April 26/12 14:00 pm - Gracia - Orlova: Stage 1, report and results, Canuel 7th
Posted by Editoress on 04/26/12
Evelyn Stevens wins Stage One of Gracia Orlova in a virtual repeat of her win at Fleche Wallone.
Winning at the top of a steep one kilometre climb, she took enough time out of her team-mate Ellen Van Dijk to take the leaders jersey going into stage three.
"I'm starting to really like these uphill finishes," she said after the race. "I'm not sure what's happening but i'm enjoying it."
Teammates Ally Stacher and Katie Colclough spent the majority of the day defending the team's lead against multiple attacks.
"They worked like dogs," said Evie. "It was amazing. We went into the race in the perfect position and it all went to plan. Except at the end i wanted to try to lead out Trixi but i think i got a little over-excited and jumped too hard. I'll have to make up for that.
The 105km race was undulating all day and finished on the steep 1km uphill section with cobbles on the final 300m.
"it was a hard finish on those cobbles," said Evie. "I could definitely feel it.
Sharon Laws (AA Drink) took second place.
Team Director Ronny Lauke was again happy with the performance.
"Ellen, Trixi and Evie were able to rest today," he said. "Katie and Ally did an amazing amount of work. But we needed to rest a little today as the next two days will be very interesting.
Tomorrow is the time trial and Saturday is another day like today."
Courtesy Team Specialized-lululemon
| Stage 1: Dětmarovice to Štramberk, 105.1 km | |
| 1 Evelyn Stevens (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon | 2:55:52 |
| 2 Sharon Laws (GBr) AA Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | at 0:02 |
| 3 Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Be Pink | |
| 4 Paulina Brzezna-Bentkowska (Pol) LKS Atom Boxmet | |
| 5 Andrea Graus (Aut) Vienne Futuroscope | all s.t. |
| 6 Olena Sharha (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | 0:04 |
| 7 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| 8 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Team Specialized-lululemon | both s.t. |
| 9 Aleksand Burchenkova (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini | 0:06 |
| 10 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Team Specialized-lululemon | |
| 11 Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne Futuroscope | both s.t. |
| 12 Lucinda Brand (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | 0:09 |
| 13 Isabelle Söderberg (Swe) AA Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | |
| 14 Sinead Noonan (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 15 Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| 16 Larisa Pankova (Rus) Russian National Team | |
| 17 Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | |
| 18 Carla Ryan (Aus) AA Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | |
| 19 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Russian National Team | all s.t. |
| 20 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | 0:11 |
| 21 Yevgeniya Vysotska (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | |
| 22 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | |
| 23 Linda Ringlever (Ned) NWVG-Bike 4 Air | |
| 24 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Austrian National Team | |
| 25 Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) Polish National Team | |
| 26 Irina Molicheva (Rus) Russian National Team | |
| 27 Madelene Olsson (Swe) AA Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | |
| 28 Anna Szafraniec (Pol) Polish National Team | all s.t. |
| 29 Laura Trott (GBr) Team Ibis Cycles | 0:17 |
| 30 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | 0:23 |
| 31 Marijn De Vries (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | |
| 32 Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | |
| 33 Martina Ruzicková (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini | |
| 34 Taryn Heather (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 35 Ursa Pintar (Slo) Klub Polet Garmin | |
| 36 Evelyn Garcia Marroquin (Esa) Be Pink | all s.t. |
| 37 Jessica Kihlbom (Swe) Swedish National Team | 0:30 |
