June 9/09 17:07 pm - Tour de PEI: Stage 3 report and results
Posted by Editoress on 06/9/09
The excitement of the Tour de PEI continued on Tuesday during Stage 3. Italian rider, Giorgia Bronzini, riding for Team Specialized Mazda Samson mixed from Quebec, prevailed as winner after a tight 120 km race through the rolling hills of Prince Edward Island. Finishing second was Rochelle Gilmore with Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam, followed by Team Hitec Products UCK member Sara Mustonen in third place. All three riders recorded a time of 3 hours 26 minutes 14 seconds.
Bridie O'Donnell leads the General Classification, followed by two riders from the Atlantic Cycling Center, Tara Whitten, at 1 second and Moriah Jo MacGregor at 39 seconds.
Stage 3 of the Tour wound its way from Kensington to North Rustico with a tight pack for most of the race. A breakaway group exploded out in front at the half-way point of the race creating a very competitive finish.
Stage 3 Jersey Winners
Queen of the Mountain – Marissa Van Der Merwe, Team MTN Energade
Best Sprinter - Rochelle Gilmore, Team Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam
Best Canadian – Tara Whitten, Atlantic Cycling Center
Yellow Leaders - Bridie O’Donnell, Australian National Team
Press release
| Stage 3: Kensington to North Rustico, 120 km | |
| 1 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | 3:26:14 |
| 2 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | |
| 3 Martine Bras (Ned) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
| 4 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Team Hitec Products UCK | all s.t. |
| 5 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:01 |
| 6 Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team Women Road | |
| 7 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 8 Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) Team Uniqa-ELK | |
| 9 Danielle Bekkering (Ned) Team Hitec Products UCK | |
| 10 Audrey Lemieux (Can) ESGL93-GSD Gestion | |
| 11 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team Women Road | |
| 12 Nichole Wangsgard (USA) Colavita Sutter Homes | |
| 13 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | |
| 14 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
| 15 Emma Petersen (NZl) Team Ultralink | |
| 16 Jenny Trew (Can) Canadian National Cycling Team | |
| 17 Cherise Taylor (RSA) Team MTN Energade | |
| 18 Joanie Caron (Can) Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | |
| 19 Heather Logan (Can) Colavita Sutter Homes | |
| 20 Carla Swart (RSA) Team MTN Energade | |
| 21 Linn Torp (Nor) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | |
| 22 Bridie O'Donnell (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 23 Isabelle Söderberg (Swe) Team Hitec Products UCK | |
| 24 Tone Hatteland (Nor) Team Hitec Products UCK | |
| 25 Stefanie Degle (Ger) Team Uniqa-ELK | |
| 26 Jessie Maclean (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 27 Giada Borgato (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
| 28 Marissa van der Merwe (RSA) Team MTN Energade | |
| 29 Leah Kirchman (Can) Atlantic Cycling Center | |
| 30 Véronique Labonté (Can) Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | |
| 31 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Team Uniqa-ELK | |
| 32 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Team Uniqa-ELK | |
| 33 Moriah Jo MacGregor (Can) Atlantic Cycling Center | |
| 34 Denise Ramsden (Can) Canadian National Cycling Team | |
| 35 Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
| 36 Laura Bozolo (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
| 37 Lorenza Morfin (Mex) Team Mixed-Mexico | |
| 38 Mayra Rocha (Mex ) Team Mixed-Mexico | |
| 39 Anna Milkowski (USA) Team MTN Energade | |
| 40 Cara Gillis (Can) Atlantic Cycling Center | |
| 41 Jessica Jurado (Mex) Team Mixed-Mexico | |
| 42 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | |
| 43 Line Foss (Nor) Team Hitec Products UCK | |
| 44 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | |
| 45 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Selle Italia Ghezzi | |
| 46 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 47 Beatrice Thomas (Fra) ESGL93-GSD Gestion | |
| 48 Sarah Stewart (Can) Canadian National Cycling Team | |
| 49 Laura Dittman (Ger) German National Team Women Road | |
| 50 Natacha Elliott (Can) Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | |
| 51 Fransiska Merten (Ger) German National Team Women Road | |
| 52 Tara Whitten (Can) Atlantic Cycling Center | |
| 53 Lucie Poulin (Can) Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | |
| 54 Amber Halliday (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 55 Véronique Fortin (Can) Équipe du Québec | |
| 56 Christine Majerus (Lux) ESGL93-GSD Gestion | |
| 57 Melodie Lesueur (Fra) ESGL93-GSD Gestion | |
| 58 Chrissie Viljoen (RSA) Team MTN Energade | all s.t. |
