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May 25/01 7:36 am - l'Aude (Stage 7), IMBA in Canada, National Team, U.S. Nationals

Posted by Editor on 05/25/01

Tour de l'Aude - France

Stage 7 - Castelnaudary to Bram 45 km

1	Magali LE FLOCH	C.A MANTES LA VILLE	1:10:56
2	Sara CARRIGAN	AUSTRALIA	s.t.
3	Anna MILLWARD	AUSTRALIA	at 0:56
4	Olga SLIOUSSAREVA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA
5	Lyne BESSETTE	CANADA
6	Edita PUCINSKAITE	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM
7	Debby MANSVELD	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM
8	Chantal BELTMAN	NETHERLANDS
9	Veronique BELLETER	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM
10	Ioulia MARTISSOVA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA
11	Marielle VAN SCHEPPING	NETHERLANDS
12	Angela HILLENGA	NETHERLANDS
13	Olga ZABELINSKAIA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA
14	Wenche STENSVOLD	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE
15	Ghita BELTMAN	NETHERLANDS
16	Alison WRIGHT	AUSTRALIA
17	Sandra WAMPFLER	C.A MANTES LA VILLE
18	Tetyana ANDRUSHCHENKO	CIEGI Professional Cycling
19	Valentina KARPENKO	CIEGI Professional Cycling
20	Jorunn KVALO	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE
21	Judith ARNDT	GERMANY
22	Areke HASSINK	NETHERLANDS
23	Tatiana STIAJKINA	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM
24	Laure WERNER	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM
25	Cybil DIGUISTINI	C.A MANTES LA VILLE
26	Heidi VAN DE VIJVER	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM
27	Susanne LJUNGSKOG	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM
28	Kym SHIRLEY	AUSTRALIA
29	Vanessa R. CHEATLEY	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM
30	Svetlana SAMOKHVALOVA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA
31	Katrina BERGER	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling
32	Julie YOUNG	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling
33	Monica VALEN	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE
34	Laurence RESTOIN	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE
35	Hayley RUTHERFORD	AUSTRALIA
36	Fany LECOURTOIS	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM
37	Valentina GERASIMOVA	CIEGI Professional Cycling
38	Sandy ESPESETH	CANADA	all s.t.
39	Bettina SCHOKE	GERMANY	1:05
40	Catherine MARSAL	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE	1:08
41	Sarah ULMER	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling
42	Susan PALMER KOMAR	CANADA
43	Kimberly SMITH	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling
44	Petra ROSSNER	GERMANY
45	Joane SOMARRIBA ARROLA	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM
46	Anne SAMPLONIUS	CANADA
47	Susy PRYDE	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	all s.t.
48	Emmanuelle FARCY	C.A MANTES LA VILLE	6:41
49	Rasa MAZEIKYTE	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	6:41

GC
1	Edita PUCINSKAITE	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	17:50:43
2	Lyne BESSETTE	CANADA	at 0:51
3	Judith ARNDT	GERMANY	2:14
4	Olga SLIOUSSAREVA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA	4:12
5	Susanne LJUNGSKOG	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	4:20
6	Chantal BELTMAN	NETHERLANDS	5:21
7	Sandra WAMPFLER	C.A MANTES LA VILLE	5:34
8	Olga ZABELINSKAIA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA	6:13
9	Cybil DIGUISTINI	C.A MANTES LA VILLE	7:19
10	Fany LECOURTOIS	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	7:33
11	Katrina BERGER	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	8:36
12	Susan PALMER KOMAR	CANADA	8:53
13	Tatiana STIAJKINA	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	9:03
14	Vanessa R. CHEATLEY	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	9:20
15	Sandy ESPESETH	CANADA	10:03
16	Heidi VAN DE VIJVER	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	10:34
17	Julie YOUNG	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	10:52
18	Magali LE FLOCH	C.A MANTES LA VILLE	11:49
19	Valentina GERASIMOVA	CIEGI Professional Cycling	11:54
20	Kym SHIRLEY	AUSTRALIA	12:05
21	Svetlana SAMOKHVALOVA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA	12:25
22	Ioulia MARTISSOVA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA	12:35
23	Kimberly SMITH	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	15:43
24	Laurence RESTOIN	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE	15:57
25	Joane SOMARRIBA ARROLA	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	20:07
26	Valentina KARPENKO	CIEGI Professional Cycling	20:48
27	Wenche STENSVOLD	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE	21:01
28	Susy PRYDE	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	21:42
29	Hayley RUTHERFORD	AUSTRALIA	22:12
30	Sarah ULMER	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	24:21
31	Alison WRIGHT	AUSTRALIA	24:41
32	Ghita BELTMAN	NETHERLANDS	27:09
33	Veronique BELLETER	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	27:54
34	Anna MILLWARD	AUSTRALIA	31:01
35	Monica VALEN	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE	32:41
36	Tetyana ANDRUSHCHENKO	CIEGI Professional Cycling	33:37
37	Sara CARRIGAN	AUSTRALIA	33:41
38	Laure WERNER	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	34:16
39	Jorunn KVALO	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE	34:18
40	Areke HASSINK	NETHERLANDS	34:43
41	Debby MANSVELD	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	34:46
42	Marielle VAN SCHEPPING	NETHERLANDS	40:31
43	Rasa MAZEIKYTE	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	49:37
44	Emmanuelle FARCY	C.A MANTES LA VILLE	51:56
45	Angela HILLENGA	NETHERLANDS	56:57
46	Petra ROSSNER	GERMANY	58:39
47	Catherine MARSAL	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE	1:01:42
48	Bettina SCHOKE	GERMANY	1:01:59
49	Anne SAMPLONIUS	CANADA	1:07:24

