Teutenberg claims sprint victory
By Cycling News published
Ziliute maintains overall lead
Columbia-HTC's Ina-Yoko Teutenberg outsprinted the bunch at the end of stage one of the Route De France from Fontenay-le-Comte to Cholet on Monday.
"The last part was very technical, but at the finish [rival Diana] Ziliute started to accelerate very early and we got a good gap. That made a big difference," Teutenberg said.
"I got good support from the team throughout the stage and then they gave me a great lead-out, which all helped."
Teutenberg said she had had an incident-free stage and build-up to the bunch sprint, even though Monday's 108km ride through central France had not been straightforward.
"The stage was tougher than it looked on the race profile. They always say it's flat in this part of France, but in fact it's constantly up and down.
"The hardest part of this year's race are the last two stages, which are really hilly, and together with tomorrow's [Tuesday's] time trial that's where the overall will be decided."
Teutenberg said she felt like her form was improving after a third place on Sunday in the prologue. "I had a bit of a flat period after the Giro d'Italia [in July] and things didn't go as well as we would have liked in Sweden [in the Vargarda World Cup rounds], either.
"But now I've got a stage win here in France and hopefully things will continue to get better, and I can start to build up for the rest of the season."
Diana Ziliute (Safi-Pasta Zara Titanedi) maintained her lead in the overall classification ahead of Svetlana Bubnenkova (Fenixs).
1 | Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC | 2:58:24 |
2 | Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:00:02 |
3 | Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | |
4 | Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | |
5 | Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | |
6 | Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | |
7 | Karine Gautard (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
8 | Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
9 | Carmen McNellis (USA) US National Team | |
10 | Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs | |
11 | Audrey Lemieux (Can) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | |
12 | Monia Baccaille (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | |
13 | Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | |
14 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | |
15 | Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
16 | Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Fenixs | |
17 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia | |
18 | Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | |
19 | Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | |
20 | Corine Hierckens (Bel) Fenixs | |
21 | Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | |
22 | Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | |
23 | Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
24 | Elizabeth Armistead (GBr) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | |
25 | Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | |
26 | Kaytee Boyd (NZl) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
27 | Samantha Galassi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | |
28 | Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team Columbia-HTC | |
29 | Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | |
30 | Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
31 | Marlen Johrend (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | |
32 | Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs | |
33 | Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Fenixs | 0:00:11 |
34 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Columbia-HTC | |
35 | Kristin McGrath (USA) US National Team | |
36 | Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | |
37 | Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | |
38 | Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia-HTC | |
39 | Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | |
40 | Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | |
41 | Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
42 | Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | |
43 | Ally Stacher (USA) US National Team | |
44 | Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australia | |
45 | Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | |
46 | Christine Majerus (Lux) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | |
47 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | |
48 | Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | |
49 | Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | |
50 | Marie Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | |
51 | Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | |
52 | Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
53 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | |
54 | Egle Zablockyte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | |
55 | Jenifer Letue (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | |
56 | Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | |
57 | Flavia M. Oliveira (USA) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | |
58 | Ruth Corset (Aus) Australia | |
59 | Alice Donadoni (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | |
60 | Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
61 | Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC | |
62 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) US National Team | |
63 | Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | |
64 | Katherine Bates (Aus) Team Columbia-HTC | |
65 | Béatrice Thomas (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | |
66 | Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia | |
67 | Magali Mocquery (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
68 | Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
69 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | |
70 | Lindsay Myers (USA) US National Team | |
71 | Serena Mensa (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | |
72 | Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Australia | 0:01:01 |
73 | Alison Starnes (USA) US National Team | 0:01:18 |
74 | Mélodie Lesueur (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | 0:00:11 |
75 | Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:02:35 |
76 | Bridie O'Donnell (Aus) Australia | 0:06:06 |
77 | Florence Girardet (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:17:34 |
DNF | Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs |
1 | Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | 3:04:25 |
2 | Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs | 0:00:01 |
3 | Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC | 0:00:03 |
4 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia | 0:00:08 |
