Posted by Editoress on 02/3/12
Arndt Claims Gold on Stage 3's Windy Loop around the Katara Cultural Village
The third and final stage of the Ladies' Tour of Qatar competed in windy conditions, ended in a bunched sprint. Like on day 1, Kirsten WIld powered to victory. But the star of the day was Germany's Judith Arndt who managed to keep control of her leader's Golden jersey and wins this 2012 edition of the event.
At the start of the third and final stage of the Ladies' Tour of Qatar, new Golden jersey Judith Arndt (GRW) only had a slim 2" lead over compatriot and rival Trixi Worrack (SLU). In other words it would be a fierce battle between the two Germans.
Again, strong winds would make this final stage a very demanding one. While the pack was struggling against a head-wind all along the first half of the race, courageous Kendall Ryan (USA) broke away after 14 kilometres. Her advantage rapidly grew from 25" at km 15 to a maximum 3'25 at km 20.
The first bonus sprint (km 27) was claimed by Ryan while Wild (NED) was the fastest of the peloton ahead of Arndt gaining and extra bonus second overall. The gap had then dropped down to 2'. Just two kilometres later, Ryan only had a 1' lead. The American was finally caught at km 40.
A pack remained bunched for the second intermediate sprint (km 42) won by Arndt ahead of Wild and Gunnewijk. As the riders headed west and the wind blew sideways, the peloton broke up into several groups and 16 favourites gathered at the front. The leaders enjoyed a maximum 30" advantage at km 49 before being caught back at km 57.
The peloton remained packed all the way to the finish at a very fast pace due to the tailwind all the way to the finish. Decision was to be made after a bunched sprint. Like on day 1, Kirsten Wild (NED) prooved she was the fastest of all, capturing her second success this year. The dutch rider beat her compatriots Ellen Van Dijk (SLU) and Adriana Visser (SKI) to the line.
Fourth of the stage, Judith Arndt kept her Golden jersey and wins this fourth edition of the Ladies' Tour of Qatar. In the final GC, the German wins the event with a 6" lead over Worrack and 2'06 over Wild who claims the Silver jersey for points. The best young rider of the race remains Chloé Hosking while team Specialized-Lululemon finishes best team.
Courtesy ASO
Judith Arndt Wins Ladies Tour of Qatar
GreenEDGE-AIS' Judith Arndt won the Ladies Tour of Qatar today over Trixi Worrack (Specialized – lululemon). Arndt finished fourth on the stage and earned bonus seconds at both intermediate sprints to solidify her lead.
“With the team just starting out, this kind of success is terrific,” said Sports Director Rod McGee. “They rode really well over the three days. They showed us they were in great condition and really motivated with their wins in January. This win is definitely at a higher level with a bigger field and stronger teams.”
The third and final stage of racing in Katara Cultural Village began with strong headwinds.
“The girls were down to their slowest speed the whole race at the start,” noted McGee. “They were going under 20 kilometres per hour. Eventually, it changed to crosswinds, and when the field split all our girls made the front group.”
The team led out Arndt for the first intermediate sprint where she took the single bonus second on offer for third place. Worrack, who started the day in second overall, only two seconds down on Arndt, did not receive any bonus seconds.
The main group continued to split and regroup in the crosswinds between the first and second intermediate sprints. Arndt handily won the second intermediate sprint with Loes Gunnewijk gobbling up the seconds for third.
“Again, Trixi did not receive any time bonuses at the second intermediate sprint,” said McGee. “This was the really important thing. Judith now led the overall by six seconds before the finale.”
Arndt finished fourth on the stage won by Kirsten Wild (Netherlands National Team), ahead of Worrack, to take the race win.
