June 1/06 8:10 am - Tour du Grand Montréal: Stage 3
Posted by Editoress on 06/1/06
Tour du Grand Montréal
Katherine Bates, Queen Of The Criterium - Thorburn Still Wearing Yellow
Katherine Bates of Australia won the third stage of the Tour cycliste du Grand Montréal on Wednesday in front of thousands of spectators gathered in spite of the rain around Montreal's Little Italy circuit. She pulled ahead of her three breakaway companions, Alexandra Le Henaff (Pruneaux d'agen - Bianchi), Christina Ruiter and Élodie Touffet (Nobili), in a sprint, gaining an over 40 second lead on the pack.
Breaking away in the 23rd lap, the four racers took advantage of their respective team's work to slow the pack. Rain that began to fall a short time after mid-race also required the racers to ride carefully. In this way, the leaders maintained a gap that never fell under 40 seconds.
Oenone Wood (Nurnberger), Ina Teutenberg (T-Mobile) and Kori Seehafer (Lipton) broke away in the 5th lap of the race, but this only lasted few laps. Their move raised the alarm in the ranking favourites, who did not look favourably upon the fact that Seehafer, only 8 seconds behind the general ranking leader, could so easily steal the yellow jersey.
The remarkable Alex Wrubleski of Canada once again won fame by leading the pack in a beautiful sprint, in fifth position behind two high calibre sprinters, Oenone Wood and Rochelle Gilmore (Colorado Premier Training).
Christine Thorburn of the United States (Webcore-Platinum) keeps the yellow jersey as individual ranking leader, followed by Trixi Worrack of Germany (Nurnberger) at 8 seconds and Kori Seehafer (Lipton) at 9 seconds.
Olivia Gollan of Australia (Nobili) keeps the jersey as point ranking leader while Trixi Worrack keeps the jersey as sprint ranking leader. The queen of the mountain jersey obviously remains Annette Beutler's (Helk Haus) while Anne Samplonius keeps the best Quebecer jersey after three stages.
The racers are heading to the South Shore of Montreal, in Mont Saint-Hilaire, in order to battle out the fourth and last stage of the Tour cycliste du Grand Montréal, a 115 km race that will start at 4:15 p.m. in front of the Centre de la nature du Mont Saint-Hilaire.
| Stage 3: Petite Italie criterium, 50km | |
| 1. Katherine Bates (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung | 1:12:51 |
| 2. Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile | |
| 3. Christina Ruiter (USA) Victory Brewing | |
| 4. Elodie Touffet (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas | all s.t. |
| 5. Alex Wrubleski (Can) Team Canada | 0:51 |
| 6. Oenone Wood (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung | |
| 7. Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Colorado Premier Training | |
| 8. Lisa Sweeney (Can) Colorado Premier Training | |
| 9. Kori Seehafer (USA) Lipton | |
| 10. Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas | |
| 11. Nicky Wangsgard (USA) Colorado Premier Training | |
| 12. Annette Beutler (Sui) Elk Haus No | |
| 13. Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Pruneaux d'Agen-Bianchi Aliverti Kookai | |
| 14. Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile | |
| 15. Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung | |
| 16. Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas | |
| 17. Amy Moore (Can) T-Mobile | |
| 18. Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor-Platinum | |
| 19. Katie Mactier (Aus) Argon 18. -Champion system | |
| 20. Lang Meng (Chn) Giant pro cycling | |
| 21. Edwige Pitel (Fra) Pruneaux d'Agen-Bianchi Aliverti Kookai | |
| 22. Liza Rachetto (USA) Lipton | |
| 23. Emilie Roy (Can) Équipe du Québec | |
| 24. Betina Hold (Can) Webcor-Platinum | |
| 25. Gussepina Grassi (Mex) Mexican national team | |
| 26. Miho Oki (Jpn) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas | |
| 27. Audrey Lemieux (Can) Équipe du Québec | |
| 28. Joëlle Numainville (Can) Biovail | |
| 29. Jennifer Stephenson (Can) Biovail | |
| 30. Leigh Hobson (Can) Victory Brewing | |
| 31. Lauren Franges (USA) Victory Brewing | |
| 32. Helen Kelly (Aus) Elk Haus No | |
| 33. Gina Grain (Can) Giant pro cycling | |
| 34. Anne Samplonius (Can) Biovail | |
| 35. Kimberly Bruckner Baldwin (USA) T-Mobile | |
