Women's Tour of New Zealand 2010: Stage 1 Results

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The race has fractured into many small groups after the climb up Te Wharau Hill.(Image credit: Pete Bruggeman)

American Shelley Evans (USA National Team) spoiled the day for the home team by taking out the sprint from a group of 24 riders that formed a successful breakaway on the opening stage. Evans bested Australian National Champion Ruth Corset (Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team) and her teammate Cherise Taylor after taking advantage of a botched job by the New Zealand lead-out train.

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Results
1	Shelley Evans (USA) USA National Team	2:49:19
2	Ruth Corset (Aus) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	0:00:04
3	Cherise Taylor (RSA) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	0:00:06
4	Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:00:10
5	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Karen Fulton (NZl) Litespeed Team	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Racing Team	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products UCK	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Rie Katayama (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Amber Halliday (Aus) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Masami Morita (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Janel Holcomb (USA) USA National Team	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Linda Villumsen (NZl) New Zealand National Team	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Serena Sheridan (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Litespeed Team	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Min Gao (Chn) Giant Racing Team	0:00:16
19	Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) New Zealand National Team	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Lisa Jacobs (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Catherine Cheatley (NZl) New Zealand National Team	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Alexandra Carle (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Courteney Lowe (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:00:20
24	Kaytee Boyd (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:00:28
25	Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team	0:01:50
26	Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Racing Team	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Emily Collins (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Mel Burke (NZl) Penny Cycling Team	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Liza Rachetto (USA) R.A.C.E. Team	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Kristine Saastad (Nor) Hitec Products UCK	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Sarah Roy (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Nimesha Smith (NZl) Lotto Ladies Team	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Yiu Wong Wan (HKg) Giant Racing Team	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Carly Light (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Gayle Brownlee (NZl) Handy Rentals Team	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Xiaoling Luo (Chn) Giant Racing Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Nicole Whitburn (Aus) Prime Estate Team	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Lana King (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team	Row 38 - Cell 2
41	Laura Luxford (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 39 - Cell 2
42	Rachel Mercer (NZl) Handy Rentals Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
43	Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 41 - Cell 2
44	Rebecca Locke (Aus) Prime Estate Team	Row 42 - Cell 2
45	Emma Crum (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 43 - Cell 2
46	Shara Gillow (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 44 - Cell 2
48	Laura Medley (Aus) Mercedes Benz Team	Row 45 - Cell 2
49	Naila Hassan (NZl) Handy Rentals Team	Row 46 - Cell 2
50	Sia Svendsen (NZl) Handy Rentals Team	Row 47 - Cell 2
51	Josephine Tomic (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team	Row 48 - Cell 2
52	Bronwyn Ryan (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 49 - Cell 2
47	Irene Digenis (Aus) Prime Estate Team	0:02:10
40	Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Felicity Wilson (Aus) R.A.C.E. Team	0:13:09
54	Yvette Hill-Willis (NZl) Litespeed Team	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Kate Chilcott (NZl) BP Team	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Charlotte Van De Merwe (RSA) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Rebecca Domange (Aus) R.A.C.E. Team	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Genevieve Whitson (NZl) BP Team	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Tracy Best (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Jessica Phillips (USA) USA National Team	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Chubby Hale (NZl) Penny Cycling Team	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Alison Starnes (USA) USA National Team	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Rebecca Halliday (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Jeannie Kuhajek (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Jessica Jolly (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Jessie Maclean (Aus) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Tone Hatteland (Nor) Hitec Products UCK	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) Hitec Products UCK	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Tracy Clark (NZl) Penny Cycling Team	Row 69 - Cell 2
72	Emma Lawson (Aus) R.A.C.E. Team	0:14:31
73	Anna Kauffmann (Aus) Mercedes Benz Team	Row 71 - Cell 2
74	Kanako Nishi (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 72 - Cell 2
75	Davina Summers (RSA) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	Row 73 - Cell 2
71	Carma Watson (NZl) Prime Estate Team	0:14:51
76	Emma Petersen (NZl) Litespeed Team	0:14:59
77	Anna Stevenson (NZl) Penny Cycling Team	0:17:52
78	Yukiyo Hori (Jpn) Ready Go Japan	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Mayuko Hagiwara (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Huili Gu (Chn) Giant Racing Team	0:19:02
81	Sakiko Sato (Jpn) Ready Go Japan	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Kazumi Yoneda (Jpn) Ready Go Japan	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Josephine Giddens (NZl) Litespeed Team	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Janine Copp (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team	0:23:51
85	Waka Takeda (Jpn) Ready Go Japan	0:28:20
86	Eyelien Bekkering (Ned) BP Team	0:29:46
87	Kerri-Anne Torckler (NZl) BP Team	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Kendelle Hodges (Aus) R.A.C.E. Team	Row 87 - Cell 2
DNF	Ashleigh Moolman (Rsa) Lotto Ladies Team	Row 88 - Cell 2

