Call her Emma Plouay!
Pooley takes win as Vos secures World Cup
The GP Plouay-Bretagne had the same top three as last year, as Emma Pooley (Cervelo) took victory ahead of Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) and Emma Johansson (Redsun Cycling Team). The British champion claimed an impressive solo victory while the Dutch star secured her third overall win in the World Cup. Judith Arndt (HTC-Columbia) accompanied the trio in the winning breakaway. For the first time, Plouay hosted the World Cup finale.
“I wore the jersey from the first race on, since the Trofeo Binda,” Vos said afterwards. “So I’ve worried all year about keeping the jersey and I’m relieved now. I was focused on the World Cup classification. I knew Emma Johansson could beat me but I also knew the third place was enough. However, I wanted to win the race too. When Emma Pooley attacked on the second climb of the circuit, I could just hold her wheel but when she went in the last hill, I had to let her go. She was too strong.”
“Emma (Pooley) was really, really strong today!” exclaimed the other Emma, Johansson. “As for myself, I suffered so much, so I’m quite happy to finish in the top three like last year.” After being sick earlier in the season, the Swedish champion will be satisfied to be back at a level that will allow her to travel to the world championships with big ambitions.
Pooley becomes the first woman to win in Plouay two years in a row, but she didn’t want to take this race as an indication for the Worlds in Australia in October. “Last year I won here and I was shit at the Worlds,” she said with a big laugh.
Her second win in Brittany was also thanks in no small part to the excellent tactics of the Cervélo team. Her teammate Elizabeth Armitstead went away solo in the first half of the race. “She went early and it was a super strong attack,” Pooley said. “It was so far to go on your own! We were hoping for Columbia to counter attack but (fellow Cervélo rider) Sharon (Laws) joined Liza. The other teams had to chase then. Two Cervélo riders, that was too dangerous for our adversaries.”
Judith Arndt closed the gap for HTC-Columbia and she took the three best riders with her. “This circuit is our type of course,” Johansson explained. “There are corners and just no let up.”
“It suits us because it’s a selective course,” Pooley added. “It was also the last race of the World Cup series. The same two as last year (Vos and Johansson) were fighting for the overall win, and me… I was just lucky to be there again.”
Pooley was definitely the strongest. On the final hill of Ty-Marrec, which featured in the world championship held in Plouay ten years ago, she simply rode her three adversaries off her wheel. Vos hesitated a little too much and subsequently tried to bridge the gap but Pooley didn’t give her a chance to come across and soloed to a fine victory.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 3:12:37 |
2 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:01:14 |
3 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women | 0:02:35 |
6 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 0:03:33 |
7 | Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets | 0:03:37 |
8 | Erinne Willock, (Can) Canadian National Team | 0:05:49 |
9 | Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara | 0:05:57 |
11 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Dutch National Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Andréa Bosman (Ned) Dutch National Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Sophie Creux (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Dutch National Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Grete Treier (Est) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Anne Samplonuis (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Catherine Williamson (GBr) British National Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Carla Swart (RSA) MTN | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Sylwia Kapusta-Szydlak (Pol) Safi - Pasta Zara | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) Spanish National Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Robyn De Groot (RSA) MTN | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products Uck | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Katie Colclough (GBr) British National Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Lise Nöstvold (Nor) Hitec Products Uck | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo Test Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Cherise Taylor (RSA) MTN | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Eivgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Team Valdarno | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Dutch National Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Béatrice Thomas (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) French National Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Fröydis Waerstad (Nor) Hitec Products Uck | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team | 0:06:23 |
52 | Polona Batagelj (Slo) Bizkaia - Durango | 0:06:29 |
53 | Aude Biannic (Fra) French National Team | 0:07:41 |
54 | Petra Dijkman (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team | 0:08:27 |
55 | Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango | 0:08:31 |
HD | Kimberly Anderson (USA) HTC Columbia Women | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
HD | Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
HD | Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Lotto Ladies Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
HD | Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
HD | Laure Werner (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
HD | Mélodie Lesueur (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
HD | Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
HD | Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
HD | Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
HD | Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
HD | Ana Belen Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
HD | Marissa Van Der Merwe (RSA) MTN | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
HD | Lylanie Lauwrens (RSA) MTN | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
HD | Karin Aune (Swe) Fenixs - Petrogradets | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
HD | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Fenixs - Petrogradets | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
HD | Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
HD | Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Team Valdarno | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
HD | Marion Azam (Fra) French National Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
HD | Ludivine Loze (Fra) French National Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
HD | Joëlle Numainville (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
HD | Denise Ramsden (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
HD | Leah Guloien (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
HD | Heather Logan-Sprenger (Can) Canadian National Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
HD | Katarzyna Sosna (Ltu) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
HD | Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Spanish National Team | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
HD | Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Spanish National Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
HD | Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gloria Presti (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicole Cooke (GBr) British National Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lucy Martin (GBr) British National Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emma Trott (GBr) British National Team | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nikki Harris (GBr) British National Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emma Silversides (GBr) Redsun Cycling Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eugénie Mermillod (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elodie Hegoburu (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ariadna Tudel Cuberes (And) Bizkaia - Durango | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Nederland Bloeit | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs - Petrogradets | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Line Foss (Nor) Hitec Products Uck | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lisa Brennaeur (Ger) Hitec Products Uck | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jacqueline Hahn (Aut) Hitec Products Uck | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emma Skjerstad (Nor) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Amy Pieters (Ned) Dutch National Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Team Valdarno | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Amélie Rivat (Fra) French National Team | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) French National Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simona Frapporti (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simona Martini (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Irene Falorni (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Corinna Mari (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Chiara Vanni (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Spanish National Team | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Spanish National Team | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 270 | pts |
