Tour of Chongming Island World Cup: Tetyana Riabchenko solos to victory
Vos continues to lead World Cup
The name of Ukraine’s Tetyana Riabchenko of Chirio Forno d’Asolo popped up for the first time on the international cycling scene after she won the fifth leg of the 2013 World Cup on the island of Chongming in China.
While a bunch sprint finish was highly expected on this flattish terrain, she escaped with 15 kilometers to go and resisted the return of the peloton, led to the line by former world champion Giorgia Bronzini from Wiggle-Honda. However, they were not threat to Marianne Vos who retained the lead in the UCI World Cup without making the trip to the far East.
“I can’t believe I’ve managed to win," said an emotional Riabchenko after the finish.
“I was far from being a favorite and I didn’t think I could beat them but I took my chance and they didn’t catch me. In the last 500 metres, I kept looking behind to make sure that my dream was coming true. I’ve prepared well for this race, in altitude but also on flat roads like here.
"It was my first time in China. It was very hot today and it has made the race hard for everyone. Also during the three-day stage this week, I’ve broken away a few times but it didn’t work out. Luck has been on my side today. It’s hard to realize but it’s an enormous satisfaction.”
Riabchenko was clever enough to realize that she had scored important UCI points for the qualification of Ukrainian riders for the world championship in Florence at the end of September. The 23-year-old from Kiev added: “I’ve also made it due to work. I’m not a sprinter, so I only rode with the intention of breaking away as I did a few times during the stage race this week with my good friend and former teammate Anastasia Chulkova [of RusVelo].
"In this race we’ve enjoyed wide roads. It was less dangerous than the racing we’re used to in Europe.” In fact, roads were so wide that the members of the peloton hesitated with regards to which side to choose at 2.5km to go mark as they were chasing with a deficit superior to thirty seconds from the lone leader.
How it unfolded
The fifth edition of the Tour of Chongming Island started in the splendor of the Oriental Sports Center of Shanghai in front of the Aquatic Center that hosted the 2011 swimming world championships. It was a 126.8km route via the Pudong International Airport, the Shanghai Yangtze River tunnel and bridge with a passage under sea level and a peak at 73 meters in the middle of the bridge named after former People’s Republic of China president Jiang Zemin. Several teams had the intention to split the peloton in that part of the course normally exposed to crosswinds, bearing in mind the tactic used by the Specialized-lululemon team one year ago, but it was a sunny and beautiful day at the office with not enough wind to make a difference.
Following a few unfruitful skirmishes, Aude Biannic of the French national team took her chance to go clear off the peloton after 82 kilometres of racing. She stayed away for 22 kilometres and got a maximum lead of 40 seconds.
“I had the feeling that the peloton was playing with me, so I targeted the hot spot sprint at km 100 before gearing up for the final sprint”, the Breton rider commented. “We didn’t have a top sprinter, so we wanted to do well as a team and we did with three riders in the top 20 and the third place in the teams classification.”
At least Biannic’s enterprise inspired Riabchenko, who successfully stayed clear off the fast furious chase led by Orica-AIS and Wiggle Honda. The Australian team had high ambitions for Emma Johansson in the individual World Cup standings. Crossing the line in fourth position, she scored 30 points – less than half of the 75 points awarded to the winner who didn’t have any from the first four legs – and moved up to second place overall, 72 points down on Vos.
1 | Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 3:04:17 |
2 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda | 0:00:12 |
3 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Sara Mustonen (Swe) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Kim De Baat (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Oksana Kozonchuk (Rus) RusVelo | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Julia Martisova (Rus) Chirio Forno D'Asolo | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Janneke Kanis (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Wiggle Honda | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) France National Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France National Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) France National Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) RusVelo | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Ashlynn Van Baarle (Ned) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products UCK | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Ana Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) Wiggle Honda | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Lucy Martin (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Emilie Moberg (Nor) Hitec Products UCK | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Daniela Gass (Ger) Squadra Scappatella | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Fanny Riberot (Fra) France National Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Christina Perchtold (Aut) Squadra Scappatella | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Anastasia Chulkova (Rus) RusVelo | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Diao Xiaojuan (HKg) Team Hong Kong China | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Melissa Hoskins (Aus) Orica-AIS | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Anna Zita Maria Stricker (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Lee Minhye (Kor) Korea National Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Meng Zhaojuan (HKg) Team Hong Kong China | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Kim Seulgi (Kor) Korea National Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (Nor) Hitec Products UCK | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Annette Edmondson (Aus) Orica-AIS | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Yanthi Fuchiyanti (Ina) Indonesia National Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Aizhan Zhaparova (Rus) RusVelo | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Leung Bo Yee (HKg) Team Hong Kong China | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Supuksorn Nuntana (Tha) Thailand Natonal Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Yulia Blindyuk (Rus) RusVelo | 0:00:17 |
44 | Martine Bras (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Beatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Wiggle Honda | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Nina Kessler (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Claudia Häusler (Ger) Team TIBCO | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Wilaiwan Kunlapha (Tha) Thailand Natonal Team | 0:00:18 |
50 | Malgorzata Wojtyra (Pol) BePink | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Team TIBCO | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) MCipollini Giordana | 0:00:21 |
53 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | 0:00:23 |
54 | Sung Eun Gu (Kor) Orica-AIS | 0:00:24 |
55 | Shelley Olds (USA) Team TIBCO | 0:00:26 |
56 | Kim Eun Hee (Kor) Korea National Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Yang Qianyu (HKg) Team Hong Kong China | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Chanpeng Nontasin (Tha) Thailand Natonal Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Kim Youri (Kor) Korea National Team | 0:00:28 |
60 | Meng Lang (Chn) China Chongming | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Huang Dongyan (Chn) China Chongming | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Fitriani Fitriani (Ina) Indonesia National Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Shi Lina (Chn) China Chongming | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Jessica Uebelhart (Swi) Chirio Forno D'Asolo | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Kamonwan Winyoowijak (Tha) Thailand Natonal Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Monika Kiraly (Hun) Squadra Scappatella | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Wong Wan Yiu Jamie (HKg) China Chongming | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Lee Jumi (Kor) Korea National Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Valentina Carretta (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Lucy Garner (GBr) Team Argos-Shimano | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Panwaraporn Boonsawat (Tha) Thailand Natonal Team | 0:00:36 |