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General Classification
1	Shelley Evans (USA) USA National Team	2:49:19
2	Ruth Corset (Aus) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	0:00:04
3	Cherise Taylor (RSA) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	0:00:06
4	Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:00:10
5	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Karen Fulton (NZl) Litespeed Team	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Racing Team	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products UCK	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Rie Katayama (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Amber Neben (USA) USA National Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Amber Halliday (Aus) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Masami Morita (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Janel Holcomb (USA) USA National Team	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Linda Villumsen (NZl) New Zealand National Team	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Serena Sheridan (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Litespeed Team	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Min Gao (Chn) Giant Racing Team	0:00:16
19	Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) New Zealand National Team	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Lisa Jacobs (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Catherine Cheatley (NZl) New Zealand National Team	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Alexandra Carle (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Courteney Lowe (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:00:20
24	Kaytee Boyd (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:00:28
25	Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team	0:01:50
26	Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Racing Team	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Emily Collins (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Mel Burke (NZl) Penny Cycling Team	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Liza Rachetto (USA) R.A.C.E. Team	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Kirsty Broun (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Kristine Saastad (Nor) Hitec Products UCK	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Sarah Roy (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Nimesha Smith (NZl) Lotto Ladies Team	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Yiu Wong Wan (HKg) Giant Racing Team	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Carly Light (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Gayle Brownlee (NZl) Handy Rentals Team	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Xiaoling Luo (Chn) Giant Racing Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Nicole Whitburn (Aus) Prime Estate Team	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Lana King (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team	Row 38 - Cell 2
41	Laura Luxford (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 39 - Cell 2
42	Rachel Mercer (NZl) Handy Rentals Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
43	Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 41 - Cell 2
44	Rebecca Locke (Aus) Prime Estate Team	Row 42 - Cell 2
45	Emma Crum (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 43 - Cell 2
46	Shara Gillow (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 44 - Cell 2
48	Laura Medley (Aus) Mercedes Benz Team	Row 45 - Cell 2
49	Naila Hassan (NZl) Handy Rentals Team	Row 46 - Cell 2
50	Sia Svendsen (NZl) Handy Rentals Team	Row 47 - Cell 2
51	Josephine Tomic (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team	Row 48 - Cell 2
52	Bronwyn Ryan (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 49 - Cell 2
47	Irene Digenis (Aus) Prime Estate Team	0:02:10
40	Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Felicity Wilson (Aus) R.A.C.E. Team	0:13:09
54	Yvette Hill-Willis (NZl) Litespeed Team	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Kate Chilcott (NZl) BP Team	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Charlotte Van De Merwe (RSA) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Rebecca Domange (Aus) R.A.C.E. Team	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Genevieve Whitson (NZl) BP Team	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Tracy Best (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Jessica Phillips (USA) USA National Team	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Chubby Hale (NZl) Penny Cycling Team	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Alison Starnes (USA) USA National Team	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Rebecca Halliday (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Jeannie Kuhajek (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Jessica Jolly (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Jessie Maclean (Aus) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Tone Hatteland (Nor) Hitec Products UCK	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) Hitec Products UCK	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Tracy Clark (NZl) Penny Cycling Team	Row 69 - Cell 2
72	Emma Lawson (Aus) R.A.C.E. Team	0:14:31
73	Anna Kauffmann (Aus) Mercedes Benz Team	Row 71 - Cell 2
74	Kanako Nishi (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 72 - Cell 2
75	Davina Summers (RSA) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	Row 73 - Cell 2
71	Carma Watson (NZl) Prime Estate Team	0:14:51
76	Emma Petersen (NZl) Litespeed Team	0:14:59
77	Anna Stevenson (NZl) Penny Cycling Team	0:17:52
78	Yukiyo Hori (Jpn) Ready Go Japan	Row 77 - Cell 2
79	Mayuko Hagiwara (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Huili Gu (Chn) Giant Racing Team	0:19:02
81	Sakiko Sato (Jpn) Ready Go Japan	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Kazumi Yoneda (Jpn) Ready Go Japan	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Josephine Giddens (NZl) Litespeed Team	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Janine Copp (NZl) Mercedes Benz Team	0:23:51
85	Waka Takeda (Jpn) Ready Go Japan	0:28:20
86	Eyelien Bekkering (Ned) BP Team	0:29:46
87	Kerri-Anne Torckler (NZl) BP Team	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Kendelle Hodges (Aus) R.A.C.E. Team	Row 87 - Cell 2

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Under 23 Classification
1	Cherise Taylor (RSA) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	2:49:29
2	Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:00:06
4	Alexandra Carle (Aus) Australia NTID Team	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Courteney Lowe (NZl) New Zealand National Team	0:00:10
6	Emily Collins (NZl) Cyclosport Team	0:01:40
7	Rachel Mercer (NZl) Handy Rentals Team	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australian Institute of Sport	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Emma Crum (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Josephine Tomic (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Kate Chilcott (NZl) BP Team	0:12:59
12	Charlotte Van De Merwe (RSA) Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Jessica Jolly (NZl) Cyclosport Team	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) Hitec Products UCK	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Emma Lawson (Aus) R.A.C.E. Team	0:14:21
16	Emma Petersen (NZl) Litespeed Team	0:14:49
17	Waka Takeda (Jpn) Ready Go Japan	0:28:10
18	Kendelle Hodges (Aus) R.A.C.E. Team	0:29:36

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Teams Classification
1	Nashua Ladies Pro Cycling Team	8:28:27
2	USA National Team	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	New Zealand National Team	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Japan National Team	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	AIS Australia National Team	0:00:06
6	Giant Pro Cycling Team - China	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Prime Estate Team - Australia	0:01:40
8	Litespeed Team	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Australia NTID Team	0:01:46
10	Cyclosport Team	0:03:20
11	Lotto Ladies Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Hitec Products UCK	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Handy Rentals Team	0:05:00
14	Mecedes Benz Team	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	BP Team	0:14:39
16	Penny Cycling Team	0:21:02
17	Ready Go - Japan	0:30:41
18	R.A.C.E Team - Australia	0:32:21

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