July 8, 2008 – Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women currently leads the 2008 Women’s Giro d’Italia, which runs from July 5-13. She won the 122.7km Stage 3 today from S.M. Maddalena Occhiobello to Altedo Malalbergo, Italy in a sprint finish. So far, Teutenberg has won every stage except for the Prologue, which was won by Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint. For full results, visit www.girodonne.it

Results (brief)

Stage 3 – S.M. Maddalena Occhiobello- Altedo Malalbergo – 106.4km – July 8 1. Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 2:52:51
2. Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team s.t.
3. Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini – Selle Italia s.t.
4. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due s.t.
5. Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team s.t.
6. Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs s.t.
7. Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia – Durango s.t.
8. Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint s.t.
9. Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu s.t.
10. Yulia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu s.t.

Stage 2 – Ca’ Tiepolo Porto Tolle-Rosolina Mare – 122.7km – July 7
1. Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 3:08.50
2. Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team
3. Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
4. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O
5. Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini – Selle Italia
6. Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint
7. Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu
8. Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team
9. Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women
10. Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs

Stage 1 – Asola-Lendinara – 131.5 km – July 6
1. Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 3:48.49
2. Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team
3. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O
4. Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu
5. Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini – Selle Italia
6. Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women
7. Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs
8. Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team System Data
9. Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint
10. Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox

Prologue – 1.2km ITT – July 5
1. Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 1:40.94
2. Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 0.01
3. Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 0.13
4. Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 1.20
5. Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 1.30
6. Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint 1.61
7. Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 1.80
8. Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 1.96
9. Katherine Bates (Aus) Columbia Women 2.34
10. Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Women 2.38

GC after Stage 3
1. Ina Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 9:51:42
2. Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 9:51:59
3. Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team 9:52:06
4. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due 9:52.10
5. Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint s.t.
6. Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Cmax Dila s.t.
7. Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 9:52.12
8. Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team s.t.
9. Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint s.t.
10. Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung s.t.