June 6/10 10:33 am - Women's World Cup #6: GP Ciudad da Valladoli results and photos
Posted by Editoress on 06/6/10
Charlotte Becker (GER) won the GP Ciudad da Valladolid, the sixth round of the 2010 UCI Women's World Cup in Spain today. It was Becker’s first World Cup victory and successfully completed the team’s plan to increase their points for their World Cup ranking. Judith Arndt (GER-HTC Columbia Women) placed second, just ahead of Annemiek van Vleuten (NED-Nederland Bloeit).
Photos by CJ Farquharson, WomensCycling.net
“With 30 km to go, four riders attacked, and I went with them. Later on two lost contact with our group and then I was with left with Judith Arndt and Annemiek van Vleuten,” explained Charlotte Becker after the race. “The gap was getting bigger and I know that I’ve been fast in the sprints in the last couple of weeks so I was thinking positively. I knew that van Vleuten is really fast, especially since she had not been riding full gas as her teammate Marianne Vos (NED) was in the group behind us. I lead my group into the final and never gave the front position away, I went full gas as well and the two where not able to pass me.”
“I am really happy about my first World Cup win, and that I got the chance from the team to go for my own success today. The plan for us was to have somebody in the final break away and everything went according to plan.”
“At the beginning today, it was not such a hard race. Not too windy, flat and a little bit hilly,” said Egon van Kessel, Sports Director. “But after about 2 hours of racing it got a little windier, not too much but enough to make it harder. Then we had a climb and we attacked there. Then the bunch broke into several parts. But at the end before the final started there was a bunch of 50 to 60 riders and there were several attacks. On the last attack there was a break with three riders with Charlotte Becker from our team, Annemiek van Vleuten and Judith Arndt, and these three riders made it to the end of the race. There was a sprint and Charlotte won her first World Cup race, and our second World Cup win, this year.
“We were fairly happy but also surprised because it’s not that easy to win a World Cup especially when we are not here with our fastest sprinters. But in small groups I know we can win the race and it happened today. It was a very good result and we’re very happy with it.”
Cervelo TestTeam report
| GP Ciudad de Valladolid, 122.9 km | |
| 1 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 3:02:09 |
| 2 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | |
| 3 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | both s.t. |
| 4 Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 1:06 |
| 5 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | |
| 6 Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team | |
| 7 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno | |
| 8 Nicole Cooke (GBr) British National Team A | |
| 9 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi-Pasta Zara | |
| 10 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| 11 Chloe Hosking (Aus) HTC Columbia Women | |
| 12 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team | |
| 13 Christel Ferrier (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| 14 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
| 15 Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu | |
| 16 Lucy Martin (GBr) British National Team A | |
| 17 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team | |
| 18 Denise Zuckermandel (Ger) German National Team | |
| 19 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Safi-Pasta Zara | |
| 20 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | |
| 21 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | |
| 22 Elena Berlato (Ita) Top G. F. Bortolo-Gh A | |
| 23 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | |
| 24 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women | |
| 25 Carly Hibberd (Aus) S.C. Michela Fanini | |
| 26 Giade Borgato (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu | |
| 27 Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara | |
| 28 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women | |
| 29 Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Nederland Bloeit | |
| 30 Cristina Alcalde (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango | |
| 31 Kateherine Williamson (GBr) British National Team A | all s.t. |
| 32 Marta Vilajosana (Esp) Team Valdarno | 1:20 |
| 33 Vilija Sereikaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara | |
| 34 Gloria Presti (Ita) Top G. F. Bortolo-Gh A | |
| 35 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Cervelo Test Team | |
| 36 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara | |
| 37 Anne M. Schmitt (Lux) Lointek | |
| 38 Rosa M. Bravo (Esp) Spanish National Team | |
| 39 Emilie Aubry (Sui) Cervelo Test Team | |
| 40 Anna Van Den Breggen (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
| 41 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Top G. F. Bortolo-Gh A | |
| 42 Ana Garcia (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango | |
| 43 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) German National Team | |
| 44 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini | |
| 45 Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) Alriksson Go:Green | |
| 46 Ausrine Trebaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara | |
| 47 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team A | |
| 48 Madeleine Olsson (Swe) Alriksson Go:Green | |
| 49 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team A | |
| 50 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team A | |
| 51 Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women | |
| 52 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| 53 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team | |
| 54 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | all s.t. |
| 55 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu | 1:36 |
| 56 Chantal Black (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
| 57 Ariadna Tudel (And) Bizkaia-Durango | |
| 58 Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu | |
| 59 Veronika Andreasson (Swe) Lotto Ladies Team | |
| 60 Belen Lopez (Esp) Lointek | all s.t. |
| 61 Paulina Brzezna (Pol) Redsun Cycling Team | 1:58 |
| 62 Katie Colclongh (GBr) British National Team A | s.t. |
| 63 Nikki Harris (GBr) British National Team A | 2:30 |
| 64 Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne Futuroscope | 3:52 |
| 65 Andrea Vosman (Ned) Dutch National Team | 3:52 |
| 66 Leire Olaberria (Esp) Spanish National Team | 4:16 |
| 67 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Australian National Team A | |
| 68 Anna Schnitzmeir (Ger) German National Team | |
| 69 Xin Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling | |
| 70 Fan Li Shen (HKg) Giant Pro Cycling | |
| 71 Ami Pieters (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
| 72 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team | |
| 73 Lisa Jacobs (Aus) Australian National Team A | |
| 74 Laura Dittmann (Ger) German National Team | |
| 75 Dorleta Zorrilla (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango | |
| 76 Josephine Tomic (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team | |
| 77 Emma Silversides (GBr) Redsun Cycling Team | |
| 78 Alice Marmorini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini | |
| 79 Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini | |
| 80 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Top G. F. Bortolo-Gh A | |
| 81 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini | all s.t. |
| 82 Mª J. Gomez (Esp) Spanish National Team | 5:46 |
| 83 Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team | 8:03 |
| 84 Petra Dijkman (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team | |
| 85 Patricia Schwager (Sui) Cervelo Test Team | |
| 86 Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Team Valdarno | |
| 87 Franciska Merten (Ger) German National Team | |
| 88 Martina Corazza (Ita) Team Valdarno | |
| 89 Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women | |
| 90 Alessia Massaccesi (Ita) Team Valdarno | |
| 91 Leticia Gil (Esp) Lointek | |
| 92 Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top G. F. Bortolo-Gh A | |
| 93 Lynette Burger (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team | |
| 94 Loes Markerink (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | |
| 95 Sara Ortiz (Esp) Bizkaia-Durango | |
| 96 Lucia Gonzalez (Esp) Lointek | |
| 97 Ane Santesteban (Esp) Debabarrena-Kirolgi | |
| 98 Debora Galvez (Esp) Lointek | all s.t. |
| 99 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Dutch National Team | 9:05 |
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