Cantele takes control
By Cycling News
published HTC-Columbia rider wins stage, assumes race lead
Full Results
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# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women | 3:51:26 |
2 | Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Team Valdarno | 0:00:04 |
3 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women | 0:00:08 |
4 | Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Team Valdarno | 0:00:26 |
6 | Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets | 0:00:30 |
8 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Sweden | 0:00:32 |
9 | Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:00:59 |
10 | Grete Treier (Est) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:01:14 |
11 | Andrea Graus (Aut) Austria | 0:01:15 |
12 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:01:20 |
13 | Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 0:01:23 |
14 | Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Eivgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Team Valdarno | 0:01:24 |
16 | Rosane Kirch (Bra) Acs Chirio - Forno d'Asolo | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Katie Colclough (GBr) Great Britain | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Andrea Bosman (Ned) Netherlands | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Rossella Callovi (Ita) Vecchia Fontana | 0:01:29 |
22 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Sylwia Kapusta (Pol) Safi - Pasta Zara | 0:01:32 |
24 | Petra Dijkman (Ned) Netherlands | 0:01:35 |
25 | Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:01:39 |
26 | Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 0:01:44 |
27 | Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:01:59 |
28 | Linda Melanie Villumsen (NZl) HTC Columbia Women | 0:02:06 |
29 | Polona Batagelj (Slo) Slovenia | 0:02:10 |
30 | Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Netherlands | 0:02:16 |
31 | Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno | 0:02:40 |
32 | Catherine Hare Willianson (GBr) Great Britain | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara | 0:03:42 |
34 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 0:03:44 |
36 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Germany | 0:03:45 |
37 | Chiara Vanni (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | 0:03:49 |
38 | Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) Acs Chirio - Forno d'Asolo | 0:03:50 |
39 | Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) Team System Data | 0:03:51 |
41 | Belen Lopez (Spa) Lointek | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:03:55 |
43 | Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Oksana Kashchishina (Ukr) Team System Data | 0:04:26 |
46 | Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:05:46 |
48 | Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Netherlands | 0:05:49 |
49 | Sara Mustonen (Swe) Sweden | 0:06:02 |
50 | Lucy Martin (GBr) Great Britain | 0:06:30 |
51 | Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Germany | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Marie Lindberg (Swe) Sweden | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Acs Chirio - Forno d'Asolo | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Hanna Solovey (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:07:11 |
57 | Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | 0:07:16 |
58 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Netherlands | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Madeleine Olsson (Swe) Sweden | 0:07:53 |
60 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Germany | 0:07:55 |
61 | Olena Sharga (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:08:00 |
62 | Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 0:08:34 |
63 | Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Katarzyna Sosna (Ltu) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 0:08:38 |
67 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Fenixs - Petrogradets | 0:10:46 |
68 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | 0:12:56 |
69 | Ilaria Rinaldi (Ita) Team System Data | 0:13:01 |
70 | Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Austria | 0:13:05 |
71 | Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Netherlands | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Germany | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Rossella Gobbo (Ita) Vecchia Fontana | 0:13:09 |
75 | Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Sweden | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Urša Pintar (Slo) Slovenia | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Lesya Kalitovska (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Team Valdarno | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Netherlands | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Kirsty Broun (Aus) Team System Data | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) Acs Chirio - Forno d'Asolo | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Liza Rachetto (USA) Team System Data | 0:13:16 |
91 | Chiara Capuzzo (Ita) Vecchia Fontana | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Gloria Presti (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 0:13:18 |
94 | Silke Schrattenecker (Aut) Austria | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Svitlana Galyuk (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Ziva Verbic (Slo) Slovenia | 0:13:21 |
