June 6/01 9:33 am - Women's Petite Italie, First Union Invitational
Posted by Editor on 06/6/01
Criterium de la Petite Italie de Montreal
Results of the final event in the Challenge Coupe du Monde - a 50 lap criterium held June 5, 2001.
| 1 | GUERRERO MENDES Belem | COMPOSITE #1 | MEX | 1:11:53.0 |
| 2 | SCHMIDT-HENNES Tanja | ONDERNEMERS VAN NATURE | GER | |
| 3 | MANSVELD Debby | VLAANDEREN - T-INTERIM LADIES TEAM | NED | |
| 4 | MELCHERS Mirjam | ACCA DUE O - H.P. LORENA CAMICIE | NED | |
| 5 | GRIMBERG Arenda | ACCA DUE O - H.P. LORENA CAMICIE | NED | |
| 6 | SAMPLONIUS Anne | INTERSPORTS | CAN | |
| 7 | JEANSON Geneviève | EQUIPE CYCLISTE RONA | CAN | |
| 8 | HOLT Melissa | COMPOSITE #1 | NZL | |
| 9 | JARVIS Amy | EQUIPE CYCLISTE RONA | CAN | |
| 10 | POITRAS Mandy | 800.COM | CAN | |
| 11 | CREUX Sophie | EQUIPE DE FRANCE | FRA | |
| 12 | EYERMAN Jennifer | JANE COSMETICS | USA | |
| 13 | ESPESETH Sandy | INTERSPORTS | CAN | |
| 14 | LONGHIN Katia | ACCA DUE O - H.P. LORENA CAMICIE | ITA | |
| 15 | DALMAIS Karine | EQUIPE DE FRANCE | FRA | |
| 16 | CARTER Susan | BRITISH NATIONAL TEAM | GBR | |
| 17 | GRAIN Gina | 800.COM | CAN | |
| 18 | MARCUZ Sandrine | EQUIPE DE FRANCE | FRA | |
| 19 | VOS Janneke | ONDERNEMERS VAN NATURE | NED | |
| 20 | EICHER-VOUETS Marcia | CARPE DIEM - ITERA | SUI | |
| 21 | DE BOER-GRIMBERGEN Petra | ONDERNEMERS VAN NATURE | NED | |
| 22 | ST JACQUES Sophie | CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM | CAN | |
| 23 | SEARS Melanie | BRITISH NATIONAL TEAM | GBR | |
| 24 | HELLMUTH Karry Ellen | CARPE DIEM - ITERA | USA | |
| 25 | VAN DE VIJVER Heidi | VLAANDEREN - T-INTERIM LADIES TEAM | BEL | |
| 26 | QUICK Rhonda | JANE COSMETICS | USA | |
| 27 | LJUNGSKOG Susanne | VLAANDEREN - T-INTERIM LADIES TEAM | SWE | |
| 28 | LINTHOST Francis | ONDERNEMERS VAN NATURE | NED | |
| 29 | HUGUET Sonia | EQUIPE DE FRANCE | FRA | |
| 30 | CARROLL Cynthia | 800.COM | USA | |
| 31 | PHILLIPS Jessica | INTERSPORTS | USA | |
| 32 | LEMIEUX Raphaelle | EQUIPE CYCLISTE RONA | CAN | |
| 33 | PIETERS Cindy | VLAANDEREN - T-INTERIM LADIES TEAM | BEL | |
| 34 | LONGO Jeannie | EQUIPE DE FRANCE | FRA | |
| 35 | NADEAU Mélanie | EQUIPE CYCLISTE RONA | CAN | |
| 36 | PALENCIA Patricia | COMPOSITE #1 | MEX | |
| 37 | GONZALEZ Gabriella | EQUIPE CYCLISTE RONA | MEX | |
| 38 | EMERY Elizabeth | INTERSPORTS | USA | |
| 39 | HOHLFELD Vera | ACCA DUE O - H.P. LORENA CAMICIE | GER | |
| 40 | HANNOS Stephanie | VERIZON WIRELESS | CAN | |
| 41 | HUTSEBAUT Julie | JANE COSMETICS | CAN | |
| 42 | HEAL Rachel | BRITISH NATIONAL TEAM | GBR | |
| 43 | CHEATLEY Vanessa Rochelle | VLAANDEREN - T-INTERIM LADIES TEAM | NZL | |
| 44 | CARTER Erin | INTERSPORTS | CAN | |
| 45 | MOORE Darnelle | VERIZON WIRELESS | CAN | |
| 46 | CORNEO Sigrid | CARPE DIEM - ITERA | ITA | |
| 47 | JUTRAS Manon | EQUIPE CYCLISTE RONA | CAN | |
| 48 | BLACK Chloe | INTERSPORTS | CAN | |
| 49 | MARSAL Catherine | INTERSPORTS | FRA | all s.t. |
