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Last Updated: Aug 17th, 2008 - 16:22:13 |
Irish road race champion Siobhan Dervan is currently an excellent 24th overall in the Route de France Féminine, considered the women’s equivalent of the Tour de France.
The Team Fenixs rider finished a fine seventeenth in the stage six time trial, beating many big names in world cycling. She was two minutes 55.39 seconds off the dominant pace set by overall race leader Luise Keller (Team Columbia Women), who beat second-placed Tatiana Antoshina (Fenixs) by 39.78 seconds. The third placed rider Grace Verbeke (Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam) was one minute 19.45 seconds back.
Dervan had earlier finished in the main bunch on stage four to Argenteuil, where Urte Juodvalkyte (USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo) soloed to victory. She then crossed the line in the same time as Keller and the other race favourites on stage five, placing 30th on the stage.
The Corkwoman’s strong time trial moved her up to her current placing in the general classification. She lies 14 minutes behind Keller going into the final stage, but will have gained a lot of confidence from what has been a very consistent performance in France. Indeed she would have been higher up in the general classification had she not had to give a team-mate a wheel during the second stage. She finished five minutes 15 seconds back that day.
Dervan’s is the third best-placed Fenixs rider in the overall classification, and the squad is fifth overall in the best team ranking. The race concludes later today with a stage starting and finishing in Rouen.
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Route de France Féminine, (2.1), France, August 10-17:
Stage 4 - August 14: Fontainebleau – Argenteuil:
1, Urte Juodvalkyte (USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo) 138.5 kilometres in 3 horus 47 mins 32 secs (36.552 km/h)
2, Giorgia Bronzini (Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O) at 3 mins 31 secs
3, Martina Corazza (Gauss RDZ Ormu)
4, Eleonora Soldo (Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O)
5, Rasa Leleivyte (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox)
6, Monia Baccaille (Fenixs) all same time
Irish:
38, Siobhan Dervan (Fenixs) same time
Stage 5 - August 15: Lillebonne – EU:
1, Ina Teutenberg (Team Columbia Women) 130.5 kilometres in 3.22.13 (39,225 km/h)
2, Kimberly Anderson (Team Columbia Women) at 12 secs
3, Béatrice Thomas (ESGL 93 - GSD Gestion) at 14 secs
4, Eleonora Patuzzo (Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O)
5, Grace Verbeke (Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam) both same time
6, Elodie Touffet (Gauss RDZ Ormu) at 17 secs
Irish:
30, Siobhan Dervan (Fenixs) at 53 secs
Stage 6 - August 16: Elbeuf - Elbeuf (ITT):
1, Luise Keller (Team Columbia Women) 24.7 kilometres in 35 mins 39.45 secs (41,571 km/h)
2, Tatiana Antoshina (Fenixs) at 39.78 secs
3, Grace Verbeke (Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam) at 1 min 19.45 secs
4, Edwige Pitel (Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz) at 1 min 21.35 secs
5, Kimberly Anderson (Team Columbia Women) at 1 min 26.55 secs
6, Rosane Kirch (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) at 1 min 27.73 secs
Irish:
17, Siobhan Dervan (Fenixs) at 2 mins 55.39 secs
General classification after stage 6:
1, Luise Keller (Team Columbia Women) 16 hours 38 mins 39 secs
2, Rosane Kirch (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) at 2 mins 19 secs
3, Edwige Pitel (Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz) at 2 mins 25 secs
4, Karine Gautard (Vienne Futuroscope) at 3 mins 7 secs
5, Tatiana Antoshina (Fenixs) at 5 mins 59 secs
6, Grace Verbeke (Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam) at 6 mins 16 secs
Irish:
24, Siobhan Dervan (Fenixs) at 14 mins
Mountains classification:
1, Rosane Kirch (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) 48 pts
Young rider classification:
1, Daiva Tuslaite (S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) 16 hours 46 mins 44 secs
Teams classification:
1, Team Columbia Women, 50 hours 8 mins 53 secs
2, Gauss RDZ Ormu) at 12 mins 5 secs
3, S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox) at 12 mins 45 secs
4, Vienne Futuroscope) at 14 mins 43 secs
5, Fenixs) at 14 mins 50 secs
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