September 14/07 12:26 pm - Tour de l'Ardeche: Stage 4 report and results
Posted by Editoress on 09/14/07
Tour de l'Ardeche France
Courtesy CCA
The 4th stage took us to Privas from Cruas. A lot of action at the start with the Americans and the kiwis being very agressive trying to establish a breakaway. Canadians Moriah Jo McGregor and Alison Testroete did a very good job of covering all the attacks, withTestroete herself being part of an early break of 10 other riders. But the peleton reacted quite quickly and everything came back together.
Team Menikini started to set the pace for their leader, Fabiana Luperini, just before the main climb, a 1st category col 10km long. Under the pressure of the Menikini team, the peloton exploded on the climb. Luperini got in a break with the Spaniard Moreno Allue. They then kept increasing their gap for the remainder the stage which Luperini won with a significant time gap on the chasers.
Canadians had a tough day and Wrubleski lost precious time in the climb. She took 23rd at 8:08 behind Luperini. Hobson, Willock and the very surprising Julie Beveridge finished the day with Wrubleski's group.
Wrubleski is now sitting 14th in the GC, 8:08 behind the new leader Maribel Moreno Allue from Spain.
| Stage 4. (September 13th): Cruas-Meysse to Privas, 108 km | |
| 1. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini Selle Italia - Gysko | 3:11:18 |
| 2. Maribel Moreno Allue (Esp) Spain | at 0:02 |
| 3. Clemilda Fernandes (Bra) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 1:03 |
| 4. Katheryn Curi (USA) US National Team | 1:08 |
| 5. Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 1:14 |
| 6. Emma Pooley (GBr) Rapha-Condor | 2:45 |
| 7. Priska Doppmann (Sui) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team | 3:08 |
| 8. Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo | |
| 9. Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 4:42 |
| 10. Sofie Goor (Bel) Belgium | s.t. |
| 23. Alex Wrubleski (Can) Canadian National Team | 8:08 |
| 24. Leigh Hobson (Can) Canadian National Team | s.t. |
| 33. Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team | 8:22 |
| 34. Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team | 8:26 |
| 70. Katharine Carroll (USA) US National Team | 20:18 |
| 71. Brooke Miller (USA) US National Team | |
| 72. Christina Ruiter (USA) US National Team | both s.t. |
| 73. Moriah Jo McGregor (Can) Canadian National Team | 20:31 |
| 95. Alison Testroete (Can) Canadian National Team | 42:45 |
| GC | |
| 1. Maribel Moreno Allue (Esp) Spain | 9:13:07 |
| 2. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini Selle Italia - Gysko | at 0:06 |
| 3. Clemilda Fernandes (Bra) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 1:14 |
| 4. Katheryn Curi (USA) US National Team | 1:42 |
| 5. Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 1:57 |
| 6. Priska Doppmann (Sui) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team | 3:02 |
| 7. Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 4:03 |
| 8. Christiane Soeder (Aut) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team | 4:53 |
| 9. Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 5:12 |
| 10. Veronica Leal Balderas (Mex) Team FRW | 5:15 |
| 14. Alex Wrubleski (Can) Canadian National Team | 8:08 |
| 22. Leigh Hobson (Can) Canadian National Team | 8:46 |
| 32. Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team | 9:30 |
| 39. Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team | 16:05 |
| 47. Brooke Miller (USA) US National Team | 20:59 |
| 52. Katharine Carroll (USA) US National Team | 21:43 |
| 62. Christina Ruiter (USA) US National Team | 23:56 |
| 77. Alison Testroete (Can) Canadian National Team | 43:47 |
| 90. Moriah Jo McGregor (Can) Canadian National Team | 55:05 |
| Points GC | |
| 1. Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan | 48 pts |
| 2. Maribel Moreno Allue (Esp) Spain | 45 |
| 3. Brooke Miller (USA) US National Team | 45 |
| 4. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini Selle Italia - Gysko | 41 |
| 5. Clemilda Fernandes (Bra) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 37 |
| 6. Alex Wrubleski (Can) Canadian National Team | 34 |
| 29. Leigh Hobson (Can) Canadian National Team | 1 |
| Mountains GC | |
| 1. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini Selle Italia - Gysko | 28 pts |
| 2. Veronica Leal Balderas (Mex) Team FRW | 22 |
| 3. Maribel Moreno Allue (Esp) Spain | 20 |
| 4. Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 14 |
| 5. Ana Garcia Antequera (Esp) Spain | 10 |
| Young rider GC | |
| 1. Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 9:18:19 |
| 2. Alex Wrubleski (Can) Canadian National Team | at 2:56 |
| 3. Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 3:14 |
| 4. Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Menikini Selle Italia - Gysko | 3:15 |
| 5. Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Lithuania | 3:26 |
| 10. Julie Beveridge (Can) Canadian National Team | 10:53 |
| Team GC | |
| 1. USC Chirio Forno D'Asolo | 27:46:21 |
| 2. Menikini Selle Italia - Gysko | at 10:06 |
| 3. Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam | 15:06 |
| 4. Canadian National Team | 19:18 |
| 5. Team CMax Dila-Guericiotti-Cogeas | 20:14 |
| 11. US National Team | 36:32/td> |
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