Fantastisk indsats af Ljungskog

nullNår man er dobbelt verdensmester, så kan man levere cykling i verdensklasse, og det var præcist hvad Susanne Ljungskog leverede på gårsdagens etape af Tour de l'Aude. En gruppe på 26 kvinder fik på de tidlige stigninger slået et hul ned til resten af feltet. I den gruppe sad alle favoritterne, men Ljungskog, som fører i den samlede stilling, sad der helt alene uden nogen holdkammerater. Dermed måtte hun igennem hele etapen selv annullere alle udbrudsforsøg fra de nærmeste konkurrenter.

Projektet lykkedes så Ljungskog fører stadigvæk suverænt i den samlede stilling. ”Jeg blev nok angrebet 30 gange, men ingen kom væk fra mig. Det var hårdt, men også det værd, for jeg vil så gerne vinde dette løb,” sagde Ljungskog efter etapen til GP.

Linda Villumsen viste endnu engang flot kørsel, da hun også sad med over stigningerne og kom i mål sammen med resten af favoritterne. Dermed forsvarede hun sin niendeplads i klassementet.

Med tre etaper tilbage af det store etapeløb, har Linda Villumsen stadigvæk mulighed for at avancere i klassementet.

Resultat af 6. etape
1 Vicki Whitelaw - Australian National Team 3.10.16 (36.89 km/t)
2 Sharon Laws - Great Britain National Team
3 Regina Bruins - Dutch National Team 0.06
4 Edita Pucinskaite - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.36
5 Tina Liebig - Team DSB Bank 0.43
6 Carla Ryan - Australian National Team 0.45
7 Nicole Cooke - Great Britain National Team 0.47
8 Judith Arndt - Team High Road Women
9 Jolanta Polikeviciute - Lithuanian National Team
10 Noemie Cantele - Bigla Cycling Team
11 Julia Martisova - Gauss RDZ Ormu
12 Mirjam Melcherg - Dutch National Team
13 Lieselot Decroix - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam
14 Emma Johansson - AA-Drink Cycling Team
15 Trixi Worrack - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
16 Erinne Willock - Webcor Builders Cycling Team
17 Tatiana Guderzo - Gauss RDZ Ormu
18 Linda Villumsen - Team High Road Women
19 Sophie Goor - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam
20 Irene Van Den Broek - AA-Drink Cycling Team
21 Claudia Hausler - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
22 Amber Neben - USA National Team
23 Natalia Boyarskaya - Fenixs
24 Maryline Salvetat - French National Team
25 Christine Thorburn - Webcor Builders Cycling Team
26 Susanne Ljungskog - Menikini - Selle Italia
27 Andrea Bosman - Team DSB Bank 2.29
28 Catherine Delfosse - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 9.08
29 Lorain Graham - Australian National Team 9.11
30 Luise Keller - Team High Road Women
31 Ina Teutenberg - Team High Road Women
32 Zulfia Zabirova - Bigla Cycling Team
33 Paulina Brzezna - AA-Drink Cycling Team 12.09
