Posted by Editoress on 02/26/12
Linda Villumsen gave GreenEDGE-AIS a second stage win at the NZCT Women's Tour of New Zealand. The Kiwi soloed to a Stage 5 victory two minutes ahead of the peloton on the fifth and final day of racing. Back in the bunch, Shara Gillow managed third in the field sprint. The accompanying time bonus, four seconds for third place, left Gillow one second down on race winner Evelyn Stevens (USA).
"While we said the ultimate goal was the overall win, I can definitely leave this race happy," said Shara Gillow. "The way we worked as a team today - during the whole race, really - was amazing."
GreenEDGE-AIS planned to send Judith Arndt up the road during the first half of the race, hoping to bait Kristin Armstrong (USA) to follow.
"Armstrong went up the road with Judith, and they formed a lead group of five riders," explained Gillow. "This isolated Evelyn a bit. In the end, Armstrong was told to drop back to help with the chase. That's when Linda launched her attack."
With five riders up the road, Villumsen bridged to the break with Carla Ryan (Jayco-AIS) and Huang Dong Yan (China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling). The trio made contact with the leaders as did a second chase group of four. Villumsen attacked the break and slowly but confidently built up her advantage.
Ten kilometres from the finish, Villumsen had solidified a two minute gap. With the stage win seemingly settled, the overall would be decided with the field sprint.
At the stage start, Stevens led Gillow on the general classification by five seconds. The overall was within reach if Gillow could win the bunch sprint for second and Stevens did not finish in the top three. The six seconds on offer for second place would propel Gillow to the overall win by one second.
"Gracie Elvin (Jayco-AIS) managed to get away towards the finish," explained Gillow. "Jessie and Judith took turns on the front to first bring her back and then keep me in a good position. They gave me an incredible leadout. I trusted them completely. When Judith told me to stay on her wheel, I did my best to hold on. Monia [Baccille] (Italy) is a pure sprinter. I couldn't come around her to take second, and I ended up in third. I lost the overall by one second."
Gillow expressed satisfaction with the final result.
"I'm impressed with the way the team came together," said Gillow. "It was really an amazing collective effort. Sure, we wanted the overall, but I can't complain. We fully committed ourselves to a plan and a goal, and we did everything we could to make it happen. Plus, we got the stage win. It's a good way to end things here."
Report courtesy GreenEDGE-AIS
Stage 4 (February 25th): Palmerston North, 110km | |
1 Emma Crum (NZl) Cyclosport NZ | 2:49:48 |
2 Amy Bradley (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | at s.t. |
3 Evelyn Stevens (USA) US National Team | 0:22 |
4 Shara Gillow (Aus) GreenEdge-AIS | |
5 Joanne Hogan (Aus) VIS Women Team | |
6 Miranda Griffiths (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | |
7 Reta Trotman (NZl) New Zealand National Team | |
8 Elena Berlato (Ita) Italian National Team | |
9 Taryn Heather (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | all s.t. |
10 Philippa Sutton (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 2:53 |
11 Carla Ryan (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | 7:33 |
12 Kristin Armstrong (USA) US National Team | |
13 Judith Arndt (Ger) GreenEdge-AIS | |
14 Li Chen (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | |
15 Jessica Allen (Aus) VIS Women Team | all s.t. |
16 Jessie MacLean (Aus) GreenEdge-AIS | 8:02 |
17 Sue Forsyth (NZl) NZCT Team | |
18 Hannah Van Kampen (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | |
19 Loren Rowney (Aus) VIS Women Team | |
20 Huang Dong Yan (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | |
21 Ashleigh Neave (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | |
22 Rebecca Wiasak (Aus) Suzuki Team | |
23 Fiona MacDermid (NZl) NZCT Team | |
24 Jessica Mundy (Aus) Suzuki Team | |
25 Mayuko Hagiwara (Jpn) National Team Japan | |
26 Kanako Nishi (Jpn) National Team Japan | |
27 Sinead Noonan (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | |
28 Emily Collins (NZl) New Zealand National Team | |
29 Mel Burke (NZl) NZCT Team | |
30 Carmen Small (USA) US National Team | |
31 Allison Rice (Aus) Suzuki Team | |
32 Laura Meadley (Aus) Suzuki Team | |