| 38 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Vienne Futuroscope | s.t. |
| 39 Hanna Nilsson (Swe) Swedish National Team | 0:39 |
| 40 Natalya Boyarskaya (Rus) Russian National Team | |
| 41 Petra Zrimsek (Slo) Be Pink | |
| 42 Olena Pavlukhina (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | |
| 43 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Swedish National Team | all s.t. |
| 44 Joanne Hogan (Aus) Australian National Team | 0:48 |
| 45 Ally Stacher (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon | |
| 46 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Be Pink | |
| 47 Janka Stevková (Svk) EDO Epic Dohnany-Mix Team | |
| 48 Emma Trott (GBr) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | |
| 49 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 50 Julie Leth (Den) Team Ibis Cycles | |
| 51 Sandra Weiss (Sui) Bigla Cycling | |
| 52 Marjolein Claessen (Ned) NWVG-Bike 4 Air | |
| 53 Katie Colclough (GBr) Team Specialized-lululemon | |
| 54 Britt Lauenborg (Den) Blue Water Ladies | |
| 55 Aurélie Halbwachs (Mri) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| 56 Christina Perchtold (Aut) Austrian National Team | |
| 57 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | |
| 58 Melissa Hoskins (Aus) Australian National Team | all s.t. |
| 59 Svetlana Bubnenkova-Stolbov (Rus) Russian National Team | 0:53 |
| 60 Martina Ritter (Aut) Austrian National Team | 0:58 |
| 61 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Mcipollini Giambenini | |
| 62 Natalia Mielnik (Pol) LKS Atom Boxmet | |
| 63 Katarzyna Pawlowska (Pol) Polish National Team | |
| 64 Jacqueline Hahn (Aut) Austrian National Team | |
| 65 Esther Olthuis (Ned) Team Ibis Cycles | |
| 66 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Be Pink | |
| 67 Laura Van Der Kamp (Ned) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | all s.t. |
| 68 Jarmila Machacová (Cze) Czech National Team | 1:02 |
| 69 Sara Frece (Slo) Klub Polet Garmin | s.t. |
| 70 Karolina Garczynska (Pol) LKS Atom Boxmet | 1:16 |
| 71 Ajda Opeka (Slo) Klub Polet Garmin | 1:24 |
| 72 Katarina Hranaiova (Cze) Bigla Cycling | 1:16 |
| 73 Veronic Leal Balderas (Mex) S.C. Michela Fanini | 1:24 |
| 74 Pavlína Sulcová (Cze) Bigla Cycling | |
| 75 Sara Grifi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini | |
| 76 Linnea Sjöblom (Swe) Swedish National Team | all s.t. |
| 77 Alenka Novak (Slo) Klub Polet Garmin | 2:11 |
| 78 Elena Valentini (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | s.t. |
| 79 Eugenia Bujak (Pol) Polish National Team | 3:22 |
| 80 Martina Thomasson (Swe) Team Ibis Cycles | |
| 81 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | both s.t. |
| 82 Lorena Foresi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini | 3:40 |
| 83 Jessica Allen (Aus) Australian National Team | 6:11 |
| 84 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Be Pink | 6:16 |
| 85 Paulina Guz (Pol) LKS Atom Boxmet | 6:21 |
| 86 Anna Kyva (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | 6:25 |
| 87 Jane Barr (GBr) Team Ibis Cycles | 6:32 |
| 88 Monika Kadlecová (Svk) EDO Epic Dohnany-Mix Team | 6:36 |
| 89 Tereza Trefná (Cze) Czech National Team | 6:47 |
| 90 Elisabeth Reiner (Aut) Austrian National Team | s.t. |
| 91 Monika Brzezna (Pol) LKS Atom Boxmet | 6:53 |
| 92 Michal Ella (Isr) S.C. Michela Fanini | 7:36 |
| 93 Veronika Bláhová (Cze) Czech National Team | s.t. |
| 94 Johanna Nilsson (Swe) Swedish National Team | 8:00 |
| 95 Fie Degn (Den) Blue Water Ladies | 8:11 |
| 96 Djoeke Donkers (Ned) NWVG-Bike 4 Air | s.t. |
| 97 Tjasa Rutar (Slo) Klub Polet Garmin | 9:11 |
| 98 Sara Olsson (Swe) Swedish National Team | 10:12 |
| 99 Nicole Hanselmann (Sui) Bigla Cycling | 10:19 |
| 100 Marina Likhanova (Rus) Russian National Team | 10:51 |
| 101 Edyta Jasinska (Pol) Polish National Team | 10:57 |
| 102 Martina Weiss (Sui) Bigla Cycling | 11:45 |
| 103 Christina Siggaard (Den) Blue Water Ladies | 12:02 |
| 104 Mia Radotic (Cro) Croatian National Team | 17:01 |
| 105 Vendula Kuntová (Cze) Czech National Team | 17:11 |
| 106 Natalia Rutkowska (Pol) Polish National Team | 17:14 |
| 107 Jennifer Sägesser (Sui) Bigla Cycling | 17:19 |
| 108 Tina Nielsen (Den) Blue Water Ladies | 17:24 |
