Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen 2011: Prologue Results

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Elizabeth Armitstead (Garmin-Cervelo) is back in action after her Giro Donne crash (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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World time trial Champion, Emma Pooley leads the Garmin-Cervelo women (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Sarah Duester leads Nederland Bloeit. (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Judith Arndt leads HTC-HighRoad on the way to victory (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Amanda Miller leads HTC-HighRoad on the way to victory (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Russia were third on the team time trial (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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The winning HTC-HighRoad women on the podium (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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A very full podium after the team time trial (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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The first race leader in 2011, Ina Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-HighRoad) (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Lisa Brennauer leads the Hitec Products women on their first lap (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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The AA Drink team on the climb (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Fabiana Luperini leads SC MCipollini Giordana (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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2010 winner, Olga Zabelinskaya rides for Russia this year in defence of her title (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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The Australians were first team off (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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The Steven Redvil team in flight (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Kouta Speed Queens on the hill (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Skil Koga en masse on the climb (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Claudia Häusler leads the German National Team (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Canadians - Juvederm Specialized (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Horizon Fitness on the second lap (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Only four starters for Abus-Nutrixxion (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Luisa Tamanini leads the Gauss Rdz Ormu women (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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The competition leaders - Svetlana Bubnenkova (Russia), Ina Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-HighRoad), Emma Johansson (Hitec Products), Chloe Hosking (HTC-HighRoad), Elizabeth Armitstead (Garmin-Cervelo) (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

The HTC Highroad Women's team claimed their 41st win of the season with a victory in the prologue team time trial at the Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen. Garmin-Cervelo finished second, seven seconds back, while the Russian Federation squad earned third place at eight seconds.

With the team's victory, HTC Highroad's Ina-Yoko Teutenberg assumes the leader's jersey. The German's teammates Judith Arndt, Amanda Miller and Amber Neben hold second through fourth overall respectively all with the same time as Teutenberg.

"It is great to have such a strong lead right out of the prologue," says HTC Highroad Women's sport director, Jens Zemke. "With such a short distance, the seven seconds is a lot."

Zemke is confident that after today's results, the team can hold their position through the forthcoming stages.

"Tomorrow is a 119km course, and we will have to be smart with our strategy on how to keep this lead. Even though it is a significant amount of time that does not mean we want to waste any of it.

"Judith Arndt did an excellent job pulling for the girls today, they all rode wonderfully and are ready for the next six days."

Full Results
1	Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Highroad Women	0:04:34
2	Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Highroad Women
3	Amanda Miller (USA) HTC Highroad Women
4	Amber Neben (USA) HTC Highroad Women
5	Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Garmin-Cervelo	0:00:07
6	Iris Slappendel (Ned) Garmin-Cervelo
7	Emma Pooley (GBr) Garmin-Cervelo
8	Noemi Cantele (Ita) Garmin-Cervelo
9	Adriana Visser (Ned) HTC Highroad Women	0:00:08
10	Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Russian Federation	0:00:09
11	Venera Absaliyamova (Rus) Russian Federation
12	Irina Molitcheva (Rus) Russian Federation
13	Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec Products - UCK	0:00:10
14	Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Hitec Products - UCK
15	Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products - UCK
16	Lise Nostvold (Nor) Hitec Products - UCK
17	Regina Bruins (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team	0:00:11
18	Amy Pieters (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team
19	Esra Tromp (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team
20	Anne De Wildt (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team
21	Trixi Worrack (Ger) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team	0:00:12
22	Linda Villumsen (NZl) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team
23	Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team
24	Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team
25	Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Germany	0:00:13
26	Claudia Häusler (Ger) Germany
27	Lisa Fischer (Ger) Germany
28	Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Germany
29	Mieke Kröger (Ger) Germany
30	Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Horizon Fitness RT
31	Helen Wyman (GBr) Horizon Fitness RT
32	Claire Thomas (GBr) Horizon Fitness RT
33	Sarah Storey (GBr) Horizon Fitness RT
34	Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australia
35	Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia
36	Jessie MacLean (Aus) Australia
37	Taryn Heather (Aus) Australia
38	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia
39	Ruth Corset (Aus) Australia
40	Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) SC MCipollini Giambenini	0:00:16
41	Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
42	Monia Baccaille (Ita) SC MCipollini Giambenini
43	Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
44	Fabianna Luperini (Ita) SC MCipollini Giambenini
45	Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
46	Nicole Cooke (GBr) SC MCipollini Giambenini
47	Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
48	Sarah Düster (Ger) Nederland Bloeit
49	Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Russian Federation
50	Evgenya Romanyuta (Rus) Russian Federation
51	Daphny Van den Brand (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team	0:00:17
52	Josie Van Wingerden (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team
53	Lex Albrecht (Can) Juvederm-Specialized	0:00:21
54	Veronique Labonte (Can) Juvederm-Specialized
55	Denise Ramsden (Can) Juvederm-Specialized
56	Mary Zider (USA) Juvederm-Specialized
57	Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Gauss	0:00:23
58	Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Gauss
59	Sylwia Kapusta (Pol) Gauss
60	Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Gauss
61	Romy Kasper (Ger) Kuota Speed Kueens
62	Jacqueline Hahn (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens
63	Lisa Pleyer (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens
64	Bianca Purath (Ger) Kuota Speed Kueens
65	Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens
66	Sharon Laws (GBr) Garmin-Cervelo	0:00:25
67	Emilie Aubry (Swi) Nederland Bloeit	0:00:26
68	Marie-Therese Ludwig (Ger) Stevens-Redvil	0:00:28
69	Theres Klein (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
70	Melanie Wotsch (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
71	Lisa Poller (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
72	Beate Zanner (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
73	Lydia Wegemund (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
74	Kelly Markus (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team	0:00:29
75	Moriah Macgregor (Can) Juvederm-Specialized	0:00:33
76	Lisa Küllmer (Ger) Germany	0:00:36
77	Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team	0:00:39
78	Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) Gauss	0:00:40
79	Anna Fischer (Ger) Abus Nutrixxion	0:00:42
80	Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) Abus Nutrixxion
81	Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) Abus Nutrixxion
82	Maria Grand-Petersen (Den) Abus Nutrixxion
83	Trine Schmidt (Den) Garmin-Cervelo	0:00:43
84	Annabel Simpson (GBr) Horizon Fitness RT	0:00:44
85	Claudia Schlager (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens
86	Lorena Foresi (Ita) Gauss	0:00:50
87	Anne Guzman (Can) Juvederm-Specialized	0:00:52
88	Chloe Hosking (Aus) HTC Highroad Women	0:00:54
89	Hanna Rich (GBr) Horizon Fitness RT	0:00:58
90	Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Hitec Products - UCK
91	Cecilie Johansen (Nor) Hitec Products - UCK
92	Samantha Galassi (Ita) SC MCipollini Giambenini	0:01:01
93	Olga Zabelinskaja (Rus) Russian Federation	0:01:06

