April 3/11 9:51 am - Tour des Flandres Women's World Cup, Numainville 6th
Posted by Editoress on 04/3/11
Full results from today's women's World Cup in Belgium won by Annemiek Van Vleuten ( Nederland Bloeit). Joelle Numainville (Tibco) finished 6th at 10 seconds back.
Joelle Numainville takes 6th place in Ronde Van Vlaaderen (Tour of Flanders).
De Ronde Van Vlaaderen het is elk ajar een buitengewone dag. (The Tour of Flanders is always a special day.)
The Tour of Flanders is two simultaneous cycling events on the same course. For the men, the race was seeing its 95th edition. The men's event began in Brugge and features the top classics riders in the world. The women's race is no different in that respect. This year's race was the 8th edition for the women, who start a little further down the road and race 130 km (82-miles) of the same course. Both men and women finish on the same wide straightaway into the town of Ninove.
Riders were greeted by good weather today: overcast and cold for most of the day, but no wind or rain. The sun finally broke through the cloud cover late in the race. Team soigneur Arenda said a windy Tour of Flanders is an advantage for European riders over Americans (and Italians), because Europeans have more experience in colder weather.
For 2011, race organizers added more climbs and cobbles to the course, including the infamous "Oude-Kwaremont" (in Dutch means "old dirty bastard"), a 2 km climb up a narrow cobblestone road, coming 48 km into the race. Hitting climbs like this near the front of the group is essential to staying in the race. And Team Directeur sportif Angela van Smoorenburg noted that she was very pleased with the way the entire team performed. "They did nothing wrong the first 50 km of the race," she said. "When we cam to the hills, they were very well organized and always near the front.
But Flanders has a way of affecting the outcome of a race like no other course. With narrow roads and cobbles, crashes are inevitable. And good luck is essential to being there at the finish of the race. Unfortunately, for the second consecutive week, Megan Guarnier of Team TIBCO experienced such luck while looking very strong, sitting top five at the front of the race. "Another rider went down in front of her and Megan had nowhere to go," van Smoorenburg said. While Guarnier again escaped without serious injury, her Specialized Amira was less fortunate and she was unable to continue on. Later on in the race, Emma Mackie also went down hard in a similar situation while near the front of the race, but she was able to get her bike squared away and finish up the race strong. However, at that point the front group was already up the road. But Team TIBCO was still in a good position, with Joelle Numainville in that front group.
"Joelle rode extremely well for her first time riding Flanders," van Smoorenburg said. "On all the hills she was in the middle to front of the group. She was holding her own among the top riders in the world."
That included on the vaunted Muur, (meaning "wall" in Dutch), a 500-meter long hill so steep, even pro's sometimes have to walk their bikes up it. The Muur comes in the final 10-miles of the race and is often decisive. But the race had already started to break apart at the mid-way point following the Eikenberg climb.
Numainville was part of a 12-rider front group that was still together just 2 km from the finish. At that point, Russian champion Tatiana Antoshina (Gauss)countered the catch of another rider and opened a gap with Dutchwoman Annemiek van Vleuten (Nederland Bloeit). The two riders opened a gap of 0:10 in the final kilometer and help on, with van Vleuten taking the two-up sprint for the win.Ten seconds later, her teammate Marianne Vos won the small bunch sprint for 3rd, with Numainville taking 6th on the day.
"This is a very special race," van Smoorenburg added. "There are a lot of people on the side of the road. It's a very hard race. I'm very happy with how everyone rode today. Even Kendall Ryan, given her youth, was in good position today. This was my first race directing the team and I'm pleased with the outcome. I'm looking forward to the upcoming races."
Veteran Team TIBCO rider Joanne Kiesanowski added, "It was great to see how we all rode in good position in the front of the peloton. Joelle had a very gutsy ride to finish 6th. I think this was the toughest course on paper here so far, with seven cobbled climbs and numerous longer sections of cobbles. It bodes well for the upcoming Dutch races! "
TIBCO Women's Pro Cycling report
| Oudenaarde to Meerbeke, 129.9 km | |
| 1 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 3:36:03 |
| 2 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Gauss | at 0:01 |
| 3 Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | 0:10 |
| 4 Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec Products - UCK | |
| 5 Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Highroad Women | |
| 6 Joelle Numainville (Can) TIBCO/To The Top | |
| 7 Grace Verbeke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 2012 - Ridley Team | |
| 8 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Lotto Honda Team | |
| 9 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Garmin - Cervelo | |
| 10 Emma Pooley (GBr) Garmin - Cervelo | |
| 11 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Diadora - Pasta Zara | |
| 12 Sarah Düster (Ger) Nederland Bloeit | all s.t. |
| 13 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Highroad Women | 1:10 |
| 14 Martine Bras (Ned) Dolmans Landscaping Team | |
| 15 Shelley Olds (USA) Diadora - Pasta Zara | |
| 16 Monia Baccaille (Ita) SC MCipollini Giordana | |
| 17 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team | |
| 18 Christine Majerus (Lux) Team GSD Gestion | |
| 19 Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | |
| 20 Ruth Corset (Aus) Australien | |
| 21 Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Highroad Women | |
| 22 Trixi Worrack (Ger) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team | |
| 23 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 2012 - Ridley Team | all s.t. |
| 24 Chantal Blaak (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team | 1:22 |
