprint, too."

Teutenberg took four Giro Donne stages last year, but she's not overly optimistic about her chances of doing the same in 2009. "This year's route is totally different from 2008, much hillier overall with five hard days in a row coming up now. Maybe I'll get in a break and try to win that way but it's difficult to say which day is best for that - perhaps the last!"

Cervélo TestTeam's Emma Pooley retained the pink jersey while her teammate Kirsten Wild finished a close second to Teutenberg.

"We were controlling the entire stage and preparing the sprint at the end for Kirsten," said Manel Lacambra, Cervélo TestTeam directeur sportif. "The riders did a great job and were rewarded for their hard work with Kirsten's second place finish. Emma is still the overall leader and we are now focused on tomorrow, which will be a hard stage with one mountain and a very tough final climb - one kilometer on cobble stones with a 16% grade."

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Results
1Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia HTC Women2:47:11
2Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Monia Baccaille (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record RoxRow 2 - Cell 2
4Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara TitanediRow 3 - Cell 2
5Brooke Miller (USA) US National TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto-Belisol LadiesteamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Alessandra D' Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy LineRow 6 - Cell 2
8Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger VersicherungRow 7 - Cell 2
9Shelley Olds (USA) US National TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - ColnagoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol LadiesteamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - ColnagoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy LineRow 12 - Cell 2
14Lauren Tamayo (USA) US National TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Sarah Duster (Ger) Cervelo TestTeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Megan Guarnier (USA) US National TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Amber Neben (USA) Equipe Nürnberger VersicherungRow 16 - Cell 2
18Catherine Hare Willianson (GBr) Fenixs EdilsavinoRow 17 - Cell 2
19Kaytee Boyd (NZl) Selle Italia GhezziRow 18 - Cell 2
20Nicole Brandli (Swi) Bigla Cycling TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia HTC WomenRow 20 - Cell 2
22Linda Melanie Villumsen (Den) Team Columbia HTC WomenRow 21 - Cell 2
23Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Selle Italia GhezziRow 22 - Cell 2
24Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs EdilsavinoRow 23 - Cell 2
25Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervelo TestTeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu - ColnagoRow 26 - Cell 2
28Marlen Johrend (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger VersicherungRow 27 - Cell 2
29Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team Columbia HTC Women0:00:07
30Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila'Row 29 - Cell 2
31Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo TestTeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Lisa Racchetto (USA) Team System DataRow 31 - Cell 2
33Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara TitanediRow 32 - Cell 2
34Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger VersicherungRow 33 - Cell 2
35Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Selle Italia GhezziRow 34 - Cell 2
36Tetyana Mykhaylova (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'AsoloRow 35 - Cell 2
37Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record RoxRow 36 - Cell 2
38Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) AustraliaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Flavia Oliveira (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record RoxRow 38 - Cell 2
40Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara TitanediRow 41 - Cell 2
43Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi - Pasta Zara TitanediRow 42 - Cell 2
44Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia GhezziRow 43 - Cell 2
45Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team FlexpointRow 44 - Cell 2
46Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo TestTeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Lotto-Belisol LadiesteamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - ColnagoRow 47 - Cell 2
49Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Fenixs EdilsavinoRow 48 - Cell 2
50Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'AsoloRow 49 - Cell 2
51Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Selle Italia GhezziRow 50 - Cell 2
52Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Selle Italia GhezziRow 51 - Cell 2
53Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo TestTeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo TestTeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Selle Italia GhezziRow 54 - Cell 2
56Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy LineRow 55 - Cell 2
57Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - ColnagoRow 56 - Cell 2
58Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia GhezziRow 57 - Cell 2
59Aleaksandra Lohvinova (Blr) Team System DataRow 58 - Cell 2
60Amber Halliday (Aus) AustraliaRow 59 - Cell 2
61Uenia Fernades Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'AsoloRow 60 - Cell 2
62Mara Abbott (USA) Team Columbia HTC WomenRow 61 - Cell 2
63Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger VersicherungRow 62 - Cell 2
64Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia HTC WomenRow 64 - Cell 2
66Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger VersicherungRow 65 - Cell 2
67Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia HTC WomenRow 66 - Cell 2
68Karin Aune (Swe) Fenixs EdilsavinoRow 67 - Cell 2
69Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Bigla Cycling TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy LineRow 69 - Cell 2
71Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs EdilsavinoRow 70 - Cell 2
72Eneritz Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi0:00:18
73Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi0:00:19
74Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team FlexpointRow 73 - Cell 2
75Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team FlexpointRow 74 - Cell 2
