Carmen Small (US National Team) won the Classica Citta di Padova on Saturday, surprising many. Simona Frapporti (Be Pink) and Monia Baccaille (MCipollini Giambenini Gauss) finished second and third respectively.
Small pulled ahead of Frapporti in the final meters of the race. The pair comprising a two-woman break was chased unsuccessfully by a group of nine women.
The women completed nine laps of the race circuit. MCipollini Giambenini Gauss started the attacking with Valentina Carretta, Marta Tagliaferro and Marta Bastianelli.Each went in her own turn and was caught.
On the penultimate lap, Judith Arndt (Greenedge AIS) attacked. Baccaille and Malgorzata Jasinska (MCipollini Giambenini Gauss), Emma Johansson (Hitec Mistral), Trixi Worrack (Specialized Lululemon), Alexandra Burchenkova (Michela Fanini Record Rox), Frapporti, Evelyn Aris (Kleo Ladies Team), Small and Inga Cilvinaite (Diadora Pasta Zara) responded. The group quickly gained 30 seconds.
Diadora Pasta Zara applied pressure in an attempt to bring back Georgia Bronzini. Sensing the danger, Small attacked and only Frapporti could follow with 3km to go. The pair worked hard to earn a few seconds and with a few hundred meters to go, Small took to the front for a valuable few seconds. Baccaille won the bunch sprint for third.
"It seemed impossible to get away as the race was so controlled from the beginning," said Small. "The break on the third lap was crucial. We were 11, and they let us go. In the last lap, I tried to force the solution because I felt my legs were very good and ready for the test.
"I was afraid to follow Frapporti in the sprint, so I forced the pace, even in the last kilometers. I needed those few meters - it was crucial to be able to win. For me it's a good year started very well."
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmen Mcnellis Small (Usa) Usa | 2:32:55 |
| 2 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) Be Pink | 0:00:03 |
| 3 | Monia Baccaille (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | 0:00:15 |
| 4 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec Products - Mistral Home Cycling Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Martine Bras (Ned) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Julia Martisova (Rus) Be Pink | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Team Specialized - Lululemon | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Judith Arndt (Ger) Greenedge - Ais | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Team Specialized - Lululemon | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Hitec Products - Mistral Home Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Vaiano Tepso | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| 16 | Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Diadora - Pasta Zara | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| 18 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| 19 | Evelyn Arys (Bel) Kleo Ladies Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Be Pink | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Anna Trevisi (Ita) Vaiano Tepso | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Rusvelo | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) Mcipollini Giambenini | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Francesca Cauz (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Natalia Mielnik (Pol) Poland | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Aleksandra Sosenko (Ltu) Vaiano Tepso | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) Kleo Ladies Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Lorena Foresi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Chiara Vanni (Ita) Verinlegno - Fabiani | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Larisa Pankova (Rus) Russia | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Desiree Ehrler (Swi) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Anne Arnouts (Bel) Kleo Ladies Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Gloria Presti (Ita) Be Pink | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) Forno D'asolo Colavita | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | Karolina Garczynska (Pol) Poland | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| 39 | Nicole Cooke (Gbr) Faren Honda Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Stella Tomassini (Ita) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| 41 | Urša Pintar (Slo) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| 42 | Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products - Mistral Home Cycling Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Rusvelo | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Polona Batagelj (Slo) Diadora - Pasta Zara | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Annelies Van Doorslaer (Bel) Kleo Ladies Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Poland | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Jacqueline Hahn (Aut) Scappa Speed Queens | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Katarína Hranaiová (Cze) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Sandra Weiss (Swi) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Aizhan Zhaparova (Rus) Russia | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| 51 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| 52 | Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Sari Saarelainen (Fin) Forno D'asolo Colavita | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Sylwia Kapusta (Pol) Hitec Products - Mistral Home Cycling Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Jessica Uebelhart (Swi) Forno D'asolo Colavita | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Greenedge - Ais | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Agne Silinyte (Ltu) Diadora - Pasta Zara | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Martina Corazza (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
| 62 | Soraya Paladin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
| 63 | Katarzyna Sosna (Ltu) Vaiano Tepso | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
| 64 | Alenka Novak (Slo) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
| 65 | Irina Molicheva (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
| 66 | Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Diadora - Pasta Zara | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
| 67 | Elena Utrobina (Rus) Faren Honda Team | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
| 68 | Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
| 69 | Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Faren Honda Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
| 70 | Irene Bitto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
| 71 | Giuseppina Grassi Herrera (Mex) Faren Honda Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
| 72 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Specialized - Lululemon | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
| 73 | Christina Perchtold (Aut) Scappa Speed Queens | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
| 74 | Silvija Latozaite (Ltu) Lithuania | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
| 75 | Linda Melanie Villumsen (Nzl) Greenedge - Ais | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
| 76 | Alexis Ryan (Usa) Usa | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
| 77 | Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
| 78 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Greenedge - Ais | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
| 79 | Elena Bocharnikova (Rus) Russia | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
| 80 | Amanda Spratt (Aus) Greenedge - Ais | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
| 81 | Tjaša Rutar (Slo) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
| 82 | Christina Kollmann (Aut) Scappa Speed Queens | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
| 83 | Robin Farina (Usa) Usa | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
| 84 | Valentina Carretta (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
| 85 | Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
| 86 | Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Greenedge - Ais | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
| 87 | Alessia Martini (Ita) Vaiano Tepso | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
| 88 | Giada Borgato (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
| 89 | Evelyn Stevens (Usa) Team Specialized - Lululemon | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
| 90 | Živa Verbic (Slo) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
| 91 | Ashley James (Usa) Usa | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
| 92 | Kamilla Sofie Valin (Den) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
| 93 | Elena Valentini (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
| 94 | Nina Kessler (Ned) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
| 95 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Faren Honda Team | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
| 96 | Tatjana Kaliakina (Ltu) Ltu | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
| 97 | Alona Andruk (Ukr) Diadora - Pasta Zara | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
| 98 | Ella Michal (Isr) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
| 99 | Lara Vieceli (Ita) Verinlegno - Fabiani | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
| 100 | Azzurra D'intino (Ita) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
| 101 | Jessie Maclean (Aus) Greenedge - Ais | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
| 102 | Silvia Moroni (Ita) Vaiano Tepso | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
| 103 | Claudia Häusler (Ger) Greenedge - Ais | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
| 104 | Stefania Vecchio (Ita) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
| 105 | Odette Bertolin (Ita) Verinlegno - Fabiani | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
| 106 | Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Team Specialized - Lululemon | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
| 107 | Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Vaiano Tepso | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
| 108 | Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Rusvelo | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
| 109 | Francesca Tognali (Ita) Verinlegno - Fabiani | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
| 110 | Whitney Gaggioli (Usa) Forno D'asolo Colavita | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
| 111 | Chiara Vannucci (Ita) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
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