Cooke moves into the World Cup lead By Kristy Scrymgeour
| Cooke moves into the World Cup lead
By Kristy Scrymgeour
Zoulfia Zabirova (Team Bigla) did her thing today with a move that can pretty much be named after her in the women’s peloton: the last minute attack. She has the ability to time it perfectly and she has won races in this way more than anybody else. With 1km to go, she found that moment and rode solo to the finish, taking out the fifth round of the Women’s World Cup Series. Her win moved her up in the standings significantly, but it was Nicole Cooke who managed to take enough points to dethrone Ina Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile). She now leads the series with Oenone Wood moving into second place and Teutenberg third. The race today, mainly due to the aggression of the Bigla Team was extremely fast. In fact the women completed the race 15 minutes faster than last week’s Fleche Wallonne and the race was 20km longer. With six laps of 20km ahead of them the race started with a lot of aggression. Finally it was Amber Neben (Buitenpoort Flexpoint) that got away after three and a half laps of racing. She held a significant gap forcing other teams to chase. The Univega team was very strong and reeled her in on the fifth time up the climb. The strong climbers including Nicole Brandli (Bigla Cycling Team) continued to power up the climb splitting the field with only 20 girls making it over in the front group. Left behind was World Cup leader Ina Yoko Teutenberg (T-Mobile). The T-Mobile team chased after the climb and got Teutenberg back as they reached the finish line with one lap to go. The only rider not caught was Olga Zabelinskaya (Fenixs-Colnago) who has attacked solo from the lead group.
On the final climb, Zabelinskaya was caught as the climbers attacked hard again. This time only 17 girls made it over the top and the Bigla team started their attacks. One by one they went making the pace really fast until the finish. Cooke was responsible from chasing a lot of the Bigla attacks and even attacked herself at one point, but finally it was the attack from Zabirova that worked. Coming in the take the sprint for second was Wood, followed by Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Russian National Team and Judith Arndt (T-Mobile). The next round of the World Cup is Castilla y Leon in Spain on the May 7. Photography For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here Images by CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net
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Results 1 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 3.02.06 (41.12 km/h) 2 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.02 3 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Russian National Team 4 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 5 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Univega Pro Cycling Team 6 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) A.S. Team F.R.W 7 Marianne Vos (Ned) Dutch National Team 8 Annette Beutler (Swi) Elk Haus Nö 9 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 10 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 11 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 12 Theresa Senff (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 13 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 14 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs – Colnago 15 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 16 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 17 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 18 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 0.04 19 Miho Oki (Jpn) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 20 Monica Baccaille (Ita) Italian National Team 21 Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 22 Silvia Parietti (Ita) Safi – Pasta Zara Manhattan 23 Sally Cowman (Aus) Australian National Team 1.05 24 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 25 Trine Hansen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 26 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 27 Elisabeth Chevanne Brunel (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’agen 28 Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 29 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Fenixs – Colnago 30 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 31 Bianca Knoepfle (Ger) German National Team 32 Eva Lechner (Ita) Fenixs – Colnago 33 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Univega Pro Cycling Team 34 Dorte Rasmussen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 35 Adrie Visser (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 36 Katia Longhin (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 37 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) USA National Team 38 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 39 Evelyne Garcia (ESa) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 40 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 41 Naiara Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia – Panda Software – Durango 42 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 43 Marta Vilajosana (Spa) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 44 An Van Rie (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 1.08 45 Min Gao (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 