HTC Highroad powers to team time trial victory
Defending champion Arndt assumes first leader's jersey
The HTC-Highroad women's squad opened the Giro della Toscana Femminile with a victory in the stage 1 team time trial. The team, led in by defending champion Judith Arndt, stopped the clock in 6:27 for the 5.5km parcours to beat the Russian Federation team by 13 seconds and Gauss by 24 seconds.
With the stage victory, Arndt picked up where she left off in 2010 as the holder of the leader's jersey.
"It was a flat circuit today," said HTC Highroad sports director Ronny Lauke, "A very simple course that came down to setting as strong of a pace as we could and maintaining it until the end.
"Our plan was to accelerate hard at the start and keep pace steady. We had Judith [Arndt], Ina [Teutenberg] and Charlotte [Becker] pulling on the long stretches and our younger riders leading out the short sections."
With another flat circuit tomorrow, the HTC-Highroad women face a 117.1km route to defend their lead and keep Arndt in the leader's jersey.
"We have been on a bit of a winning streak over the past ten days and we plan to keep the momentum here in Tuscany," said Lauke.
1 | HTC Highroad Women | 0:06:27 |
2 | Russian Federation | 0:00:13 |
3 | Gauss | 0:00:24 |
4 | SC MCipollini Giambenini | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Australia | 0:00:25 |
6 | Garmin - Cervelo | 0:00:27 |
7 | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Lotto Honda Team | 0:00:28 |
9 | Diadora - Pasta Zara | 0:00:29 |
10 | United States of America | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Colavita Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:33 |
12 | S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | 0:00:34 |
13 | Germany | 0:00:35 |
14 | Vaiano Solaristech | 0:00:36 |
15 | Slovenia | 0:00:39 |
16 | Dolmans Landscaping Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Kleo Ladies Team | 0:00:42 |
18 | Ukraine | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Kuota Speed Kueens | 0:00:46 |
20 | Lointek | 0:00:54 |
21 | Fanini | 0:01:05 |
1 | Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Highroad Women | 0:06:27 |
2 | Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Highroad Women | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Amanda Miller (USA) HTC Highroad Women | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) HTC Highroad Women | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Katie Colclough (GBr) HTC Highroad Women | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) HTC Highroad Women | 0:00:03 |
7 | Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Russian Federation | 0:00:13 |
8 | Irina Molicheva (Rus) Russian Federation | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Russian Federation | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Evgeniya Romanyuta (Rus) Russian Federation | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Verena Absalyamova (Rus) Russian Federation | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Gauss | 0:00:24 |
13 | Lorena Foresi (Ita) Gauss | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Sylwia Kapusta (Pol) Gauss | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Gauss | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) MCipollini Gianbenini | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Monia Baccaille (Ita) MCipollini Gianbenini | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Fabiana Luperini (Ita) MCipollini Gianbenini | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Gianbenini | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) MCipollini Gianbenini | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia | 0:00:25 |
23 | Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Jessie MacLean (Aus) Australia | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Joanne Hogan (Aus) Australia | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Belinda Goss (Aus) Australia | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Carla Ryan (Aus) Garmin-Cervelo | 0:00:27 |
28 | Iris Slappendel (Ned) Garmin-Cervelo | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Garmin-Cervelo | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Lucy Martin (GBr) Garmin-Cervelo | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Sarah-Lena Hofmann (Ger) Garmin-Cervelo | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Gloria Presti (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Cherise Taylor (RSA) Lotto Honda Team | 0:00:28 |
37 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Honda Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Robyn De Groot (RSA) Lotto Honda Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Honda Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Joanna Van De Winkel (RSA) Lotto Honda Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Diadora - Pasta Zara | 0:00:29 |
43 | Claudia Häusler (Ger) Diadora - Pasta Zara | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Alona Andruk (Ukr) Diadora - Pasta Zara | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Giulia Donato (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Carmen McNellis Small (USA) United States of America | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Megan Guarnier (USA) United States of America | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Kristin McGrath (USA) United States of America | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Janel Holcomb (USA) United States of America | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Tayler Wiles (USA) United States of America | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Robin Farina (USA) United States of America | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Amber Pierce (USA) Diadora - Pasta Zara | 0:00:32 |
