May 23/02 12:11 pm - Tour de l'Aude: Stage 5a, 5b, 6 and GC

Posted by Editoress on 05/23/02
 

Tour de l'Aude

For some reason the results for the last 3 stages were delayed, so we are now just catching up with the last 3 stages.


Stage 5a - May 21: Tuchan to Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, 45 km

1 Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team 1.23.06
2 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim
3 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team
5 Elena Tchalykh (Rus) Itera Team
6 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim
7 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team
9 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera Team
10 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 0.18

33 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 1.09
42 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung
45 Nicole Demars (Can) Canadian National Team 1.22
46 Leah Goldstein (Can) Canadian National Team s.t.
53 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Saturn Cycling Team
57 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 1.58
84 Gina Grain (Can) Canadian National Team 9.14
85 Erin Carter (Can) Canadian National Team
86 Sue Smith (Can) Canadian National Team
89 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 14.04

Stage 5b - May 21: Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse to Tuchan, 45 km

1 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 1.09.13
2 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Frankfurt/Oder-Red Bull 0.25
3 Magali Le Floc'h (Fra) French National Team
4 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim
5 Alessandra Cappellotto (Ita) Power Plate - Bik
6 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team
7 Miho Oki (Jap) C.A. Mantes La Ville
8 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team
9 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team
10 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team

13 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol s.t.
19 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Figurella Dream Team
30 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 1.18
39 Leah Goldstein (Can) Canadian National Team 1.18
40 Nicole Demars (Can) Canadian National Team 1.40
55 Sue Smith (Can) Canadian National Team 3.12
67 Erin Carter (Can) Canadian National Team
74 Gina Grain (Can) Canadian National Team 4.13
81 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 5.13
82 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Saturn Cycling Team s.t.
87 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 10.26

Stage 6: Castelnaudary - ITT (May 22)
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 46.01
2 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 0.02
3 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Itera Team 0.49
4 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 1.05
5 Jenny Algelid Bengtsson (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung 1.06
6 Lada Kozlikova (Cze) Czech Republic National Team
7 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera Team 1.09
8 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team 1.14
9 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim 1.23
10 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung 2.26
11 Leah Goldstein (Can) Canadian National Team s.t.
12 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung 2.30
17 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Figurella Dream Team 3.14
20 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 3.22
21 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 3.36
34 Nicole Demars (Can) Canadian National Team 4.30
38 Erin Carter (Can) Canadian National Team 4.46
49 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Saturn Cycling Team 5.32
51 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 5.34
56 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 5.47
58 Sue Smith (Can) Canadian National Team 5.55
72 Gina Grain (Can) Canadian National Team 7.03

GC

1 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 12.17.14
2 Judith Arndt (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 1.20
3 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Team Farm-Frites Hartol 1.29
4 Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Itera Team 1.42
5 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) Itera Team 2.32
6 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Figurella Dream Team 2.47
7 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Vlaanderen T Interim 2.56
8 Jenny Algelid Bengtsson (Swe) Nurnberger Versicherung 4.02
9 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung 5.08
10 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 5.49
11 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung s.t.
13 Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) Lithuanian National Team 6.03
15 Leah Goldstein (Can) Canadian National Team 6.14
23 Pia Sundstedt (Fin) Figurella Dream Team 12.17
42 Catherine Marsal (Fra) Saturn Cycling Team 19.21
44 Petra Rossner (Ger) Saturn Cycling Team 20.19
53 Nicole Demars (Can) Canadian National Team 26.19
57 Erin Carter (Can) Canadian National Team 27.53
81 Sue Smith (Can) Canadian National Team 56.34
83 Gina Grain (Can) Canadian National Team 58.43
87 Kristy Scrymgeour (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 1.19.32


Team Saturn Report for Stage 6

This time it's Arndt for Saturn's Fifth Stage Win of the Tour de L'Aude - Teutenberg Still in Yellow

In what was described as apocalyptic weather today for the time trial on the roads around Castellnaudary, the cold pouring rain was a large part of the 32 kilometer test of truth. For the third consecutive day it was a Saturn rider climbing up to the first spot on the podium, this time Judith Arndt. The Yellow Jersey, Saturn Ina Teutenberg finished in fourth to maintain her lead of the Tour.

The course started by a long 10 kilometer uphill section, followed by a fast down hill and then a flat section only to go up again and then to a very fast return to Castellnaudary. Saturn's Arndt won the stage with a time of 46'01, averaging 41 km/hr.

Race Leader Teutenberg, better known for her sprinting skills than her time trialing skills, showed that the yellow jersey can bring determination to a whole new level. Teutenberg, racing on her Saturn teammate's Catherine Marsal's LeMond time trial bike for all advantage possible, finished a very impressive fourth.

As the race played out, it was Mirjam Melchers with the best split time of 23:58, Saturn's Arndt was at only four seconds behind her. In a true test of will, the two competitors stayed almost equal until the last kilometer when the Saturn rider moved ahead of Melchers, finishing by two seconds up on the eventual second place Dutchwoman.

Second place in the overall, Olga Zabellinskaia (Itera) finished a very strong third, 49 seconds behind Arndt, but only managed to take 15 seconds on race leader, Teutenberg. Arndt's outstanding ride moved her into second in the overall classification, 1:20 behind her Saturn teammate. Saturn riders Petra Rossner, Catherine Marsal and Kristy Scrymgeour raced conservatively, to be as rested as possible to aid Teutenberg in defending her lead through the finale on Sunday.

Tomorrow's 108 kilometers promise to make for a hard stage around Castellnaudary with a lot of short but sharp hills and narrow roads as is usual for the area. The entire peloton is hoping for better weather as they face the menu of 2 QOM sprints on category two climbs.