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Le Tour du Grand Montréal - 2.1

Canada, May 29-June 1, 2006

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Stage 4 - June 1: Mont-Saint-Hilaire circuit, 115km

Thorburn wins the 2006 Tour du Grand Montreal by one second

By Kirsten Robbins in Montreal, Canada

Judith Arndt (T-Mobile)
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It was a very suspenseful final stage of the Tour du Grand Montreal as a break away of seven riders was brought back on the final lap of the race by the Webcor-Platinum and Nurnberger teams. This gave way to a show down between Trixi Worrack and Christine Thorburn for the finishing time bonus. However, T-Mobile's former world champion Judith Arndt ran away with the stage win and the bonuses to match. Trixi Worrack placed second and Sigrid Corneo of Nobili took third place.

Arndt won two of the intermediate time bonuses and the finish making her the winner of the point's jersey.

The bonuses at the finish along with those Arndt captured throughout the race moved her into third place in the general classification. Nurnberger's Trixi Worrack also accumulated points for placing second in the stage as well as picking up a time bonus during the race. Her bonuses added up to eight seconds but she needed one more second to win the overall.

Directeur sportif of Nurnberger Dennis Sanding told Cyclingnews pre race that, "the race is so close in seconds that anything could happen today. There is the opportunity for many outcomes in the race. We needed to focus on the time bonus sprints and the finish because we needed all of the seconds we can to win the overall."

Thorburn and Worrack were separated by eight seconds coming into today's stage and there were three intermediate sprints for time bonuses along with the finishing time bonuses awarded.

Katherine Bates (Nurnberger)
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"With the general classification being so close coming into the final stage Team Nurnberger ended up being our allies in a sense," said Thorburn. " They needed Trixi to get the bonuses in order to win the race so they needed to bring back the break as much as we did."

Early in the race a break of eight riders broke away over the two-kilometer climb. Elk Haus climber Annette Beutler initiated the break while sewing up her lead for the QOM points. The most threatening riders in the break were TEAm Lipton's Kristin Armstrong, T-Mobile's Kim Baldwin, and Webcor-Platinum's Erinne Willock. The break hovered at forty seconds until the final lap making Armstrong the virtual leader on the road.

Team's Webcor-Platinum chased the break with the help of Nurnberger and Team Canada. Once the field was brought back together rider's Katie Mactier of Argon-18 attempted a break. When she was brought back the best Quebec rider Anne Samplonius of Biovail counter attacked. Coming into the finish the field was intact and T-Mobile set up their win.

"Going into today we really stuck with our plan," said Thorburn. " We wanted to follow the other general classification riders. We also wanted a break to go up the road to swallow the time bonuses so that we didn't have to worry about Nurnberger taking them. I ended up getting one second in a bonus sprint but I was really just focused on following the other riders."

Kimberly Baldwin and Olivia Gollan
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Thorburn's one-second bonus ended up being the decider for the general classification win. "It was a very exciting race this week and it is nice to be the first non-European to win the race," said Thorburn. " I have to emphasize that it was fully a team win. There is no way that I could have won this type of a stage race just by winning the time trial in the beginning. I am even embarrassed to accept the award and the jersey with out my teammates with me

Thorburn captured the leaders jersey in stage one of the race. She told Cyclingnews that, "the only time I was worried about losing the jersey was in the Little Italy criterium because we do not have the strongest criterium team here and no sprinters. I think we got a little bit lucky that the weather was bad because that limited the amount of aggression there usually is in a criterium. The break getting off the front there was good for us because those riders absorbed the time bonuses."

