July 12, 2008 – Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini-Selle Italia has taken over the lead at the 2008 Women’s Giro d’Italia, which ends tomorrow. Luperini took over the leader’s jersey after winning the 106.4km Stage 4 from Calcinaia to Prato A Calci/Monte Serra. Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung is in second overall while Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team is in third. For full results, visit www.girodonne.it

Results (brief)

Stage 4 – July 9 – Calcinaia-Prato A Calci/Monte Serra – 106.4 km

1. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini-Selle Italia 2.54.06 (36.67 km/h)
2. Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.54
3. Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.21
4. Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.4
5. Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 1.44
6. Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 2.2
7. Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 3.15
8. Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 3.21
9. Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d’Asolo 3.27
10. Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 3.33

Stage 5 – July 10 – Novara (ITT) – 9.3 km

1. Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 11.53 (46.956 km/h)
2. Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team
3. Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 0.01
4. Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women
5. Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.03
6. Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team
7. Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 0.11
8. Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 0.12
9. Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 0.13
10. Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint

Stage 6 – July 11 – Cardano Al Campo to Laveno Mombello – 113.4 km

1. Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3.13.13 (35.214 km/h)
2. Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint
3. Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 0.02
4. Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 0.56
5. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini-Selle Italia
6. Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 0.59
7. Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 3.01
8. Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila
9. Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d’Asolo
10. Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Women

GC after Stage 6

1. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini-Selle Italia 16.12.49
2. Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.42
3. Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 0.5
4. Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 1.16
5. Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 2.08
6. Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2.53
7. Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Spanish National Team 4.21
8. Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d’Asolo 5.57
9. Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 7.11
10. Judith Arndt (Ger) Columbia Women 7.42
11. Rosane Kirch (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 8.07
12. Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs 8.41
13. Monia Baccaille (Ita) Fenixs 8.53
14. Kimberly Anderson (USA) Columbia Women 9.23
15. Giuseppina Grassi (Mex) Team System Data 10.02
16. Grete Treier (Est) Gauss RDZ Ormu 13.09
17. Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs 13.23
18. Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Spanish National Team 13.26
19. Mirjam Melchers Van Poppel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 16.18
20. Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 16.4
21. Marta Vilajosana Andreu (Spa) Team Cmax Dila 17.17
22. Paulina Brzezna (Pol) AA-Drink Cycling Team 18.43
23. Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini-Selle Italia 20.04
24. Rasa Polikeviciute (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d’Asolo 20.42
25. Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 20.44
26. Sereina Trachsel (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 21.04
27. Oenone Wood (Aus) Columbia Women 21.26
28. Verónica Leal Balderas (Mex) Gauss RDZ Ormu 21.41
29. Vicki Whitelaw (Aus) Australian National Team 22.41
30. Alona Andruk (Ukr) USC Chirio Forno d’Asolo 22.46
31. Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 23.07
32. Julia Martisova (Rus) Gauss RDZ Ormu 24.14
33. Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d’Asolo 25.03
34. Evelyn Garcia (ESa) USC Chirio Forno d’Asolo 25.19
35. Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 25.21
36. Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 25.32
37. Elisabeth Braam (Ned) Team Flexpoint 25.51
38. Linda Villumsen (Den) Columbia Women 25.59
39. Carlee Taylor (Aus) Australian National Team 27.01
40. Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 27.16
41. Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini-Selle Italia 27.2
42. Alice Donadoni (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 27.23
43. Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 27.28
44. Modesta Vzesniauskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 27.33
45. Gintare Gaivenyte (Ltu) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 28.16
46. Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 28.59
47. Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini-Selle Italia 30.25
48. Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga E (Spa) Spanish National Team 30.33
49. Ana Garcia Antequera (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 31.59
50. Uenia Fernandes Souza (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d’Asolo 32.1
51. Francesca Tognali (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 32.46
52. Inge Van Den Broeck (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 32.59
53. Laura Bozzolo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 33.19
54. Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australian National Team 33.4
55. Zulfiya Zabirova (Kaz) Bigla Cycling Team 33.46
56. Anna Zugno (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 34.25
57. Julia Blindyuk (Rus) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 34.29
58. Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 35.2
59. Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 35.53
60. Alessandra d’Ettorre (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 36.07
61. Silvia Parietti (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 36.31
62. Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 40.3
63. Edita Unguryte (Ltu) USC Chirio Forno d’Asolo 40.5
64. Leticia Gil Parra (Spa) Spanish National Team 41.01
65. Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA-Drink Cycling Team 42.36
66. Vera Carrara (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 42.59
67. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 43.44
68. Siobhan Dervan (Irl) Fenixs 44.02
69. Catrine Josefsson (Swe) Bizkaia-Durango 44.16
70. Josune Murillo Elcano (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 44.2
71. Martina Corazza (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 44.31
72. Nikki Egyed (Aus) Australian National Team 44.59
73. Mireia Epelde Bikendi (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 45.1
74. Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) Spanish National Team 45.11
75. Chantal Beltman (Ned) Columbia Women 45.51
76. Ludivine Henrion (Bel) AA-Drink Cycling Team 46.55
77. Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Team System Data 47.25
78. Deborah Mascelli (Ita) Team System Data 50.43
79. Ina Teutenberg (Ger) Columbia Women 51.48
80. Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini-Selle Italia 52.45
81. Samantha Galassi (Ita) Fenixs 52.49
82. Monica Holler (Swe) Bigla Cycling Team
83. Serena Danesi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 53.02
84. Andrea Wolfer (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 53.03
85. Alessia Massacesi (Ita) Team Cmax Dila 53.17
86. Regina Schleicher (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 53.19
87. Arantzazu Azpiroz (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 53.22
88. Olga Slyusareva (Rus) Menikini-Selle Italia 53.23
89. Peta Mullens (Aus) Australian National Team 53.26
90. Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini-Selle Italia 53.35
91. Janildes Fernandes Silva (Bra) USC Chirio Forno d’Asolo 53.36
92. Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 53.43
93. Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini-Selle Italia 53.46
94. Laura Pisaneschi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line 53.51
95. Tania Belvederesi (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 53.53
96. Katherine Bates (Aus) Columbia Women 53.54
97. Arien Torsius (RSA) Team Cmax Dila 53.55
98. Jennifer Fiori (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 54.02
99. Alexis Rhodes (Aus) Columbia Women 54.06
100. Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 54.15
101. Eleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu 54.36
102. Agne Bagdanoviciute (Ltu) Team System Data 54.54
103. Alice Marmorini (Ita) Fenixs 54.57
104. Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Flexpoint 55.29
105. Gema Pascual Torrecilla (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 55.56
106. Christina Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 55.59
107. Valentina Bastianelli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 56.01
108. Simona Frapporti (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 57.08
109. Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Spanish National Team 57.11
110. Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 57.21
111. Eleonora Soldo (Ita) Cycling Team Titanedi-Frezza Acca Due O 57.43
112. Sara Ortiz Mato (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 59.1
113. Marika Piacenzi (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox 1.00.02