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July 3/12 14:47 pm - Giro d'Italia Femminile: Stage 5 report and results


Posted by Editoress on 07/3/12
 

Tiffany Cromwell Solos To Giro Donne - Stage 5 Victory

Tiffany Cromwell took her biggest win to date, soloing to victory on the fifth stage of the Giro Donne. Crossing the finish line in Molinella 8:33 ahead of the bunch, Cromwell has shot up to fifth place on the overall classification.

"I honestly thought it was a day for the sprinters," said Tiffany Cromwell. "But I saw an opportunity and took it."

 

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Tiffany Cromwell wins stage 5  -photo by CJ Farquharson

 

On paper, the pancake flat profile favored the fast finishers. Without a pure sprinter among their team of eight, ORICA-AIS did not want to leave the stage result to the finish.

"We know we have one of the strongest teams here, but we lack a sprinter that can compete with the top sprinters in this field," said Sports Director Dave McPartland. "So, we decided we would send some of the girls up the road and use our numbers as our strength."

The opening kilometres of the 128 kilometre stage featured narrow roads.

"We spent the first 20 kilometers on the attack," McPartland explained. "We thought this was our best chance because the roads were narrow. None of our moves stuck. Tiff attacked just as the road started to widen. No one went with her. That surprised me."

The peloton sat up slightly with Cromwell up the road. Cromwell's advantage swelled as she powered on towards the finish.

"I was really hoping someone would have come with me," noted Cromwell. "I tried a few attacks and didn't get anywhere. I tried one last time and got a gap. When I looked behind me, I saw they had sat up and were letting me go. The gap just kept growing, and I realized it was going to be long day alone out front."

With 25 kilometers left to race, Cromwell had 12:40 on the field and had moved into virtual pink.

"When I had nearly 13 minutes on the field, I realized that I was going to get the win barring any sort of major unexpected incident," said Cromwell. "I also knew there was no way they were going to let me take the race lead, so I expected they would pick up the chase."

As anticipated, the peloton increased its speed as it barreled towards the finish. Giorgia Bronzini (Diadora - Pasta Zara) won the bunch sprint for second, 8:33 down on Cromwell. Claudia Häusler and Judith Arndt finished with the main bunch to maintain their general classification positions to give ORICA-AIS three riders in the top-ten overall with four stages left to race.

"Tiff deserves this win," said McPartland. "She chips away and then chips away some more - almost always for a teammate. She's gone through a lot of hard times in the last couple years, and I'm thrilled to see her finding her place on this team and in the professional peloton."

"I haven't had a win for quite awhile, and it's a pretty awesome feeling to get one," added Cromwell. "It's nice to finally be back up here. There are so many girls on this team that can win races, and it's nice to be able to contribute to that as well. I'm happy to take one for the team. We're racing strong here, and it's great to have something tangible to show for our efforts."

ORICA-AIS press release

 

 