| 36. Moriah MacGregor (Can) Team Canada | |
| 37. Joanie Caron (Can) Équipe du Québec | |
| 38. Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Pruneaux d'Agen-Bianchi Aliverti Kookai | |
| 39. Amanda Shaw (Can) Biovail | |
| 40. Rachel Heal (GBr) Victory Brewing | |
| 41. Milena Pirola (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas | |
| 42. Marie-Pier Bédard (Can) Équipe du Québec | |
| 43. Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Pruneaux d'Agen-Bianchi Aliverti Kookai | |
| 44. Megan Elliott (USA) Argon 18. -Champion system | |
| 45. Heather Lamson (Can) Team Canada | |
| 46. Katharine Carroll (USA) Victory Brewing | |
| 47. Alison Testroete (Can) Team Canada | |
| 48. Karin Ruso (Aut) Elk Haus No | |
| 49. Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Équipe du Québec | |
| 50. Felicia Gomez (Can) Webcor-Platinum | |
| 51. Kristin Armstrong (USA) Lipton | |
| 52. Élisa Gagnon (Can) Équipe du Québec | |
| 53. Anke Wichmann (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung | |
| 54. Tina Liebig (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung | |
| 55. Katheryn Curi (USA) Webcor-Platinum | |
| 56. Grace Fleury (USA) Lipton | |
| 57. Min Gao (Chn) Giant pro cycling | |
| 58. Jessica Phillips (USA) Argon 18. -Champion system | |
| 59. Patricia Schwager (Sui) Elk Haus No | |
| 60. Marisa Asplund (USA) Colorado Premier Training | |
| 61. Meredith Miller (USA) Lipton | |
| 62. Stephanie Bourbeau (Can) Biovail | |
| 63. Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand national team | |
| 64. Christina Becker (Ger) T-Mobile | |
| 65. Yunmei Wu (Chn) Giant pro cycling | |
| 66. Claudia Hecht (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung | |
| 67. Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor-Platinum | |
| 68. Johanna Buick (NZl) New Zealand national team | |
| 69. Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Argon 18. -Champion system | |
| 70. Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini C | |
| 71. Leah Guloien (Can) BC Coastal | |
| 72. Alison Shanks (NZl) New Zealand national team | |
| 73. Barbara Zimich (Can) BC Coastal | |
| 74. Lnna Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile | |
| 75. Anna Tratnyek (Can) Team Canada | |
| 76. Marie-Caroline Côté (Can) Cascades | |
| 77. Michelle Beltran (USA) Argon 18. -Champion system | all s.t. |
| DNF Amy Mosen (NZl) New Zealand national team | |
| DNF Yanxia Jiang (Chn) Giant pro cycling | |
| DNF Xiangyin Ruan (Chn) Giant pro cycling | |
| DNF Tamara Boyd (NZl) Pruneaux d'Agen-Bianchi Aliverti Kookai | |
| DNF Berenice Castro (Mex) Mexican national team | |
| DNF Anna Garnette (Can) Biovail | |
| DNF Kami Tremblay (USA) Colorado Premier Training | |
| DNF Christina Briante (Can) BC Coastal | |
| DNF Julie Bellerose (Can) Ann Arbor Velo club | |
| DNF Wendy Caldwell (USA) Ann Arbor Velo club | |
| DNF Laura Johnson (USA) Ann Arbor Velo club | |
| DNF Dawn Lovejoy (USA) Ann Arbor Velo club | |
| DNF Christen King (USA) Argon 18. -Champion system | |
| DNF Amanda Cox (Can) Cascades | |
| DNS Dale Tye (NZl) New Zealand national team | |
| GC | |
| 1. Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor-Platinum | 4:40:33 |
| 2. Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung | at 0:08 |
| 3. Kori Seehafer (USA) Lipton | 0:09 |
| 4. Kristin Armstrong (USA) Lipton | 0:12 |
| 5. Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile | 0:18 |
| 6. Rachel Heal (GBr) Victory Brewing | 0:25 |
| 7. Alex Wrubleski (Can) Team Canada | 0:29 |
| 8. Edwige Pitel (Fra) Pruneaux d'Agen-Bianchi Aliverti Kookai | s.t. |
| 9. Anne Samplonius (Can) Biovail | 0:32 |
| 10. Kimberly Bruckner Baldwin (USA) T-Mobile | 0:33 |
| 11. Oenone Wood (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung | 0:35 |
| 12. Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas | 0:42 |
| 13. Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor-Platinum | 1:00 |
| 14. Annette Beutler (Sui) Elk Haus No (EHN) | 1:06 |
| 15. Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Pruneaux d'Agen-Bianchi Aliverti Kookai | 1:55 |
| 16. Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile | 2:55 |
| 17. Elodie Touffet (Fra) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas | 3:24 |