46 Patricia Schwager (Swi) Elk Haus Nö 47 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 48 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 49 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Dutch National Team 50 Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Safi – Pasta Zara Manhattan 51 Kimberly Baldwin (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 52 Andrea Graus (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team 53 Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.10 54 Katherine Bates (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 55 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 56 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 57 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Univega Pro Cycling Team 58 Andrea Knecht (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 59 Vera Carrara (Ita) Italian National Team 60 Amber Neben (USA) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 61 Rosara Joseph (NZl) New Zealand National Team 1.15 62 Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Italian National Team 1.20 63 Gessica Turato (Ita) Italian National Team 2.02 64 Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Russian National Team 2.46 65 Mirjam Senn (Swi) Team Stevens 66 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Univega Pro Cycling Team 67 Sarah Düster (Ger) Univega Pro Cycling Team 68 Sylvie Riedle (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’agen 69 Amy Moore (Can) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 70 Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 5.59 71 Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) Italian National Team 72 Tina Liebig (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 73 Fanny Riberot (Fra) France 6.07 74 Linda Ringlever (Ned) @Work Cycling Team 75 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Dutch National Team 76 Iris Slappendel (Ned) Dutch National Team Outside time limit (hors delai) HD Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam HD Rebecca Larson (USA) USA National Team HD Helen Kelly (Aus) Elk Haus Nö HD Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling HD Karin Ruso (Aut) Elk Haus Nö HD Cristina Alcalde (Spa) Bizkaia – Panda Software – Durango HD Emma Johansson (Swe) Bizkaia – Panda Software – Durango HD Marlen Johrend (Ger) German National Team HD Debby Van Den Berg (Ned) @Work Cycling Team HD Megan Elliott (USA) Team Stevens HD Candice Sullivan (Aus) Australian National Team HD Alessandra D’ettorre (Ita) Italian National Team HD Nicole Käser (Swi) Team Stevens HD Marina Jaunatre (Fra) France HD Magali Laivier Finot (Fra) France HD Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australian National Team HD Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) A.S. Team F.R.W HD Isabella Wieser (Aut) Elk Haus Nö HD Yanxia Jiang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling HD Vicky Fournial (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’agen HD Tatyana Palchynska (Ukr) A.S. Team F.R.W HD Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Russian National Team HD Larssyn Staley (USA) Team Stevens HD Claire Baxter (Aus) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam HD Sylvie Fragniere (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’agen HD Shannon Koch (USA) USA National Team HD Karin Metzler (Swi) Team Stevens HD Maitane Telletxea (Spa) Bizkaia – Panda Software – Durango HD Liesbeth Bakker (Ned) @Work Cycling Team HD Amy Mosen (NZl) New Zealand National Team HD Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand National Team HD Ombretta Ugolini (Ita) A.S. Team F.R.W HD Mette Fischer Andreasen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai HD Andrea Bosman (Ned) @Work Cycling Team HD Virginia Hennig (Ger) German National Team HD Caroline Ibele (Ger) German National Team HD Sabine Fischer (Ger) German National Team HD Natalia Prokurorova (Rus) Russian National Team HD Yunmei Wu (Chn) HD Elena Eifler (Ger) HD Alexandra Born (Swi) HD Katharina Blum (Ger) HD Astrid Gruskovnjak (Swi) HD Sima Trapp (USA) Did not finish DNF Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas DNF Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Ned) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team DNF Karin Thürig (Swi) Univega Pro Cycling Team DNF Christina Becker (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling DNF Nathalie Bates (Aus) AA-Drink Cycling Team DNF Maja Adamsen (Den) Fenixs – Colnago DNF Johanna Buick (NZl) Fenixs – Colnago DNF Indre Januleviciute (Ltu) A.S. Team F.R.W DNF Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) A.S. Team F.R.W DNF Lise Christensen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai DNF Sabrina Emmasi (Swi) Safi – Pasta Zara Manhattan DNF Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) Safi – Pasta Zara Manhattan DNF Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi – Pasta Zara Manhattan DNF Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Safi – Pasta Zara Manhattan DNF Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line DNF E Iturriaga Echevarrie (Spa) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line DNF Anna Dal Ferro (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line DNF Loes Markerink (Ned) @Work Cycling Team DNF Judith Helmink (Ned) @Work Cycling Team DNF Iosune Murillo (Spa) Bizkaia – Panda