Stage 5: Polisella to Molinella, 128 km
1 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) ORICA-AIS 3:07:52
2 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara at 8:33
3 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
4 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Team Specialized lululemon
5 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Vaiano Tepso
6 Monia Baccaille (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini
7 Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec Products Mistral
8 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Faren Honda Team
9 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini
10 Cherise Taylor (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies
11 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Be Pink
12 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto
13 Marianne Vos (Ned) Stichting Rabobank
14 Giada Borgato (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara
15 Kim De Baat (Ned) Dutch National Team
16 Romy Kasper (Ger) RusVelo
17 Julia Martisova (Rus) Be Pink
18 Lise Nøstvold (Nor) Hitec Products Mistral
19 Shelley Olds (USA) AA Drink - Leontien.nl
20 Alexsandra Burchenkova (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
21 Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Fra) Hitec Products Mistral
22 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Be Pink
23 Eleonora Spaliviero (Ita) Vaiano Tepso
24 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Dutch National Team
25 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies
26 Anastasiya Chulkova (Rus) Forno d'Asolo Colavita
27 Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Be Pink
28 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara
29 Aleksandra Sosenko (Ltu) Vaiano Tepso
30 Anna Trevisi (Ita) Vaiano Tepso
31 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Diadora - Pasta Zara
32 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini
33 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) MCipollini Giambenini
34 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
35 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Diadora - Pasta Zara
36 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini
37 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Team Specialized lululemon
38 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) ORICA-AIS
39 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products Mistral
40 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products Mistral
41 Jessie MacLean (Aus) ORICA-AIS
42 Judith Arndt (Ger) ORICA-AIS
43 Lucy Martin (GBr) AA Drink - Leontien.nl
44 Liza Rachetto (USA) Forno d'Asolo Colavita
45 Evelyn Stevens (USA) Team Specialized lululemon
46 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Vaiano Tepso
47 Claudia Hausler (Ger) ORICA-AIS
48 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Faren Honda Team
49 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini
50 Sharon Laws (GBr) AA Drink - Leontien.nl
51 Ally Stacher (USA) Team Specialized lululemon
52 Svetlana Pauliukaite (Ltu) Forno d'Asolo Colavita
53 Shara Gillow (Aus) ORICA-AIS
54 Katarzyna Sosna (Ltu) Vaiano Tepso
55 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Be Pink
56 Sara Grifi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
57 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Team Specialized lululemon
58 Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Stichting Rabobank
59 Linda Villumsen (NZl) ORICA-AIS
60 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Faren Honda Team
61 Veronica Leal Balderas (Mex) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
62 Rossella Ratto (Ita) Verinlegno - Fabiani
63 Valentina Carretta (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini
64 Sylwia Kapusta (Pol) Hitec Products Mistral
65 Odette Bertolin (Ita) Verinlegno - Fabiani
66 Lorena Foresi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
67 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Faren Honda Team
68 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Faren Honda Team
69 Viviana Gatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto
70 Adrie Visser (Ned) Dutch National Team
71 Agne Silinyte (Ltu) Diadora - Pasta Zara
72 Francesca Cauz (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto
73 Joanna Van De Winkel (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies
74 Emma Pooley (GBr) AA Drink - Leontien.nl
75 Jennifer Hohl (Sui) Faren Honda Team
76 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Stichting Rabobank
77 Katie Colclough (GBr) Team Specialized lululemon
78 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team
79 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Stichting Rabobank
80 Petra Zrimsek (Slo) Be Pink
81 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto
82 Dorota Gregorowicz (Pol) Verinlegno - Fabiani
83 Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) Forno d'Asolo Colavita
84 Birgit Lavrijssen (Ned) Dutch National Team
85 Erika Cecchel (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto
86 Charlotte Lenting (Ned) Dutch National Team
87 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies
88 Patricia Schwager (Sui) Forno d'Asolo Colavita
89 Susanna Zorzi (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini
90 Yulia Blindyuk (Rus) Faren Honda Team
91 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Stichting Rabobank
92 Lara Vieceli (Ita) Verinlegno - Fabiani
93 Sophie Ann Duyck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies
94 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Be Pink
95 Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) Forno d'Asolo Colavita
96 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Be Pink
97 Robyn De Groot (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies
98 Julia Soek (Ned) Dutch National Team
99 Francesca Stefani (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara
100 Clara Hughes (Can) Team Specialized lululemon
101 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl
102 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Stichting Rabobank
103 Amber Pierce (USA) Diadora - Pasta Zara
104 Lise Olivier (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies
105 Amanda Spratt (Aus) ORICA-AIS
106 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team Specialized lululemon
107 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Vaiano Tepso
108 Elena Berlato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto all s.t.
109 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Stichting Rabobank 8:52
110 Whitney Gaggioli (USA) Forno d'Asolo Colavita 8:52
111 Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Stichting Rabobank 8:54
112 Alessia Martini (Ita) Vaiano Tepso 8:58
113 Jessie Daams (Bel) AA Drink - Leontien.nl 9:03
114 Lucinda Brand (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl 9:03
115 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) AA Drink - Leontien.nl 9:03
116 Federica Primavera (Ita) Forno d'Asolo Colavita 12:03
117 Doris Schweizer (Sui) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto 13:46
DNF Barbara Venerito (Ita) Verinlegno - Fabiani
DNS Irina Molicheva (Rus) RusVelo
DNS Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) RusVelo
 