| 25 Sjoukje Dufoer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 2012 - Ridley Team | 3:50 |
| 26 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | |
| 27 Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | |
| 28 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Abus Nutrixxion | |
| 29 Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss | |
| 30 Madeleine Olsson (Sue) Alriksson Go:Green | |
| 31 Shara Gillow (Aus) Australien | all s.t. |
| 32 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Niederlande | 4:00 |
| 33 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Highroad Women | |
| 34 Isabelle Söderberg (Swe) Alriksson Go:Green | |
| 35 Nathalie Lamborelle (Lux) Abus Nutrixxion | |
| 36 Laure Werner (Bel) Lotto Honda Team | |
| cb>37 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Canada | |
| 38 Lucy Martin (GBr) Garmin - Cervelo | |
| 39 Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit | |
| 40 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Vaiano Solaristech | |
| 41 Laura Van Der Kamp (Ned) Dolmans Landscaping Team | |
| 42 Roxane Kneteman (Ned) Niederlande | |
| 43 Emma Mackie (Aus) TIBCO/To The Top | |
| 44 Davina Summers (Aus) Bizkaia-Durango | |
| 45 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products - UCK | |
| 46 Ine Beyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 2012 - Ridley Team | |
| 47 Lise Nöstvold (Nor) Hitec Products - UCK | |
| 48 Sophie Creux (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| 49 Trine Schmidt (Den) Garmin - Cervelo | |
| 50 Alison Testroete (Can) Team Canada | |
| 51 Catherine Delfosse (Bel) Lotto Honda Team | |
| 52 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | |
| 53 Ana Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) Abus Nutrixxion | |
| 54 Marit Huisman (Ned) Niederlande | |
| 55 Marijn De Vries (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team | |
| 56 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Gauss | |
| 57 Annelies Visser (Ned) Niederlande | |
| 58 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | |
| 59 Annelies Van Doorslaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 2012 - Ridley Team | |
| 60 Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 2012 - Ridley Team | |
| 61 Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Garmin - Cervelo | |
| 62 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) TIBCO/To The Top | |
| 63 Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Gauss | |
| 64 Maria Grandt Petersen (Den) Abus Nutrixxion | |
| 65 Serena Sheridan (NZl) TIBCO/To The Top | |
| 66 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| 67 Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| 68 Alona Andruk (Ukr) Diadora - Pasta Zara | |
| 69 Amber Pierce (USA) Diadora - Pasta Zara | |
| 70 Bianca Purath (Ger) Kuota Speed Kueens | |
| 71 Leah Guloien (Can) Team Canada | |
| 72 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australien | |
| 73 Bridie O'donnell (Aus) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | |
| 74 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| 75 Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | |
| 76 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) SC MCipollini Giordana | |
| 77 Alexandra Carle (Aus) Australien | |
| 78 Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | |
| 79 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Colavita Forno d'Asolo | |
| 80 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Gauss | |
| 81 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) SC MCipollini Giordana | |
| 82 Charlotte Becker (Ger) HTC Highroad Women | |
| 83 Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 84 Daniela Pintarelli (AUT) Kuota Speed Kueens | 6:20 |
| 85 Kendall Ryan (USA) TIBCO/To The Top | |
| 86 Alessandra D'ettorre (Ita) Colavita Forno d'Asolo | |
| 87 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Diadora - Pasta Zara | all s.t. |
| 88 Marie Voreland (Nor) Hitec Products - UCK | 8:41 |
| OTL Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Highroad Women | 11:12 |
| OTL Lucinda Brand (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team | 11:49 |
| OTL Polona Batagelj (Slo) Bizkaia-Durango | |
| OTL Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Gauss | |
| OTL Petra Dijkman (Ned) Dolmans Landscaping Team | all s.t. |
| OTL Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Colavita Forno d'Asolo | 12:59 |
| OTL Magrieth Kloppenburg (Den) Dänemark | s.t. |
| OTL Alie Gercama (Ned) Dolmans Landscaping Team | 13:10 |
| OTL Nina Kessler (Ned) Dolmans Landscaping Team | |
| OTL Gabriela Slamova (Cze) Vienne Futuroscope | both s.t. |
| OTL Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Colavita Forno d'Asolo | 17:12 |
| OTL Oksana Kashchishina (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | 17:25 |
| OTL Gloria Presti (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 17:41 |
| OTL Jennifer Hohl (Sui) SC MCipollini Giordana | |
| OTL Lotte Van Hoek (Ned) Niederlande | |
| OTL Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Diadora - Pasta Zara | |
| OTL Yulia Blindyuk (Rus) SC MCipollini Giordana | |
| OTL Simona Frapporti (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | |
| OTL Lisa Pleyer (AUT) Kuota Speed Kueens | |
| OTL Fabienne Schauss (Lux) Team GSD Gestion | |
| OTL Rossella Callovi (Ita) SC MCipollini Giordana | |
| OTL Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team | |
| OTL Julie Leth (Den) Dänemark | |
| OTL Chiara Nadalutti (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team | |
| OTL Tina Nielsen (Den) Dänemark | |
| OTL Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team | |
| OTL Francesca Tognali (Ita) Kleo Ladies Team | all s.t. |
| OTL Michelle Lauge (Den) Dänemark | 20:06 |
| OTL Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australien | 20:20 |
| OTL Tone Hatteland (Nor) Hitec Products - UCK | 20:42 |
| OTL Cecilie Johansen (Nor) Hitec Products - UCK | |
| OTL Winanda Spoor (Ned) Dolmans Landscaping Team | |
| OTL Jessica Kihlbom (Swe) Alriksson Go:Green | all s.t. |
| OTL Henriette Frederiksen (Den) Dänemark | 22:44 |
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