33 Kate Chilcott (NZl) New Zealand National Team | |
34 Kaytee Boyd (NZl) New Zealand National Team | |
35 Gloria Presti (Ita) Italian National Team | |
36 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | |
37 Rachel Southee (NZl) Cyclosport NZ | |
38 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | |
39 Luo Xialong (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | |
40 Lucy Coldwell (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | |
41 Chloe McConville (Aus) VIS Women Team | |
42 Sequoia Cooper (NZl) New Zealand National Team | |
43 Wan Yiu Wong (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | |
44 Rosara Joseph (NZl) New Zealand National Team | |
45 Tracey Best (NZl) Cyclosport NZ | |
46 Linda Villumsen (NZl) GreenEdge-AIS | |
47 Stephanie Ives (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | |
48 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Italian National Team | |
49 Ally Stacher (USA) US National Team | |
50 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Italian National Team | |
51 Emily Roper (Aus) Suzuki Team | |
52 Corrine Smit (Aus) Cyclosport NZ | |
53 Xin Liu (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | |
54 Lisa Jacobs (Aus) VIS Women Team | all s.t. |
55 Nicole Justice (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | 9:21 |
56 Akatsuka Yurie (Jpn) National Team Japan | 9:55 |
57 Janine Copp (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | |
58 Yuko Myochin (Jpn) National Team Japan | |
59 Addyson Albershardt (USA) US National Team | |
60 Hayley Giddens (NZl) NZCT Team | |
61 Ailie McDonald (Aus) Suzuki Team | all s.t. |
DNF Theresa Cliff-Ryan (USA) US National Team | |
DNF Chisako Harigai (Jpn) National Team Japan | |
DNF Grace Sulzberger (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | |
Stage 5 (February 26th): Palmerston North, 119km | |
1 Linda Villumsen (NZl) GreenEdge-AIS | 2:39:35 |
2 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Italian National Team | at 1:55 |
3 Shara Gillow (Aus) GreenEdge-AIS | |
4 Evelyn Stevens (USA) US National Team | |
5 Loren Rowney (Aus) VIS Women Team | |
6 Emily Collins (NZl) New Zealand National Team | |
7 Xin Liu (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | |
8 Rebecca Wiasak (Aus) Suzuki Team | |
9 Taryn Heather (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | |
10 Joanne Hogan (Aus) VIS Women Team | |
11 Chloe McConville (Aus) VIS Women Team | |
12 Jessica Allen (Aus) VIS Women Team | |
13 Jessica Mundy (Aus) Suzuki Team | |
14 Reta Trotman (NZl) New Zealand National Team | |
15 Emily Roper (Aus) Suzuki Team | |
16 Sue Forsyth (NZl) NZCT Team | |
17 Mel Burke (NZl) NZCT Team | |
18 Wan Yiu Wong (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | |
19 Kate Chilcott (NZl) New Zealand National Team | |
20 Huang Dong Yan (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | |
21 Mayuko Hagiwara (Jpn) National Team Japan | |
22 Nicole Justice (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | |
23 Stephanie Ives (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | |
24 Carmen Small (USA) US National Team | |
25 Judith Arndt (Ger) GreenEdge-AIS | |
26 ARMSTRONG-SIVOLA, Kristin (OPEN) | |
27 Laura Meadley (Aus) Suzuki Team | |
28 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | |
29 Kanako Nishi (Jpn) National Team Japan | |
30 Hannah Van Kampen (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | |
31 Emma Crum (NZl) Cyclosport NZ | |
32 Lucy Coldwell (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | |
33 Ally Stacher (USA) US National Team | |
34 Tracey Best (NZl) Cyclosport NZ | |
35 Allison Rice (Aus) Suzuki Team | |
36 Luo Xialong (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | |
37 Miranda Griffiths (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | |
38 Hayley Giddens (NZl) NZCT Team | |
39 Fiona MacDermid (NZl) NZCT Team | |
40 Sinead Noonan (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | |
41 Corrine Smit (Aus) Cyclosport NZ | |
42 Gloria Presti (Ita) Italian National Team | |
43 Rosara Joseph (NZl) New Zealand National Team | |
44 Philippa Sutton (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | |
45 Amy Bradley (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | |
46 Lisa Jacobs (Aus) VIS Women Team | |
47 Janine Copp (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | |
48 Rachel Southee (NZl) Cyclosport NZ | all s.t. |
49 Carla Ryan (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | 2:06 |
