Emakumeen Euskal Bira 2012: Stage 3 Results

Linda Villumsen (Greenedge-AIS) en route to victory in the time trial stage at Emakumeen Euskal Bira. (Image credit: sportfoto.nl)

Linda Villumsen took her first time trial win of the season as she powered to victory in the third stage of Emakumeen Euskal Bira. Posting a time of 18:21 over the 13.4km course, the silver medalist at the 2012 time trial world championships finished three seconds faster than teammate and reigning time trial world champion Judith Arndt. Ellen Van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon) rounded out the podium, six seconds behind Villumsen.

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Full Results
1	Linda Villumsen (NZl) Greenedge-AIS	0:18:21
2	Judith Arndt (Ger) Greenedge-AIS	0:00:03
3	Eleonora Van Dikj (Ned) Specialized lululemon	0:00:06
4	Emma Pooley (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	0:00:10
5	Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec Products - Mistral Home	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Stichting-Rabo Women	0:00:18
7	Shelley Olds (USA) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	0:00:21
8	Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Specialized lululemon	0:00:28
9	Lizzie Amitstead (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	0:00:36
10	Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Be Pink	0:00:41
11	Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Be Pink	0:00:42
12	Sharon Laws (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Charlotte Becker (Ger) Specialized lululemon	0:00:43
14	Claudia Hausler (Ger) Greenedge-AIS	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Amy Pieters (Ned) Skil-Argos	0:00:44
16	Ann- Sophie Duyck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies Team	0:00:52
17	Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Be Pink	0:00:56
18	Lucinda Brand (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	0:00:58
19	Nicole Cooke (GBr) Faren Honda Team	0:01:03
20	Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Greenedge-AIS	0:01:04
21	Sinead Noonan (Aus) Australia National Team	0:01:05
22	Mieke Kroger (Ger) German National Team	0:01:07
23	Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized lululemon	0:01:08
24	Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Stichting-Rabo Women	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australia National Team	0:01:11
26	Joanne Hogan (Aus) Bizkaia-Durango	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Thalita De Jong (Ned) Stichting-Rabo Women	0:01:12
28	Madeleine Sanding (Ger) German National Team	0:01:13
29	Elena Utrobina (Rus) Faren Honda Team	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Srah-Lena Hofmann (Ger) German National Team	0:01:14
31	Iris Slappendel (Ned) Stichting-Rabo Women	0:01:17
32	Roxane Knenemann (Ned) Stichting-Rabo Women	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Katie Colclough (Ger) Specialized lululemon	0:01:18
34	Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Michela Fanini	0:01:20
35	Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Lointek	0:01:21
36	Anna Sanchis (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Cracie Elvin (Aus) Australia National Team	0:01:24
38	Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized lululemon	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Greenedge-AIS	0:01:25
40	Annelie Van Doorslaer (Bel) Kleo Ladies Team	0:01:26
41	Christel Ferrier (Fra) Hitec Products - Mistral Home	0:01:28
42	Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Michela Fanini	0:01:29
44	Julia Ilynikh (Rus) Lointek	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Anouska Koster (Ned) Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam	0:01:30
46	Grace Sulzberger (Aus) Australia National Team	0:01:31
47	Doris Schweizer (Swi) Fassa Bortolo-Servetto	0:01:38
48	Ana Usabiaga (Spa) Lointek	0:01:40
49	Hannes Kaat (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies Team	0:01:44
50	Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team	0:01:49
51	Martine Bras (Ned) Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam	0:01:51
52	Anna Potokina (Rus) Lointek	0:01:52
53	Lise Oliviers (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies Team	0:02:04
54	Esra Tromp (Ned) Skil-Argos	0:02:05
55	Malin Rydlund (Swe) Team Alriksson Go Green	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Chantal Blaak (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	0:02:06
57	Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team	0:02:07
58	Petra Dijkman (Ned) Kleo Ladies Team	0:02:09
59	Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) German National Team	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Faren Honda Team	0:02:13
61	Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Be Pink	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Lorena Foresi (Ita) Michela Fanini	0:02:14
63	Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Stichting-Rabo Women	0:02:22
64	Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam	0:02:24
65	Jessica Allen (Aus) Australia National Team	0:02:27
66	Marie Lindberg (Swe) Kleo Ladies Team	0:02:30
67	Sara Grifi (Ita) Michela Fanini	0:02:33
68	Giada Borgato (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara	0:02:34
69	Ane Santesteban (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	0:02:35
70	Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Faren Honda Team	0:02:41
71	Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Diadora-Pasta Zara	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Joanna Van De Winkel (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies Team	0:02:44
73	Jessica Kihlbom (Swe) Team Alriksson Go Green	0:02:46
74	Viviana Gatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Servetto	0:02:51
75	Petra Zrimsek (Slo) Be Pink	0:02:54
76	Evelyn Arys (Bel) Kleo Ladies Team	0:02:55
77	Cristina Alcalde (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	0:02:57
78	Francesca Stefani (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara	0:02:59
79	Linnea Fredang (Swe) Team Alriksson Go Green	0:03:00
80	Martina Corazza (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team	0:03:02
81	Anna Ramirez (Spa) Ouribike	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Linnea Sjoblom (Swe) Team Alriksson Go Green	0:03:07
83	Hanna Nilsson (Swe) Team Alriksson Go Green	0:03:13
84	Agne Silinyte (Ltu) Diadora-Pasta Zara	0:03:28
85	Kanis Janneke (Ned) Skil-Argos	0:03:35
86	Francesca Cauz (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Servetto	0:03:42
DNS	Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies Team	Row 86 - Cell 2
DNS	Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Greenedge-AIS	Row 87 - Cell 2

