August 21 2010 (Bretagne, France) – After a great victory last year in Plouay, Emma Pooley (GBR) came back to France with the best memories and took her second win in a row at the French World Cup race. The two-time Olympic Time Trial Champion claimed the victory on a challenging six-lap circuit (each 19.1km), with more than a minute lead ahead of Marianne Vos (NED) and Emma Johansson from Sweden. Cervélo’s Charlotte Becker (GER) also made it into the top 10 in sixth place. The podium this year is exactly the same as the 2009 edition of the race.

With today’s ninth and the last World Cup race of the 2010 season the women of Cervélo TestTeam have now clinched the World Cup Team ranking with five victories to their credit.

“It is just amazing this victory. Actually I didn’t expect that but the course and terrain of western France seems to fit me,” said the double winner Pooley. “We were a group of four riders coming into the final lap. As I am not so strong in sprints I tried my luck at the Côte de Kerihuel and attacked but Marianne Vos was still on my wheels on the top. So I attacked again at Ty Marrec and this time I was able get away and pushed hard on the final kilometers for the victory. It is great to win here in Plouay again.”

“The GP de Plouay is always a challenge,” commented Egon van Kessel, Sports Director of Cervélo TestTeam. “Our tactic was to make the race hard with a lot of attacks and the team worked it perfectly. We were in several breaks during the race with Lizzie Armitstead (GBR), Sharon Laws (GBR), Charlotte Becker and finally Emma Pooley. Pooley caught the final break with Marianne Vos, Judith Arndt (GER) and Emma Johansson. That group had a gap of four minutes heading into the final lap. Emma performed magnificently with a strong attack that gave her the solo win. I’m really happy with today’s victory and also wish to congratulate all our riders for the overall win of the Team World Cup ranking.“