Software – Durango DNF Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam DNF Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam DNF Alexandra Le Henaff (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’agen DNF Nadia Theuil (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’agen DNF Pu Xiang Zheng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling DNF Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling DNF Claudia Stumpf (Ger) German National Team DNF Hannah Banks (Aus) Australian National Team DNF Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Australian National Team DNF Sissy Vab Alebeek (Ned) Dutch National Team DNF Debby Mansveld (Ned) Dutch National Team DNF Stefanie Burkhalter (Swi) Swiss National Team DNF Marcelle Moser (Swi) Swiss National Team DNF Ramona Weder (Swi) Swiss National Team DNF Fabienne Wolfsberger (Swi) Swiss National Team DNF Meredith Miller (USA) USA National Team DNF Sarah Tillotson (USA) USA National Team DNF ? (Rus) Russian National Team DNF ? (Rus) Russian National Team DNF Karine Gautard (Fra) France DNF Magali Mocquery (Fra) France DNF Aude Pollet (Fra) France DNF Michelle Kiesanowski (NZl) New Zealand National Team DNF Dale Tye (NZl) New Zealand National Team DNF Carissa Wilkes (NZl) New Zealand National Team World Cup standings 1 Nicole Cooke (GBr) Univega Pro Cycling Team 144 pts 2 Oenone Wood (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 130 3 Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 120 4 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 105 5 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Professional Cycling 95 6 Annette Beutler (Swi) Elk Haus Nö 76 7 Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Ned) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 75 8 Sarah Ulmer (NZl) 75 9 Miho Oki (Jpn) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 75 10 Christiane Soeder (Aut) Univega Pro Cycling Team 59 11 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) 57 12 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 57 13 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 51 14 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) 44 15 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Univega Pro Cycling Team 41 16 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 40 17 Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 39 18 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 35 19 Katherine Bates (Aus) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 35 20 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 34 21 Theresa Senff (Ger) AA-Drink Cycling Team 33 22 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) A.S. Team F.R.W 32 23 Amber Neben (USA) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 27 24 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 27 25 Tamara Boyd (NZl) Les Pruneaux d’Agen 26 26 Gina Grain (Can) Giant Pro Cycling 24 27 Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 24 28 Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 23 29 Sofie Goor (Bel) Vlaanderen-Caprisonne-T Interim 21 30 Mmarianne Vos (Ned) 21 31 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 14 32 An Van Rie (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 11 33 Sharon Van Dromme (Bel) Vlaanderen-Caprisonne-T Interim 11 34 Monia Baccaille (Ita) Saccarelli Emu Marsciano 11 35 Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling 10 36 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 9 37 Olivia Gollan (Aus) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 9 38 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Univega Pro Cycling Team 8 39 Hayley Brown (Aus) 8 40 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 7 41 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) A.S. Team F.R.W 7 42 Sarah Düster (Ger) Univega Pro Cycling Team 6 43 Luisa Tamanini (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan 6 44 Emma Rickards (Aus) Univega Pro Cycling Team 6 45 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 5 46 Volha Hayeva (Blr) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 5 47 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 4 48 Toni Bradshaw (NZl) Les Pruneaux d’Agen 4 49 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 3 50 Larissa Kleinmann (Ger) 3 51 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) 3 52 Andrea Graus (Aut) Bigla Cycling Team 2 53 Melissa Holt (NZl) 2 54 Kate Nichols (Aus) 2 55 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen-Caprisonne-T Interim 1 56 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Fenixs-Colnago 1 57 Nikki Egyed (Aus) 1 58 Catherine Sell (NZl) 1 Teams 1 Univega Pro Cycling Team 229 pts 2 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 181 3 T-Mobile Professional Cycling 140 4 Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team 173 5 Bigla Cycling Team 154 6 Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas 73 7 New Zealand 92 8 Elk Haus Nö 55 9 Bianchi Aliverti Kookai 45 10 Aa-Drink Cycling Team 42 11 A.S. Team F.R.W 32 12 Russian Federation 27 13 Giant Pro Cycling 10 14 Vlaanderen – Caprisonne – T Interim 33 15 United States Of America 33 16 Pays-Bas 21 17 Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 14 18 Safi – Pasta Zara Manhattan 13 19 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 11 20 Italy 1 21 Fenixs – Colnago 8 22 Germany 8 23 Belgium 3 |