Courtesy GreenEDGE Cycling
Stage 3 : Katara Cultural Village to Katara Cultural Village, 92.5 km | |
1 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Dutch National Team | 2:38:36 |
2 Elen Van Dijk (Ned) Team Specialized Lululemon | |
3 Adriana Visser (Ned) Skil-1T4I | |
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) Greenedge - AIS | |
5 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Team Specialized Lululemon | |
6 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara | |
7 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | |
8 Jessie Maclean (Aus) Greenedge - AIS | |
9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Team Specialized Lululemon | |
10 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | |
11 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | |
12 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Team Specialized Lululemon | all s.t. |
13 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Greenedge - AIS | 0:03 |
14 Shelley Olds (USA) US National Team | 0:08 |
15 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products-Mistral Home | 0:09 |
16 Cherise Taylor (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
17 Aude Biannic (Fra) French National Team | |
18 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | |
19 Sarah Düster (Ger) Stichting Rabo Women | |
20 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Skil-1T4I | |
21 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Stichting Rabo Women | |
22 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team | |
23 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) French National Team | |
24 Roxanne Knetemann (Ned) Stichting Rabo Women | |
25 Xin Liu (Chn) China Chongming-Giant | all s.t. |
26 Amy Pieters (Ned) Skil-1T4I | 0:12 |
27 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | |
28 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Skil-1T4I | |
29 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Italian National Team | |
30 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
31 Regina Bruins (Ned) Skil-1T4I | |
32 Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) French National Team | |
33 Kaat Hannes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | all s.t. |
34 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Italian National Team | 0:16 |
35 Lise Nostvold (Nor) Hitec Products-Mistral Home | |
36 Froydis Waersted (Nor) Hitec Products-Mistral Home | |
37 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) German National Team | |
38 Samantha Schneider (USA) US National Team | |
39 Li Chen (Chn) China Chongming-Giant | |
40 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Italian National Team | |
41 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products-Mistral Home | all s.t. |
42 Katie Colclough (GBr) Team Specialized Lululemon | 0:18 |
43 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Diadora-Pasta Zara | 0:21 |
44 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Diadora-Pasta Zara | |
45 Xiaoling Luo (Chn) China Chongming-Giant | both s.t. |
46 Dongyan Huang (Chn) China Chongming-Giant | 0:23 |
47 Polona Batagelj (Slo) Diadora-Pasta Zara | |
48 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Greenedge - AIS | |
49 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Greenedge - AIS | all s.t. |
50 Ine Beyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | 0:30 |
51 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Stichting Rabo Women | s.t. |
52 Giulia Donato (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara | 0:39 |
53 Béatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Italian National Team | |
54 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Greenedge - AIS | |
55 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Italian National Team | |
56 Laura Van Der Kamp (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
57 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Stichting Rabo Women | |
58 Maaike Polspoel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | |
59 Melodie Lesueur (Fra) French National Team | all all s.t. |
60 Audrey Cordon (Fra) French National Team | 0:50 |
61 Ann-Sophie Duyck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
62 Janine Bubner (Ger) German National Team | both s.t. |
63 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Diadora-Pasta Zara | 1:04 |
64 Chiara Vannucci (Ita) Italian National Team | 1:15 |
65 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | |
66 Tayler Wiles (USA) US National Team | |
67 Tone Hatteland (Nor) Hitec Products-Mistral Home | |
68 Yunyun Yuan (Chn) China Chongming-Giant | |
69 Birgit Lavrijssen (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
70 Jacquelyn Crowell (USA) US National Team | |
71 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team | all s.t. |
72 Edith Vanden Brande (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | 1:39 |
73 Esra Tromp (Ned) Skil-1T4I | 1:42 |
74 Rebecca Talen (Ned) Stichting Rabo Women | |
75 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
76 Winanda Spoor (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
77 Katrien Van Looy (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | all s.t. |
78 Coryn Rivera (USA) US National Team | 1:50 |
79 Latoya Brulee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | 2:06 |
80 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team | 3:07 |
81 Gilke Croket (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | 3:29 |
82 Kendall Ryan (USA) US National Team | 3:31 |
83 Johanne Bergseth (Nor) Hitec Products-Mistral Home | 3:35 |
84 Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) German National Team | |
85 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) French National Team | |
86 Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | all s.t. |
87 Aniska Vekemans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | 4:32 |
Final GC | |
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) Greenedge - AIS | 8:00:44 |
2 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Team Specialized Lululemon | at 0:06 |
3 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Dutch National Team | 2:06 |
4 Elen Van Dijk (Ned) Team Specialized Lululemon | 2:57 |