Photography

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Results

1 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile                                                         2.58.57
2 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                            0.01
3 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                    
4 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant pro cycling                                                          
5 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor-Platinum                                                   
6 Kori Seehafer (USA) Lipton                                                             0.05
7 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed                      
8 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Canadian National Team                                                
9 Miho Oki (Jpn) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                         
10 Amy Moore (Can) T-Mobile                                                                  
11 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed              
12 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed        
13 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor-Platinum                                                      
14 Jennifer Stephenson (Can) Biovail                                                         
15 Min Gao (Chn) Giant pro cycling                                                           
16 Annette Beutler (Swi) Elk Haus No                                                         
17 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                         
18 Rachel Heal (GBr) Victory Brewing                                                         
19 Kimberly Bruckner Baldwin (USA) T-Mobile                                                  
20 Gussepina Grassi (Mex) Mexican National Team                                              
21 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                  
22 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed                    
23 Marisa Asplund (USA) Colorado Premier Training                                            
24 Leigh Hobson (Can) Victory Brewing                                                        
25 Katie Mactier (Aus) Argon 18 -Champion system                                             
26 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                   
27 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Lipton                                                        0.21
28 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile                                                          
29 Amanda Shaw (Can) Biovail                                                                 
30 Grace Fleury (USA) Lipton                                                             0.30
31 Lisa Sweeney (Can) Colorado Premier Training                                          0.32
32 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Elk Haus No                                                       
33 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Équipe du Québec                                               0.38
34 Jessica Phillips (USA) Argon 18 -Champion system                                      0.40
35 Alison Shanks (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                             
36 Johanna Buick (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                             
37 Yunmei Wu (Chn) Giant pro cycling                                                         
38 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Colorado Premier Training                                          
39 Christina Ruiter (USA) Victory Brewing                                                    
40 Felicia Gomez (Can) Webcor-Platinum                                                       
41 Joëlle Numainville (Can) Biovail                                                      0.46
42 Audrey Lemieux (Can) Équipe du Québec                                                 0.47
43 Katharine Carroll (USA) Victory Brewing                                               0.49
44 Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Argon 18 -Champion system                                            
45 Anne Samplonius (Can) Biovail                                                         0.05
46 Helen Kelly (Aus) Elk Haus No                                                         0.59
47 Lauren Franges (USA) Victory Brewing                                                      
48 Karin Ruso (Aut) Elk Haus No                                                              
49 Milena Pirola (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                               1.04
50 Tina Liebig (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                             1.07
51 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                               
52 Oenone Wood (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung                                                 
53 Gina Grain (Can) Giant pro cycling                                                    1.09
54 Liza Rachetto (USA) Lipton                                                            1.22
55 Nicky Wangsgard (USA) Colorado Premier Training                                       1.35
56 Meredith Miller (USA) Lipton                                                          1.53
57 Megan Elliott (USA) Argon 18 -Champion system                                         2.25
58 Lnna Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile                                                        3.26
59 Katherine Bates (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung                                         6.14
60 Betina Hold (Can) Webcor-Platinum                                                     7.48
61 Alison Testroete (Can) Canadian National Team                                        11.26
62 Michelle Beltran (USA) Argon 18 -Champion system                                     26.36
63 Anna Tratnyek (Can) Canadian National Team                                           26.38
64 Joanie Caron (Can) Équipe du Québec                                                  26.42
65 Moriah Macgregor (Can) Canadian National Team                                             
66 Heather Lamson (Can) Canadian National Team                                          26.44
67 Barbara Zimich (Can) BC Coastal                                                      41.03
DNF Christina Becker (Ger) T-Mobile                                                          
DNF Anke Wichmann (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                              
DNF Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                           
DNF Marie-Pier Bédard (Can) Équipe du Québec                                                 
DNF Élisa Gagnon (Can) Équipe du Québec                                                      
DNF Stephanie Bourbeau (Can) Biovail                                                         
DNF Leah Guloien (Can) BC Coastal                                                            
DNF Katheryn Curi (USA) Webcor-Platinum                                                      
DNF Marie-Caroline Côté (Can) Cascades Mixed                                                 
DNS Emilie Roy (Can) Équipe du Québec                                                        
 
Points
 
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile                                                              15 pts
2 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                              13
3 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                  11
4 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant pro cycling                                                         9
5 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor-Platinum                                                  7
6 Kori Seehafer (USA) Lipton                                                                5
7 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed                     4
8 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Canadian National Team                                               3
9 Miho Oki (Jpn) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                        2
10 Amy Moore (Can) T-Mobile                                                                 1
 
Final General classification
 
1 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor-Platinum                                            7.39.29
2 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                            0.02
3 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile                                                            0.03
4 Kori Seehafer (USA) Lipton                                                             0.10
5 Rachel Heal (GBr) Victory Brewing                                                      0.31
6 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Lipton                                                         0.34
7 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Canadian National Team                                            0.35
8 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed                      
9 Anne Samplonius (Can) Biovail                                                          0.38
10 Kimberly Bruckner Baldwin (USA) T-Mobile                                              0.39
11 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                               0.48
12 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor-Platinum                                                  1.06
13 Annette Beutler (Swi) Elk Haus No                                                     1.12
14 Oenone Wood (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung                                             1.43
15 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed    2.01
16 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile                                                      3.17
17 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                              3.30
18 Leigh Hobson (Can) Victory Brewing                                                    3.41
19 Marisa Asplund (USA) Colorado Premier Training                                        3.59
20 Amy Moore (Can) T-Mobile                                                              4.02
21 Katie Mactier (Aus) Argon 18 -Champion system                                         4.05
22 Jennifer Stephenson (Can) Biovail                                                     4.13
23 Felicia Gomez (Can) Webcor-Platinum                                                       
24 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed                4.14
25 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                               4.27
26 Gussepina Grassi (Mex) Mexican National Team                                          4.35
27 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                         
28 Lauren Franges (USA) Victory Brewing                                                  4.39
29 Min Gao (Chn) Giant pro cycling                                                       4.48
30 Miho Oki (Jpn) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                    4.52
31 Amanda Shaw (Can) Biovail                                                             4.55
32 Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed          5.02
33 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant pro cycling                                                     5.13
34 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Elk Haus No                                                   5.24
35 Liza Rachetto (USA) Lipton                                                            5.25
36 Meredith Miller (USA) Lipton                                                          5.34
37 Tina Liebig (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                             5.39
38 Johanna Buick (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                         5.56
39 Jessica Phillips (USA) Argon 18 -Champion system                                      6.11
40 Helen Kelly (Aus) Elk Haus No                                                         7.19
41 Katherine Bates (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung                                         9.41
42 Christina Ruiter (USA) Victory Brewing                                               10.49
43 Grace Fleury (USA) Lipton                                                            11.21
44 Alison Shanks (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                        11.43
45 Katharine Carroll (USA) Victory Brewing                                              12.02
46 Lisa Sweeney (Can) Colorado Premier Training                                         12.05
47 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Équipe du Québec                                              12.28
48 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Colorado Premier Training                                     12.31
49 Audrey Lemieux (Can) Équipe du Québec                                                12.34
50 Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Argon 18 -Champion system                                       12.46
51 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                          12.47
52 Nicky Wangsgard (USA) Colorado Premier Training                                      13.06
53 Yunmei Wu (Chn) Giant pro cycling                                                    13.07
54 Gina Grain (Can) Giant pro cycling                                                   13.17
55 Betina Hold (Can) Webcor-Platinum                                                    13.19
56 Karin Ruso (Aut) Elk Haus No                                                         14.08
57 Lnna Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile                                                       16.26
58 Megan Elliott (USA) Argon 18 -Champion system                                        20.22
59 Alison Testroete (Can) Canadian National Team                                        23.09
60 Milena Pirola (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                              27.03
61 Joëlle Numainville (Can) Biovail                                                     33.37
62 Heather Lamson (Can) Canadian National Team                                          36.15
63 Joanie Caron (Can) Équipe du Québec                                                  38.13
64 Moriah Macgregor (Can) Canadian National Team                                        50.51
65 Anna Tratnyek (Can) Canadian National Team                                           53.26
66 Michelle Beltran (USA) Argon 18 -Champion system                                     53.28
67 Barbara Zimich (Can) BC Coastal                                                    1.12.06
 