76Meredith Miller (USA) US National TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara TitanediRow 76 - Cell 2
78Samantha Galassi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox0:00:23
79Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam0:00:25
80Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo TestTeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Olena Oliynik (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo0:00:28
82Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (Mex) Fenixs EdilsavinoRow 81 - Cell 2
83Chiara Vanni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila'Row 82 - Cell 2
84Alice Donadoni (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - ColnagoRow 83 - Cell 2
85Saneila Biagi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila'Row 84 - Cell 2
86Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy LineRow 85 - Cell 2
87Ariadna Tudel Cuberes (And) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion SystemRow 86 - Cell 2
88Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team FlexpointRow 87 - Cell 2
89Trine Schmidt (Den) Team FlexpointRow 88 - Cell 2
90Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) US National TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Katharine Carroll (USA) US National TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australia0:01:54
93Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'AsoloRow 92 - Cell 2
94Shara Gillon (Aus) AustraliaRow 93 - Cell 2
95Ana Belen Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion SystemRow 94 - Cell 2
96Viktoria Vologdina (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo0:03:08
97Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australia0:03:13
98Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - ColnagoRow 97 - Cell 2
99Simona Frapporti (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'AsoloRow 98 - Cell 2
100Linn Torp (Nor) Lotto-Belisol LadiesteamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Belinda Goss (Aus) AustraliaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy LineRow 101 - Cell 2
103Chloe Hoskings (Aus) AustraliaRow 102 - Cell 2
104Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - ColnagoRow 104 - Cell 2
106Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara TitanediRow 105 - Cell 2
107Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion SystemRow 106 - Cell 2
108Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record RoxRow 107 - Cell 2
109Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion SystemRow 108 - Cell 2
110Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion SystemRow 109 - Cell 2
111Andrea Graus (Aut) Bigla Cycling TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Chiara Rozzini (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line0:06:48
113Liz Hatch (USA) Team System Data0:08:20
114Alena Dylko (Blr) Team System Data0:13:22
115Odette Bertolin (Ita) Team System Data0:13:23
116Francesca Faustini (Ita) Team Cmax Dila'Row 115 - Cell 2
117Sara Grifi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record RoxRow 116 - Cell 2
118Katherine Bates (Aus) Team Columbia HTC WomenRow 117 - Cell 2
119Alessia Quarta (Ita) Team Cmax Dila'Row 118 - Cell 2
120Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Team Cmax Dila'Row 119 - Cell 2
121Marina Vinnikava (Blr) Team System DataRow 120 - Cell 2
122Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion SystemRow 121 - Cell 2
123Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record RoxRow 122 - Cell 2
124Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Fenixs EdilsavinoRow 123 - Cell 2
125Myfanwy Galloway (Aus) Australia0:16:14
126Diana Zamorano (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion SystemRow 125 - Cell 2
DNSAnna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Team FlexpointRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFEdita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'AsoloRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFCarly Hibberd (Aus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record RoxRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFSilvia Trovellesi (Ita) Team System DataRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFZaira De Luca (Ita) Team System DataRow 130 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 4
1Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo TestTeam8:53:33
2Mara Abbott (USA) Team Columbia HTC Women0:01:07
3Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam0:01:11
4Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia HTC Women0:01:27
5Amber Neben (USA) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung0:01:33
6Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs Edilsavino0:01:38
7Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago0:02:15
8Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo TestTeam0:03:04
9Nicole Brandli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team0:03:27
10Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi0:04:12
11Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox0:04:43
12Linda Melanie Villumsen (Den) Team Columbia HTC Women0:06:10
13Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago0:06:42
14Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint0:07:03
15Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam0:07:45
16Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo TestTeam0:08:09
17Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi0:08:23
18Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi0:08:39
19Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia HTC Women0:08:48
20Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia0:08:56
21Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team0:09:17
22Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Selle Italia Ghezzi0:10:36
23Flavia Oliveira (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox0:10:51
24Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line0:11:03
25Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint0:11:12
26Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Selle Italia Ghezzi0:11:26
27Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila'0:11:28
28Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi0:11:33
29Olena Oliynik (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo0:12:25
30Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint0:12:48
