February 5/14 18:07 pm - Tour of Qatar: Stage 2
Posted by Editoress on 02/5/14
Amy Pieters wins Stage 2 in Qatar and takes over race lead
Amy Pieters (NED) finished off a perfect tactical race on Stage 2 of the Ladies Tour of Qatar to win the stage and take over the leader's jersey.
After Kirsten Wild's win of yesterday's opening stage and overall lead, the team were riding to protect the jersey and go for another win. The race split early on in the winds with Wild, Pieters, Julia Soek (Ned) and Sara Mustonen (Swe) at the front for Team Giant-Shimano.
As the race hit crunch time the front group started to attack each other and Pieters, Soek and Mustonen took turns to cover the moves and keep Wild out of trouble before the finish.
With just over 10km to go four riders went clear including Pieters who was in policing mode, with Wild sitting safely behind knowing that Pieters was the best placed rider in the front group.
These four riders pulled out a good gap and into the final kilometre she took her opportunity and sprinted clear to take the team's second stage victory of the race and maintain their 100% win record so far in 2014.
"Today was a beautiful display of team work," said coach Ruud Verhagen (Ned). "From the start a group 21 riders went clear with four of us up there, including Kirsten. They controlled it the whole race and with Amy in the final move we had everything in hand.
"We now have every jersey, both stage wins and first and second on GC - it's a dream start to the season and the ladies can be proud."
"I'm really happy to get my first win and continue the team's success here in Qatar," said a very happy Pieters after the stage. "With Kirsten behind me at the end I was allowed to sit on and wait for the sprint.
"You're always curious to see how the shape is at the start of the season but we've started really well and to get the wins early takes pressure off your shoulders. I hope we have a great year this year."
After the finish Wild said: "We were in a great situation today with lots of different cards to play, and in the end it worked out perfectly. I'm really happy for Amy."
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Results
| Stage 2: Al Zubara Fort to Madinat Al Shamal, 112.5 km | |
| 1 Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Giant - Shimano | 2:53:33 |
| 2 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | at 0:03 |
| 3 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Wiggle Honda | 0:03 |
| 4 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) RusVelo | 0:06 |
| 5 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Giant - Shimano | 0:27 |
| 6 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products | |
| 7 Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica - AIS | |
| 8 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) RusVelo | all s.t. |
| 9 Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 0:31 |
| 10 Melissa Hoskins (Aus) Orica - AIS | s.t. |
| 11 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Orica - AIS | 0:37 |
| 12 Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
| 13 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | |
| 14 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Italy | |
| 15 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized - lululemon | |
| 16 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda | |
| 17 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Hitec Products | all s.t. |
| 18 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Specialized - lululemon | 0:48 |
| 19 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 0:59 |
| 20 Julia Soek (Ned) Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. |
| 21 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Team Giant - Shimano | 1:28 |
| 22 Anastasia Chulkova (Rus) RusVelo | 10:50 |
| 23 Aizan Zhaparova (Rus) RusVelo | 10:52 |
| 24 Hong Yu Liang (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 25 Audrey Cordon (Fra) Hitec Products | 11:57 |
| 26 Sarah Roy (Aus) Australia | |
| 27 Katarzyna Pawlowska (Pol) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
| 28 Elise Delzenne (Fra) Specialized - lululemon | |
| 29 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) RusVelo | |
| 30 Elena Kuchinskaia (Rus) RusVelo | |
| 31 Roxane Fournier (Fra) France | |
| 32 Dong Yan Huang (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
| 33 Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Australia | |
| 34 Celine van Severen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
| 35 Jessie MacLean (Aus) Orica - AIS | |
| 36 Emilie Moberg (Nor) Hitec Products | |
| 37 Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) France | |
| 38 Claudia Cretti (Ita) Italy | |
| 39 Xiaoling Luo (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
| 40 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France | |
| 41 Shelley Olds (USA) Ale Cipollini | |
| 42 Peta Mullens (Aus) Wiggle Honda | |
| 43 Michela Pavin (Ita) Ale Cipollini | |
| 44 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) France | |
| 45 Aude Biannic (Fra) France | |
| 46 Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Italy | |
| 47 Alice Algisi (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
| 48 Béatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Wiggle Honda | |
| 49 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
| 50 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
| 51 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica - AIS | |
| 52 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Italy | |
| 53 Fanny Riberot (Fra) France | |
| 54 Maaike Polspoel (Bel) Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 55 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Wiggle Honda | |
| 56 Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products | |
| 57 Romy Kasper (Ger) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
| 58 Wan Yiu Jamie Wong (HKg) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
| 59 Ni Man Song (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
| 60 Thalita de Jong (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | |
| 61 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Ale Cipollini | |
| 62 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Ale Cipollini | |
| 63 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Specialized - lululemon | |
| 64 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Wiggle Honda | |
| 65 Chiara Vannucci (Ita) Italy | |
| 66 Elena Berlato (Ita) Ale Cipollini | |
| 67 Marijn de Vries (Ned) Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 68 Marieke van Wanroij (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
| 69 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized - lululemon | |
| 70 Louisa Lobigs (Aus) Australia | |
