Mustonen musters a prologue victory in Germany
By Cycling News published
Swede first race leader
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.
Stage one is a 90 kilometre journey through the hills that surround the village of Pfeffingen. It will see the peloton climb race's major climb, the Bergwertung.
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
15 | Jana Schemmer (Ger) Koga Miyata Cycling Team | |
16 | Jessica Schneeberger (Swi) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz | |
17 | Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | |
18 | Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz | |
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 | |
22 | Ine Beyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen Thompson | 0:00:17 |
23 | Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Nationalmannschaft Österreich | |
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 | |
27 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Nationalmannschaft Deutschland | 0:00:21 |
28 | Birgit Söllner (Ger) Koga Miyata Cycling Team | |
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 | |
33 | Mirjam Schwager (Swi) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz | |
34 | Elena Novikova (Rus) Team Petrogradets | |
35 | Magdalena Zamolska (Pol) Nationalmannschaft Polen | 0:00:25 |
36 | Valerie Hofstetter (Swi) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz | |
37 | Annette Berg (Den) Team High End Sport MX1 | |
38 | Franziska Merten (Ger) Nationalmannschaft Deutschland | 0:00:26 |
39 | Anna Schnitzmeier (Ger) Koga Miyata Cycling Team | |
40 | Martina Zwick (Ger) Koga Miyata Cycling Team | |
41 | Loes Sels (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen Thompson | 0:00:27 |
42 | Magdalena Pyrgies (Pol) Nationalmannschaft Polen | |
43 | Tone Walskaar (Nor) Nationalmannschaft Norwegen | 0:00:28 |
44 | Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | |
45 | Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | |
46 | Angela Hennig (Ger) Nationalmannschaft Deutschland | 0:00:29 |
47 | Nikoline Hansen (Den) Team High End Sport MX1 | |
48 | Rachel Mercer (NZl) Team Hitec Products UCK | |
49 | Margriet Kloppenburg (Den) Team Hitec Products UCK | 0:00:30 |
50 | Fabienne Sommer (Swi) Nationalmannschaft Schweiz | |
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 | |
54 | Elisabeth Reiner (Aut) Nationalmannschaft Österreich | |
55 | Stephanie Borchers (Ger) Nationalmannschaft Deutschland | |
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 | |
61 | Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Linda Merida Ladies Team | |
62 | Maria Kazachenko (Rus) Team Petrogradets | 0:00:40 |
63 | Monika Grzebinoga (Pol) Nationalmannschaft Polen | 0:00:42 |
64 | Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Nationalmannschaft Polen | |
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 | |
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 | |
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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