Teutenberg wins opening stage in China
HTC-Columbia sprinter claims first yellow jersey
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) claimed the opening stage of the Tour of Chongming Island in China on Wednesday. The German sprint star finished ahead of Kirsten Wild (Cervelo) and Korean National Team rider Choi Hye Kyeong to claim her eighth win of the season.
Teutenberg's victory also secured the first leader's jersey of the event and she will head into Thursday's second stage with a six second advantage over Wild overall - the time gap coming by virtue of intermediate sprint wins during the 72 kilometre stage.
"I'm very pleased to have won in a bunch sprint, because after a three week break racing from racing it's always hard to tell if you'll have the speed," said Teutenberg after her win. "It was a good day for the whole team, too - everybody had good legs, even [my teammate] Kim Anderson, who just landed in China from the US last night."
Teutenberg's victory sealed an active day by the entire HTC-Columbia team. The squad had been present in many of the day's escape attempts before the race was brought back together for the eventual bunch sprint.
"Judith [Arndt] was in a breakaway early on and then Ellen [Van Dijk] and Kim [Anderson] were in moves towards the end but it all came together for a bunch sprint," explained Teutenberg. "Chloe [Hosking] came up to the front with 500 metres to go and kept the pace really
high, and that was the perfect move for me to get into position."
Teutenberg will defend her overall lead on Thursday, in a 79.8 kilometre stage in Chongnix. Another flat course is expected to see a second successive bunch sprint.
"We'll try our best to defend the lead," said the race leader. "I'm looking forward to it."
1 | Ina Yoko Teutenberg (HTC Columbia Women) | 1:43:47 |
2 | Kirsten Wild (Cervelo TestTeam) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Choi Hye Kyeong (Korea) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Rochelle Gilmore (Australia) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Angela Hennig (Noris Cycling) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Marta Tagliaferro (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Aurore Verhoeven (Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Vicki Whitelaw (Australia) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Vilija Sereikaite (Lithuania) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Catherine Cheatley (New Zealand) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Lieselot Decroix (Kuota Speed Kueens) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Natalya Stefanskaya (Kazakhstan) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Edita Janeliunaite (Lithuania) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Emma Petersen (New Zealand) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Rachel Mercer (New Zealand) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Liu Xin (Giant Pro Cycling) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Julie Beveridge (Vienne Futuroscope) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Sheng Yongyan (China) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Luo Xiaoling (Giant Pro Cycling) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Zhao Na (Giant Pro Cycling) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Siobhan Horgan (Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Trixi Worrack (Noris Cycling) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Vaida Pikauskaite (Lithuania) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Tiffany Cromwell (Australia) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Marion Rousse (Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Sarah Duster (Kuota Speed Kueens) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Olena Sharga (Ukraine) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Wong Wan Yiu (Giant Pro Cycling) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Yelizaveta Bochkarova (Ukraine) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Roxane Fournier (Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Charlotte Becker (Kuota Speed Kueens) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Toyooka Ayako (Japan) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Iris Slappendel (Kuota Speed Kueens) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Marzhan Baitileuova (Kazakhstan) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Nadia Triquet-Claude (Vienne Futuroscope) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Ellen Van Dijk (HTC Columbia Women) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Morita Masami (Japan) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Karol-Ann Canuel (Vienne Futuroscope) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Judith Arndt (HTC Columbia Women) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Adrie Visser (HTC Columbia Women) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Marlen Jöhrend (Noris Cycling) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Toni Bradshaw (New Zealand) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Elke Gebhardt (Noris Cycling) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Ju Shou (China) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Chloe Hosking (HTC Columbia Women) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Jennie Stenerhag (Alriksson Go:Green) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Gao Min (Giant Pro Cycling) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Romy Kasper (Noris Cycling) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Carly Light (Australia) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Valeriya Velychko (Ukraine) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jessica Kihlbom (Alriksson Go:Green) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Silke Schrattenecker (Austria) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Daniela Pintarelli (Austria) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Jenifer Letue (Vienne Futuroscope) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Kimberley Anderson (HTC Columbia Women) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Mélodie Lesueur (Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Jennifer Fiori (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Madeleine Sandig (Noris Cycling) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Shara Gillow (Australia) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Henriette Christensen (Alriksson Go:Green) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Lin Xue (China) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Béatrice Thomas (Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Valentina Bastianelli (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | 0:00:09 |
64 | Svetlana Pauliukaite (Lithuania) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Anna Nahirna (Ukraine) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Bettina Tesar (Austria) | 0:00:12 |
67 | Olena Pavlukhina (Ukraine) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Bernadette Theresia Schober (Austria) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Courteney Lowe (New Zealand) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Rimma Luchshenko (Kazakhstan) | 0:00:14 |
71 | Valentina Ulbrikht (Kazakhstan) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Malin Rydlund (Alriksson Go:Green) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Florence Girardet (Vienne Futuroscope) | 0:00:16 |
74 | Agne Silinyte (Lithuania) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | You Jina (Korea) | 0:00:30 |
76 | Melissa Holt (New Zealand) | 0:00:38 |
77 | Son Heejung (Korea) | 0:00:44 |
78 | Ausrine Trebaite (Lithuania) | 0:00:52 |
79 | Zhang Yuzhuo (China) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Pelin Cizgin (Austria) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Carlee Taylor (Australia) | 0:01:10 |