34 Sara Carrigan - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 13.29
35 Suzanne De Goede - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 17.50
36 Christelle Ferrer-Bruneau - French National Team
37 Eva Lutz - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
38 Latoya Brulee - AA-Drink Cycling Team 23.05
39 Agne Bagdonaviciute - Lithuanian National Team
40 Corinna Thumm - German National Team
41 Jessica Allen - Great Britain National Team
42 Jennifer Hohl - Bigla Cycling Team
43 Bianca Knopfle - German National Team
44 Tatiana Antoshina - Fenixs
45 Marieke Van Wanroij - Team DSB Bank
46 Catherine Hare - Great Britain National Team
47 Toni Bradshaw - Swift Racing
48 Helen Wyman - Swift Racing
49 Vera Koedooder - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam
50 Miho Oki - Menikini - Selle Italia
51 Katie Mactier - Australian National Team
52 Emma Mackie - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam
53 Monica Holler - Bigla Cycling Team
54 Rasa Polikeviciute - Lithuanian National Team
55 Erika Vilunaite - Lithuanian National Team
56 Diana Ziliute - Lithuanian National Team
57 Leda Cox - Great Britain National Team
58 Katherine Carroll - USA National Team
59 Amy Dombroski - Webcor Builders Cycling Team
60 Emma Pooley - Great Britain National Team
61 Debby Van Den Berg - Swift Racing
62 Anke Wichmann - Team High Road Women
63 Romy Kasper - German National Team
64 Alison Powers - USA National Team
65 Sigrid Corneo - Menikini - Selle Italia
66 Marlen Johrend - German National Team
67 Elke Gebhardt - German National Team
68 Laure Werner - AA-Drink Cycling Team
69 Elodie Touffet - Gauss RDZ Ormu
70 Sharon Van Essen - Team DSB Bank
71 Tania Belvederesi - Gauss RDZ Ormu
72 Ellen Van Dijk - Dutch National Team
73 Silvia Valsecchi - Menikini - Selle Italia
74 Sanne Van Paassen - Dutch National Team
75 Amber Rais - USA National Team
76 Loes Gunnewijk - Dutch National Team
77 Martine Bras - Dutch National Team
78 Nathalie Bates - Menikini - Selle Italia
79 Alexis Rhodes - Team High Road Women
80 Angela Brodtka - Team DSB Bank
81 Adrie Visser - Team DSB Bank
82 Marlijn Binnendijk - AA-Drink Cycling Team
83 Magali Le Floch - French National Team
84 Thomas Béatrice - French National Team
85 Martina Corazza - Gauss RDZ Ormu
86 Christina Ruitter - USA National Team
87 Charlotte Becker - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
88 Emma Davies-Jones - Swift Racing 33.55
89 Gina Grain - Webcor Builders Cycling Team
90 Eleonora Suelotto - Gauss RDZ Ormu
91 Grabriella Day - Swift Racing
92 Veronica Andreasson - Bigla Cycling Team
93 Urte Juodvalkyte - Lithuanian National Team
94 Marina Duvnjak - Swift Racing 37.23
95 Olga Slyvisareva - Menikini - Selle Italia
96 Nadezda Vlasova - Fenixs