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Points
1	Linda Villumsen (NZl) Greenedge-AIS	10	pts
2	Judith Arndt (Ger) Greenedge-AIS	9	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Eleonora Van Dikj (Ned) Specialized lululemon	8	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Emma Pooley (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	7	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec Products - Mistral Home	6	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Stichting-Rabo Women	5	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Shelley Olds (USA) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	4	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Specialized lululemon	3	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Lizzie Amitstead (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	2	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Be Pink	1	Row 9 - Cell 3

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Teams
1	Greenedge - AIS	0:55:49
2	AA Drink-Leontien.nl	0:00:21
3	Team Specialized - Lululemon	0:00:31
4	Be Pink	0:01:33
5	Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team	0:01:52
6	German National Team	0:02:48
7	Australian National Team	0:02:54
8	Faren Honda Team	0:03:43
9	Lointek	0:03:44
10	Lotto Belisol Ladies	0:03:54
11	Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam	0:04:03
12	S.C. Michela Fanini Rox	0:04:17
13	Bizkaia - Durango	0:04:21
14	Kleo Ladies Team	0:05:19
15	Skil-Argos	0:05:38
16	Alriksson Go:Green	0:07:05
17	Fassa Bortolo - Servetto	0:07:25
18	Diadora - Pasta Zara	0:07:28

