Posted by Editoress on 06/11/10
HTC-Columbia's Judith Arndt has taken her first win of the 2010 season in stage two of the Bira race in Spain on Friday, a victory which has catapulted the German into second place overall. Arndt's victory is the twentieth win for the HTC-Columbia women's team this season.
Arndt broke away with Claudia Haussler of the Cervélo squad on the second last climb of a very tough 112 kilometre stage, then outsprinted her rival at the finish.
Arndt was the overall winner of the Bira stage race in 2009.
"This is a really important win for Judith on a lot of levels because she had a really difficult 2009 season with a lot of setbacks and injuries," commented HTC-Columbia team manager Ronny Lauke. "But she got second in a World Cup race in Spain recently, and that was a sign that her form was on the way up again. It wasn't an easy win. Today's stage was very difficult, with five classified climbs and narrow, twisting roads, and most of the day it rained, too. But she got away with Haussler on that climb and they stayed away to the finish with over 90 seconds on the chasing group."
Saturday's stage has two sectors, the first a short but difficult uphill time trial which Lauke says could be decisive for the race. "With Judith clearly in good shape, we can be optimistic about it. But whatever happens, today's win is a great moment for her and for the team."
HTC-Columbia press release
Claudia Häusler’s (GER) second place finish in today’s second stage at Emakumeen Bira puts her into the yellow jersey. The 93km stage around Lekeitio saw a late stage break with Häusler and Judith Arndt (GER-HTC Columbia Women). Arndt won the stage as the two finished almost two minutes up on the rest of the peloton. Emma Johansson (SWE-Red Sun Cycling) captured third position.
“It was a very hard stage today, right from the beginning, besides the fact that the stage started very late, which is another story altogether. Right from the start it was Marianne Vos (NED) from Nederland Bloeit who set a very, very hard pace, though after 50km she was chased back to the bunch,” explained Egon van Kessel, Sports Director. “Then there was a leading group of 10 riders including our Claudia Häusler. Then, because we had some crashes, we ended up with only one of our riders in the lead. Despite this, we still had a good race because we had three other riders in the second group, and with them we managed to put a lot of pressure on Vos’ team who now had three in the lead group of ten.
“Finally in the last long climb, Claudia Häusler together with Judith Arndt (GER) attacked and they had a gap of two minutes at the end. Though Arndt won the stage Claudia now wears the yellow jersey. So we are in a good position going into the time trail tomorrow. If we can win the time trial with Claudia, then we can also win the overall. I must say we were not so lucky today with 3 crashes and I hope the riders can recover before tomorrow. In the morning we have the time trial and in the afternoon a normal road stage.”
Cervelo Test Team press release
Stage 2: Lekeitio to Lekeitio, 112.4 km | |
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | 3:15:06 |
2 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | at s.t. |
3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team | 1:47 |
4 Marianne Vos (Ned) Netherland Bloeit | |
5 Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu | |
6 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto-Ladies Team | |
7 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara | all s.t. |
8 Annemiek V. Vleuten (Ned) Netherland Bloeit | 1:49 |
9 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Netherland Bloeit | 1:52 |
10 Nicole Cooke (GBr) British National Team | 2:28 |
11 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi-Pasta Zara | 6:47 |
12 Vilija Sereikaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara | 9:04 |
13 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno | 9:05 |
14 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women | |
15 Elena Kuchiskaya (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu | |
16 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | |
17 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Michela Fanini Rerco | |
18 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi | |
19 Jessie Daams (Bel) Topsport-Vlaanderen | |
20 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo Test Team | |
21 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto-Ladies Team | |
22 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | |
23 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
24 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi-Pasta Zara | all s.t. |
25 Marta Vilajosana (Esp) Team Valdarno | 12:55 |
26 Elena Berlato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi | s.t. |
27 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Michela Fanini Rerco | 15:13 |
28 Susana Zorzi (Ita) S.N. Italia | 15:47 |
29 Petra Dijkman (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team | |
30 Giada Borgato (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | |
31 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara | |
32 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team. | all s.t. |
33 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Dutch National Team | 15:53 |
34 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | s.t. |
35 Leire Olaberria (Esp) Debabarrena-Kirolgi | 16:39 |