Udgået
DNF Virginia Hennig - German National Team
DNF Alexandra Wrubleski - Webcor Builders Cycling Team
DNS Amanda Spratt - Australian National Team
DNS Emilie Blanquefort - French National Team

Samlet stilling efter 6. etape
1 Susanne Ljungskog - Menikini - Selle Italia 15.50.51
2 Judith Arndt - Team High Road Women 3.39
3 Trixi Worrack - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3.55
4 Sharon Laws - Great Britain National Team 4.03
5 Nicole Cooke - Great Britain National Team 4.21
6 Claudia Hausler - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4.34
7 Amber Neben - USA National Team 4.59
8 Christine Thorburn - Webcor Builders Cycling Team 5.46
9 Linda Villumsen - Team High Road Women 5.58
10 Regina Bruins - Dutch National Team 6.07
11 Mirjam Melcherg - Dutch National Team 6.17
12 Carla Ryan - Australian National Team 6.22
13 Erinne Willock - Webcor Builders Cycling Team 6.31
14 Edita Pucinskaite - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 6.32
15 Maryline Salvetat - French National Team 6.33
16 Emma Johansson - AA-Drink Cycling Team 6.43
17 Noemie Cantele - Bigla Cycling Team 7.42
18 Tina Liebig - Team DSB Bank 8.04
19 Julia Martisova - Gauss RDZ Ormu 8.13
20 Irene Van Den Broek - AA-Drink Cycling Team 8.16
21 Sophie Goor - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8.17
22 Lieselot Decroix - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 8.20
23 Jolanta Polikeviciute - Lithuanian National Team 9.49
24 Vicki Whitelaw - Australian National Team 15.04
25 Lorain Graham - Australian National Team 16.41
26 Andrea Bosman - Team DSB Bank 17.38
27 Tatiana Guderzo - Gauss RDZ Ormu 20.11
28 Luise Keller - Team High Road Women 21.06
29 Sara Carrigan - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 24.52
30 Catherine Delfosse - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 26.12
31 Zulfia Zabirova - Bigla Cycling Team 26.27
32 Natalia Boyarskaya - Fenixs 27.33
33 Bianca Knopfle - German National Team 31.14
34 Tatiana Antoshina - Fenixs 32.41
35 Alison Powers - USA National Team 34.54
36 Christelle Ferrer-Bruneau - French National Team 36.36
37 Paulina Brzezna - AA-Drink Cycling Team 36.50
38 Jessica Allen - Great Britain National Team 37.51
39 Suzanne De Goede - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 38.30
40 Charlotte Becker - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 40.21
41 Diana Ziliute - Lithuanian National Team 41.58
42 Miho Oki - Menikini - Selle Italia 42.10
43 Elke Gebhardt - German National Team 42.19
44 Ina Teutenberg - Team High Road Women 43.52
45 Loes Gunnewijk - Dutch National Team 44.05
46 Erika Vilunaite - Lithuanian National Team 44.18
47 Eva Lutz - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 45.14
48 Amber Rais - USA National Team 45.17
49 Adrie Visser - Team DSB Bank 45.18
50 Magali Le Floch - French National Team 45.38
51 Laure Werner - AA-Drink Cycling Team 45.51
52 Tania Belvederesi - Gauss RDZ Ormu 45.58
53 Sharon Van Essen - Team DSB Bank 46.09
54 Helen Wyman - Swift Racing 46.45
55 Jennifer Hohl - Bigla Cycling Team 47.42
56 Martina Corazza - Gauss RDZ Ormu 49.29
57 Rasa Polikeviciute - Lithuanian National Team 51.31
58 Sigrid Corneo - Menikini - Selle Italia 51.42
59 Emma Pooley - Great Britain National Team 51.54
60 Elodie Touffet - Gauss RDZ Ormu 53.05
61 Nathalie Bates - Menikini - Selle Italia 54.57
62 Thomas Béatrice - French National Team 58.43
63 Christina Ruitter - USA National Team 59.42
64 Corinna Thumm - German National Team 1.00.15
65 Romy Kasper - German National Team 1.00.38
66 Leda Cox - Great Britain National Team 1.01.12
67 Alexis Rhodes - Team High Road Women 1.01.39
68 Angela Brodtka - Team DSB Bank 1.02.51
69 Monica Holler - Bigla Cycling Team 1.02.53
70 Martine Bras - Dutch National Team 1.03.49
71 Toni Bradshaw - Swift Racing 1.04.14
72 Ellen Van Dijk - Dutch National Team 1.05.52
73 Katherine Carroll - USA National Team 1.13.58
74 Latoya Brulee - AA-Drink Cycling Team 1.14.31
75 Emma Mackie - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 1.18.23
76 Vera Koedooder - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 1.18.45
77 Sanne Van Paassen - Dutch National Team 1.19.04
78 Catherine Hare - Great Britain National Team 1.19.48
79 Marlen Johrend - German National Team 1.21.26
80 Anke Wichmann - Team High Road Women 1.21.39
81 Katie Mactier - Australian National Team 1.23.53
82 Silvia Valsecchi - Menikini - Selle Italia 1.24.18
83 Marieke Van Wanroij - Team DSB Bank 1.24.22
84 Marlijn Binnendijk - AA-Drink Cycling Team 1.26.38
85 Agne Bagdonaviciute - Lithuanian National Team 1.31.04
86 Debby Van Den Berg - Swift Racing 1.32.52
87 Veronica Andreasson - Bigla Cycling Team 1.33.17
88 Emma Davies-Jones - Swift Racing 1.36.14
89 Amy Dombroski - Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1.38.47
90 Gina Grain - Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1.40.14
91 Urte Juodvalkyte - Lithuanian National Team 1.44.26
92 Marina Duvnjak - Swift Racing 1.53.05
93 Olga Slyvisareva - Menikini - Selle Italia 1.54.56
94 Grabriella Day - Swift Racing 1.57.43
95 Nadezda Vlasova - Fenixs 1.59.04
96 Eleonora Suelotto - Gauss RDZ Ormu 2.00.41

