Posted by Editoress on 05/31/03
Montreal World Cup
Genevieve Jeanson showed once again why she is considered to be one of the best women cyclists in the world by decisively beating a world class field at the Montreal World Cup on Saturday. Nicole Cooke finished second to Jeanson and extended her overall lead in the World Cup.
The 8.2 kilometre circuit around and up Mont Royal has been used repeatedly for some of the most celebrated races in cycling - the World Championships (1974), the Olympics (1976) and multiple World Cups. This year, the women had to ride the 1.2 kilometre climb 12 times, with the finish at the top of the climb.
The race sported an impressive line up: in addition to Jeanson and Cooke, Judith Arndt, winner of the of Tour de L'Aude, Lyne Bessette, second at Tour de L'Aude, Sue Palmer-Komar, second in the Fleche Wallone World Cup, and world champion Suzanne Ljunskog were all on the starting line.
The race began with single breakaway attempts, but all were reeled in on the climb. As the race wore on, the attrition began to take its toll and the front group was shrinking. However, Jeanson, Arndt, Bessette, Kimberly Bruckner, Sarah Carrigan, Cooke, Ljunskog, and Amber Neben were all at the front.
With two laps to go T Mobile upped the pace and sent Bruckner and Neben off, but Jeanson's Rona-Esker squad used Catherine Marsal and Magalie LeFloch to bring them back - first Bruckner and then Neben. On the final climb, Neben and Saturn's Mactier had a 9 second gap, but Jeanson exploded in the final kilometre to surge by them and take the victory in front of a partisan crowd of at least 30,000.
Jeanson was surprised that neither Ljungskog nor Cooke were able to stay with her. "The last lap was slow.  Susanne Ljungskog was on my wheel the whole lap.  I had to break to make sure she would not go first.
At the bottom of the climb I was between Ljungskog and Cooke, it was a good position to be.
When I went with 700 metres to go, I was surprised (when I looked back) that no one was there."
Results
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Results
1. Geneviève Jeanson (Can) Rona - Esker | 2:51:07 |
2. Nicole Cooke (GBr) Ausra Gruodis - Safi | at 0:11 |
3. Judith Arndt (Ger) Nürnberger Versicherung | s.t. |
4. Katie Mactier (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team | 0:13 |
5. Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) P-P-Bik / Catalunya MIXTE | 0:21 |
6. Sara Carrigan (Aus) P-P-Bik / Catalunya MIXTE | 0:31 |
7. Lyne Bessette (Can) Saturn Cycling Team | |
8. Kimberly Bruckner (USA) T-Mobile | both s.t. |
9. Anita Valen (Nor) P-P-Bik / Catalunya MIXTE | 0:34 |
10. Barbara Heeb (Sui) Swiss Cycling Team | |
11. Tina Liebig (Ger) German National Team | both s.t. |
12. Amber Neben (USA) T-Mobile | 0:40 |
13. Susan Palmer-Komar (Can) Genesis Scuba/FFCC | 0:44 |
14. Rachel Heal (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 1:02 |
15. Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile | 1:02 |
16. Theresa Senff (Ger) German National Team | 1:19 |
17. Kristin Armstrong (USA) T-Mobile | 2:01 |
18. Manon Jutras (Can) Saturn Cycling Team | 2:24 |
19. Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Nürnberger Versicherung | 3:06 |
20. Diana Rast (Sui) Swiss Cycling Team | 3:13 |
21. Katia Longhin (Ita) ACCA DUE O PASTA | 3:15 |
22. Chantal Beltman (Ned) ACCA DUE O PASTA | s.t. |
23. Andrea Bosman (Ned) P-P-Bik / Catalunya MIXTE | 3:19 |
24. Sarah Grab (Sui) Swiss Cycling Team | |
25. Trine Hansen (Den) S.A.T.S. | both s.t. |