97 | Emilie Aubry (Swi) Cervelo TestTeam | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Ajda Opeka (Slo) Slovenia | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Emma Trott (GBr) Great Britain | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Christina Kollmann (Aut) Acs Chirio - Forno d'Asolo | 0:13:27 |
101 | Tjaša Rutar (Slo) Slovenia | 0:13:28 |
102 | Simona Martini (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | 0:13:36 |
103 | Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Acs Chirio - Forno d'Asolo | 0:13:39 |
104 | Petra Zrimšek (Slo) Slovenia | 0:13:44 |
105 | Sara Ficini (Ita) Team System Data | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Alenka Novak (Slo) Slovenia | 0:13:47 |
107 | Giada Borgato (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Ana Houdjakoff (Bra) Team System Data | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Federica Primavera (Ita) Team System Data | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Judith Masdeu Cort (Spa) Lointek | 0:13:54 |
111 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:13:55 |
112 | Martina Corazza (Ita) Team Valdarno | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Team Valdarno | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Bernadette Schober (Aut) Austria | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Lisa Pleyer (Aut) Austria | 0:14:01 |
116 | Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) Germany | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Melanie Wotsch (Ger) Germany | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Maria Rosario Rodriguez (Spa) Lointek | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) Sweden | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Agnieta Francke (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:14:03 |
121 | Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Eleonora Spaliviero (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi - Pasta Zara | 0:14:05 |
124 | Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Lointek | 0:14:07 |
126 | Debora Galvez Lopez (Spa) Lointek | 0:14:11 |
127 | Francesca Tognali (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emma Skjerstad (Nor) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sara Grifi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Barbara Guarischi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Team Valdarno | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elisabeth Reiner (Aut) Austria | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laura Messina (Ita) Vecchia Fontana | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Irene Falorni (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Corinna Mari (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
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# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women | 7:10:32 |
2 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women | 0:00:14 |
3 | Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | 0:00:18 |
4 | Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Team Valdarno | 0:00:31 |
5 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Team Valdarno | 0:00:59 |
6 | Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 0:01:00 |
7 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Sweden | 0:01:11 |
8 | Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:01:30 |
9 | Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets | 0:01:31 |
10 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:01:50 |
11 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:01:51 |
12 | Andrea Bosman (Ned) Netherlands | 0:01:56 |
13 | Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 0:01:57 |
14 | Eivgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Team Valdarno | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Grete Treier (Est) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:02:00 |
16 | Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 0:02:01 |
17 | Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara | 0:02:05 |
18 | Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Petra Dijkman (Ned) Netherlands | 0:02:07 |
20 | Andrea Graus (Aut) Austria | 0:02:13 |
21 | Sylwia Kapusta (Pol) Safi - Pasta Zara | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Linda Melanie Villumsen (NZl) HTC Columbia Women | 0:02:16 |
23 | Rosane Kirch (Bra) Acs Chirio - Forno d'Asolo | 0:02:18 |
24 | Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 0:02:22 |
25 | Katie Colclough (GBr) Great Britain | 0:02:25 |
26 | Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Rossella Callovi (Ita) Vecchia Fontana | 0:02:47 |
28 | Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Netherlands | 0:02:48 |
29 | Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:02:59 |
30 | Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno | 0:03:10 |
31 | Polona Batagelj (Slo) Slovenia | 0:03:13 |
32 | Catherine Hare Willianson (GBr) Great Britain | 0:03:41 |
33 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 0:04:06 |
34 | Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | 0:04:17 |
35 | Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 0:04:18 |
36 | Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara | 0:04:23 |
37 | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:04:26 |
38 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Germany | 0:04:31 |
39 | Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:04:36 |
40 | Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:04:41 |
41 | Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) Acs Chirio - Forno d'Asolo | 0:04:44 |