| 50 | LABBE, GENEVIEVE | CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM | CAN | at 1 lap |
| 51 | BOURBEAU Stephanie | HINAULT | CAN | at 1 lap |
| Final Challenge Standings | ||||
| 1 | SCHMIDT-HENNES Tanja | ONDERNEMERS VAN NATURE | GER | 130 points |
| 2 | JEANSON Geneviève | EQUIPE CYCLISTE RONA | CAN | 120 |
| 3 | MANSVELD Debby | VLAANDEREN - T-INTERIM LADIES TEAM | NED | 110 |
| 4 | POITRAS Mandy | 800.COM | CAN | 104 |
| 5 | GRIMBERG Arenda | ACCA DUE O - H.P. LORENA CAMICIE | NED | 104 |
| 6 | GUERRERO MENDES Belem | COMPOSITE #1 | MEX | 75 |
| 7 | LONGHIN Katia | ACCA DUE O - H.P. LORENA CAMICIE | ITA | 65 |
| 8 | MELCHERS Mirjam | ACCA DUE O - H.P. LORENA CAMICIE | NED | 60 |
| 9 | LJUNGSKOG Susanne | VLAANDEREN - T-INTERIM LADIES TEAM | SWE | 50 |
| 10 | SAMPLONIUS Anne | INTERSPORTS | CAN | 45 |
| 11 | HOHLFELD Vera | ACCA DUE O - H.P. LORENA CAMICIE | GER | 39 |
| 12 | SYMINGTON Sara | BRITISH NATIONAL TEAM | GBR | 37 |
| 13 | BESSETTE Lyne | SATURN CYCLING TEAM | CAN | 35 |
| 14 | VAN DE VIJVER Heidi | VLAANDEREN - T-INTERIM LADIES TEAM | BEL | 30 |
| 15 | GILFILLAN Ceris | BRITISH NATIONAL TEAM | GBR | 27 |
| 16 | LONGO Jeannie | EQUIPE DE FRANCE | FRA | 24 |
| 17 | GRAIN Gina | 800.COM | CAN | 24 |
| 18 | PIETERS Cindy | VLAANDEREN - T-INTERIM LADIES TEAM | BEL | 21 |
| 19 | MILLWARD Anna | SATURN CYCLING TEAM | AUS | 18 |
| 20 | EYERMAN Jennifer | JANE COSMETICS | USA | 18 |
| 21 | HOLT Melissa | COMPOSITE #1 | NZL | 18 |
| 22 | CHEATLEY Vanessa Rochelle | VLAANDEREN - T-INTERIM LADIES TEAM | NZL | 16 |
| 23 | BRUCKNER Kimberly | SATURN CYCLING TEAM | USA | 15 |
| 24 | DE BOER-GRIMBERGEN Petra | ONDERNEMERS VAN NATURE | NED | 15 |
| 25 | DALMAIS Karine | EQUIPE DE FRANCE | FRA | 15 |
| 26 | JARVIS Amy | EQUIPE CYCLISTE RONA | CAN | 15 |
| 27 | MCGREGOR Yvonne | BRITISH NATIONAL TEAM | GBR | 11 |
| 28 | CARTER Erin | INTERSPORTS | CAN | 11 |
| 29 | CREUX Sophie | EQUIPE DE FRANCE | FRA | 8 |
| 30 | QUICK Rhonda | JANE COSMETICS | USA | 7 |
| 31 | ESPESETH Sandy | INTERSPORTS | CAN | 6 |
| 32 | DIGUISTINI Cybil | CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM | CAN | 3 |
| 33 | JUTRAS Manon | EQUIPE CYCLISTE RONA | CAN | 2 |
| 34 | DORION Melanie | ANDRE LALONDE SPORTS | CAN | 1 |
la 4eme etape du challenge de la coupe du monde de Montreal, cyclisme feminin sur route s'est deroule dans la plus pure tradition des kermesses europeennes.
A la grande suprise ... et satisfaction des participantes, des bonis de sprint ont ete offerts tout au long de l'epreuve. La Petite Italie de Montreal ainsi que les spectateurs ont tellement manifeste leur plaisir de voir l'elite mondial du cyclisme feminin sur route disputer un criterium dans les rues de leur communaute, qu'a un moment donne on a du envisage de prolonge l'epreuve de plusieurs tours afin d'etre en mesure de distribuer les bonis offerts pour recompenser les cycliste du merveilleux spectacle qu'elles etaient entrain de nous offrir.