26. Deirdre Demet-Barry (USA) T-Mobile | 3:22 |
27. Meredith Miller (USA) S.A.T.S. | 3:26 |
28. Magali Le Floch (Fra) Rona - Esker | 3:33 |
29. Leah Goldstein (Isr) Victory Brewing/Amoroso's | |
30. Karen Bockel (Ger) Rona - Esker | |
31. Amy Moore (Can) Saturn Cycling Team | all s.t. |
32. Annette Beutler (Sui) Swiss Cycling Team | 3:45 |
33. Healter Albert (USA) Composite 1 | 3:47 |
34. Sandy Espeseth (Can) Victory Brewing/Amoroso's | 4:04 |
35. Grace Fleury (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC | 9:17 |
36. Isabella Wieser (Aut) Charly Lietzsport | 9:43 |
37. Frances Newstead (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 9:59 |
38. Miho Oki (Jpn) Japan National | |
39. Sabine Batz (Ger) Charly Lietzsport | |
40. Catherine Marsal (Fra) Rona - Esker | all s.t. |
41. Stacey Peters (USA) T-Mobile | 10:02 |
42. Erinne Willock (Can) Rona - Esker | 10:06 |
43. Christina Peick-Anderson (Den) S.A.T.S | 10:10 |
44. Iona Wynter (Jam) Genesis Scuba/FFCC | 10:17 |
45. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Ausra Gruodis - Safi | 10:22 |
46. Anne Wagner (Den) S.A.T.S. | 10:25 |
47. Krirsty Nicole Robb (Nzl) P-P-Bik / Catalunya MIXTE | 10:27 |
48. Maggie Shirley (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC | 10:39 |
49. Candice Blickem (USA) Genesis Scuba/FFCC | 10:54 |
50. Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 11:19 |
OTL. Sarah Düster (Ger) German National Team | |
OTL. Liane Bahler (Ger) German National Team | |
OTL. Penny Edwards (GBr) Great Britain National Team | |
OTL. Sara Waller (GBr) Great Britain National Team | |
OTL. Erin Carter (Can) Composite 1 | |
OTL. Ann-Marie Miller (USA) Verizon Wireless-Cervélo | |
OTL. Catherine Bearce (USA) | |
OTL. Hiroko Shimada (Jpn) Japan National | |
OTL. Claudia Stumpf (Ger) German National Team | |
OTL. Katrina Davis (USA) Verizon Wireless-Cervélo | |
OTL. Yvonne Ilton (USA) Verizon Wireless-Cervélo | |
OTL. Trixi Worrack (Ger) Nürnberger Versicherung | |
OTL. Ayumu Otsuka (Jpn) Japan National | |
OTL. Stéphanie Bourbeau (Can) Équipe Québec | |
OTL. Bettina Kuhn (Sui) Swiss Cycling Team | |
OTL. Francesca Pellegrini (Ita) Ausra Gruodis - Safi | |
OTL. Élisa Gagnon (Can) Équipe Québec | |
OTL. Clara Constantinescu (Rom) Genesis Scuba/FFCC | |
OTL. Kirsten Robbins (Can) Victory Brewing/Amoroso's | |
OTL. Melissa Holt (Nzl) Rona - Esker | |
OTL. Petra Pilz (Aut) Charly Lietzsport | |
OTL. Claudia Meyer (Ger) Charly Lietzsport | |
OTL. Karin Wieser (Aut) Charly Lietzsport | |
DNF. Petra Rossner (Ger) Nürnberger Versicherung | |
DNF. Nicole Demars (Can) Victory Brewing/Amoroso's | |
DNF. Sophie St-Jacques (Can) Victory Brewing/Amoroso's | |
DNF. Regina Schleicher (Ger) German National Team | |
DNF. Lauren Franges (USA) Victory Brewing/Amoroso's | |
DNF. Miyoko Karami (Jpn) Japan National | |
DNF. Jessica Phillips (USA) Saturn Cycling Team | |
DNF. Ghita Beltman (Ned) ACCA DUE O PASTA | |
DNF. Diana Ziliute (Ltu) ACCA DUE O PASTA | |
DNF. Caroline L'heureux (Can) Équipe Québec | |
DNF. Julie Hutsebaut (Can) Équipe Québec | |
DNF. Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Nürnberger Versicherung | |
DNF. Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Ausra Gruodis - Safi | |
DNF. Katy St-Laurent (Can) Équipe Québec | |
DNF. Anne Samplonius (Can) Équipe Québec | |
DNF. Sarah Foulkes (USA) Verizon Wireless-Cervélo | |
DNF. Julie Monagle (USA) Verizon Wireless-Cervélo |
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