Posted by Editoress on 02/4/14
Kirsten Wild (Ned) demonstrated her sprinting prowess by winning the opening stage of the Ladies Tour of Qatar and with it took the leaders jersey.
Wild dominated all three intermediate sprints, taking three bonus seconds at each which advanced her overall lead by the finish.
The stage was a rapid one with an average speed of over 48km/h for the first hour of racing. The bunch soon splintered under this pressure and Team Giant-Shimano were represented at the front by both Wild and Amy Pieters (NED).
Wild was arguably the fastest sprinter in the women's peloton last season and she has picked up from where she left off with this impressive display.
Coach, Ruud Verhagen (NED) in Qatar, said: "The team rode great today and were rewarded with the perfect result. After 60km the race split into several groups, with Amy and Kirsten up front and the rest of the team in the second group of around 25 riders.
"The second group were chasing right up until the last kilometre so the pace at the front stayed high which was perfect for Kirsten. Amy controlled it really well and then Kirsten sprinted perfectly to take the win. We couldn't have started better."
The team will look to defend this lead now from tomorrow as Wild aims to take her fourth Ladies Tour of Qatar title.
Team Giant-Shimano
Results
Stage 1: Museum of Islamic Art to Mesaieed, 97km | |
1 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Giant - Shimano | 2:09:56 |
2 Shelley Olds (USA) Ale Cipollini | |
3 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products | |
4 Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
5 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
6 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France | |
7 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Ale Cipollini | |
8 Melissa Hoskins (Aus) Orica - AIS | |
9 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | |
10 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized - lululemon | |
11 Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica - AIS | |
12 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Orica - AIS | |
13 Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
14 Romy Kasper (Ger) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
15 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Specialized - lululemon | |
16 Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
17 Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Italy | all s.t. |
18 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica - AIS | 0:04 |
19 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Specialized - lululemon | s.t. |
20 Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Giant - Shimano | 0:09 |
21 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) RusVelo | 0:49 |
22 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Team Giant - Shimano | 0:53 |
23 Elise Delzenne (Fra) Specialized - lululemon | |
24 Thalita de Jong (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | |
25 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) France | |
26 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | |
27 Sarah Roy (Aus) Australia | |
28 Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Australia | |
29 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Hitec Products | |
30 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
31 Julia Soek (Ned) Team Giant - Shimano | |
32 Maaike Polspoel (Bel) Team Giant - Shimano | |
33 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Italy | |
34 Jessie MacLean (Aus) Orica - AIS | |
35 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) RusVelo | |
36 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Ale Cipollini | |
37 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Wiggle Honda | |
38 Marijn de Vries (Ned) Team Giant - Shimano | |
39 Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) France | |
40 Katarzyna Pawlowska (Pol) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
41 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica - AIS | |
42 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Wiggle Honda | |
43 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda | |
44 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | |
45 Roxanne Knetemann (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | |
46 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | all s.t. |
47 Elena Kuchinskaia (Rus) RusVelo | 4:30 |
48 Wan Yiu Jamie Wong (HKg) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
49 Aizan Zhaparova (Rus) RusVelo | |
50 Dong Yan Huang (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
51 Michela Pavin (Ita) Ale Cipollini | |
52 Marion Rousse (Fra) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
53 Emilie Moberg (Nor) Hitec Products | |
54 Marieke van Wanroij (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
55 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Italy | |
56 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) RusVelo | |
57 Isabelle Soderberg (Swe) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
58 Xiaoling Luo (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
59 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized - lululemon | |
60 Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products | |
61 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Ale Cipollini | |
62 Roxane Fournier (Fra) France | |
63 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Wiggle Honda | |
64 Chloe McConville (Aus) Australia | |
65 Peta Mullens (Aus) Wiggle Honda | |
66 Alice Algisi (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
67 Fanny Riberot (Fra) France | |
68 Jessica Mundy (Aus) Australia | |
69 Louisa Lobigs (Aus) Australia | |
70 Béatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Wiggle Honda | |
71 Ni Man Song (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
72 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
73 Zita Stricker (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
74 Emily Roper (Aus) Australia | |
75 Anastasia Chulkova (Rus) RusVelo | |
76 Aude Biannic (Fra) France | |
77 Audrey Cordon (Fra) Hitec Products | |
78 Hong Yu Liang (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
79 Maeia Covrig (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
80 Chiara Vannucci (Ita) Italy | |
81 Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
82 Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
83 Celine van Severen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | all s.t. |
84 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Italy | 5:43 |
85 Claudia Cretti (Ita) Italy | s.t. |
86 Yuan Yuan Tian (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | 6:26 |
87 Tone Hatteland Lima (Nor) Hitec Products | 6:34 |
88 Elena Berlato (Ita) Ale Cipollini | 11:13 |
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