42 | Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) Team System Data | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:04:57 |
44 | Belen Lopez (Spa) Lointek | 0:04:58 |
45 | Oksana Kashchishina (Ukr) Team System Data | 0:05:19 |
46 | Chiara Vanni (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | 0:05:20 |
47 | Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:06:07 |
48 | Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Netherlands | 0:06:21 |
49 | Sara Mustonen (Swe) Sweden | 0:06:41 |
50 | Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:06:51 |
51 | Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 0:07:08 |
52 | Marie Lindberg (Swe) Sweden | 0:07:09 |
53 | Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Germany | 0:07:16 |
54 | Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | 0:07:20 |
55 | Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Acs Chirio - Forno d'Asolo | 0:07:24 |
56 | Lucy Martin (GBr) Great Britain | 0:07:31 |
57 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Netherlands | 0:07:48 |
58 | Madeleine Olsson (Swe) Sweden | 0:08:32 |
59 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Germany | 0:08:41 |
60 | Hanna Solovey (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:08:44 |
61 | Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 0:09:08 |
62 | Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 0:09:12 |
63 | Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 0:09:19 |
65 | Katarzyna Sosna (Ltu) Vaiano Solaristech | 0:09:29 |
66 | Olena Sharga (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:09:33 |
67 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Fenixs - Petrogradets | 0:11:47 |
68 | Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women | 0:13:19 |
69 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:13:27 |
71 | Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Netherlands | 0:13:37 |
72 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Netherlands | 0:13:41 |
73 | Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 0:13:45 |
74 | Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Sweden | 0:13:48 |
75 | Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara | 0:13:50 |
76 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Germany | 0:13:51 |
77 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Ilaria Rinaldi (Ita) Team System Data | 0:13:54 |
79 | Gloria Presti (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 0:13:56 |
80 | Kirsty Broun (Aus) Team System Data | 0:13:59 |
81 | Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Austria | 0:14:03 |
82 | Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets | 0:14:06 |
83 | Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:14:08 |
84 | Liza Rachetto (USA) Team System Data | 0:14:09 |
85 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:14:11 |
86 | Urša Pintar (Slo) Slovenia | 0:14:12 |
87 | Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:14:13 |
88 | Christina Kollmann (Aut) Acs Chirio - Forno d'Asolo | 0:14:21 |
89 | Emma Trott (GBr) Great Britain | 0:14:22 |
90 | Ajda Opeka (Slo) Slovenia | 0:14:24 |
91 | Emilie Aubry (Swi) Cervelo TestTeam | 0:14:25 |
92 | Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Team Valdarno | 0:14:27 |
93 | Martina Corazza (Ita) Team Valdarno | 0:14:28 |
94 | Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Acs Chirio - Forno d'Asolo | 0:14:33 |
95 | Chiara Capuzzo (Ita) Vecchia Fontana | 0:14:34 |
96 | Ziva Verbic (Slo) Slovenia | 0:14:35 |
97 | Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) Sweden | 0:14:40 |
98 | Lesya Kalitovska (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:14:42 |
99 | Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 0:14:43 |
101 | Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi - Pasta Zara | 0:14:46 |
102 | Petra Zrimšek (Slo) Slovenia | 0:14:47 |
103 | Svitlana Galyuk (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:14:51 |
104 | Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) Germany | 0:14:54 |
105 | Tjaša Rutar (Slo) Slovenia | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Alenka Novak (Slo) Slovenia | 0:15:00 |
107 | Simona Martini (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | 0:15:07 |
108 | Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Team Valdarno | 0:15:13 |
109 | Judith Masdeu Cort (Spa) Lointek | 0:15:27 |
110 | Agnieta Francke (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:15:29 |
111 | Francesca Tognali (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | 0:15:42 |
112 | Giada Borgato (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 0:15:49 |
113 | Rossella Gobbo (Ita) Vecchia Fontana | 0:16:06 |
114 | Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Lisa Pleyer (Aut) Austria | 0:21:38 |
116 | Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) Acs Chirio - Forno d'Asolo | 0:24:33 |
117 | Jessica Allen (GBr) Great Britain | 0:24:38 |
118 | Silke Schrattenecker (Aut) Austria | 0:24:44 |
119 | Sara Ficini (Ita) Team System Data | 0:25:06 |
120 | Ana Houdjakoff (Bra) Team System Data | 0:25:09 |
121 | Federica Primavera (Ita) Team System Data | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Melanie Wotsch (Ger) Germany | 0:25:18 |
123 | Eleonora Spaliviero (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | 0:25:26 |
124 | Maria Rosario Rodriguez (Spa) Lointek | 0:25:36 |
125 | Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Lointek | 0:25:42 |
126 | Debora Galvez Lopez (Spa) Lointek | 0:25:46 |
127 | Bernadette Schober (Aut) Austria | 0:26:23 |
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