54 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Colavita Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:33 |
55 | Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) Colavita Forno d'Asolo | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Colavita Forno d'Asolo | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Theresa Cliff-Ryan (USA) Colavita Forno d'Asolo | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Colavita Forno d'Asolo | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Colavita Forno d'Asolo | 0:00:34 |
60 | Andrea Dvorak (USA) Colavita Forno d'Asolo | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Grete Treier (Est) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Karin Aune (Swe) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Colavita Forno d'Asolo | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Germany | 0:00:35 |
68 | Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Germany | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Germany | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Germany | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Germany | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Janine Bubner (Ger) Germany | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Vaiano Solaristech | 0:00:36 |
74 | Flavia Oliveira (Bra) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Katarzyna Sosna (Ltu) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Chiara Vanni (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Gauss | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | 0:00:37 |
80 | Tjaša Rutar (Slo) Slovenia | 0:00:39 |
81 | Polona Batagelj (Slo) Slovenia | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Petra Zrimšek (Slo) Slovenia | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Živa Verbic (Slo) Slovenia | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Urša Pintar (Slo) Slovenia | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Alenka Novak (Slo) Slovenia | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Gauss | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Danielle Bekkering (Ned) Dolmans Landscaping Team | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Dolmans Landscaping Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Geerike Schreurs (Ned) Dolmans Landscaping Team | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Birgit Lavrijssen (Ned) Dolmans Landscaping Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Petra Dijkman (Ned) Dolmans Landscaping Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Marissa Otten (Ned) Dolmans Landscaping Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Giulia Ronchi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 0:00:40 |
94 | Alessia Martini (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Martina Corazza (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team | 0:00:42 |
96 | Francesca Tognali (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Olena Sharga (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Oksana Kashchishina (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Maryna Ivaniuk (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Eivgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Ivanna Borovichenko (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Lelizaveta Oshurkova (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Viktoriya Vologdina (Ukr) Ukraine | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 0:00:43 |
108 | Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Victoria Kondel (Rus) Russian Federation | 0:00:44 |
110 | Laura Fouquet (Ger) Kuota Speed Kueens | 0:00:46 |
111 | Jacqueline Hahn (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Kuota Speed Kueens | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Ana Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) Germany | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Yulia Blindyuk (Rus) MCipollini Gianbenini | 0:00:47 |
116 | Marie-Therese Ludwig (Ger) Germany | 0:00:53 |
117 | Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga (Spa) Lointek | 0:00:54 |
118 | Fanny Riberot (Fra) Lointek | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Lointek | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Lointek | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Sara Grifi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | 0:00:55 |
122 | Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto Honda Team | 0:00:57 |
123 | Samantha Galassi (Ita) MCipollini Gianbenini | 0:00:58 |
124 | Bridie O'Donnell (Aus) Australia | 0:00:59 |
125 | Jessica Uebelhart (Swi) Diadora - Pasta Zara | 0:01:00 |
126 | Francesca Stefani (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara | 0:01:01 |
127 | Whitney Gaggioli (USA) Fanini | 0:01:05 |
128 | Alena Sitsko (Blr) Fanini | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Federica Primavera (Ita) Fanini | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Monica Ceccon (Ita) Fanini | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Claudia Schlager (Aut) Kuota Speed Kueens | 0:01:06 |
132 | Ella Michal (Isr) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | 0:01:08 |
133 | Olena Oliinyk (Ukr) Ukraine | 0:01:09 |
134 | Stefania Baldi (Ita) Fanini | 0:01:12 |
135 | Sara Ficini (Ita) Fanini | 0:01:14 |
136 | Simona Martini (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech | 0:01:17 |
137 | Alexandra Goncharova (Rus) Russian Federation | 0:01:20 |
138 | Ally Stacher (USA) HTC Highroad Women | 0:01:23 |
139 | Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Lointek | 0:01:39 |
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