5 | Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:00:14 |
6 | Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 0:00:19 |
7 | Monia Baccaille (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:00:20 |
8 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:00:21 |
9 | Elizabeth Armistead (GBr) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | |
10 | Kaytee Boyd (NZl) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 0:00:22 |
11 | Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
12 | Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:00:23 |
13 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Columbia-HTC | 0:00:27 |
14 | Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:29 |
15 | Karine Gautard (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:00:30 |
16 | Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | |
17 | Ruth Corset (Aus) Australia | 0:00:31 |
18 | Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | |
19 | Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia | |
20 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) US National Team | |
21 | Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:00:32 |
22 | Carmen McNellis (USA) US National Team | |
23 | Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:00:33 |
24 | Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | |
25 | Marie Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:34 |
26 | Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | |
27 | Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga (Spa) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:00:36 |
28 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | |
29 | Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Fenixs | 0:00:37 |
30 | Kristin McGrath (USA) US National Team | 0:00:38 |
31 | Luise Keller (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC | |
32 | Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:39 |
33 | Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
34 | Christine Majerus (Lux) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | 0:00:40 |
35 | Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia-HTC | |
36 | Emanuela Azzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | |
37 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:41 |
38 | Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | |
39 | Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 0:00:42 |
40 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:44 |
41 | Mélodie Lesueur (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | |
42 | Marlen Johrend (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:45 |
43 | Audrey Lemieux (Can) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | 0:00:47 |
44 | Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs | |
45 | Corine Hierckens (Bel) Fenixs | 0:00:48 |
46 | Magali Mocquery (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
47 | Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
48 | Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:49 |
49 | Ally Stacher (USA) US National Team | |
50 | Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:00:50 |
51 | Jenifer Letue (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | 0:00:51 |
52 | Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:00:52 |
53 | Katherine Bates (Aus) Team Columbia-HTC | |
54 | Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:53 |
55 | Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australia | |
56 | Flavia M. Oliveira (USA) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | |
57 | Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | |
58 | Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:00:54 |
59 | Lindsay Myers (USA) US National Team | 0:00:56 |
60 | Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | 0:00:57 |
61 | Chantal Beltman (Ned) Team Columbia-HTC | |
62 | Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:00:58 |
63 | Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:59 |
64 | Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:01:00 |
65 | Béatrice Thomas (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | |
66 | Egle Zablockyte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:01:02 |
67 | Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:01:04 |
68 | Samantha Galassi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | |
69 | Alice Donadoni (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:01:06 |
70 | Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Fenixs | 0:01:08 |
71 | Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:01:09 |
72 | Serena Mensa (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:01:18 |
73 | Alison Starnes (USA) US National Team | 0:01:27 |
74 | Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Australia | 0:02:17 |
75 | Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:03:44 |
76 | Bridie O'Donnell (Aus) Australia | 0:06:41 |
77 | Florence Girardet (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:18:15 |
1 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia | 3:04:33 |
2 | Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 0:00:11 |
3 | Elizabeth Armistead (GBr) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:00:13 |
4 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Team Columbia-HTC | 0:00:19 |
5 | Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:21 |
6 | Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia | 0:00:23 |
7 | Marie Lindberg (Swe) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:26 |
8 | Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:31 |
9 | Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
10 | Christine Majerus (Lux) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | 0:00:32 |
11 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 0:00:33 |
12 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:36 |
13 | Mélodie Lesueur (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | |
14 | Ally Stacher (USA) US National Team | 0:00:41 |
15 | Jenifer Letue (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | 0:00:43 |
16 | Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:00:45 |
17 | Lindsay Myers (USA) US National Team | 0:00:48 |
18 | Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:00:50 |
19 | Elena Berlato (Ita) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:00:52 |
20 | Egle Zablockyte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:54 |
21 | Samantha Galassi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:00:56 |
22 | Alice Donadoni (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago | 0:00:58 |
23 | Serena Mensa (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | 0:01:10 |
24 | Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Safi -Pasta Zara Titanedi | 0:03:36 |

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