Points
1	Olga SLIOUSSAREVA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA	112 points
2	Anna MILLWARD	AUSTRALIA	102
3	Petra ROSSNER	GERMANY	93
4	Chantal BELTMAN	NETHERLANDS	79
5	Lyne BESSETTE	CANADA	77
6	Magali LE FLOCH	C.A MANTES LA VILLE	73
7	Edita PUCINSKAITE	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	64
8	Judith ARNDT	GERMANY	42
9	Debby MANSVELD	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	35
10	Ioulia MARTISSOVA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA	35
11	Susanne LJUNGSKOG	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	34
12	Veronique BELLETER	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	28
13	Svetlana SAMOKHVALOVA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA	27
14	Heidi VAN DE VIJVER	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	24
15	Sara CARRIGAN	AUSTRALIA	20
16	Sarah ULMER	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	17
17	Olga ZABELINSKAIA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA	17
18	Julie YOUNG	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	16
19	Sandra WAMPFLER	C.A MANTES LA VILLE	16
20	Marielle VAN SCHEPPING	NETHERLANDS	13
21	Monica VALEN	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE	12
22	Susan PALMER KOMAR	CANADA	9
23	Fany LECOURTOIS	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	8
24	Joane SOMARRIBA ARROLA	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	7
25	Susy PRYDE	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	6
26	Alison WRIGHT	AUSTRALIA	6
27	Katrina BERGER	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	5
28	Vanessa R. CHEATLEY	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	5
29	Cybil DIGUISTINI	C.A MANTES LA VILLE	5
30	Wenche STENSVOLD	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE	5
31	Angela HILLENGA	NETHERLANDS	4
32	Sandy ESPESETH	CANADA	4
33	Tatiana STIAJKINA	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	3
34	Laure WERNER	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	2
35	Ghita BELTMAN	NETHERLANDS	1

Mountains
1	Lyne BESSETTE	CANADA	49 points
2	Edita PUCINSKAITE	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	32
3	Sarah ULMER	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	15
4	Chantal BELTMAN	NETHERLANDS	11
5	Judith ARNDT	GERMANY	8
6	Olga SLIOUSSAREVA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA	5
7	Katrina BERGER	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	5
8	Fany LECOURTOIS	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	5
9	Susanne LJUNGSKOG	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	4
10	Svetlana SAMOKHVALOVA	CARPE DIEM - ITERA	3
11	Wenche STENSVOLD	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE	2
12	Joane SOMARRIBA ARROLA	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	2
13	Petra ROSSNER	GERMANY	1
14	Valentina GERASIMOVA	CIEGI Professional Cycling	1

Team GC
1	TEAM ALFA LUM RSM	53:45:28
2	CANADA	6:43
3	CARPE DIEM - ITERA	6:48
4	C.A MANTES LA VILLE	9:13
5	VLAANDEREN T INTERIM	10:37
6	AUTOTRADER.COM Cycling	16:05
7	AUSTRALIA	27:34
8	TEAM SPONSOR.SERVICE	48:44
9	NETHERLANDS	50:37
10	CIEGI Professional Cycling	53:00
11	GERMANY	1:08:48

IMBA Leads Successful British Columbia Mountain Bike Access Summit

British Columbia mountain bikers gathered in Squamish, BC, May 12-13 for the first-ever British Columbia Mountain Bike Access Summit, presented by the International Mountain Bicycling Association, Cycling BC and Shimano Canada.

The goal of the summit was to share and implement strategies to improve mountain bike access throughout the province. The weekend also included social events and plenty of sweet riding. The summit was part of IMBA's ongoing work to support and enhance mountain bike access in Canada.

Attendees shared strategies on how to establish and manage mountain bike clubs, interact with the media and work with land managers to improve trail access. The summit will help inspire the formation of new clubs and the development of new trails province-wide.

Presentations were made by land managers from BC Parks and the BC Ministry of Forests. Government officials from the Greater Vancouver Regional District attended to learn how to enhance recreational opportunities in their communities.

The summit attracted members of more than 20 bicycle clubs, including the Squamish Off-Road Cycling Association, Tricities Off-Road Cycling Coalition, North Shore Mountain Bike Association, South Island Mountain Bike Society and Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association.