| 109 Christina Kollmann (Aut) Austrian National Team | 17:27 |
| 110 Jessica Smits (Ned) NWVG-Bike 4 Air | 17:46 |
| 111 Danielle Lissenberg-Bekkering (Ned) NWVG-Bike 4 Air | 18:01 |
| 112 Margiet Kloppenburg (Den) NWVG-Bike 4 Air | 18:04 |
| 113 Joanna Dubieniecka (Pol) LKS Atom Boxmet | 18:10 |
| 114 Linda Vítová (Cze) Czech National Team | 20:23 |
| 115 Irena Berková (Cze) EDO Epic Dohnany-Mix Team | 22:30 |
| OTL Nin Schultz-Nielsen (Den) Blue Water Ladies | 35:44 |
| OTL Romina Golub (Cro) Croatian National Team | 1:17:23 |
| OTL Sara Cafuk (Cro) Croatian National Team | 1:17:39 |
| OTL Lucie Macíková (Cze) Czech National Team | 35:53 |
| OTL Zuzana Smídová (Cze) EDO Epic Dohnany-Mix Team | 57:51 |
| OTL Julia Jurková (Svk) EDO Epic Dohnany-Mix Team | 49:34 |
| DNF Pippa Handley (GBr) Team Ibis Cycles | |
| DNF Kateryna Zavala (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | |
| DNF Karla Covic (Cro) Croatian National Team | |
| GC | |
| 1 Evelyn Stevens (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon | 2: 58:32 |
| 2 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Team Specialized-lululemon | at 0:12 |
| 3 Sharon Laws (GBr) AA Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | 0:13 |
| 4 Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Team Specialized-lululemon | s.t. |
| 5 Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Be Pink | 0:16 |
| 6 Isabelle Söderberg (Swe) AA Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | 0:20 |
| 7 Aleksand Burchenkova (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini | 0:21 |
| 8 Andrea Graus (Aut) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:22 |
| 9 Olena Sharha (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | s.t. |
| 10 Paulina Brzezna-Bentkowska (Pol) LKS Atom Boxmet | 0:23 |
| 11 Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:24 |
| 12 Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Russian National Team | 0:25 |
| 13 Lucinda Brand (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | 0:26 |
| 14 Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | |
| 15 Sinead Noonan (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 16 Laura Trott (GBr) Team Ibis Cycles | all s.t. |
| 17 Larisa Pankova (Rus) Russian National Team | 0:28 |
| 18 Carla Ryan (Aus) AA Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | 0:31 |
| 19 Valentina Carretta (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | |
| 20 Madelene Olsson (Swe) AA Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | both s.t. |
| 21 Linda Ringlever (Ned) NWVG-Bike 4 Air | 0:32 |
| 22 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope | s.t. |
| 23 Irina Molicheva (Rus) Russian National Team | 0:33 |
| 24 Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) Polish National Team | 0:34 |
| 25 Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope | 0:35 |
| 26 Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | 0:37 |
| 27 Marijn De Vries (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 28 Yevgeniya Vysotska (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | 0:39 |
| 29 Anna Szafraniec (Pol) Polish National Team | 0:40 |
| 30 Daniela Pintarelli (Aut) Austrian National Team | |
| 31 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | both s.t. |
| 32 Martina Ruzicková (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini | 0:41 |
| 33 Taryn Heather (Aus) Australian National Team | 0:42 |
| 34 Ursa Pintar (Slo) Klub Polet Garmin | 0:50 |
| 35 Jessica Kihlbom (Swe) Swedish National Team | s.t. |
| 36 Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | 0:52 |
| 37 Evelyn Garcia Marroquin (Esa) Be Pink | 0:53 |
| 38 Melissa Hoskins (Aus) Australian National Team | 0:55 |
| 39 Olena Pavlukhina (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | 1:00 |
| 40 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Vienne Futuroscope | |
| 41 Katie Colclough (GBr) Team Specialized-lululemon | both s.t. |
| 42 Hanna Nilsson (Swe) Swedish National Team | 1:01 |
| 43 Marie Lindberg (Swe) Swedish National Team | 1:01 |
| 44 Natalya Boyarskaya (Rus) Russian National Team | 1:04 |
| 45 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Australian National Team | 1:05 |
