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Last Updated: Aug 14th, 2008 - 15:08:49 |
After four days of the Route de France, Siobhan Dervan (Fenixs) is an excellent 27th overall in the race. She is 11 minutes and five seconds behind the general classification leader Luise Keller (Columbia) heading into today’s 138.5 kilometre stage from Fontainebleau to Argenteuil.
Rosane Kirch (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) and Edwige Pitel (Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz) are second and third overall.
The women’s Tour de France got underway on Sunday with a 3.2 kilometre time trial in Dijon. Keller’s team-mate Ina Teutenberg won, beating closest challenger Grace Verbeke (Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam) by 1.63 seconds. Dervan was a good 35th out of 80 starters, completing the course 23.72 seconds off the wining pace.
Teutenberg was tops once again on Monday’s first stage, a 82.5 kilometre leg from Dijon to Louhans Chateaurenard. Giorgia Bronzini (Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O) and Alona Andruk (USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo) were second in the mass bunch sprint to the line. Irish road race champion Dervan also finished in this group, rolling in 53rd.
The riders were more spread out on Tuesday’s 116.6 kilometre leg to Guegnon. Martina Corazza (Gauss RDZ Ormu) and Anke Wichmann (Team Columbia Women) crossed the line in the same time, while Bronzini came in a further nine seconds back.
Dervan was 38th, five minutes and fifteen seconds in arrears. Yesterday’s 109 kilometre stage to Les Settons was mountainous and saw Keller finish 46 seconds ahead of Rosane Kirch (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) and one minute eleven ahead of Edwige Pitel (Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz).
Dervan was part of a group led home by sixth-place finisher Oxana Kozonchuk (Menikini - Selle Italia). They were five minutes 45 seconds back, with the Corkwoman placing 31st.
She is playing a team-mate role for those on her Fenixs squad and will be happy with her showing thus far. She has proved this year that she is capable of mixing with those at the very top of women’s world cycling. Despite this, she was passed over for grant assistance earlier this season.
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Route de France Féminine - 2.1 (W), France, August 10-17, 2008
Prologue - August 10: Dijon (ITT):
1, Ina Teutenberg (Team Columbia Women ) 3.2 kilometres in 4 hours 33 min 28 secs (42.2 km/h)
2, Grace Verbeke (Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam) at 1.63 secs
3, Edwige Pitel (Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz) at 3.24 secs
4, Daiva Tuslaite (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) at 6.81 secs
5, Oxana Kozonchuk (Menikini - Selle Italia) at 6.88 secs
6, Giorgia Bronzini (Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due) at 7.78 secs
Irish:
35, Siobhan Dervan (Fenixs) at 23.72 secs
Stage 1 - August 11: Dijon - Louhans Chateaurenard:
1, Ina Teutenberg (Team Columbia Women) 82.5 kilometres in 2.05.42 (39.379 km/h)
2, Giorgia Bronzini (Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O)
3, Alona Andruk (USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo)
4, Oxana Kozonchuk (Menikini - Selle Italia)
5, Monia Baccaille (Fenixs)
6, Martina Corazza (Gauss RDZ Ormu) all same time
Irish:
53, Siobhan Dervan (Fenixs) same time
Stage 2 - August 12: Louhans Chateaurenard – Guegnon:
1, Martina Corazza (Gauss RDZ Ormu) 116.6 kilometres in 3 hours 19 mins 56 secs (34.992 km/h)
2, Anke Wichmann (Team Columbia Women) same time
3, Giorgia Bronzini (Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O) at 9 secs
4, Monia Baccaille (Fenixs)
5, Magali Le Floch (Inter Region EST)
6, Daiva Tuslaite (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) all same time
Irish:
38, Siobhan Dervan (Fenixs) at 5 mins 15 secs
Stage 3 - August 13: Guegnon - Les Settons:
1, Luise Keller (Team Columbia Women) 109 kilometres in 3 hours 18 mins 21 secs (33.335 km/h)
2, Rosane Kirch (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) at 46 secs
3, Edwige Pitel (Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz) at 1 min 11 secs
4, Karine Gautard (Vienne Futuroscope) same time
5, Kimberly Anderson (Team Columbia Women) at 5 mins 43 secs
6, Oxana Kozonchuk (Menikini - Selle Italia) at 5 mins 45 secs
Irish:
31, Siobhan Dervan (Fenixs) same time
General classification after stage 3
1, Luise Keller (Team Columbia Women) 8 hours 48 mins 51 secs
2, Rosane Kirch (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) at 51 secs
3, Edwige Pitel (Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz) at 1 min 4 secs
4, Karine Gautard (Vienne Futuroscope) at 1 min 11 secs
5, Grace Verbeke (Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam) at 5 mins 36 secs
6, Anke Wichmann (Team Columbia Women) at 5 mins 39 secs
Irish:
27, Siobhan Dervan (Fenixs) at 11 mins 5 secs
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