"In one day, I learned more about land access issues and liability than all the previous events I have been involved in combined! Truly a great success from my perspective," said Richard Belson of Norco Bikes â€“ a leading Canadian bicycle distributor.

The conference was hosted by the Squamish Off-Road Cycling Association and was supported by the Howe Sound Inn & Brewing Company, Norco Bikes, the Test of Metal mountain bike race and Powerbar.

For more information, please contact Judd de Vall, IMBA's international coordinator at judd@imba.com..

The National Team will be accepting applications until May 28th for the following project:

Grand Prixe de Beauce National Team Spots
Courtesy CCA

There are two spots available for athletes to participate in the Grand Prix de Beauce, from June 18th to 24th. The project will also include le Classique du Grand Prix de Beauce on June 16th. Therefore the overall length of the project will be from June 16-24. Please be advised that the athlete will have to cover the cost of airfare and meals while on this project. Ground transportation and accommodation will be looked after by the Canadian Cycling Association.

Any interested athletes wishing to submit their name or requiring further information should contact before May 28th:

Sean O'Donnell
High Performance Coordinator
Canadian Cycling Association
athletes@canadian-cycling.com

This will be a first come-first served process, so please submit early, including your previous race results over the last year.

Saturn Sweeps U.S. Time Trial Nationals
Courtesy U.S. Cycling

REDDING, Calif. (May 24, 2001) - Trent Klasna (Pine Valley, Calif.) and Kimberley Bruckner (Boulder, Colo.) seem unstoppable as they continue to rack up wins for the Saturn Cycling Team. No performance by the duo has been as impressive, however, as their sweep of the time trials at the U.S. Cycling Federation's (USCF) National Elite Road Cycling Championships, May 24.

The two came into the event hoping to take the national titles from Navigators' Adham Sbeih (Granite Bay, La.) and Mari Holden (Colorado Springs, Colo.) but knew it would be a tough fight to the finish.

"Last night the Saturn team showed me a national champion's jersey that they had printed up," Bruckner said. "And at first I thought, oh no. But it showed that somebody believed I could win."

The Boulder, Colo. resident had to wait until Holden, the last rider and defending champion, crossed the finish line to find out how she stacked up against the Olympic silver medalist. Even after Bruckner had posted a 47 minute, 33.24 second ride, she still wasn't convinced that she had done well enough to win.

"It was really hot," Bruckner said. "There were a lot of false flats and I didn't feel that well. But when I hit the turnaround I was catching my two-minute person and then on the way back I was flying."

When all was said and done, Bruckner captured the national championship by finishing almost 40 seconds faster than the second-place Holden. Pam Schuster (Woodland Hills, Calif.) was third.

As if to prove that Bruckner couldn't out-do him at the biggest event of the season, Klasna pitted himself against a tough field of riders and determined to win.

"The girls are always putting the pressure on us," Klasna said of his female Saturn teammates. "You definitely have to give her (Bruckner) a hand because neither one of us was expected to win."

Klasna knew he had the potential and experience to win the race, but had to race against the likes of last year's winner Sbeih, Mercury's Scott Moninger (Boulder, Colo.) and John Lieswyn (Asheville, N.C.). They all fell short of Klasna, who defeated Sbeih by more than a minute and eight seconds.

The second-place Sbeih had hoped to retain his title, but knew that he'd been beat by a strong Klasna.

"It was a hot day and Trent (Klasna) had a much better ride," Sbeih said. "I did what I could and tried to take care of the details but I just couldn't get it done. So I'm bummed I didn't win but I gave my best. Trent was the better person today."

"I just went out there and did what I had to do," said Klasna, who holds the 1994 national title in the criterium. "The course was difficult. There was a headwind going out and it was definitely hard. You won the race on the way out."

The action continues Saturday, May 26 with the USCF National Elite Road Cycling Championships road race.

Men's Time Trial
1. TRENT KLASNA, Pine Valley, Ca. (Saturn) 42:10.63
2. Adham Sbeih, Granite Bay, La. (Navigators) at 1:08.27
3. Doug Ziewacz, Boulder, Colo. (7 up/Colorado Cyclist) 1:46.19
4. Scott Moninger, Boulder, Colo. (Mercury/Viatel) 1:49.11
5. Clark Sheehan, Boulder, Colo. (7 up/Colorado Cyclist) 2:30.27

Women's Time Trial
1. KIMBERLEY BRUCKNER, Boulder, Colo. (Saturn) 47:33.24
2. Mari Holden, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Alfa Lum) at 0:40:64
3. Pam Schuster, Woodland Hills, Calif., (Autotrader.com) 2:06.1
4. Elizabeth Emery, Albuquerque, N.M. (Intersports) 2:06.34
5. Mina Pizzini, Dallas, Texas (Protor & Gamble Women's Health) 2:18.27

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