Teams
1	HTC Highroad Women	0:13:42
2	Garmin-Cervelo	0:00:21
3	Russian Federation	0:00:27
4	Hitec Products - UCK	0:00:30
5	Skil-Koga Cycling Team	0:00:33
6	AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team	0:00:36
7	Germany	0:00:39
8	Horizon Fitness RT
9	Australia
10	SC MCipollini Giambenini	0:00:48
11	Nederland Bloeit
12	Juvederm-Specialized	0:01:03
13	Gauss	0:01:09
14	Kuota Speed Kueens
15	Stevens-Redvil	0:01:24
16	Abus Nutrixxion	0:02:06

General classification after prologue
1	Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Highroad Women	0:04:34
2	Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Highroad Women
3	Amanda Miller (USA) HTC Highroad Women
4	Amber Neben (USA) HTC Highroad Women
5	Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Garmin-Cervelo	0:00:07
6	Iris Slappendel (Ned) Garmin-Cervelo
7	Emma Pooley (GBr) Garmin-Cervelo
8	Noemi Cantele (Ita) Garmin-Cervelo
9	Adriana Visser (Ned) HTC Highroad Women	0:00:08
10	Svetlana Boubnenkova (Rus) Russian Federation	0:00:09
11	Venera Absaliyamova (Rus) Russian Federation
12	Irina Molitcheva (Rus) Russian Federation
13	Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec Products - UCK	0:00:10
14	Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Hitec Products - UCK
15	Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products - UCK
16	Lise Nostvold (Nor) Hitec Products - UCK
17	Regina Bruins (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team	0:00:11
18	Amy Pieters (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team
19	Esra Tromp (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team
20	Anne De Wildt (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team
21	Trixi Worrack (Ger) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team	0:00:12
22	Linda Villumsen (NZl) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team
23	Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team
24	Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team
25	Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Germany	0:00:13
26	Claudia Häusler (Ger) Germany
27	Lisa Fischer (Ger) Germany
28	Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Germany
29	Mieke Kröger (Ger) Germany
30	Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Horizon Fitness RT
31	Helen Wyman (GBr) Horizon Fitness RT
32	Claire Thomas (GBr) Horizon Fitness RT
33	Sarah Storey (GBr) Horizon Fitness RT
34	Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australia
35	Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia
36	Jessie MacLean (Aus) Australia
37	Taryn Heather (Aus) Australia
38	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia
39	Ruth Corset (Aus) Australia
40	Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) SC MCipollini Giambenini	0:00:16
41	Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
42	Monia Baccaille (Ita) SC MCipollini Giambenini
43	Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
44	Fabianna Luperini (Ita) SC MCipollini Giambenini
45	Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
46	Nicole Cooke (GBr) SC MCipollini Giambenini
47	Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
48	Sarah Düster (Ger) Nederland Bloeit
49	Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Russian Federation
50	Evgenya Romanyuta (Rus) Russian Federation
51	Daphny Van den Brand (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team	0:00:17
52	Josie Van Wingerden (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team
53	Lex Albrecht (Can) Juvederm-Specialized	0:00:21
54	Veronique Labonte (Can) Juvederm-Specialized
55	Denise Ramsden (Can) Juvederm-Specialized
56	Mary Zider (USA) Juvederm-Specialized
57	Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Gauss	0:00:23
58	Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Gauss