| 59 Andrea Bunnin (Can) Canadian National Cycling Team | 0:18 |
| 60 Lex Albrecht (Can) Équipe du Québec | 4:04 |
| 61 Davina Summers (Aus) Australian National Team | 4:14 |
| 62 Shontell Gauthier (USA) Colavita Sutter Homes | s.t. |
| 63 Véronique Bilodeau (Can) Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | 4:17 |
| 64 Margriet Kloppenburg (Den) Team Hitec Products UCK | 4:54 |
| 65 Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) German National Team Women Road | |
| 66 Anne Guzman (Can) Colavita Sutter Homes | |
| 67 Leah Guloien (Can) Canadian National Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 68 Émilie Roy (Can) Équipe du Québec | 4:54 |
| 69 Julia Bradley (Can) Team Ultralink | 8:10 |
| 70 Megan Rathwell (Can) Canadian National Cycling Team | 8:58 |
| 71 Allison Lampi (Can) Team Ultralink | s.t. |
| 72 Virginie Gauthier (Can) Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | 9:22 |
| 73 Carolyn Cartmill (Can) Team Ultralink | 15:23 |
| 74 Sandra Valencia-Becerra (Col) Colavita Sutter Homes | 17:33 |
| 75 Yesica Mendoza (Col) Team Mixed-Mexico | s.t. |
| 76 Miriam Dominguez (Mex) Team Mixed-Mexico | 23:13 |
| 77 Valérie Crête (Can) Équipe du Québec | 28:45 |
| 78 Catherine Couture (Can) Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | 33:27 |
| 79 Ariane Patenaude (Can) Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | 33:31 |
| 80 Geneviève Gagnon (Can) Équipe du Québec | 33:35 |
| 81 Kyla Rollinson (Can) Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | s.t. |
| DNF Laurie-Anne Dupont-Renaud (Can) Équipe du Québec | |
| DNF Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team Women Road | |
| DNF Lisa Perlmutter (Can) Atlantic Cycling Center | |
| DNS Julia Farrell (Can) Team Ultralink | |
| GC | |
| 1 Bridie O'Donnell (Aus) Australian National Team | 6:14:45 |
| 2 Tara Whitten (Can) Atlantic Cycling Center | at 0:01 |
| 3 Moriah Jo MacGregor (Can) Atlantic Cycling Center | 0:39 |
| 4 Jessie Maclean (Aus) Australian National Team | 0:43 |
| 5 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 0:51 |
| 6 Carla Swart (RSA) Team MTN Energade | 0:51 |
| 7 Amber Halliday (Aus) Australian National Team | 0:55 |
| 8 Denise Ramsden (Can) Canadian National Cycling Team | 1:03 |
| 9 Véronique Labonté (Can) Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | 1:04 |
| 10 Marissa van der Merwe (RSA) Team MTN Energade | 1:08 |
| 11 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 1:17 |
| 12 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | 1:28 |
| 13 Cara Gillis (Can) Atlantic Cycling Center | 1:30 |
| 14 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Team Uniqa-ELK | 1:30 |
| 15 Natasha Elliott (Can) Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | 1:37 |
| 16 Anna Milkowski (USA) Team MTN Energade | 1:43 |
| 17 Audrey Lemieux (Can) ESGL93-GSD Gestion | 1:45 |
| 18 Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team Women Road | 1:50 |
| 19 Martine Bras (Ned) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 1:53 |
| 20 Fransiska Merten (Ger) German National Team Women Road | 1:55 |
| 21 Linn Torp (Nor) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 1:57 |
| 22 Lucie Poulin (Can) Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | 1:59 |
| 23 Gloria Presti (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 2:03 |
| 24 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team | 2:04 |
| 25 Chrissie Viljoen (RSA) Team MTN Energade | 2:06 |
| 26 Tone Hatteland (Nor) Team Hitec Products UCK | 2:06 |
| 27 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) German National Team Women Road | 2:09 |
| 28 Melodie Lesueur (Fra) ESGL93-GSD Gestion | 2:09 |
| 29 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Team Hitec Products UCK | 2:09 |
| 30 Heather Logan (Can) Colavita Sutter Homes | 2:14 |
| 31 Line Foss (Nor) Team Hitec Products UCK | 2:16 |
| 32 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australian National Team | 2:17 |
| 33 Laura Dittman (Ger) German National Team Women Road | 2:17 |
| 34 Stefanie Degle (Ger) Team Uniqa-ELK | 2:19 |
| 35 Laura Bozolo (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 2:19 |
| 36 Sarah Stewart (Can) Canadian National Cycling Team | 2:21 |
| 37 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Team Uniqa-ELK | 2:23 |
| 38 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 2:36 |
| 39 Giada Borgato (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 2:38 |
| 40 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | 2:42 |
| 41 Cherise Taylor (RSA) Team MTN Energade | 2:42 |
| 42 Danielle Bekkering (Ned) Team Hitec Products UCK | 2:49 |
| 43 Agne Bagdonaviciute (Ltu) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 2:51 |
| 44 Christine Majerus (Lux) ESGL93-GSD Gestion | 2:51 |
| 45 Beatrice Thomas (Fra) ESGL93-GSD Gestion | 2:52 |