Points classification
 
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile                                                              28 pts
2 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                              27
3 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor-Platinum                                                 19
4 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                  15
5 Kori Seehafer (USA) Lipton                                                               15
6 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed                    11
7 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                  11
8 Katherine Bates (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung                                            10
9 Annette Beutler (Swi) Elk Haus No                                                         9
10 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant pro cycling                                                        9
11 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile                                                         7
12 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Lipton                                                           5
13 Anne Samplonius (Can) Biovail                                                            5
14 Christina Ruiter (USA) Victory Brewing                                                   5
15 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Canadian National Team                                              4
16 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed       4
17 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                 3
18 Miho Oki (Jpn) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                       2
19 Rachel Heal (GBr) Victory Brewing                                                        1
20 Oenone Wood (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung                                                1
21 Amy Moore (Can) T-Mobile                                                                 1
 
Sprints
 
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile                                                              32 pts
2 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                              27
3 Elodie Touffet (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                 13
4 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                  10
5 Katherine Bates (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung                                            10
6 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Colorado Premier Training                                          8
7 Christina Ruiter (USA) Victory Brewing                                                    8
8 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile                                                          8
9 Lnna Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile                                                            8
10 Kori Seehafer (USA) Lipton                                                               8
11 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor-Platinum                                                 5
12 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                  5
13 Annette Beutler (Swi) Elk Haus No                                                        3
14 Gina Grain (Can) Giant pro cycling                                                       3
15 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant pro cycling                                                        3
16 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed                    1
17 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Canadian National Team                                              1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Annette Beutler (Swi) Elk Haus No                                                          
2 Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor-Platinum                                                      1
3 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                   2
4 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                               3
5 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor-Platinum                                                  4
6 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed                     5
7 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Lipton                                                            6
8 Tina Liebig (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung                                                 7
9 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile                                                               8
10 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed       9
 
Teams
 
1 T-Mobile                                                                            8.57.01
2 Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                                    0.01
3 Les Pruneaux d'Agen/Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed                                      0.05
4 Biovail                                                                                0.21
5 Giant pro cycling                                                                      0.36
6 Webcor-Platinum                                                                            
7 Victory Brewing                                                                        0.40
8 Lipton                                                                                 0.46
9 Colorado Premier Training                                                              1.07
10 Argon 18 -Champion system                                                             1.24
11 Elk Haus No                                                                           1.26
12 Nurnberger Versicherung                                                               2.05
13 Équipe du Québec                                                                     27.57
14 Canadian National Team                                                               37.59
 
Teams classification
 
1 T-Mobile                                                                           23.02.40
2 Lipton                                                                                 0.32
3 Webcor-Platinum                                                                        0.56
4 Nurnberger Versicherung                                                                2.21
5 Victory Brewing                                                                        3.26
6 Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas                                                    4.52
7 Les Pruneaux d'Agen/Bianchi Aliverti Kookai mixed                                      5.01
8 Biovail                                                                                5.33
9 Elk Haus No                                                                            9.42
10 Giant pro cycling                                                                    10.53
11 Argon 18 -Champion system                                                            18.43
12 Colorado Premier Training                                                            24.02
13 Canadian National Team                                                               55.13
14 Équipe du Québec                                                                     59.02

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