31Monia Baccaille (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox0:12:56
32Shara Gillon (Aus) Australia0:13:01
33Karin Aune (Swe) Fenixs Edilsavino0:14:01
34Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia HTC Women0:14:03
35Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australia0:14:40
36Amber Halliday (Aus) Australia0:15:49
37Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox0:16:11
38Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Selle Italia GhezziRow 37 - Cell 2
39Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo0:16:14
40Alessandra D' Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line0:16:57
41Ariadna Tudel Cuberes (And) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System0:17:20
42Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (Mex) Fenixs Edilsavino0:18:25
43Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung0:18:34
44Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung0:19:23
45Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung0:19:24
46Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Fenixs Edilsavino0:20:36
47Samantha Galassi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox0:20:37
48Uenia Fernades Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo0:20:46
49Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line0:20:52
50Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago0:21:40
51Ana Belen Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System0:21:51
52Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) US National Team0:22:10
53Kaytee Boyd (NZl) Selle Italia Ghezzi0:22:21
54Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi0:22:27
55Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo TestTeam0:22:31
56Catherine Hare Willianson (GBr) Fenixs Edilsavino0:22:35
57Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team0:23:03
58Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam0:23:25
59Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi0:23:29
60Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam0:23:39
61Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team Columbia HTC Women0:26:03
62Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System0:26:10
63Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo0:26:36
64Katharine Carroll (USA) US National Team0:26:49
65Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line0:27:25
66Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Bigla Cycling Team0:27:27
67Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint0:27:39
68Andrea Graus (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team0:27:44
69Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australia0:28:05
70Meredith Miller (USA) US National Team0:28:14
71Lisa Racchetto (USA) Team System Data0:28:30
72Lauren Tamayo (USA) US National Team0:28:33
73Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi0:28:36
74Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi0:28:58
75Eneritz Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi0:29:07
76Saneila Biagi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila'0:29:28
77Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago0:29:39
78Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam0:29:48
79Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam0:29:55
80Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi0:30:15
81Shelley Olds (USA) US National Team0:30:22
82Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team0:30:31
83Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi0:30:40
84Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - ColnagoRow 83 - Cell 2
85Marlen Johrend (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung0:30:50
86Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia HTC Women0:31:29
87Alice Donadoni (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago0:31:33
88Megan Guarnier (USA) US National Team0:31:40
89Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs Edilsavino0:31:43
90Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago0:31:54
91Brooke Miller (USA) US National Team0:32:07
92Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line0:32:26
93Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo TestTeam0:33:10
94Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung0:33:30
95Sarah Duster (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam0:34:38
96Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi0:35:04
97Aleaksandra Lohvinova (Blr) Team System Data0:36:21
98Viktoria Vologdina (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo0:36:29
99Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox0:36:34
100Tetyana Mykhaylova (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo0:38:39
101Chiara Rozzini (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line0:39:06
102Liz Hatch (USA) Team System Data0:41:44
103Myfanwy Galloway (Aus) Australia0:41:58
104Belinda Goss (Aus) Australia0:42:10
105Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System0:42:25
106Simona Frapporti (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo0:43:09
107Chiara Vanni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila'0:43:16
108Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System0:43:19
109Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team0:43:36
110Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago0:43:44
111Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team FlexpointRow 110 - Cell 2
112Chloe Hoskings (Aus) Australia0:43:58
113Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System0:44:24
114Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line0:44:30
115Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team0:47:58
116Linn Torp (Nor) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam0:48:59
117Francesca Faustini (Ita) Team Cmax Dila'0:53:32
118Alena Dylko (Blr) Team System Data0:55:00
119Odette Bertolin (Ita) Team System Data0:55:03
120Katherine Bates (Aus) Team Columbia HTC Women0:55:39
121Marina Vinnikava (Blr) Team System Data0:55:56
122Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Team Cmax Dila'0:57:51
123Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Fenixs Edilsavino0:58:10
124Alessia Quarta (Ita) Team Cmax Dila'0:58:58
125Sara Grifi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox0:59:01
126Diana Zamorano (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System1:08:05

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