| 71 Zita Stricker (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
| 72 Yuan Yuan Tian (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
| 73 Chloe McConville (Aus) Australia | |
| 74 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica - AIS | |
| 75 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | |
| 76 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Ale Cipollini | |
| 77 Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
| 78 Jessica Mundy (Aus) Australia | |
| 79 Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
| 80 Maeia Covrig (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
| 81 Roxanne Knetemann (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | |
| 82 Emily Roper (Aus) Australia | |
| 83 Marion Rousse (Fra) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
| 84 Tone Hatteland Lima (Nor) Hitec Products | all s.t. |
| 85 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Italy | 12:06 |
| DNF Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | |
| DNF Isabelle Soderberg (Swe) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
| DNF Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
| GC | |
| 1 Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Giant - Shimano | 5:03:28 |
| 2 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Giant - Shimano | at 0:07 |
| 3 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products | 0:18 |
| 4 Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica - AIS | 0:28 |
| 5 Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 0:30 |
| 6 Melissa Hoskins (Aus) Orica - AIS | 0:31 |
| 7 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | 0:38 |
| 8 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Orica - AIS | |
| 9 Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
| 10 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized - lululemon | all s.t. |
| 11 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Specialized - lululemon | 0:49 |
| 12 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | 0:51 |
| 13 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Wiggle Honda | 0:53 |
| 14 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) RusVelo | 0:56 |
| 15 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) RusVelo | 1:21 |
| 16 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Hitec Products | 1:31 |
| 17 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Italy | |
| 18 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda | both s.t. |
| 19 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 1:53 |
| 20 Julia Soek (Ned) Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. |
| 21 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Team Giant - Shimano | 2:22 |
| 22 Shelley Olds (USA) Ale Cipollini | 11:50 |
| 23 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | 11:56 |
| 24 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France | 11:58 |
| 25 Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Italy | |
| 26 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Ale Cipollini | |
| 27 Romy Kasper (Ger) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
| 28 Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | all s.t. |
| 29 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica - AIS | 12:02 |
| 30 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Specialized - lululemon | s.t. |
| 31 Elise Delzenne (Fra) Specialized - lululemon | 12:51 |
| 32 Sarah Roy (Aus) Australia | |
| 33 Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Australia | |
| 34 Katarzyna Pawlowska (Pol) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
| 35 Jessie MacLean (Aus) Orica - AIS | |
| 36 Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) France | |
| 37 Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) France | |
| 38 Thalita de Jong (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | |
| 39 Maaike Polspoel (Bel) Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 40 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Wiggle Honda | |
| 41 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Ale Cipollini | |
| 42 Marijn de Vries (Ned) Team Giant - Shimano | |
| 43 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica - AIS | |
| 44 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | |
| 45 Roxanne Knetemann (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 46 Anastasia Chulkova (Rus) RusVelo | 15:21 |
| 47 Aizan Zhaparova (Rus) RusVelo | 15:23 |
| 48 Hong Yu Liang (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 49 Elena Kuchinskaia (Rus) RusVelo | 16:28 |
| 50 Dong Yan Huang (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
| 51 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) RusVelo | |
| 52 Emilie Moberg (Nor) Hitec Products | |
| 53 Roxane Fournier (Fra) France | |
| 54 Michela Pavin (Ita) Ale Cipollini | |
| 55 Xiaoling Luo (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
| 56 Audrey Cordon (Fra) Hitec Products | |
| 57 Wan Yiu Jamie Wong (HKg) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
| 58 Peta Mullens (Aus) Wiggle Honda | |
| 59 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Italy | |
| 60 Alice Algisi (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
| 61 Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products | |
| 62 Celine van Severen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
| 63 Béatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Wiggle Honda | |
| 64 Fanny Riberot (Fra) France | |
| 65 Aude Biannic (Fra) France | |
| 66 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
| 67 Marieke van Wanroij (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team | |
| 68 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Wiggle Honda | |
| 69 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized - lululemon | |
| 70 Ni Man Song (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
| 71 Marion Rousse (Fra) Lotto Belisol Ladies | |
| 72 Chloe McConville (Aus) Australia | |
| 73 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Ale Cipollini | |
| 74 Louisa Lobigs (Aus) Australia | |
| 75 Zita Stricker (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
| 76 Chiara Vannucci (Ita) Italy | |
| 77 Jessica Mundy (Aus) Australia | |
| 78 Emily Roper (Aus) Australia | |
| 79 Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Astana Bepink Womens Team | |
| 80 Maeia Covrig (Ita) Astana Bepink Womens Team | all s.t. |
| 81 Claudia Cretti (Ita) Italy | 17:41 |
| 82 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Italy | 17:50 |
| 83 Yuan Yuan Tian (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | 18:24 |
| 84 Tone Hatteland Lima (Nor) Hitec Products | 18:32 |
| 85 Elena Berlato (Ita) Ale Cipollini | 23:11 |
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