Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin 2010: Stage 4 Results

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The competition leaders on the presentation podium. (Image credit: CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net)

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Mara Abbot (US National Team) and Emma Pooley (Cervelo TestTeam) worked together on the Tour de l’Aude’s fourth stage, and both riders benefited from the cooperation. For Abbott working with her British rival gave her a stage victory at the French race, while Pooley’s reward was a strong lead in the general classification.

Pooley trailed Abbot across the line after 97 kilometres of racing, with the pair 43 seconds ahead of third placed Evelyn Stevens (HTC-Columbia). Pooley had started the day 1:03 minutes behind Adrie Visser (HTC-Columbia), but the Dutch rider was over three minutes behind on the day’s stage.

The time loss swung the pendulum in Pooley’s favour by 2:34 minutes, with five stages remaining. "I am very happy today. It is always great to be in the leader's jersey of Tour de l'Aude," said Emma Pooley. "So far I have a good gap over Adrie Visser. We still have some races to go, and something can always happen but I am confident."

The attack by Pooley and Abbot came from a six rider breakaway that escaped during the mountains. Pooley had the advantage of having team-mates Sharon Laws and Regina Bruins in the breakaway with her and Abbott.

"It was a nice day today, we had sun, no wind and now as well the yellow jersey," said Cervelo TestTeam sport director Egon van Kessel. "The peloton with our other riders reached the finish about 3:20 later so there are still five of our riders in a good overall position. Our team is in a comfortable position for the upcoming stages."

Full Results
1	Mara Abbot (USA) US National Team	2:41:30
2	Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team
3	Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women	0:00:43
4	Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team	0:01:57
5	Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	0:03:05
6	Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit	0:03:15
7	Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team
8	Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope	0:03:19
9	Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team	0:03:23
10	Katheryn Mattis (USA) US National Team
11	Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women
12	Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	0:03:25
13	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Leontien.nl
14	Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team
15	Trixi Worrack (Ger) Noris Cycling
16	Linda Melanie Villumsen (NZl) HTC Columbia Women
17	Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo Test Team
18	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
19	Andrea Bosman (Ned) Leontien.nl
20	Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit	0:03:35
21	Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Nederland Bloeit
22	Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Team Valdarno	0:03:43
23	Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team	0:03:47
24	Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team	0:04:16
25	Anriette Schoeman (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team	0:05:13
26	Amanda Miller (USA) TIBCO
27	Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne Futuroscope	0:06:53
28	Ruth Corset (Aus) TIBCO	0:09:22
29	Marijn De Vries (Ned) Leontien.nl	0:12:28
30	Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara	0:16:07
31	Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion
32	Carla Swart (RSA) MTN
33	Sylwia Kapusta (Pol) Safi - Pasta Zara
34	Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
35	Irina Molicheva (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets
36	Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets
37	Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Fenixs - Petrogradets
38	Marissa Van Der Merwe (RSA) MTN
39	Carmen Small (USA) US National Team
40	Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu
41	Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
42	Robyn De Groot (RSA) MTN
43	Andrea Dvorak (USA) US National Team
44	Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu
45	Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Redsun Cycling Team
46	Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team
47	Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Noris Cycling	0:16:20
48	Rebecca Much (USA) TIBCO
49	Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Team Valdarno
50	Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Team Valdarno
51	Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women
52	Marie Lindberg (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team	0:23:36
53	Martina Zwick (Ger) German National Team
54	Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara
55	Romy Kasper (Ger) Noris Cycling
56	Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Leontien.nl
57	Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) TIBCO
58	Béatrice Thomas (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion
59	Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope
60	Katharine Carrol (USA) US National Team
61	Brooke Miller (USA) TIBCO
62	Josien Van Wingerden (Ned) Leontien.nl
63	Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Noris Cycling	0:23:40
64	Angela Hennig (Ger) Noris Cycling
65	Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia Women
66	Petra Dijkman (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team	0:28:04
67	Kristin Mac Grath (USA) US National Team
68	Carly Hibberd (Aus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
69	Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu
70	Emma Mackie (Aus) TIBCO
71	Yulia Iliynikh (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets
72	Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara
73	Mélanie Bravard (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion
74	Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Team Valdarno
75	Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu
76	Giada Borgato (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu
77	Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
78	Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Leontien.nl
79	Laura Dittmann (Ger) German National Team
80	Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara
81	Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team
82	Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) Noris Cycling
83	Jenifer Letue (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope
84	Franziska Merten (Ger) German National Team
85	Audrey Lemieux (Can) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion
86	Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Lotto Ladies Team
87	Cashandra Slingerland (RSA) MTN	0:29:31
88	Lylanie Lauwrens (RSA) MTN
DNF	Elizabeth Hatch (USA) Lotto Ladies Team
DNF	Lina-Kristin Schink (Ger) German National Team