Results – 114.6km

1. Emma Pooley (Gbr) Cervelo Test Team 3:12:37
2. Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 0:01:14
3. Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team
4. Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women
5. Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women 0:02:35
6. Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 0:03:33
7. Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets 0:03:37
8. Erinne Willock (Can) Canadian National Team 0:05:49
9. Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Safi-Pasta Zara
10. Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara 0:05:57
11. Chantal Blaak (Ned) Dutch National Team
12. Martine Bras (Ned) Dutch National Team
13. Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope
14. Andréa Bosman (Ned) Dutch National Team
15. Sophie Creux (Fra) Esgl 93-Gsd Gestion
16. Lucinda Brand (Ned) Dutch National Team
17. Grete Treier (Est) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
18. Anne Samplonuis (Can) Canadian National Team
19. Catherine Williamson (Gbr) British National Team
20. Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets
21. Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women
22. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
23. Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team
24. Carla Swart (RSA) MTN
25. Sylwia Kapusta-Szydlak (Pol) Safi-Pasta Zara
26. Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) Spanish National Team
27. Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi-Pasta Zara
28. Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
29. Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team
30. Robyn De Groot (RSA) MTN
31. Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products Uck
32. Katie Colclough (Gbr) British National Team
33. Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
34. Lise Nöstvold (Nor) Hitec Products Uck
35. Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo Test Team
36. Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team
37. Cherise Taylor (RSA) MTN
38. Eivgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Team Valdarno
39. Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Dutch National Team
40. Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Ladies Team
41. Béatrice Thomas (Fra) Esgl 93-Gsd Gestion
42. Nina Ovcharenko (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
43. Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) French National Team
44. Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi
45. Sigrid Corneo (Slo) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi
46. Fröydis Waerstad (Nor) Hitec Products Uck
47. Sharon Laws (Gbr) Cervelo Test Team
48. Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara
49. Elizabeth Armitstead (Gbr) Cervelo Test Team
50. Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women
51. Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team 0:06:23
52. Polona Batagelj (Slo) Bizkaia-Durango 0:06:29
53. Aude Biannic (Fra) French National Team 0:07:41
54. Petra Dijkman (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team 0:08:27
55. Cristina Alcalde Huertanos (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 0:08:31
HD Kimberly Anderson (USA) HTC Columbia Women
HD Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women
HD Veronica Andreasson (Swe) Lotto Ladies Team
HD Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team
HD Laure Werner (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team
HD Mélodie Lesueur (Fra) Esgl 93-Gsd Gestion
HD Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93-Gsd Gestion
HD Julie Beveridge (Can) Vienne Futuroscope
HD Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope
HD Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope
HD Ana Belen Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango
HD Marissa Van Der Merwe (RSA) MTN
HD Lylanie Lauwrens (RSA) MTN
HD Karin Aune (Swe) Fenixs-Petrogradets
HD Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Fenixs-Petrogradets
HD Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara
HD Laura Bozzolo (Ita) Team Valdarno
HD Marion Azam (Fra) French National Team
HD Ludivine Loze (Fra) French National Team
HD Joëlle Numainville (Can) Canadian National Team
HD Denise Ramsden (Can) Canadian National Team
HD Leah Guloien (Can) Canadian National Team
HD Heather Logan-Sprenger (Can) Canadian National Team
HD Katarzyna Sosna (Ltu) Vaiano Solaristech
HD Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) Spanish National Team
HD Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Spanish National Team
HD Claudia Häusler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team
DNF Valentina Carretta (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi
DNF Jennifer Fiori (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi
DNF Gloria Presti (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi
DNF Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi
DNF Nicole Cooke (Gbr) British National Team
DNF Lucy Martin (Gbr) British National Team
DNF Emma Trott (Gbr) British National Team
DNF Nikki Harris (Gbr) British National Team
DNF Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team
DNF Emma Silversides (Gbr) Redsun Cycling Team
DNF Eugénie Mermillod (Fra) Esgl 93-Gsd Gestion
DNF Elodie Hegoburu (Fra) Esgl 93-Gsd Gestion
DNF Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope
DNF Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope
DNF Dorleta Zorrilla Braceras (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango
DNF Ariadna Tudel Cuberes (And) Bizkaia-Durango
DNF Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
DNF Janneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
DNF Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Nederland Bloeit
DNF Suzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs-Petrogradets
DNF Line Foss (Nor) Hitec Products Uck
DNF Lisa Brennaeur (Ger) Hitec Products Uck
DNF Jacqueline Hahn (Aut) Hitec Products Uck
DNF Martina Ruzickova (Cze) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
DNF Emma Skjerstad (Nor) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
DNF Giulia Lazzerini (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
DNF Amy Pieters (Ned) Dutch National Team
DNF Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno
DNF Chiara Bortolus (Ita) Team Valdarno
DNF Amélie Rivat (Fra) French National Team
DNF Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) French National Team
DNF Simona Frapporti (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech
DNF Simona Martini (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech
DNF Irene Falorni (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech
DNF Corinna Mari (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech
DNF Chiara Vanni (Ita) Vaiano Solaristech
DNF Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Spanish National Team
DNF Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team
DNF Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Spanish National Team
World Cup final individual standings # Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1. Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 270 pts
2. Emma Johansson (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team 209
3. Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cervelo Test Team 202
4. Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 182
5. Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women 161
6. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 160
7. Grace Verbeke (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team 158
8. Emma Pooley (Gbr) Cervelo Test Team 157
9. Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women 137
10. Nicole Cooke (Gbr) 112
11. Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit 108
12. Chantal Blaak (Ned) Leontien.nl 102
13. Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) HTC Columbia Women 81
14. Ina Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia Women 78
15. Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu 72
16. Noemi Cantele (Ita) HTC Columbia Women 62
16. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 62
18. Regina Bruins (Ned) Cervelo Test Team 59
19. Evelyn Stevens (USA) HTC Columbia Women 54
20. Iris Slappendel (Ned) Cervelo Test Team 50
21. Elena Berlato (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi 48
22. Ruth Corset (Aus) Tibco 45
23. Andrea Bosman (Ned) Leontien.nl 43
24. Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team 40
25. Lucinda Brand (Ned) Leontien.nl 37
26. Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Team Valdarno 36
27. Irene Van Den Broek (Ned) Leontien.nl 35
27. Angela Hennig (Ger) Noris Cycling 35
29. Brooke Miller (USA) Tibco 32
29. Marie Lindberg (Swe) Redsun Cycling Team 32
31. Monia Baccaille (Ita) Team Valdarno 30
31. Linda Melanie Villumsen (Nzl) HTC Columbia Women 30
33. Lucy Martin (Gbr) 29
34. Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi 27
35. Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Safi-Pasta Zara 26
36. Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Nederland Bloeit 25
37. Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs-Petrogradets 21
37. Carla Swart (RSA) MTN 21
37. Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) 21
40. Erinne Willock (Can) Webcor18
40. Sophie Creux (Fra) Esgl 93-Gsd Gestion 18
40. Emma Petersen (Nzl) 18
43. Christel Ferrier-Brunea (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 16
43. Katie Colclough (Gbr) 16
43. Emma Trott (Gbr) 16
46. Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Lotto Ladies Team 15
46. Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi-Pasta Zara 15
46. Alexis Rhodes (Aus) 15
46. Amber Halliday (Aus) 15
46. Shara Gillow (Aus) 15
46. Melissa Holt (Nzl) 15
52. Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Redsun Cycling Team 14
52. Latoya Brulee (Bel) Redsun Cycling Team 14
54. Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products Uck 13
54. Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi-Pasta Zara 13
54. Trine Schmidt (Den) Hitec Products Uck 13
54. Maria Grandt Petersen (Den) Hitec Products Uck 13
54. Kristine Saastad (Nor) Hitec Products Uck 13
59. Svitlana Galyuk (Ukr) 12
59. Lesya Kalitovska (Ukr) 12
59. Valeriya Kononenko (Ukr) 12
59. Hanna Solovey (Ukr) 12
59. Madeleine Olsson (Swe) Alriksson Go:Green 12
64. Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi-Pasta Zara 11
64. Ashleigh Moolman (Rsa) Lotto Ladies Team 11
64. Kim Schoonbaert (Bel) Lotto Ladies Team 11
64. Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 11
64. Megan Dunn (Aus) 11