Pointkonkurrencen efter 6. etape
1 Susanne Ljungskog - Menikini - Selle Italia 80 pts
2 Nicole Cooke - Great Britain National Team 67
3 Sharon Laws - Great Britain National Team 61
4 Angela Brodtka - Team DSB Bank 60
5 Judith Arndt - Team High Road Women 59
6 Charlotte Becker - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 52
7 Ina Teutenberg - Team High Road Women 51
8 Julia Martisova - Gauss RDZ Ormu 47
9 Alison Powers - USA National Team 41
10 Zulfia Zabirova - Bigla Cycling Team 40
11 Trixi Worrack - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 39
12 Suzanne De Goede - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 39
13 Diana Ziliute - Lithuanian National Team 39
14 Monica Holler - Bigla Cycling Team 35
15 Emma Johansson - AA-Drink Cycling Team 34
16 Jolanta Polikeviciute - Lithuanian National Team 33
17 Vicki Whitelaw - Australian National Team 31
18 Katie Mactier - Australian National Team 30
19 Claudia Hausler - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 27
20 Carla Ryan - Australian National Team 27
21 Martine Bras - Dutch National Team 27
22 Amber Neben - USA National Team 26
23 Magali Le Floch - French National Team 26
24 Gina Grain - Webcor Builders Cycling Team 26
25 Ellen Van Dijk - Dutch National Team 24
26 Regina Bruins - Dutch National Team 23
27 Elke Gebhardt - German National Team 23
28 Mirjam Melcherg - Dutch National Team 22
29 Christine Thorburn - Webcor Builders Cycling Team 21
30 Maryline Salvetat - French National Team 21
31 Tania Belvederesi - Gauss RDZ Ormu 20
32 Edita Pucinskaite - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 18
33 Luise Keller - Team High Road Women 18
34 Laure Werner - AA-Drink Cycling Team 17
35 Tina Liebig - Team DSB Bank 16
36 Andrea Bosman - Team DSB Bank 15
37 Lorain Graham - Australian National Team 13
38 Linda Villumsen - Team High Road Women 11
39 Lieselot Decroix - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 11
40 Erinne Willock - Webcor Builders Cycling Team 9
41 Alexis Rhodes - Team High Road Women 8
42 Jennifer Hohl - Bigla Cycling Team 7
43 Noemie Cantele - Bigla Cycling Team 6
44 Catherine Hare - Great Britain National Team 6
45 Sophie Goor - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 4
46 Martina Corazza - Gauss RDZ Ormu 3
47 Corinna Thumm - German National Team 1
48 Olga Slyvisareva - Menikini - Selle Italia 1

Bjergkonkurrencen efter 6. etape
1 Judith Arndt - Team High Road Women 64 pts
2 Susanne Ljungskog - Menikini - Selle Italia 50
3 Jolanta Polikeviciute - Lithuanian National Team 16
4 Sharon Laws - Great Britain National Team 14
5 Claudia Hausler - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 11
6 Sara Carrigan - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 11
7 Trixi Worrack - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 10
8 Emma Pooley - Great Britain National Team 5
9 Nicole Cooke - Great Britain National Team 3
10 Emma Johansson - AA-Drink Cycling Team 3
11 Amber Neben - USA National Team 3
12 Ina Teutenberg - Team High Road Women 3
13 Charlotte Becker - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2
14 Carla Ryan - Australian National Team 1
15 Tatiana Guderzo - Gauss RDZ Ormu 1

Ungdomskonkurrencen efter 6. etape
1 Claudia Hausler - Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 15.55.25
2 Linda Villumsen - Team High Road Women 1.24
3 Regina Bruins - Dutch National Team 1.33
4 Carla Ryan - Australian National Team 1.48
5 Lieselot Decroix - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 3.46
6 Tatiana Guderzo - Gauss RDZ Ormu 15.37
7 Bianca Knopfle - German National Team 26.40
8 Jessica Allen - Great Britain National Team 33.17
9 Jennifer Hohl - Bigla Cycling Team 43.08
10 Corinna Thumm - German National Team 55.41
11 Romy Kasper - German National Team 56.04
12 Alexis Rhodes - Team High Road Women 57.05
13 Monica Holler - Bigla Cycling Team 58.19
14 Ellen Van Dijk - Dutch National Team 1.01.18
15 Latoya Brulee - AA-Drink Cycling Team 1.09.57
16 Emma Mackie - Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 1.13.49
17 Sanne Van Paassen - Dutch National Team 1.14.30
18 Marlen Johrend - German National Team 1.16.52
19 Marlijn Binnendijk - AA-Drink Cycling Team 1.22.04
20 Agne Bagdonaviciute - Lithuanian National Team 1.26.30
21 Amy Dombroski - Webcor Builders Cycling Team 1.34.13
22 Urte Juodvalkyte - Lithuanian National Team 1.39.52
23 Grabriella Day - Swift Racing 1.53.09
24 Eleonora Suelotto - Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.56.07

Holdkonkurrencen efter 6. etape
1 Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung 47.47.28
2 Australian National Team 15.02
3 Team High Road Women 15.27
4 Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam 21.23
5 British National Team 31.32
6 Webcor Builders Cycling 32.42
7 AA-Drink Cycling Team 36.23
8 Pays-Bas 41.21
9 Team DSB Bank 57.22
10 Gauss RDZ Ormu 57.56
11 Bigla Cycling Team 1.06.19
12 US National Team 1.10.45
13 Menikini-Selle Italia 1.14.14
14 French National Team 1.15.26
15 Lithuanian National Team 1.20.59
16 German National Team 2.04.20
17 Fenixs 2.48.11
18 Swift Racing 3.03.15