Mountain 1 - Col du Calvaire (HC) 29km
1	Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	12	pts
2	Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women	8
3	Mara Abbot (USA) US National Team	5
4	Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	3
5	Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team	2
6	Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo Test Team	1

Mountain 2 - D4 Col de Creu (HC) 53km
1	Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	12	pts
2	Mara Abbot (USA) US National Team	8
3	Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women	5
4	Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team	3
5	Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	2
6	Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team	1

Mountain 3 - Col de la Llose (HC) 67km
1	Mara Abbot (USA) US National Team	12	pts
2	Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	8
3	Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women	5
4	Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team	3
5	Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	2
6	Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope	1

Teams
1	Cervelo Test Team	8:10:50
2	HTC Columbia Women	0:01:11
3	Nederland Bloeit	0:03:54
4	Leontien.nl	0:12:57
5	US National Team	0:13:10
6	Redsun Cycling Team	0:16:00
7	TIBCO	0:24:35
8	Vienne Futuroscope	0:27:28
9	Team Valdarno	0:30:03
10	Lotto Ladies Team	0:30:44
11	Noris Cycling	0:37:01
12	S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	0:41:16
13	Fenixs - Petrogradets	0:42:01
14	MTN
15	Safi - Pasta Zara	0:49:30
16	Gauss RDZ Ormu	0:53:58
17	Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion	1:01:27
18	German National Team

General classification after stage 4
1	Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	9:44:05
2	Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women	0:02:34
3	Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit	0:03:09
4	Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team	0:03:15
5	Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women	0:03:21
6	Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	0:03:27
7	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Leontien.nl	0:03:28
8	Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo Test Team	0:03:31
9	Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team	0:03:35
10	Mara Abbot (USA) US National Team	0:03:45
11	Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team	0:03:55
12	Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit	0:03:57
13	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit	0:04:09
14	Katheryn Mattis (USA) US National Team	0:04:24
15	Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Nederland Bloeit	0:04:27
16	Andrea Bosman (Ned) Leontien.nl	0:04:35
17	Trixi Worrack (Ger) Noris Cycling	0:05:10
18	Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope	0:05:23
19	Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	0:05:54
20	Linda Melanie Villumsen (NZl) HTC Columbia Women	0:06:31
21	Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	0:08:03
22	Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Team Valdarno	0:08:31
23	Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team	0:08:49
24	Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne Futuroscope	0:12:46
25	Ruth Corset (Aus) TIBCO	0:13:14
26	Anriette Schoeman (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team	0:15:32
27	Marijn De Vries (Ned) Leontien.nl	0:16:43
28	Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu	0:16:52
29	Carmen Small (USA) US National Team	0:16:54
30	Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team	0:17:22
31	Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Noris Cycling	0:18:05
32	Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara	0:19:01
33	Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team	0:19:05
34	Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu	0:19:12
35	Amanda Miller (USA) TIBCO	0:19:13
36	Rebecca Much (USA) TIBCO	0:20:21
37	Carla Swart (RSA) MTN	0:21:10
38	Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets	0:21:36
39	Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit	0:22:13
40	Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women	0:22:26
41	Sylwia Kapusta (Pol) Safi - Pasta Zara	0:24:17
42	Irina Molicheva (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets	0:25:28
43	Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Fenixs - Petrogradets	0:25:51
44	Robyn De Groot (RSA) MTN	0:26:49
45	Andrea Dvorak (USA) US National Team	0:27:01
46	Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion	0:27:06
47	Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) TIBCO	0:27:37
48	Marie Lindberg (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team
49	Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara	0:27:45
50	Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	0:27:57
51	Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Team Valdarno	0:28:09
52	Martina Zwick (Ger) German National Team	0:28:25
53	Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Redsun Cycling Team	0:29:35
54	Marissa Van Der Merwe (RSA) MTN	0:29:50
55	Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia Women	0:29:51
56	Petra Dijkman (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team	0:31:05
57	Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Leontien.nl	0:31:34
58	Katharine Carrol (USA) US National Team	0:32:18
59	Josien Van Wingerden (Ned) Leontien.nl	0:32:19
60	Béatrice Thomas (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion	0:32:29
61	Angela Hennig (Ger) Noris Cycling	0:33:48
62	Brooke Miller (USA) TIBCO	0:34:32
63	Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Noris Cycling	0:35:14
64	Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope	0:35:47
65	Emma Mackie (Aus) TIBCO	0:37:11
66	Romy Kasper (Ger) Noris Cycling	0:37:45
67	Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu	0:37:52
68	Mélanie Bravard (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion	0:38:04
69	Carly Hibberd (Aus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	0:38:06
70	Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Lotto Ladies Team	0:38:07
71	Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Team Valdarno	0:38:08
72	Laura Dittmann (Ger) German National Team	0:40:11
73	Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara	0:40:56
74	Marlen Jöhrend (Ger) Noris Cycling	0:42:59
75	Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team	0:43:15
76	Audrey Lemieux (Can) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion	0:43:46
77	Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	0:43:56
78	Giada Borgato (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu	0:45:49
79	Yulia Iliynikh (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets	0:46:23
80	Franziska Merten (Ger) German National Team	0:47:58
81	Kristin Mac Grath (USA) US National Team	0:48:25
82	Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Leontien.nl	0:48:32
83	Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu	0:49:39
84	Cashandra Slingerland (RSA) MTN	0:50:24
85	Jenifer Letue (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope	0:52:06
86	Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Team Valdarno	0:54:19
87	Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara	0:54:33
88	Lylanie Lauwrens (RSA) MTN	0:55:53