36 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team. | |
37 Kelly Druyts (Bel) Topsport-Vlaanderen | |
38 Lucy Martin (GBr) British National Team | all s.t. |
39 Ane Santesteban (Esp) Debabarrena-Kirolgi | 16:41 |
40 Mireia Epelde (Esp) Lointek | |
41 Catherine Williamson (GBr) British National Team | |
42 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Michela Fanini Rerco | |
43 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu | |
44 Cristina Alcalde (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango | |
45 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Netherland Bloeit | |
46 Giulia Ronchi (Ita) S.N. Italia | |
47 Katie Colclough (GBr) British National Team | |
48 Gloria Presti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi | |
49 Sjouke Dufoer (Bel) Topsport-Vlaanderen | |
50 Emma Silversides (GBr) Redsun Cycling Team | |
51 Ausrine Trebaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara | |
52 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women | |
53 Amy Pieters (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
54 Anna V. Der Breggen (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
55 Patricia Schwager (Sui) Cervelo Test Team | |
56 Xiao Ling Luo (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling | |
57 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi | |
58 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team | |
59 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) Michela Fanini Rerco | |
60 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team | |
61 Leticia Gil (Esp) Lointek | |
62 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | |
63 Silvia Valescchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi | |
64 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
65 Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | all s.t. |
66 Laura Dittmann (Ger) German National Team. | 19:22 |
67 Judith Masdeu (Esp) Lointek | |
68 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women | both s.t. |
69 Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team. | 21:31 |
70 Anna B. Schnitzmeier (Ger) German National Team. | |
71 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | both s.t. |
72 Lucia Gonzalez (Esp) Lointek | 25:11 |
73 Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team | |
74 Franziska Merten (Ger) German National Team. | |
75 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) S.N. Italia | |
76 Loes Markerink (Ned) Netherland Bloeit | all s.t. |
77 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Team Valdarno | 27:59 |
78 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team | |
79 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Redsun Cycling Team | |
80 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team | |
81 Ine Beyen (Bel) Topsport-Vlaanderen | |
82 Elena Cecchini (Ita) S.N. Italia | |
83 Martina Corazza (Ita) Team Valdarno | |
84 Isabella Arman (Ita) S.N. Italia | |
85 Josephine Tomic (Aus) Lotto-Ladies Team | |
86 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling | |
87 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi | |
88 Viviana Gatto (Ita) S.N. Italia | |
89 Ana Belen Garcia (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango | |
90 Joana Eslava (Esp) Tolosa C.F. | |
91 Carly M Hibberd (Aus) Michela Fanini Rerco | |
92 Dorleta Zorrilla (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango | |
93 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
94 Veronia Andreasson (Swe) Lotto-Ladies Team | all s.t. |
95 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Michela Fanini Rerco | 29:18 |
96 Lynette Burger (RSA) Lotto-Ladies Team | s.t. |
97 Ester Alves (Por) Lointek | 38:35 |
DNF Lisa Jacobs (Aus) Australian National Team | |
DNF Katrien Van Looy (Bel) Topsport-Vlaanderen | |
DNF Sara Ortiz (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango | |
DNF Amaia Martioda (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango | |
DNF Ariadna Tudel (And) Bizkaia-Durango | |
DNF Debora Galvez (Esp) Lointek | |
DNF Agnieta Francke (Ned) Netherland Bloeit | |
DNF Inma Rafael (Esp) Debabarrena-Kirolgi | |
DNF Ana Yunta (Esp) Debabarrena-Kirolgi | |
DNF Izaro Lasa (Esp) Debabarrena-Kirolgi | |
DNF Maria J. Gomez (Esp) Tolosa C.F. | |
DNF Lide Larrañaga (Esp) Tolosa C.F. | |
DNF Bridie O'donnell (Aus) Team Valdarno | |
DNF Alessia Massaccesi (Ita) Team Valdarno | |
DNF Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling | |
DNF Na Zhao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling | |
DNF Lina Shi (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling | |
DNF Shen Fan Li (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling | |
DNF Inmaculada Pereiro (Esp) Debabarrena-Kirolgi | |
GC | |
1 Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 5:29:13 |
2 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | at s.t. |
3 Marianne Vos (Ned) Netherland Bloeit | 1:47 |
4 Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team | |
5 Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu | |
6 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto-Ladies Team | |
7 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara | all s.t. |
8 Annemiek V. Vleuten (Ned) Netherland Bloeit | 1:49 |
9 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Netherland Bloeit | 1:52 |
10 Nicole Cooke (GBr) British National Team | 2:28 |
11 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi-Pasta Zara | 6:47 |
