Giro Donne 2009: Stage 8 Results

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Trixi Worrack soloed to victory on stage 8 of the Giro Donne.(Image credit: Giro Donne)

German Trixi Worrack rescued the Giro Donne for Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung by taking a fine solo victory on the eight stage to Pesco Sannita. After the team's leader Amber Neben crashed out of the race earlier this week, the team switched its focus to winning stages, and Worrack came through with aplomb.

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Results
1	Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung	3:05:26
2	Shelley Olds (USA) US National Team	0:01:13
3	Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs Edilsavino	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	0:01:15
6	Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam	0:02:57
7	Nicole Brandli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Monia Baccaille (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Mara Abbott (USA) Team Columbia HTC Women	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Amber Halliday (Aus) Australia	0:03:05
14	Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo TestTeam	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo TestTeam	0:04:11
16	Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam	0:05:58
17	Flavia Oliveira (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	0:05:59
18	Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi	0:06:02
19	Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line	0:06:58
20	Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila'	0:07:01
21	Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago	0:07:12
22	Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo TestTeam	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo TestTeam	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia HTC Women	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Linda Melanie Villumsen (Den) Team Columbia HTC Women	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia HTC Women	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Megan Guarnier (USA) US National Team	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Saneila Biagi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila'	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line	0:07:29
36	Olena Oliynik (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo	0:10:57
37	Karin Aune (Swe) Fenixs Edilsavino	0:11:12
38	Shara Gillon (Aus) Australia	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs Edilsavino	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Catherine Hare Willianson (GBr) Fenixs Edilsavino	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Uenia Fernades Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Ana Belen Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Selle Italia Ghezzi	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Kaytee Boyd (NZl) Selle Italia Ghezzi	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Chiara Vanni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila'	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Simona Frapporti (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Eneritz Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australia	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australia	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Linn Torp (Nor) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Lauren Tamayo (USA) US National Team	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Alice Donadoni (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Katharine Carroll (USA) US National Team	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) US National Team	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Andrea Graus (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (Mex) Fenixs Edilsavino	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Aleaksandra Lohvinova (Blr) Team System Data	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo TestTeam	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Selle Italia Ghezzi	0:11:20
71	Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi	0:20:12
72	Francesca Faustini (Ita) Team Cmax Dila'	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Sarah Duster (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Samantha Galassi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Fenixs Edilsavino	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Alessandra D' Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line	Row 84 - Cell 2
86	Viktoria Vologdina (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Tetyana Mykhaylova (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Marlen Johrend (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung	Row 89 - Cell 2
91	Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Fenixs Edilsavino	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi - Pasta Zara Titanedi	Row 93 - Cell 2
95	Liz Hatch (USA) Team System Data	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Lisa Racchetto (USA) Team System Data	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Odette Bertolin (Ita) Team System Data	0:22:22
99	Alena Dylko (Blr) Team System Data	Row 98 - Cell 2
100	Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Team Cmax Dila'	Row 99 - Cell 2
101	Bettina Kuhn (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team	0:22:29
102	Katherine Bates (Aus) Team Columbia HTC Women	Row 101 - Cell 2
103	Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Bigla Cycling Team	Row 102 - Cell 2
104	Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia HTC Women	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team Columbia HTC Women	Row 104 - Cell 2
106	Marina Vinnikava (Blr) Team System Data	0:26:29
107	Sara Grifi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	0:31:26
108	Meredith Miller (USA) US National Team	0:31:38
109	Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago	0:33:04
110	Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago	Row 109 - Cell 2
111	Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team	Row 110 - Cell 2
112	Brooke Miller (USA) US National Team	0:34:29
113	Diana Zamorano (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango - Champion System	Row 112 - Cell 2
NF	Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia HTC Women	1976
DNF	Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung	1983

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

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