Swede Sara Mustonen upstaged the local riders and proved to be the fastest in the prologue of the Albstadt Frauen-Etappenrennen. The Team Hitec Products rider claimed a two second victory ahead of Lisa Brennauer (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) and Danish rider Jennie Stenerhag (Team High End Sport).
Mustonen averaged just over 48km/h to claim the biggest win this year. The four kilometre dash was enough to see gaps open up on the general classification and Mustonen will carry her advantage into the first road stage on Saturday.
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| 1 | Sara Mustonen (Swe) Team Hitec Products UCK | 0:04:59 |
| 2 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:02 |
| 3 | Jennie Stenerhag (Den) Team High End Sport | 0:00:03 |
| 4 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:04 |
| 5 | Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Team Petrogradets | 0:00:05 |
| 6 | Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) Nationalmannschaft Deutschland | 0:00:06 |
| 7 | Valentina Caretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | 0:00:08 |
| 8 | Marie Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Jessie Daams (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen Thompson | 0:00:09 |
| 10 | Bianca Purath (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:10 |
| 11 | Sjoukje Dufoer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen Thompson | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Christina Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:12 |
| 13 | Emma Skjerstad (Nor) Nationalmannschaft Norwegen | 0:00:13 |
| 14 | Elin Steinsbo Fylkesnes (Nor) Nationalmannschaft Norwegen | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Jana Schemmer (Ger) Koga Miyata Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Jessica Schneeberger (Swi) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Maria Grandt Petersen (Den) Team High End Sport MX1 | 0:00:14 |
| 20 | Jaqueline Hahn (Aut) Nationalmannschaft Österreich | 0:00:15 |
| 21 | Isabelle Søderberg (Swe) Team Hitec Products UCK | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Ine Beyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen Thompson | 0:00:17 |
| 23 | Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Nationalmannschaft Österreich | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Yulia Iliynikh (Rus) Team Petrogradets | 0:00:18 |
| 25 | Kattlen Van Looy (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen Thompson | 0:00:20 |
| 26 | Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Nationalmannschaft Deutschland | 0:00:21 |
| 28 | Birgit Söllner (Ger) Koga Miyata Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Mia Eskebjerg (Den) Team High End Sport MX1 | 0:00:22 |
| 30 | Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team Hitec Products UCK | 0:00:23 |
| 31 | Maria Tagliaferro (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | 0:00:24 |
| 32 | Joanne Bergseth (Nor) Therese Nationalmannschaft Norwegen | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Mirjam Schwager (Swi) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Elena Novikova (Rus) Team Petrogradets | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Magdalena Zamolska (Pol) Nationalmannschaft Polen | 0:00:25 |
| 36 | Valerie Hofstetter (Swi) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Annette Berg (Den) Team High End Sport MX1 | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Franziska Merten (Ger) Nationalmannschaft Deutschland | 0:00:26 |
| 39 | Anna Schnitzmeier (Ger) Koga Miyata Cycling Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Martina Zwick (Ger) Koga Miyata Cycling Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Loes Sels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen Thompson | 0:00:27 |
| 42 | Magdalena Pyrgies (Pol) Nationalmannschaft Polen | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Tone Walskaar (Nor) Nationalmannschaft Norwegen | 0:00:28 |
| 44 | Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Angela Hennig (Ger) Nationalmannschaft Deutschland | 0:00:29 |
| 47 | Nikoline Hansen (Den) Team High End Sport MX1 | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Rachel Mercer (NZl) Team Hitec Products UCK | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Margriet Kloppenburg (Den) Team Hitec Products UCK | 0:00:30 |
| 50 | Fabienne Sommer (Swi) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | Elena Eggl (Ger) Nationalmannschaft Deutschland | 0:00:31 |
| 52 | Bernadette Schober (Aut) Nationalmannschaft Österreich | 0:00:32 |
| 53 | Jennnifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Elisabeth Reiner (Aut) Nationalmannschaft Österreich | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Stephanie Borchers (Ger) Nationalmannschaft Deutschland | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Melissa Slewe (Ned) Merida Ladies Team | 0:00:33 |
| 57 | Line Foss (Nor) Team Hitec Products UCK | 0:00:34 |
| 58 | Jana Süß (Ger) Koga Miyata Cycling Team | 0:00:35 |
| 59 | Sylwia Kapusta (Pol) Nationalmannschaft Polen | 0:00:38 |
| 60 | Jessica Uebelhardt (Swi) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Linda Merida Ladies Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Maria Kazachenko (Rus) Team Petrogradets | 0:00:40 |
| 63 | Monika Grzebinoga (Pol) Nationalmannschaft Polen | 0:00:42 |
| 64 | Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Nationalmannschaft Polen | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | Johanna Bock (Ger) Team Albstadt-Albstadtwerke-Belenus | 0:00:43 |
| 66 | Marzena Wasiuk (Pol) Nationalmannschaft Polen | 0:00:44 |
| 67 | Marie Voreland (Nor) Nationalmannschaft Norwegen | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| 68 | Semra Yetis (Tur) Koga Miyata Cycling Team | 0:00:52 |
| 69 | Rian Nijmeijer (Ned) Merida Ladies Team | 0:00:59 |
| 70 | Katharina Fünfgeld (Ger) Team Albstadt-Albstadtwerke-Belenus | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| 71 | Alike Haanstra (Ned) Merida Ladies Team | 0:01:01 |
| 72 | Theresia Gromann (Ger) Team Albstadt-Albstadtwerke-Belenus | 00:06:20 |
| 73 | Lara Strasser (Ger) Team Albstadt-Albstadtwerke-Belenus | 00:07:00 |
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