| 46 Nichole Wangsgard (USA) Colavita Sutter Homes | 2:55 |
| 47 Leah Kirchman (Can) Atlantic Cycling Center | 3:11 |
| 48 Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) Team Uniqa-ELK | 3:12 |
| 49 Lorenza Morfin (Mex) Team Mixed-Mexico | 3:13 |
| 50 Joanie Caron (Can) Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | 3:16 |
| 51 Isabelle Söderberg (Swe) Team Hitec Products UCK | 3:16 |
| 52 Jenny Trew (Can) Canadian National Cycling Team | 3:18 |
| 53 Emma Petersen (NZl) Team Ultralink | 3:24 |
| 54 Jessica Jurado (Mex) Team Mixed-Mexico | 3:25 |
| 55 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | 3:34 |
| 56 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 3:39 |
| 57 Mayra Rocha (Mex ) Team Mixed-Mexico | 4:42 |
| 58 Véronique Bilodeau (Can) Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | 5:30 |
| 59 Davina Summers (Aus) Australian National Team | 6:28 |
| 60 Margriet Kloppenburg (Den) Team Hitec Products UCK | 7:17 |
| 61 Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) German National Team Women Road | 7:24 |
| 62 Leah Guloien (Can) Canadian National Cycling Team | 8:18 |
| 63 Shontell Gauthier (USA) Colavita Sutter Homes | 8:22 |
| 64 Julia Bradley (Can) Team Ultralink | 10:33 |
| 65 Allison Lampi (Can) Team Ultralink | 11:20 |
| 66 Megan Rathwell (Can) Canadian National Cycling Team | 12:06 |
| 67 Anne Guzman (Can) Colavita Sutter Homes | 12:28 |
| 68 Véronique Fortin (Can) Équipe du Québec | 20:17 |
| 69 Sandra Valencia-Becerra (Col) Colavita Sutter Homes | 20:51 |
| 70 Lex Albrecht (Can) Équipe du Québec | 24:08 |
| 71 Miriam Dominguez (Mex) Team Mixed-Mexico | 26:56 |
| 72 Émilie Roy (Can) Équipe du Québec | 30:31 |
| 73 Valérie Crête (Can) Équipe du Québec | 32:50 |
| 74 Geneviève Gagnon (Can) Équipe du Québec | 35:59 |
| 75 Virginie Gauthier (Can) Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | 37:18 |
| 76 Andrea Bunnin (Can) Canadian National Cycling Team | 39:18 |
| 77 Carolyn Cartmill (Can) Team Ultralink | 42:27 |
| 78 Yesica Mendoza (Col) Team Mixed-Mexico | 56:37 |
| 79 Kyla Rollinson (Can) Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | 58:56 |
| 80 Catherine Couture (Can) Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | 1:10:11 |
| 81 Ariane Patenaude (Can) Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | 1:11:40 |
| Sprints | |
| 1 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 21pts |
| 2 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Specialized Mazda Samson Mix | 20 |
| 3 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Team Hitec Products UCK | 12 |
| 4 Tara Whitten (Can) Atlantic Cycling Center | 10 |
| 5 Bridie O'Donnell (Aus) Australian National Team | 10 |
| 6 Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) Team Uniqa-ELK | 9 |
| 7 Denis Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team Women | 6 |
| 8 Martine Bras (Ned) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 6 |
| 9 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi | 5 |
| 10 Moriah Jo MacGregor (Can) Atlantic Cycling Center | 5 |
| 11 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team Women | 5 |
| 12 Danielle Bekkering (Ned) Team Hitec Products UCK | 5 |
| 13 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Team Uniqa-ELK | 3 |
| 14 Jessie Maclean (Aus) Australian National Team | 3 |
| 15 Beatrice Thomas (Fra) ESGL93-GSD Gestion | 1 |
| 16 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 1 |
| 17 Vera Koedooder (Ned) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 1 |
| QOM | |
| 1 Mariss van der Merwe (RSA) Team MTN Energade | 20pts |
| 2 Emma Mackie (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 17 |
| 3 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Team Uniqa-ELK | 17 |
| 4 Carla Swart (RSA) Team MTN Energade | 16 |
| 5 Audrey Lemieux (Can) ESGL93-GSD Gestion | 7 |
| 6 Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team Women | 7 |
| 7 Heather Logan (Can) Colavita Sutter Homes | 5 |
| 8 Beatrice Thomas (Fra) ESGL93-GSD Gestion | 5 |
| 9 Carolyn Cartmill (Can) Team Ultralink | 4 |
| 10 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australian National Team | 3 |
| 11 Linn Torp (Nor) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 3 |
| Team GC | |
| 1 Australian National Team | 18:45:55 |
| 2 Atlantic Cycling Center | at 0:30 |
| 3 Team MTN Energade | 2:02 |
| 4 Équipe Cascades-ABC Cycles | 2:37 |
| 5 Selle Italia Ghezzi | 3:40 |
| 6 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 3:43 |
| 7 German National Team Women Road | 3:51 |
| 8 Specialized Mazda Samson Mixed | 4:06 |
| 9 Team Uniqa-ELK | 4:34 |
| 10 Canadian National Cycling Team | 4:53 |
| 11 Team Hitec Products UCK | 4:59 |
| 12 ESGL93-GSD Gestion | 5:05 |
| 13 Team Mixed-Mexico | 8:42 |
| 14 Colavita Sutter Homes | 10:03 |
| 15 Team Ultralink | 22:04 |
| 16 Équipe du Québec | 31:32 |
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