2 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team | 209 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo Test Team | 202 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 182 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | 161 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 160 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team | 158 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 157 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women | 137 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Nicole Cooke (GBr) | 112 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 108 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Leontien.nl | 102 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women | 81 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | 78 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 72 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women | 62 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
16 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 62 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo Test Team | 59 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women | 54 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo Test Team | 50 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 48 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Ruth Corset (Aus) Tibco | 45 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Andrea Bosman (Ned) Leontien.nl | 43 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team | 40 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Leontien.nl | 37 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Team Valdarno | 36 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Leontien.nl | 35 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
27 | Angela Hennig (Ger) Noris Cycling | 35 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Brooke Miller (USA) Tibco | 32 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
29 | Marie Lindberg (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team | 32 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno | 30 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
31 | Linda Melanie Villumsen (NZl) HTC Columbia Women | 30 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Lucy Martin (GBr) | 29 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 27 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara | 26 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Nederland Bloeit | 25 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets | 21 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
37 | Carla Swart (RSA) MTN | 21 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
37 | Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) | 21 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Erinne Willock (Can) | 18 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
40 | Sophie Creux (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion | 18 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
40 | Emma Petersen (NZl) | 18 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Christel Ferrier-Brunea (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 16 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
43 | Katie Colclough (Gbr) | 16 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
43 | Emma Trott (Gbr) | 16 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team | 15 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
46 | Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara | 15 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
46 | Alexis Rhodes (Aus) | 15 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
46 | Amber Halliday (Aus) | 15 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
46 | Shara Gillow (Aus) | 15 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
46 | Melissa Holt (Nzl) | 15 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team | 14 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
52 | Latoya Brulee (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team | 14 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products Uck | 13 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
54 | Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara | 13 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
54 | Trine Schmidt (Den) Hitec Products Uck | 13 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
54 | Maria Grandt Petersen (Den) Hitec Products Uck | 13 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
54 | Kristine Saastad (Nor) Hitec Products Uck | 13 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Svitlana Galyuk (Ukr) | 12 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
59 | Lesya Kalitovska (Ukr) | 12 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
59 | Valeriya Kononenko (Ukr) | 12 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
59 | Hanna Solovey (Ukr) | 12 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
59 | Madeleine Olsson (Swe) Alriksson Go:Green | 12 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara | 11 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
64 | Ashleigh Moolman (Rsa) Lotto Ladies Team | 11 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
64 | Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team | 11 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
64 | Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 11 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
64 | Megan Dunn (Aus) | 11 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Cervelo Test Team | 677 | pts |
2 | HTC Columbia Women | 613 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Nederland Bloeit | 438 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Redsun Cycling Team | 238 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Lotto Ladies Team | 200 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Leontien.nl | 178 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Great Britain | 173 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Australia | 159 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Gauss RDZ Ormu | 125 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Netherlands | 123 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi | 114 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Team Valdarno | 66 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
12 | Safi - Pasta Zara | 66 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Ukraine | 63 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion | 53 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Hitec Products UCK | 52 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Alriksson Go:Green | 42 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Noris Cycling | 35 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | New Zealand | 33 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Tibco | 32 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Norway | 32 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Fenixs - Petrogradets | 30 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Vaiano Solaristech | 28 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Giant Pro Cycling | 27 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Vienne Futuroscope | 24 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | MTN | 21 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Denmark | 16 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Russia | 11 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Korea | 9 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Finland | 8 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Austria | 7 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | ACS Chirio - Forno D'asolo | 5 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 5 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | China | 5 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Ireland | 4 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Germany | 3 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | United States | 3 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Topsport Vlaanderen - Thompson | 2 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
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