GC
1 Marianne Vos (Ned) Stichting Rabobank 13:33:19
2 Evelyn Stevens (USA) Team Specialized lululemon at 1:31
3 Emma Pooley (GBr) AA Drink - Leontien.nl 2:07
4 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Faren Honda Team 2:37
5 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) ORICA-AIS 3:46
6 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini 4:08
7 Claudia Hausler (Ger) ORICA-AIS 4:15
8 Judith Arndt (Ger) ORICA-AIS 4:25
9 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products Mistral 5:00
10 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies 5:00
11 Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec Products Mistral 6:52
12 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Stichting Rabobank 9:44
13 Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Be Pink 9:59
14 Rossella Ratto (Ita) Verinlegno - Fabiani 11:43
15 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Vaiano Tepso 11:52
16 Shara Gillow (Aus) ORICA-AIS 12:04
17 Joanna Van De Winkel (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies 13:39
18 Clara Hughes (Can) Team Specialized lululemon 15:33
19 Sharon Laws (GBr) AA Drink - Leontien.nl 17:30
20 Francesca Cauz (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto 18:12
21 Katarzyna Sosna (Ltu) Vaiano Tepso 18:42
22 Amanda Spratt (Aus) ORICA-AIS 18:53
23 Viviana Gatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto 19:08
24 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Be Pink 19:57
25 Linda Villumsen (NZl) ORICA-AIS 20:10
26 Valentina Carretta (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini 21:37
27 Lise Olivier (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies 21:37
28 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Stichting Rabobank 22:15
29 Patricia Schwager (Sui) Forno d'Asolo Colavita 22:57
30 Alexsandra Burchenkova (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox 23:42
31 Veronica Leal Balderas (Mex) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox 24:56
32 Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Fra) Hitec Products Mistral 25:39
33 Shelley Olds (USA) AA Drink - Leontien.nl 26:13
34 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Diadora - Pasta Zara 26:30
35 Romy Kasper (Ger) RusVelo 26:45
36 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Be Pink 27:38
37 Lucinda Brand (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl 27:58
38 Sylwia Kapusta (Pol) Hitec Products Mistral 28:15
39 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox 29:05
40 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Dutch National Team 31:42
41 Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Faren Honda Team 33:10
42 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini 36:38
43 Robyn De Groot (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies 36:57
44 Petra Zrimsek (Slo) Be Pink 37:21
45 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Be Pink 39:10
46 Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Stichting Rabobank 40:19
47 Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Stichting Rabobank 40:50
48 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) ORICA-AIS 42:04
49 Giada Borgato (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara 42:12
50 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Team Specialized lululemon 42:21
51 Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) Forno d'Asolo Colavita 42:31
52 Jennifer Hohl (Sui) Faren Honda Team 42:32
53 Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Team Specialized lululemon 42:37
54 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Team Specialized lululemon 42:44
55 Monia Baccaille (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini 43:02
56 Susanna Zorzi (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini 43:07
57 Sophie Ann Duyck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies 43:40
58 Jessie Daams (Bel) AA Drink - Leontien.nl 44:08
59 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Faren Honda Team 44:11
60 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) MCipollini Giambenini 44:39
61 Lorena Foresi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox 44:39
62 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini 44:57
63 Adrie Visser (Ned) Dutch National Team 45:23
64 Cherise Taylor (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies 45:32
65 Alessandra d'Ettorre (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara 45:33
66 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team 45:40
67 Sara Grifi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox 45:52
68 Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Bra) Forno d'Asolo Colavita 47:02
69 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Be Pink 49:38
70 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Team Specialized lululemon 49:42
71 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Stichting Rabobank 49:48
72 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara 49:48
73 Katie Colclough (GBr) Team Specialized lululemon 49:48
74 Jessie MacLean (Aus) ORICA-AIS 49:53
75 Lise Nøstvold (Nor) Hitec Products Mistral 49:55
76 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox 50:03
77 Anastasiya Chulkova (Rus) Forno d'Asolo Colavita 50:09
78 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Be Pink 50:11
79 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Faren Honda Team 50:12
80 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Stichting Rabobank 50:14
81 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) AA Drink - Leontien.nl 50:15
82 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto 50:19
83 Julia Martisova (Rus) Be Pink 50:21
84 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies 50:22
85 Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Diadora - Pasta Zara 50:26
86 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) MCipollini Giambenini 50:28
87 Francesca Stefani (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara 50:30
88 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Faren Honda Team 50:32
89 Ally Stacher (USA) Team Specialized lululemon 50:36
90 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products Mistral 50:39
91 Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl 50:45
92 Liza Rachetto (USA) Forno d'Asolo Colavita 50:53
93 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto 50:54
94 Eleonora Spaliviero (Ita) Vaiano Tepso 50:55
95 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Vaiano Tepso 51:00
96 Elena Berlato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto 51:12
97 Amber Pierce (USA) Diadora - Pasta Zara 51:13
98 Doris Schweizer (Sui) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto 51:23
99 Odette Bertolin (Ita) Verinlegno - Fabiani 51:26
100 Julia Soek (Ned) Dutch National Team 51:28
101 Lucy Martin (GBr) AA Drink - Leontien.nl 51:35
102 Whitney Gaggioli (USA) Forno d'Asolo Colavita 51:45
103 Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Stichting Rabobank 51:55
104 Svetlana Pauliukaite (Ltu) Forno d'Asolo Colavita 52:19
105 Anna Trevisi (Ita) Vaiano Tepso 52:30
106 Yulia Blindyuk (Rus) Faren Honda Team 52:54
107 Aleksandra Sosenko (Ltu) Vaiano Tepso 53:04
108 Agne Silinyte (Ltu) Diadora - Pasta Zara 1:00:05
109 Birgit Lavrijssen (Ned) Dutch National Team 1:04:35
110 Kim De Baat (Ned) Dutch National Team 1:04:40
111 Dorota Gregorowicz (Pol) Verinlegno - Fabiani 1:06:51
112 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Vaiano Tepso 1:07:44
113 Erika Cecchel (Ita) Fassa Bortolo - Servetto 1:08:04
114 Alessia Martini (Ita) Vaiano Tepso 1:08:39
115 Lara Vieceli (Ita) Verinlegno - Fabiani 1:10:07
116 Charlotte Lenting (Ned) Dutch National Team 1:12:16
117 Federica Primavera (Ita) Forno d'Asolo Colavita 1:16:37

 

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