5 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Team Specialized Lululemon | 3:04 |
6 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Greenedge - AIS | 3:12 |
7 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Greenedge - AIS | 3:33 |
8 Jessie Maclean (Aus) Greenedge - AIS | 5:26 |
9 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | |
10 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | both s.t |
11 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | 5:35 |
12 Sarah Düster (Ger) Stichting Rabo Women | |
13 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Stichting Rabo Women | both s.t |
14 Dongyan Huang (Chn) China Chongming-Giant | 5:49 |
15 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Greenedge - AIS | s.t |
16 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Stichting Rabo Women | 6:05 |
17 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | 6:41 |
18 Regina Bruins (Ned) Skil-1T4I | 9:00 |
19 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Team Specialized Lululemon | 16:09 |
20 Adriana Visser (Ned) Skil-1T4I | 16:23 |
21 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | 17:02 |
22 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara | s.t |
23 Shelley Olds (USA) US National Team | 17:08 |
24 Xin Liu (Chn) China Chongming-Giant | 17:11 |
25 Romy Kasper (Ger) German National Team | |
26 Cherise Taylor (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
27 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Skil-1T4I | |
28 Roxanne Knetemann (Ned) Stichting Rabo Women | all s.t |
29 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | 17:14 |
30 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Dutch National Team | s.t |
31 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) German National Team | 17:18 |
32 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Italian National Team | |
33 Lise Nostvold (Nor) Hitec Products-Mistral Home | |
34 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products-Mistral Home | all s.t |
35 Katie Colclough (GBr) Team Specialized Lululemon | 17:20 |
36 Laura Van Der Kamp (Ned) Dutch National Team | 17:41 |
37 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Greenedge - AIS | s.t |
38 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team | 18:17 |
39 Latoya Brulee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | 19:08 |
40 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products-Mistral Home | 20:33 |
41 Esra Tromp (Ned) Skil-1T4I | 22:06 |
42 Aude Biannic (Fra) French National Team | 27:40 |
43 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) French National Team | s.t |
44 Amy Pieters (Ned) Skil-1T4I | 27:45 |
45 Kaat Hannes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
46 Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) French National Team | both s.t |
47 Li Chen (Chn) China Chongming-Giant | 27:49 |
48 Samantha Schneider (USA) US National Team | |
49 Froydis Waersted (Nor) Hitec Products-Mistral Home | |
50 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Italian National Team | all s.t |
51 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Diadora-Pasta Zara | 27:54 |
52 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Diadora-Pasta Zara | |
53 Xiaoling Luo (Chn) China Chongming-Giant | both s.t |
54 Polona Batagelj (Slo) Diadora-Pasta Zara | 27:56 |
55 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Italian National Team | 27:57 |
56 Ine Beyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | 28:03 |
57 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Skil-1T4I | 28:09 |
58 Giulia Donato (Ita) Diadora-Pasta Zara | 28:10 |
59 Maaike Polspoel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | 28:12 |
60 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Italian National Team | |
61 Béatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Italian National Team | |
62 Melodie Lesueur (Fra) French National Team | all s.t |
63 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Stichting Rabo Women | 28:15 |
64 Audrey Cordon (Fra) French National Team | 28:23 |
65 Janine Bubner (Ger) German National Team | |
66 Ann-Sophie Duyck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | both s.t |
67 Yunyun Yuan (Chn) China Chongming-Giant | 28:41 |
68 Tone Hatteland (Nor) Hitec Products-Mistral Home | 28:48 |
69 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Diadora-Pasta Zara | 28:49 |
70 Jacquelyn Crowell (USA) US National Team | 28:56 |
71 Birgit Lavrijssen (Ned) Dutch National Team | 28:57 |
72 Tayler Wiles (USA) US National Team | s.t |
73 Chiara Vannucci (Ita) Italian National Team | 29:00 |
74 Winanda Spoor (Ned) Dutch National Team | 29:15 |
75 Rebecca Talen (Ned) Stichting Rabo Women | s.t |
76 Edith Vanden Brande (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | 29:21 |
77 Katrien Van Looy (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 29:23 |
78 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 29:45 |
79 Coryn Rivera (USA) US National Team | 30:20 |
80 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) German National Team | 30:40 |
81 Kendall Ryan (USA) US National Team | 30:59 |
82 Gilke Croket (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | 31:02 |
83 Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 31:08 |
84 Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) French National Team | |
85 Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) German National Team | both s.t |
86 Johanne Bergseth (Nor) Hitec Products-Mistral Home | 31:27 |
87 Aniska Vekemans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | 32:05 |
Team GC | |
1 Team Specialized Lululemon | 24:08:51 |
2 Greenedge - AIS | at 0:03 |
3 Mcipollini Giambenini | 9:39 |
4 Stichting Rabo Women | 10:06 |
5 Dutch National Team | 30:55 |
6 Skil-1T4I | 36:03 |
7 China Chongming-Giant | 44:01 |
8 Hitec Products-Mistral Home | 48:30 |
9 German National Team | 56:13 |
10 Diadora-Pasta Zara | 1:06:09 |
11 Italian National Team | 1:06:13 |
12 Lotto Belisol Ladies | 1:06:40 |
13 US National Team | 1:07:04 |
14 Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012 | 1:08:17 |
15 French National Team | 1:16:26 |
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