72 | Septianis Ratna Dewi (Ina) Indonesia National Team | 0:00:37 |
73 | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica-AIS | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Whitney Gaggioli (USA) Chirio Forno D'Asolo | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Jessie MacLean (Aus) Orica-AIS | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Liu Wai Ting (HKg) Team Hong Kong China | 0:00:42 |
77 | Melanie Spath (Irl) Team TIBCO | 0:00:48 |
78 | Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products UCK | 0:00:51 |
79 | Jutta Nieminen (Fin) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team | 0:00:54 |
80 | Audrey Cordon (Fra) France National Team | 0:01:02 |
81 | Aude Biannic (Fra) France National Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Willeke Knol (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:01:05 |
83 | Amy Roberts (GBr) Wiggle Honda | 0:01:29 |
84 | Rachana Azizah (Ina) Indonesia National Team | 0:02:01 |
85 | Chiara Agnelli (Ita) Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 0:03:32 |
86 | Emily Collins (NZl) Wiggle Honda | 0:04:02 |
DNF | Tone Hatteland Lima (Nor) Hitec Products UCK | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Giulia Donato (Ita) BePink | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniela Levi (Isr) BePink | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Squadra Scappatella | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wahyuti Sri Rahayu (Ina) Indonesia National Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
1 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 249 | pts |
2 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS | 177 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon | 159 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products UCK | 156 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team | 76 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 75 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda | 58 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 56 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | 45 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Orica-AIS | 42 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 38 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK | 36 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 35 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 35 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica-AIS | 30 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica-AIS | 28 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Sara Mustonen (Swe) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team | 27 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Team TIBCO | 27 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Adrie Visser (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | 27 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Marijn De Vries (Ned) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 27 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Alena Amialiusik (Blr) BePink | 25 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | 24 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Shelley Olds (USA) Team TIBCO | 24 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Carmen Small (USA) Specialized-lululemon | 22 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team | 21 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Kim De Baat (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | 18 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Amber Neben (USA) Pasta Zara-Cogeas | 18 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Rossella Ratto (Ita) Hitec Products UCK | 18 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France | 16 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) RusVelo | 15 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Jessie Daams (Bel) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | 14 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Julia Martisova (Rus) Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 11 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Janneke Busser Kanis (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 10 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Katarzyna Pawlowska (Pol) GSD Gestion-Kallisto | 10 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Christine Majerus (Lux) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team | 10 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Wiggle Honda | 9 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized-lululemon | 9 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized-lululemon | 9 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) Team Futurumshop | 8 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 8 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Wiggle Honda | 8 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 8 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Carlee Taylor (Aus) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 7 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink | 7 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 7 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) RusVelo | 7 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Edwige Pitel (Fra) France | 6 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team | 6 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 6 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Pasta Zara-Cogeas | 6 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team | 5 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team | 5 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) France | 4 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Annelies Dom (Bel) Cyclelive Plus-Zannata | 4 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Vera Koedooder (Ned) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team | 4 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Amélie Rivat (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 3 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Megan Guarnier (USA) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 3 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Ashlynn Van Baarle (Ned) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team | 2 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Lucie Pader (Fra) France | 2 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Noemi Cantele (Ita) BePink | 1 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 1 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Team Futurumshop | 1 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
1 | Rabobank Liv/Giant | 329 | pts |
2 | Orica - AIS | 277 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Hitec Products UCK | 210 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Specialized - lululemon | 199 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | 104 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Team Argos - Shimano | 91 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Sengers Ladies Cycling Team | 90 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 86 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Wiggle Honda | 75 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Lotto Belisol Ladies | 70 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Faren - Let's Go Finland Team | 66 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Team TIBCO | 51 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | France | 36 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Bepink | 33 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Pasta Zara - Cogeas | 24 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
15 | MCipollini Giordana | 24 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | RusVelo | 22 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | GSD Gestion - Kallisto | 10 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Cyclelive Plus - Zannata | 4 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Vienne Futuroscope | 3 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Team Futurumshop.nl | 1 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
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