59	Sylwia Kapusta (Pol) Gauss
60	Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Gauss
61	Romy Kasper (Ger) Kuota Speed Kueens
62	Jacqueline Hahn (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens
63	Lisa Pleyer (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens
64	Bianca Purath (Ger) Kuota Speed Kueens
65	Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens
66	Sharon Laws (GBr) Garmin-Cervelo	0:00:25
67	Emilie Aubry (Swi) Nederland Bloeit	0:00:26
68	Marie-Therese Ludwig (Ger) Stevens-Redvil	0:00:28
69	Theres Klein (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
70	Melanie Wotsch (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
71	Lisa Poller (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
72	Beate Zanner (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
73	Lydia Wegemund (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
74	Kelly Markus (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team	0:00:29
75	Moriah Macgregor (Can) Juvederm-Specialized	0:00:33
76	Lisa Küllmer (Ger) Germany	0:00:36
77	Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team	0:00:39
78	Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) Gauss	0:00:40
79	Anna Fischer (Ger) Abus Nutrixxion	0:00:42
80	Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) Abus Nutrixxion
81	Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) Abus Nutrixxion
82	Maria Grand-Petersen (Den) Abus Nutrixxion
83	Trine Schmidt (Den) Garmin-Cervelo	0:00:43
84	Annabel Simpson (GBr) Horizon Fitness RT	0:00:44
85	Claudia Schlager (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens
86	Lorena Foresi (Ita) Gauss	0:00:50
87	Anne Guzman (Can) Juvederm-Specialized	0:00:52
88	Chloe Hosking (Aus) HTC Highroad Women	0:00:54
89	Hanna Rich (GBr) Horizon Fitness RT	0:00:58
90	Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Hitec Products - UCK
91	Cecilie Johansen (Nor) Hitec Products - UCK
92	Samantha Galassi (Ita) SC MCipollini Giambenini	0:01:01
93	Olga Zabelinskaja (Rus) Russian Federation	0:01:06

Young rider classification
1	Amy Pieters (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team	0:04:45
2	Esra Tromp (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team
3	Anne De Wildt (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team
4	Lisa Fischer (Ger) Germany	0:00:02
5	Mieke Kröger (Ger) Germany
6	Denise Ramsden (Can) Juvederm-Specialized	0:00:10
7	Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Gauss	0:00:12
8	Jacqueline Hahn (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens
9	Emilie Aubry (Swi) Nederland Bloeit	0:00:15
10	Marie-Therese Ludwig (Ger) Stevens-Redvil	0:00:17
11	Theres Klein (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
12	Melanie Wotsch (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
13	Lisa Poller (Ger) Stevens-Redvil
14	Kelly Markus (Ned) Skil-Koga Cycling Team	0:00:18
15	Lisa Küllmer (Ger) Germany	0:00:25
16	Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) Gauss	0:00:29
17	Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) Abus Nutrixxion	0:00:31
18	Maria Grand-Petersen (Den) Abus Nutrixxion
19	Annabel Simpson (GBr) Horizon Fitness RT	0:00:33
20	Chloe Hosking (Aus) HTC Highroad Women	0:00:43
21	Hanna Rich (GBr) Horizon Fitness RT	0:00:47
22	Cecilie Johansen (Nor) Hitec Products - UCK

Teams classification
1	HTC Highroad Women	0:13:42
2	Garmin-Cervelo	0:00:21
3	Russian Federation	0:00:27
4	Hitec Products - UCK	0:00:30
5	Skil-Koga Cycling Team	0:00:33
6	AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team	0:00:36
7	Germany	0:00:39
8	Horizon Fitness RT
9	Australia
10	SC MCipollini Giambenini	0:00:48
11	Nederland Bloeit
12	Juvederm-Specialized	0:01:03
13	Gauss	0:01:09
14	Kuota Speed Kueens
15	Stevens-Redvil	0:01:24
16	Abus Nutrixxion	0:02:06