12 Vilija Sereikaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara | 9:04 |
13 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno | 9:05 |
14 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | |
15 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | |
16 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi-Pasta Zara | |
17 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo Test Team | |
18 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
19 Elena Kuchiskaya (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu | |
20 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto-Ladies Team | |
21 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women | |
22 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi | |
23 Jessie Daams (Bel) Topsport-Vlaanderen | |
24 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Michela Fanini Rerco | all s.t. |
25 Elena Berlato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi | 12:55 |
26 Marta Vilajosana (Esp) Team Valdarno | s.t. |
27 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) Michela Fanini Rerco | 15:13 |
28 Giada Borgato (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 15:47 |
29 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) German National Team. | |
30 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara | |
31 Petra Dijkman (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team | |
32 Susana Zorzi (Ita) S.N. Italia | all s.t. |
33 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 15:53 |
34 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Dutch National Team | s.t. |
35 Kelly Druyts (Bel) Topsport-Vlaanderen | 16:39 |
36 Lucy Martin (GBr) British National Team | |
37 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team. | |
38 Leire Olaberria (Esp) Debabarrena-Kirolgi | all s.t. |
39 Alice Marmorini (Ita) Michela Fanini Rerco | 16:41 |
40 Ane Santesteban (Esp) Debabarrena-Kirolgi | |
41 Catherine Williamson (GBr) British National Team | |
42 Mireia Epelde (Esp) Lointek | |
43 Cristina Alcalde (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango | |
44 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team | |
45 Sjouke Dufoer (Bel) Topsport-Vlaanderen | |
46 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Netherland Bloeit | |
47 Anna V. Der Breggen (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
48 Gloria Presti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi | |
49 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu | |
50 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi | |
51 Ausrine Trebaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara | |
52 Katie Colclough (GBr) British National Team | |
53 Patricia Schwager (Sui) Cervelo Test Team | |
54 Emma Silversides (GBr) Redsun Cycling Team | |
55 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) Michela Fanini Rerco | |
56 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | |
57 Amy Pieters (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
58 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women | |
59 Silvia Valescchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi | |
60 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
61 Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | all s.t. |
62 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women | 19:22 |
63 Laura Dittmann (Ger) German National Team. | s.t. |
64 Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team. | 21:31 |
65 Anna B. Schnitzmeier (Ger) German National Team. | |
66 Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | |
67 Xiao Ling Luo (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling | |
68 Leticia Gil (Esp) Lointek | all s.t. |
69 Loes Markerink (Ned) Netherland Bloeit | 25:11 |
70 Franziska Merten (Ger) German National Team. | |
71 Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team | |
72 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) S.N. Italia | all s.t. |
73 Giulia Ronchi (Ita) S.N. Italia | 25:40 |
74 Judith Masdeu (Esp) Lointek | 25:52 |
75 Martina Corazza (Ita) Team Valdarno | 27:59 |
76 Dorleta Zorrilla (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango | |
77 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Team Valdarno | |
78 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team | |
79 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi | |
80 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Redsun Cycling Team | |
81 Ine Beyen (Bel) Topsport-Vlaanderen | |
82 Veronia Andreasson (Swe) Lotto-Ladies Team | |
83 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team | |
84 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling | |
85 Viviana Gatto (Ita) S.N. Italia | |
86 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Dutch National Team | all s.t. |
87 Elena Cecchini (Ita) S.N. Italia | 28:19 |
88 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Michela Fanini Rerco | 29:18 |
89 Ana Belen Garcia (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango | 29:31 |
90 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team | 31:14 |
91 Lucia Gonzalez (Esp) Lointek | 31:41 |
92 Isabella Arman (Ita) S.N. Italia | 32:50 |
93 Josephine Tomic (Aus) Lotto-Ladies Team | 34:29 |
94 Joana Eslava (Esp) Tolosa C.F. | s.t. |
95 Lynette Burger (RSA) Lotto-Ladies Team | 35:48 |
96 Carly M Hibberd (Aus) Michela Fanini Rerco | 36:58 |
97 Ester Alves (Por) Lointek | 45:05 |
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