82 | Serena Danesi (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Liu Xiaohui (China) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Uwano Minami (Japan) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Makise Tsubasa (Japan) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Myochin Yuko (Japan) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Emilie Aubry (Kuota Speed Kueens) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Lee Jumi (Korea) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Emmanuelle Merlot (Vienne Futuroscope) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Son Eunju (Korea) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Alessandra D'ettorre (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | 0:02:43 |
92 | Gloria Presti (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Elisabeth Reiner (Austria) | 0:12:15 |
94 | Tatyana Ulbrikht (Kazakhstan) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Wang Cui (Giant Pro Cycling) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
1 | Ina Yoko Teutenberg (HTC Columbia Women) | 1:43:31 |
2 | Kirsten Wild (Kuota Speed Kueens) | 0:00:06 |
3 | Choi Hye Kyeong (Korea) | 0:00:12 |
4 | Rochelle Gilmore (Australia) | 0:00:14 |
5 | Angela Hennig (Noris Cycling) | 0:00:16 |
6 | Marta Tagliaferro (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Aurore Verhoeven (Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Vicki Whitelaw (Australia) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Vilija Sereikaite (Lithuania) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Catherine Cheatley (New Zealand) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Lieselot Decroix (Kuota Speed Kueens) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Natalya Stefanskaya (Kazakhstan) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Edita Janeliunaite (Lithuania) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Emma Petersen (New Zealand) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Rachel Mercer (New Zealand) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Liu Xin (Giant Pro Cycling) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Julie Beveridge (Vienne Futuroscope) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Sheng Yongyan (China) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Luo Xiaoling (Giant Pro Cycling) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Zhao Na (Giant Pro Cycling) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Siobhan Horgan (Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Trixi Worrack (Noris Cycling) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Vaida Pikauskaite (Lithuania) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Tiffany Cromwell (Australia) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Marion Rousse (Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Sarah Duster (Kuota Speed Kueens) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Olena Sharga (Ukraine) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Wong Wan Yiu (Giant Pro Cycling) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Yelizaveta Bochkarova (Ukraine) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Roxane Fournier (Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Charlotte Becker (Kuota Speed Kueens) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Toyooka Ayako (Japan) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Iris Slappendel (Kuota Speed Kueens) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Marzhan Baitileuova (Kazakhstan) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Nadia Triquet-Claude (Vienne Futuroscope) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Ellen Van Dijk (HTC Columbia Women) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Morita Masami (Japan) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Karol-Ann Canuel (Vienne Futuroscope) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Judith Arndt (HTC Columbia Women) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Adrie Visser (HTC Columbia Women) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Marlen Jöhrend (Noris Cycling) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Toni Bradshaw (New Zealand) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Elke Gebhardt (Noris Cycling) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Ju Shou (China) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Chloe Hosking (HTC Columbia Women) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Jennie Stenerhag (Alriksson Go:Green) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Gao Min (Giant Pro Cycling) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Romy Kasper (Noris Cycling) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Carly Light (Australia) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Valeriya Velychko (Ukraine) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Jessica Kihlbom (Alriksson Go:Green) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Silke Schrattenecker (Austria) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Daniela Pintarelli (Austria) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Jenifer Letue (Vienne Futuroscope) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Kimberley Anderson (HTC Columbia Women) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Mélodie Lesueur (Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Jennifer Fiori (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Madeleine Sandig (Noris Cycling) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Shara Gillow (Australia) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Henriette Christensen (Alriksson Go:Green) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Lin Xue (China) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Béatrice Thomas (Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Valentina Bastianelli (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | 0:00:25 |
64 | Svetlana Pauliukaite (Lithuania) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Anna Nahirna (Ukraine) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Bettina Tesar (Austria) | 0:00:28 |
67 | Olena Pavlukhina (Ukraine) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Bernadette Theresia Schober (Austria) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Courteney Lowe (New Zealand) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Rimma Luchshenko (Kazakhstan) | 0:00:30 |
71 | Valentina Ulbrikht (Kazakhstan) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Malin Rydlund (Alriksson Go:Green) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Florence Girardet (Vienne Futuroscope) | 0:00:32 |
74 | Agne Silinyte (Lithuania) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | You Jina (Korea) | 0:00:46 |
76 | Melissa Holt (New Zealand) | 0:00:54 |
77 | Son Heejung (Korea) | 0:01:00 |
78 | Ausrine Trebaite (Lithuania) | 0:01:08 |
79 | Zhang Yuzhuo (China) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Pelin Cizgin (Austria) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Carlee Taylor (Australia) | 0:01:26 |
82 | Serena Danesi (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Liu Xiaohui (China) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Uwano Minami (Japan) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Makise Tsubasa (Japan) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Myochin Yuko (Japan) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Emilie Aubry (Kuota Speed Kueens) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Lee Jumi (Korea) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Emmanuelle Merlot (Vienne Futuroscope) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Son Eunju (Korea) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Alessandra D'ettorre (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | 0:02:59 |
92 | Gloria Presti (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Elisabeth Reiner (Austria) | 0:12:31 |
94 | Tatyana Ulbrikht (Kazakhstan) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Wang Cui (Giant Pro Cycling) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
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