Toutes les equipes, sans exception, ont quitte le circuit avec un petit cumul pour leur aider a decouvrir les plaisirs du Quebec.
La course a ete menee rondement et a vive allure et egalement sans aucun incident, il faut dire que les tentatives d'echappee etaient vite contrees a cause de l'attrait des sprints. Meme Jeannie Longo s'est permise de remporter un des nombreux sprints.
Il ne faut pas nier le fait que la course a ete presque entierement animee par des specialistes de ce genre d'epreuve, mais a la grande suprise de plusieurs d'entre elles, une mexicaine, Guerrero-Mendes Belem a su tirer son epingle du jeu en remportant le sprint final .. celui de l'arrivee, tout comme Mandy Poitras l'avait fait sur la rue Crescent lors de la premiere epreuve. Sa victoire a ete vivement celebree de facon musicale et animee par plusieurs des ses compatriotes parmi les spectateurs.
Le spectacle a ete haut en couleurs et en animation, ca faisait longtemps qu'on n'avait pas vu tel spectacle dans les rues de Montreal pour un evenement sportif de cyclisme.
Bravo aux coureuses, bravo au public, bravo aux nombreuses compagnies et commercants qui tous reunis ont permis cette merveilleuse semaine de cyclisme de haut niveau dans Montreal.
Nous disons a tous a l'annee prochaine ... car de tels evenements ne peuvent pas rester sans lendemain.
Au classement general des 4 epreuves, on retrouve 2 specialistes des circuits urbains combinees a celle qui a su montrer sa superiorite lors de l'ascension du Mont Royal pour l'epreuve de la Coupe du Monde, a savoir Genevieve Jeanson.
First Union Invitational - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Results of the 147.5 kilometre event held June 5, 2001.
1 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Mercury Viatel 3:20:13
2 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service at 0:03
3 Trent Klasna (USA) Saturn
4 Jakob Storm Piil (Den) CSC World On Line
5 Baden Cooke (Aus) Mercury-Viatel all s.t.
6 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Mercury-Viatel 1:10
7 Michael Barry (Can) Saturn
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) U.S. Postal Service both s.t.
9 John Lieswyn (USA) 7UP-Colorado Cyclist 1:16
10 Julian Dean (NZL) U.S. Postal Service
11 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) U.S. Postal Service
12 Harm Jansen (Ned) Saturn
13 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury-Viatel
14 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn
15 Soren Peterson (Den) Saturn
16 Graeme Miller (NZL) Jelly Belly-NetZero
17 Pedro Munoz Horillo (Esp) Mapei-Quick Step
18 Luis Rebollo (Esp) Festina Lotus
19 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) MROZ-Supradyn
20 Victor Laza (Yug) DeFeet-LeMond
21 Leif Hoste (Bel) Domo-Farm Frites
22 Glenn Mitchell (NZL) Navigators
23 Gord Fraser (Can) Mercury-Viatel all s.t.
24 Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury-Viatel 1:37
25 Luis Perez (Esp) Festina 1:40
26 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators 1:54
27 David Zabriskie (USA) U.S. Postal Service s.t.
28 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Navigators 2:18
29 Simon Kessler (RSA) IBM-Lotus 2:57
30 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators
31 Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly-NetZero
32 Shawn Willard (USA) DeFeet-LeMond
33 Kirk Willett (USA) Prime Alliance
34 Scottie Weiss (USA) Zaxby's
35 Jason Crookham (Can) Sympatico.ca
36 James Perry (RSA) IBM-Lotus
37 Mike Ley (USA) Zaxby's all s.t.
Mercury Report
Mercury-Viatel's Leon Van Bon scored the 42nd victory of the season by winning the First Union Invitational held in Lancaster, PA.
The 91 mile event held in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, saw the Dutchman win with a great team effort. Teammate Baden Cooke was 5th as 5 riders went clear with 2 laps to go. The group contained the strongest riders in the race. Former winners Jacob Piil and Trent Klasna joined George Hincapie in the decisive move.
It was an attack by Piil that split a group of 25 riders that had escaped with 4 laps to go. 7 members of the Mercury-Viatel team made the break. In fact, all of the strong teams had their strongman in the group. Following Piil was Cooke. The duo put 30 seconds into the remaining group until a counter went with Hincapie, Klasna and Van Bon.
With his second win this week, Killer "V'" an Bon is certainly on form. But it was good teamwork with Cooke that proved to be the difference today.
The win was a little bit of revenge for Van Bon, who in April lost to Hincapie by centimeters in a sprint finish at Ghent-Wevelgem. "It's better to win from him than lose from him," said Van Bon.
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