| 46 Emma Trott (GBr) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | s.t. |
| 47 Julie Leth (Den) Team Ibis Cycles | 1:06 |
| 48 Petra Zrimsek (Slo) Be Pink | 1:09 |
| 49 Joanne Hogan (Aus) Australian National Team | 1:10 |
| 50 Ally Stacher (USA) Team Specialized-lululemon | 1:11 |
| 51 Aurélie Halbwachs (Mri) Vienne Futuroscope | s.t. |
| 52 Sandra Weiss (Sui) Bigla Cycling | 1:12 |
| 53 Laura Van Der Kamp (Ned) Dolmans - Boels Cyclingteam | 1:13 |
| 54 Svetlana Bubnenkova-Stolbov (Rus) Russian National Team | 1:14 |
| 55 Britt Lauenborg (Den) Blue Water Ladies | 1:16 |
| 56 Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | s.t. |
| 57 Jacqueline Hahn (Aut) Austrian National Team | 1:19 |
| 58 Christina Perchtold (Aut) Austrian National Team | s.t. |
| 59 Katarzyna Pawlowska (Pol) Polish National Team | 1:20 |
| 60 Marjolein Claessen (Ned) NWVG-Bike 4 Air | |
| 61 Janka Stevková (Svk) EDO Epic Dohnany-Mix Team | both s.t. |
| 62 Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Be Pink | 1:21 |
| 63 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Mcipollini Giambenini | s.t. |
| 64 Sara Frece (Slo) Klub Polet Garmin | 1:22 |
| 65 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Be Pink | 1:24 |
| 66 Esther Olthuis (Ned) Team Ibis Cycles | 1:25 |
| 67 Martina Ritter (Aut) Austrian National Team | 1:26 |
| 68 Jarmila Machacová (Cze) Czech National Team | 1:27 |
| 69 Natalia Mielnik (Pol) LKS Atom Boxmet | 1:35 |
| 70 Pavlína Sulcová (Cze) Bigla Cycling | 1:40 |
| 71 Katarina Hranaiova (Cze) Bigla Cycling | 1:42 |
| 72 Sara Grifi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini | 1:45 |
| 73 Karolina Garczynska (Pol) LKS Atom Boxmet | 1:47 |
| 74 Veronic Leal Balderas (Mex) S.C. Michela Fanini | 1:49 |
| 75 Linnea Sjöblom (Swe) Swedish National Team | s.t. |
| 76 Ajda Opeka (Slo) Klub Polet Garmin | 1:52 |
| 77 Alenka Novak (Slo) Klub Polet Garmin | 2:37 |
| 78 Elena Valentini (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | 2:41 |
| 79 Eugenia Bujak (Pol) Polish National Team | 3:42 |
| 80 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Mcipollini Giambenini | 3:48 |
| 81 Martina Thomasson (Swe) Team Ibis Cycles | s.t. |
| 82 Lorena Foresi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini | 4:04 |
| 83 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Be Pink | 6:36 |
| 84 Jessica Allen (Aus) Australian National Team | 6:39 |
| 85 Paulina Guz (Pol) LKS Atom Boxmet | 6:53 |
| 86 Jane Barr (GBr) Team Ibis Cycles | 7:01 |
| 87 Anna Kyva (Ukr) Ukraine National Team | 7:03 |
| 88 Monika Kadlecová (Svk) EDO Epic Dohnany-Mix Team | 7:13 |
| 89 Elisabeth Reiner (Aut) Austrian National Team | s.t. |
| 90 Tereza Trefná (Cze) Czech National Team | 7:21 |
| 91 Monika Brzezna (Pol) LKS Atom Boxmet | 7:40 |
| 92 Michal Ella (Isr) S.C. Michela Fanini | 8:09 |
| 93 Veronika Bláhová (Cze) Czech National Team | 8:10 |
| 94 Johanna Nilsson (Swe) Swedish National Team | 8:30 |
| 95 Fie Degn (Den) Blue Water Ladies | 8:34 |
| 96 Djoeke Donkers (Ned) NWVG-Bike 4 Air | 8:35 |
| 97 Tjasa Rutar (Slo) Klub Polet Garmin | 9:34 |
| 98 Sara Olsson (Swe) Swedish National Team | 10:39 |
| 99 Nicole Hanselmann (Sui) Bigla Cycling | 10:41 |
| 100 Edyta Jasinska (Pol) Polish National Team | 11:21 |
| 101 Marina Likhanova (Rus) Russian National Team | s.t. |
| 102 Martina Weiss (Sui) Bigla Cycling | 12:14 |
| 103 Christina Siggaard (Den) Blue Water Ladies | 12:21 |
| 104 Mia Radotic (Cro) Croatian National Team | 17:19 |
| 105 Natalia Rutkowska (Pol) Polish National Team | 17:41 |
| 106 Vendula Kuntová (Cze) Czech National Team | 17:47 |
| 107 Jennifer Sägesser (Sui) Bigla Cycling | 17:50 |
| 108 Tina Nielsen (Den) Blue Water Ladies | s.t. |
| 109 Christina Kollmann (Aut) Austrian National Team | 18:05 |
| 110 Jessica Smits (Ned) NWVG-Bike 4 Air | 18:13 |
| 111 Margiet Kloppenburg (Den) NWVG-Bike 4 Air | 18:27 |
| 112 Danielle Lissenberg-Bekkering (Ned) NWVG-Bike 4 Air | 18:38 |
| 113 Joanna Dubieniecka (Pol) LKS Atom Boxmet | 18:58 |
| 114 Linda Vítová (Cze) Czech National Team | 21:02 |
| 115 Irena Berková (Cze) EDO Epic Dohnany-Mix Team | 23:08 |
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