50 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Italian National Team | s.t. |
51 Sequoia Cooper (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 2:11 |
52 Kaytee Boyd (NZl) New Zealand National Team | s.t. |
53 Elena Berlato (Ita) Italian National Team | 2:18 |
54 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | 2:25 |
55 Jessie MacLean (Aus) GreenEdge-AIS | 2:35 |
56 Ashleigh Neave (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 3:01 |
57 Li Chen (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | 9:40 |
58 Addyson Albershardt (USA) US National Team | 0:16:50 |
59 Akatsuka Yurie (Jpn) National Team Japan | 0:21:21 |
60 Ailie McDonald (Aus) Suzuki Team | |
61 Yuko Myochin (Jpn) National Team Japan | |
Final GC | |
1 Evelyn Stevens (USA) US National Team | 13:08:56 |
2 Shara Gillow (Aus) GreenEdge-AIS | at 0:01 |
3 Taryn Heather (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | 0:13 |
4 Joanne Hogan (Aus) VIS Women Team | 0:22 |
5 Reta Trotman (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 0:27 |
6 Miranda Griffiths (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | 2:58 |
7 Linda Villumsen (NZl) GreenEdge-AIS | 5:34 |
8 Kristin Armstrong (USA) US National Team | 6:37 |
9 Judith Arndt (Ger) GreenEdge-AIS | 6:48 |
10 Emma Crum (NZl) Cyclosport NZ | 7:09 |
11 Carla Ryan (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | 7:43 |
12 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | 7:54 |
13 Jessica Allen (Aus) VIS Women Team | 8:05 |
14 Loren Rowney (Aus) VIS Women Team | 8:06 |
15 Huang Dong Yan (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | 8:15 |
16 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Italian National Team | 8:21 |
17 Carmen Small (USA) US National Team | 8:27 |
18 Sue Forsyth (NZl) NZCT Team | 8:34 |
19 Xin Liu (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | 8:38 |
20 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | 8:41 |
21 Kaytee Boyd (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 8:45 |
22 Lucy Coldwell (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | s.t. |
23 Kate Chilcott (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 0:10:30 |
24 Rosara Joseph (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 10:52 |
25 Chloe McConville (Aus) VIS Women Team | 12:01 |
26 Jessica Mundy (Aus) Suzuki Team | 13:13 |
27 Amy Bradley (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 14:34 |
28 Laura Meadley (Aus) Suzuki Team | 17:03 |
29 Jessie MacLean (Aus) GreenEdge-AIS | 20:37 |
30 Luo Xialong (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | s.t. |
31 Kanako Nishi (Jpn) National Team Japan | 21:15 |
32 Allison Rice (Aus) Suzuki Team | 22:35 |
33 Monica Baccaille (Ita) Italian National Team | 23:13 |
34 Emily Collins (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 23:21 |
35 Elena Berlato (Ita) Italian National Team | 23:56 |
36 Corrine Smit (Aus) Cyclosport NZ | 25:50 |
37 Mayuko Hagiwara (Jpn) National Team Japan | 26:20 |
38 Fiona MacDermid (NZl) NZCT Team | 27:11 |
39 Emily Roper (Aus) Suzuki Team | 34:57 |
40 Ally Stacher (USA) US National Team | 35:11 |
41 Stephanie Ives (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | 35:14 |
42 Sinead Noonan (Aus) Team Jayco - AIS | 37:00 |
43 Philippa Sutton (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 38:07 |
44 Lisa Jacobs (Aus) VIS Women Team | 41:27 |
45 Wan Yiu Wong (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | 43:24 |
46 Gloria Presti (Ita) Italian National Team | 43:30 |
47 Rachel Southee (NZl) Cyclosport NZ | 43:40 |
48 Sequoia Cooper (NZl) New Zealand National Team | 43:48 |
49 Tracey Best (NZl) Cyclosport NZ | 44:12 |
50 Mel Burke (NZl) NZCT Team | 47:20 |
51 Rebecca Wiasak (Aus) Suzuki Team | 55:08 |
52 Hannah Van Kampen (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 1:06:53 |
53 Nicole Justice (Aus) Armstrong Motor Group Team | 1:07:39 |
54 Ashleigh Neave (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 1:10:48 |
55 Li Chen (Chn) China Chongming Island Giant Pro Cycling | 1:24:14 |
56 Hayley Giddens (NZl) NZCT Team | 1:25:57 |
57 Janine Copp (NZl) Wheelworks Racing | 1:26:00 |
58 Addyson Albershardt (USA) US National Team | 1:40:17 |
59 Akatsuka Yurie (Jpn) National Team Japan | 1:45:00 |
60 Yuko Myochin (Jpn) National Team Japan | 1:47:48 |
61 Ailie McDonald (Aus) Suzuki Team | 1:48:00 |
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