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General classification after stage 3
1	Emma Pooley (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	5:23:58
2	Judith Arndt (Ger) Greenedge-AIS	0:00:01
3	Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec Products - Mistral Home	0:00:08
4	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Stichting-Rabo Women	0:00:16
5	Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Be Pink	0:00:40
6	Sharon Laws (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Claudia Hausler (Ger) Greenedge-AIS	0:00:41
8	Lizzie Amitstead (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	0:00:54
9	Lucinda Brand (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	0:00:56
10	Eleonora Van Dikj (Ned) Specialized lululemon	0:01:16
11	Anna Sanchis (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	0:01:19
12	Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized lululemon	0:01:22
13	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Greenedge-AIS	0:01:46
14	Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam	0:01:50
15	Joanne Hogan (Aus) Bizkaia-Durango	0:02:09
16	Linda Villumsen (NZl) Greenedge-AIS	0:04:02
17	Shelley Olds (USA) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	0:04:23
18	Charlotte Becker (Ger) Specialized lululemon	0:04:45
19	Amy Pieters (Ned) Skil-Argos	0:04:46
20	Nicole Cooke (GBr) Faren Honda Team	0:05:05
21	Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Greenedge-AIS	0:05:06
22	Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Be Pink	0:05:10
23	Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Stichting-Rabo Women	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australia National Team	0:05:13
25	Srah-Lena Hofmann (Ger) German National Team	0:05:16
26	Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Lointek	0:05:23
27	Christel Ferrier (Fra) Hitec Products - Mistral Home	0:05:30
28	Anouska Koster (Ned) Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam	0:05:32
29	Hannes Kaat (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies Team	0:05:46
30	Chantal Blaak (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	0:06:20
31	Giada Borgato (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara	0:06:36
32	Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Specialized lululemon	0:06:56
33	Madeleine Sanding (Ger) German National Team	0:07:41
34	Roxane Knenemann (Ned) Stichting-Rabo Women	0:07:45
35	Cracie Elvin (Aus) Australia National Team	0:07:52
36	Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized lululemon	0:08:03
37	Martine Bras (Ned) Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam	0:08:19
38	Katie Colclough (Ger) Specialized lululemon	0:08:21
39	Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Be Pink	0:08:41
40	Sinead Noonan (Aus) Australia National Team	0:11:15
41	Mieke Kroger (Ger) German National Team	0:11:17
42	Ann- Sophie Duyck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies Team	0:11:22
43	Elena Utrobina (Rus) Faren Honda Team	0:11:23
44	Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Michela Fanini	0:11:30
45	Thalita De Jong (Ned) Stichting-Rabo Women	0:11:34
46	Annelie Van Doorslaer (Bel) Kleo Ladies Team	0:11:36
47	Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Michela Fanini	0:11:39
48	Julia Ilynikh (Rus) Lointek	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Be Pink	0:11:45
50	Iris Slappendel (Ned) Stichting-Rabo Women	0:11:49
51	Ana Usabiaga (Spa) Lointek	0:11:50
52	Grace Sulzberger (Aus) Australia National Team	0:12:06
53	Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team	0:12:11
54	Doris Schweizer (Swi) Fassa Bortolo-Servetto	0:12:12
55	Anna Potokina (Rus) Lointek	0:12:14
56	Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team	0:12:17
57	Petra Dijkman (Ned) Kleo Ladies Team	0:12:19
58	Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) German National Team	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Lise Oliviers (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies Team	0:12:26
60	Malin Rydlund (Swe) Team Alriksson Go Green	0:12:27
61	Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Stichting-Rabo Women	0:12:32
62	Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Faren Honda Team	0:12:35
63	Lorena Foresi (Ita) Michela Fanini	0:12:44
64	Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Diadora-Pasta Zara	0:12:51
65	Marie Lindberg (Swe) Kleo Ladies Team	0:12:52
66	Sara Grifi (Ita) Michela Fanini	0:12:55
67	Jessica Kihlbom (Swe) Team Alriksson Go Green	0:12:56
68	Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam	0:12:59
69	Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Faren Honda Team	0:13:03
70	Joanna Van De Winkel (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies Team	0:13:06
71	Linnea Fredang (Swe) Team Alriksson Go Green	0:13:10
72	Esra Tromp (Ned) Skil-Argos	0:13:12
73	Cristina Alcalde (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	0:13:19
74	Martina Corazza (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team	0:13:24
75	Viviana Gatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Servetto	0:13:25
76	Francesca Stefani (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara	0:13:29
77	Anna Ramirez (Spa) Ouribike	0:13:32
78	Hanna Nilsson (Swe) Team Alriksson Go Green	0:13:35
79	Agne Silinyte (Ltu) Diadora-Pasta Zara	0:13:38
80	Petra Zrimsek (Slo) Be Pink	0:13:48
81	Francesca Cauz (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Servetto	0:13:52
82	Kanis Janneke (Ned) Skil-Argos	0:13:57
83	Evelyn Arys (Bel) Kleo Ladies Team	0:17:47
84	Linnea Sjoblom (Swe) Team Alriksson Go Green	0:18:11
85	Ane Santesteban (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	0:19:47
86	Jessica Allen (Aus) Australia National Team	0:19:49