| 18. Katherine Bates (Aus) Nurnberger Versicherung | 3:26 |
| 19. Felicia Gomez (Can) Webcor-Platinum | 3:32 |
| 20. Leigh Hobson (Can) Victory Brewing | 3:35 |
| 21. Lauren Franges (USA) Victory Brewing | 3:39 |
| 22. Meredith Miller (USA) Lipton | 3:40 |
| 23. Marisa Asplund (USA) Colorado Premier Training | 3:53 |
| 24. Amy Moore (Can) T-Mobile | 3:56 |
| 25. Katie Mactier (Aus) Argon 18. -Champion system | 3:59 |
| 26. Liza Rachetto (USA) Lipton | 4:02 |
| 27. Jennifer Stephenson (Can) Biovail | 4:07 |
| 28. Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Pruneaux d'Agen-Bianchi Aliverti Kookai | 4:08 |
| 29. Gussepina Grassi (Mex) Mexican national team | 4:29 |
| 30. Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas | |
| 31. Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini C | both s.t. |
| 32. Tina Liebig (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung | 4:31 |
| 33. Amanda Shaw (Can) Biovail | 4:33 |
| 34. Min Gao (Chn) Giant pro cycling | 4:42 |
| 35. Miho Oki (Jpn) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas | 4:46 |
| 36. Patricia Schwager (Sui) Elk Haus No (EHN) | 4:51 |
| 37. Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Pruneaux d'Agen-Bianchi Aliverti Kookai | 4:56 |
| 38. Lang Meng (Chn) Giant pro cycling | 5:11 |
| 39. Johanna Buick (NZl) New Zealand national team | 5:15 |
| 40. Betina Hold (Can) Webcor-Platinum | 5:30 |
| 41. Jessica Phillips (USA) Argon 18. -Champion system | |
| 42. Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand national team | 6:18 |
| 43. Helen Kelly (Aus) Elk Haus No (EHN) | 6:19 |
| 44. Heather Lamson (Can) Team Canada | 9:30 |
| 45. Christina Ruiter (USA) Victory Brewing | 10:08 |
| 46. Grace Fleury (USA) Lipton | 10:50 |
| 47. Alison Shanks (NZl) New Zealand national team | 11:02 |
| 48. Katheryn Curi (USA) Webcor-Platinum | 11:10 |
| 49. Katharine Carroll (USA) Victory Brewing | 11:12 |
| 50. Nicky Wangsgard (USA) Colorado Premier Training | 11:30 |
| 51. Joanie Caron (Can) Équipe du Québec | |
| 52. Lisa Sweeney (Can) Colorado Premier Training | 11:32 |
| 53. Claudia Hecht (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung | 11:39 |
| 54. Alison Testroete (Can) Team Canada | 11:42 |
| 55. Audrey Lemieux (Can) Équipe du Québec | 11:46 |
| 56. Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Équipe du Québec | 11:49 |
| 57. Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Colorado Premier Training | 11:50 |
| 58. Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Argon 18. -Champion system | 11:56 |
| 59. Anke Wichmann (Ger) Nurnberger Versicherung | 12:03 |
| 60. Gina Grain (Can) Giant pro cycling | 12:07 |
| 61. Leah Guloien (Can) BC Coastal | 12:24 |
| 62. Yunmei Wu (Chn) Giant pro cycling | 12:26 |
| 63. Lnna Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile | 12:45 |
| 64. Karin Ruso (Aut) Elk Haus No (EHN) | 13:08 |
| 65. Christina Becker (Ger) T-Mobile | 16:38 |
| 66. Megan Elliott (USA) Argon 18. -Champion system | 17:56 |
| 67. Michelle Beltran (USA) Argon 18. -Champion system | 22:27 |
| 68. Moriah MacGregor (Can) Team Canada | 24:08 |
| 69. Anna Tratnyek (Can) Team Canada | 24:23 |
| 70. Stephanie Bourbeau (Can) Biovail | 24:29 |
| 71. Élisa Gagnon (Can) Équipe du Québec | 24:59 |
| 72. Milena Pirola (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas | 25:58 |
| 73. Marie-Caroline Côté (Can) Cascades | 30:4 |
| 74. Barbara Zimich (Can) BC Coastal | 30:45 |
| 75. Marie-Pier Bédard (Can) Équipe du Québec | 30:48 |
| 76. Emilie Roy (Can) Équipe du Québec | 32:28 |
| 77. Joëlle Numainville (Can) Biovail | 32:50 |
| Team GC | |
| 1. Lipton | 14:05:25 |
| 2. T-Mobile | at 0:14 |
| 3. Nurnberger Versicherung | 0:30 |
| 4. Webcor-Platinum | 0:34 |
| 5. Victory Brewing | 3:00 |
| 6. Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas | 5:05 |
| 7. Equipe mixte Les Pruneaux d'agen- Bianchi Aliverti Kookai | 5:10 |
| 8. Biovail | 5:26 |
| 9. Elk Haus No | 8:30 |
| 10. Giant pro cycling | 10:31 |
| 11. Team Canada | 17:28 |
| 12. Argon 18. -Champion system | 17:33 |
| 13. New Zealand national team | 18:13 |
| 14. Colorado Premier Training | 23:09 |
| 15. Équipe du Québec | 31:19 |
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