Points classification
1	Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit	66	pts
2	Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	61
3	Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team	53
4	Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	52
5	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Leontien.nl	48
6	Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women	47
7	Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia Women	45
8	Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo Test Team	44
9	Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu	36
10	Andrea Bosman (Ned) Leontien.nl	34
11	Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women	31
12	Mara Abbot (USA) US National Team	30
13	Carmen Small (USA) US National Team	30
14	Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope	26
15	Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit	24
16	Linda Melanie Villumsen (NZl) HTC Columbia Women	24
17	Brooke Miller (USA) TIBCO	23
18	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit	21
19	Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Nederland Bloeit	20
20	Katheryn Mattis (USA) US National Team	20
21	Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team	19
22	Trixi Worrack (Ger) Noris Cycling	19
23	Béatrice Thomas (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion	18
24	Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	18
25	Romy Kasper (Ger) Noris Cycling	16
26	Petra Dijkman (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team	12
27	Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team	12
28	Emma Mackie (Aus) TIBCO	10
29	Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara	8
30	Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Noris Cycling	8
31	Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team	7
32	Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara	5
33	Martina Zwick (Ger) German National Team	4
34	Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	4
35	Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Leontien.nl	2
36	Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu	1

Mountains classification
1	Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	32	pts
2	Mara Abbot (USA) US National Team	25
3	Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women	18
4	Andrea Bosman (Ned) Leontien.nl	10
5	Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team	8
6	Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	8
7	Carmen Small (USA) US National Team	5
8	Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia Women	5
9	Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo Test Team	1
10	Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team	1
11	Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope	1
12	Brooke Miller (USA) TIBCO	1

Young rider classification
1	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Leontien.nl	9:47:33
2	Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit	0:00:29
3	Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	0:02:26
4	Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne Futuroscope	0:09:18
5	Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara	0:15:33
6	Carla Swart (RSA) MTN	0:17:42
7	Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets	0:18:08
8	Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit	0:18:45
9	Irina Molicheva (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets	0:22:00
10	Marie Lindberg (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team	0:24:09
11	Martina Zwick (Ger) German National Team	0:24:57
12	Josien Van Wingerden (Ned) Leontien.nl	0:28:51
13	Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Noris Cycling	0:31:46
14	Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope	0:32:19
15	Romy Kasper (Ger) Noris Cycling	0:34:17
16	Mélanie Bravard (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion	0:34:36
17	Laura Dittmann (Ger) German National Team	0:36:43
18	Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara	0:37:28
19	Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team	0:39:47
20	Giada Borgato (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu	0:42:21
21	Franziska Merten (Ger) German National Team	0:44:30
22	Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Leontien.nl	0:45:04
23	Jenifer Letue (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope	0:48:38
24	Lorena Foresi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara	0:51:05

Teams classification
1	Cervelo Test Team	29:17:56
2	HTC Columbia Women	0:04:47
3	Nederland Bloeit	0:06:46
4	US National Team	0:23:22
5	Leontien.nl	0:26:59
6	Redsun Cycling Team	0:30:29
7	TIBCO	0:40:15
8	Noris Cycling	0:51:50
9	Vienne Futuroscope	0:58:09
10	Safi - Pasta Zara	1:08:56
11	Team Valdarno	1:12:37
12	Lotto Ladies Team	1:13:10
13	Fenixs - Petrogradets	1:13:51
14	Gauss RDZ Ormu	1:15:54
15	S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox	1:16:22
16	MTN	1:27:58
17	German National Team	1:28:36
18	Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion	1:45:03

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