September 24, 2005 – The experts were right – a bunch sprint greeted the elite women today after 126km of racing, with Germany’s Regina Schleicher taking the final gallop to the line.

After an injury-plagued season Great Britain’s Nicole Cooke managed to take the silver, with World Cup winner Oenone Wood (Australia) taking the bronze.

Although there were several attacks including some of the big names like Spain’s Joanne Somaribba, it was the strong German team that kept the race together for a bunch sprint. Defending champion Judith Arndt (Germany) was not up to the task – still sick from a virus – but luckily the Germans had an ace up their sleeve with Schleicher.

Two Canucks were in the lead group of 28 – Sue Palmer-Komar finished 14th and Erinne Willock placed 21st, with Alison Sydor in 31st, just off the back of the lead group after trying to set up her teammates for the sprint.

Results:

1 Regina Schleicher (Germany) 3.08.52 (40.028 km/h)
2 Nicole Cooke (Great Britain)
3 Oenone Wood (Australia)
4 Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Denmark)
5 Chantal Beltman (Netherlands)
6 Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)
7 Susanne Ljungskog (Sweden)
8 Anita Valen (Norway)
9 Jolanta Polikeviciute (Lithuania)
10 Trixi Worrack (Germany)
11 Diana Ziliute (Lithuania)
12 Priska Doppmann (Switzerland)
13 Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel (Netherlands)
14 Susan Palmer-Komar (Canada)
15 Mette Fischer Andreasen (Denmark)
16 Edita Pucinskaite (Lithuania)
17 Kristin Armstrong (United States Of America)
18 Christine Thorburn (United States Of America)
19 Nicole Brändli (Switzerland)
20 Maria Teodora Ruano Sanchon (Spain)
21 Erinne Willock (Canada)
22 Malgorzta Jasinska (Poland)
23 Joane Somarriba Arrola (Spain)
24 Marissa Van Der Merwe (South Africa)
25 Edwige Pitel (France)
26 Magali Le Floc’h (France)
27 Sofie Goor (Belgium)
28 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Lithuania)
29 Olivia Gollan (Australia) 0.06
30 Zoulfia Zabirova (Kazakhstan)
31 Alison Sydor (Canada)
32 Rachel Heal (Great Britain)
33 Amber Neben (United States Of America)
34 Tatiana Guderzo (Italy) 0.13
35 Judith Arndt (Germany) 0.39
36 Theresa Senff (Germany) 0.58
37 Olga Slyusareva (Russian Federation) 1.14
38 Tina Mayolo Pic (United States Of America)
39 Sara Carrigan (Australia)
40 Loes Gunnewijk (Netherlands)
41 Linda Serup (Denmark)
42 Christiane Soeder (Austria)
43 Nathalie Bates (Australia) 1.17
44 Lise Christensen (Denmark)
45 Volha Hayeva (Belarus)
46 An Van Rie (Belgium)
47 Olga Zabelinskaya (Russian Federation)
48 Anna Zugno (Italy)
49 Zita Urbonaite (Lithuania)
50 Luise Keller (Germany)
51 Noemi Cantele (Italy) 1.20
52 Bogumila Matusiak (Poland) 2.11
53 Kori Sehafer (United States Of America)
54 Ludivine Henrion (Belgium)
55 Grete Treier (Estonia) 2.26
56 Svetlana Bubnenkova (Russian Federation)
57 Elodie Touffet (France)
58 Monika Krawczyk (Poland)
59 Michelle Hyland (New Zealand)
60 Miho Oki (Japan)
61 Eneritz Iturriaga Echevarria Mazag (Spain)
62 Giuseppina Grassi Herrera (Mexico)
63 Cindy Pieters (Belgium)
64 Joanne Kiesanowski (New Zealand)
65 Sophie Creux (France)
66 Katheryn Curi (United States Of America)
67 Katherine Bates (Australia)
68 Suzanne De Goede (Netherlands)
69 Marina Jaunatre (France)
70 Toni Bradshaw (New Zealand)
71 Maribel Moreno Allue (Spain)
72 Karin Thürig (Switzerland)
73 Charlotte Goldsmith (Great Britain) 4.00
74 Yulia Martissova (Russian Federation) 7.58
75 Audrey Lemieux (Canada) 9.46
76 Nina Ovcharenco (Ukraine)
77 Chrissie Viljoen (South Africa) 11.03
78 Svitlana Semchouk (Ukraine) 12.49
79 Helen Kelly (Australia) 13.03
80 Alessandra D’Ettorre (Italy)
81 Gessica Turato (Italy)
82 Lene Byberg (Norway)
83 Adrie Visser (Netherlands)
84 Laure Werner (Belgium)
85 Luisa Tamanini (Italy)
86 Arenda Grimberg (Netherlands)
87 Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Brazil)
88 Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spain)
89 Andrea Graus (Austria)
90 Anna Skawinska (Poland)
91 Helen Wyman (Great Britain)
92 Pavla Havlikova (Czech Republic)
93 Amy Moore (Canada)
94 Maja Wloszczowska (Poland)
95 Magalie Finot Laivier (France)
96 Melissa Holt (New Zealand)
97 Johanna Buick (New Zealand)
98 Laura Vangilder (United States Of America)
99 Madeleine Sandig (Germany)
100 Emma Johansson (Sweden)
101 Maja Watt Adamsen (Denmark)
102 Sarah Grab (Switzerland) 13.42
103 Janildes Fernandes Silva (Brazil)
104 Felicia Greer (Canada)
105 Paulina Brzezna (Poland)
106 Miyoko Karami (Japan) 19.40
107 Elena Andreeva (Russian Federation)