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Points classification
1	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Stichting-Rabo Women	39	pts
2	Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized lululemon	35	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Emma Pooley (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	32	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Specialized lululemon	28	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec Products - Mistral Home	25	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Shelley Olds (USA) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	24	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Be Pink	21	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Judith Arndt (Ger) Greenedge-AIS	16	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Michela Fanini	15	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Martine Bras (Ned) Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam	12	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Linda Villumsen (NZl) Greenedge-AIS	10	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Claudia Hausler (Ger) Greenedge-AIS	10	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Lizzie Amitstead (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	10	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Eleonora Van Dikj (Ned) Specialized lululemon	10	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Amy Pieters (Ned) Skil-Argos	10	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Diadora-Pasta Zara	10	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team	9	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Lucinda Brand (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	9	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Christel Ferrier (Fra) Hitec Products - Mistral Home	7	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Sharon Laws (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	6	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Cracie Elvin (Aus) Australia National Team	6	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Anna Sanchis (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	5	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Greenedge-AIS	4	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam	3	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Francesca Cauz (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Servetto	3	Row 24 - Cell 3

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Mountains classification
1	Emma Pooley (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	12	pts
2	Christel Ferrier (Fra) Hitec Products - Mistral Home	9	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Lucinda Brand (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	4	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Greenedge-AIS	4	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Hannes Kaat (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies Team	2	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Jessica Kihlbom (Swe) Team Alriksson Go Green	2	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec Products - Mistral Home	1	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Sharon Laws (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	1	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Lizzie Amitstead (GBr) AA Drink-Leontien.nl	1	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Joanne Hogan (Aus) Bizkaia-Durango	1	Row 9 - Cell 3

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Sprint classification
1	Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Michela Fanini	15	pts
2	Cracie Elvin (Aus) Australia National Team	6	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team	5	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized lululemon	3	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Diadora-Pasta Zara	3	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Christel Ferrier (Fra) Hitec Products - Mistral Home	1	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Katie Colclough (Ger) Specialized lululemon	1	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Julia Ilynikh (Rus) Lointek	1	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Francesca Stefani (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara	1	Row 8 - Cell 3

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Young riders classification
1	Srah-Lena Hofmann (Ger) German National Team
2	Anouska Koster (Ned) Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam
3	Sinead Noonan (Aus) Australia National Team
4	Mieke Kroger (Ger) German National Team
5	Thalita De Jong (Ned) Stichting-Rabo Women
6	Viviana Gatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Servetto
7	Hanna Nilsson (Swe) Team Alriksson Go Green
8	Francesca Cauz (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Servetto
9	Jessica Allen (Aus) Australia National Team

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Local riders classification
1	Eneritz Iturriaga (Spa) Lointek
2	Ana Usabiaga (Spa) Lointek
3	Cristina Alcalde (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango
4	Ane Santesteban (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango

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Teams classification
1	AA Drink-Leontien.nl	16:12:35
2	Greenedge - AIS	0:00:22
3	Team Specialized - Lululemon	0:05:34
4	Be Pink	0:12:18
5	Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team	0:12:25
6	Dolmans-Boels Cyclingteam	0:15:00
7	Bizkaia - Durango	0:15:44
8	German National Team	0:23:33
9	Australian National Team	0:23:39
10	Lointek	0:28:11
11	Faren Honda Team	0:28:22
12	Lotto Belisol Ladies	0:28:45
13	Skil-Argos	0:31:04
14	Diadora - Pasta Zara	0:31:55
15	S.C. Michela Fanini Rox	0:35:04
16	Kleo Ladies Team	0:35:54
17	Alriksson Go:Green	0:37:52
18	Fassa Bortolo - Servetto	0:38:12

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