August 21/10 13:43 pm - GP de Plouay: Women's World Cup, Willock 8th
Posted by Editoress on 08/21/10
Pooley wins GP de Plouay as Team captures World Cup
Canada's Erinne Willock 8th
Photos by CJ Farquharson, www.CJFoto.com
After a great victory last year in Plouay, Emma Pooley (GBR) came back to France with the best memories and took her second win in a row in the French World Cup race. The two-time Olympic Time Trial Champion claimed the victory on a challenging six lap circuit (each 19.1 km), with more than a minute lead ahead of Marianne Vos (NED) and Emma Johansson from Sweden. Cervélo's Charlotte Becker (GER) also made it into the top 10 in sixth place. The podium this year is exactly the same as the 2009 edition of the race.
With today's ninth and the last World Cup race of the 2010 season the women of Cervélo TestTeam have now clinched the World Cup Team ranking with five victories to their credit.
"It is just amazing this victory. Actually I didn't expect that but the course and terrain of western France seems to fit me," said the double winner Pooley. "We were a group of four riders coming into the final lap. As I am not so strong in sprints I tried my luck at the Côte de Kerihuel and attacked but Marianne Vos was still on my wheels on the top. So I attacked again at Ty Marrec and this time I was able get away and pushed hard on the final kilometers for the victory. It is great to win here in Plouay again."
"The GP de Plouay is always a challenge," commented Egon van Kessel, Sports Director of Cervélo TestTeam. "Our tactic was to make the race hard with a lot of attacks and the team worked it perfectly. We were in several breaks during the race with Lizzie Armitstead (GBR), Sharon Laws (GBR), Charlotte Becker and finally Emma Pooley. Pooley caught the final break with Marianne Vos, Judith Arndt (GER) and Emma Johansson. That group had a gap of four minutes heading into the final lap. Emma performed magnificently with a strong attack that gave her the solo win. I'm really happy with today's victory and also wish to congratulate all our riders for the overall win of the Team World Cup ranking."
Cervelo Test Team press release
| 114.6 km | |
| 1 Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 3:12:37 |
| 2 Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | at 1:14 |
| 3 Emma Johansson (Swe) Rsc | |
| 4 Judith Arndt (Ger) Htc Columbia Women | both s.t |
| 5 Evelyn Stevens (USA) Htc Columbia Women | 2:35 |
| 6 Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 3:33 |
| 7 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets | 3:37 |
| 8 Erinne Willock, (Can) Canadian National Team | 5:49 |
| 9 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara | s.t. |
| 10 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara | 5:57 |
| 11 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
| 12 Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
| 13 Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| 14 Andréa Bosman (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
| 15 Sophie Creux (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | |
| 16 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
| 17 Grete Treier (Est) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | |
| 18 Anne Samplonuis (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| 19 Catherine Williamson (GBr) British National Team | |
| 20 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets | |
| 21 Adrie Visser (Ned) Htc Columbia Women | |
| 22 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | |
| 23 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team | |
| 24 Carla Swart (RSA) Mtn | |
| 25 Sylwia Kapusta-Szydlak (Pol) Safi - Pasta Zara | |
| 26 Belen Lopez Morales (Esp) Esp | |
| 27 Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara | |
| 28 Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | |
| 29 Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team | |
| 30 Robyn De Groot (RSA) Mtn | |
| 31 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products Uck | |
| 32 Katie Colclough (GBr) British National Team | |
| 33 Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | |
| 34 Lise Nöstvold (Nor) Hitec Products Uck | |
| 35 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo Test Team | |
| 36 Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team | |
| 37 Cherise Taylor (RSA) Mtn | |
| 38 Eivgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Team Valdarno | |
| 39 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Dutch National Team | |
| 40 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team | |
| 41 Béatrice Thomas (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | |
| 42 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | |
| 43 Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) French National Team | |
| 44 Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | |
| 45 Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | |
| 46 Fröydis Waerstad (Nor) Hitec Products Uck | |
| 47 Sharon Laws (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | |
| 48 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara | |
| 49 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | |
| 50 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Htc Columbia Women | all s.t. |
| 51 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team | 6:23 |
| 52 Polona Batagelj (Slo) Bizkaia - Durango | 6:29 |
| 53 Aude Biannic (Fra) French National Team | 7:41 |
| 54 Petra Dijkman (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team | 8:27 |
| 55 Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Esp) Bizkaia - Durango | 8:31 |
| OTL Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 11:06 |
| OTL Kimberly Anderson (USA) Htc Columbia Women | |
| OTL Luise Keller (Ger) Htc Columbia Women | |
| OTL Veronica Andreason (Swe) Lotto Ladies Team | |
| OTL Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team | |
| OTL Mélodie Leseur (Fra) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | |
| OTL Christine Majerus (Lux) ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion | |
| OTL Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| OTL Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| OTL Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| OTL Ana Belen Garcia Antequera () | |
| OTL Marissa Van Der Merwe (RSA) Mtn | |
| OTL Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Fenixs - Petrogradets | |
| OTL Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara | |
| OTL Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Team Valdarno | |
| OTL Joëlle Numainville (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| OTL Katarzyna Sosna (Ltu) Vaiano Solaristech | |
| OTL Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Esp) Spanish National Team | |
| OTL Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Esp) Spanish National Team | all s.t. |
| OTL Laure Werner (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team | 20:10 |
| OTL Lylanie Lauwrens (RSA) Mtn | |
| OTL Karin Aune (Swe) Mtn | |
| OTL Marion Azam () | |
| OTL Denise Ramsden (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| OTL Leah Guloien (Can) Canadian National Team | |
| OTL Heather Logan-Sprenger (Can) Canadian National Team | all s.t. |
| OTL Ludivine Loze (Fra) French National Team | 24:08 |
| DNF Valentina Carretta | |
| DNF Jennifer Fiori | |
| DNF Gloria Presti | |
| DNF Serena Danesi | |
| DNF Nicole Cooke | |
| DNF Lucy Martin | |
| DNF Emma Trott | |
| DNF Nikki Harris | |
| DNF Kim Schoonbaert | |
| DNF Emma Silversides | |
| DNF Eugénie Mermillod | |
| DNF Elodie Hegoburu | |
| DNF Audrey Cordon | |
| DNF Pascale Jeuland | |
| DNF Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras | |
| DNF Ariadna Tudel Cuberes | |
| DNF Loes Gunnewijk | |
| DNF Janneke Kanis | |
| DNF Liesbet De Vocht | |
| DNF Suzie Godart | |
| DNF Line Foss | |
| DNF Lisa Brennaeur | |
| DNF Jacqueline Hahn | |
| DNF Martina Ruzickova | |
| DNF Emma Skjerstad | |
| DNF Giulia Lazzerini | |
| DNF Amy Pieters | |
| DNF Monia Baccaille | |
| DNF Chiara Bortolus | |
| DNF Amélie Rivat | |
| DNF Aurore Verhoeven | |
| DNF Simona Frapporti | |
| DNF Simona Martini | |
| DNF Irene Falorni | |
| DNF Corinna Mari | |
| DNF Chiara Vanni | |
| DNF Mireia Epelde Bikendi | |
| DNF Leticia Gil Parra | |
| DNF Lucia Gonzalez Blanco |
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