February 01, 2013 (DohaCorniche, Qatar) – Netherland’s Kirsten Wild conquered a third Ladies Tour of Qatar crown after triumphing on the final stage of the 5th edition. The 2009 and 2010 winner of the event powered to a third consecutive stage win on the Doha Corniche beating Brand and Tagliaferro in the final bunched sprint. In the overall standings, Wild beats Hosking and Van Dijk.

Stage 4: SealineBeach Resort – DohaCorniche, 86.5kms
80 riders at the start (Jasinska (MCG) and Knetemann (RBW), non starters). Sunny and windy

At the start this morning of the fourth and final stage of the Ladies Tour of Qatar, Kirsten Wild’s overall lead was only of 3 tiny seconds on Chloe Hosking. In other words a lot was still at stake. The 80 riders remaining in the race took off at 1:07 PM for an 86.5km ride all the way to the Doha Corniche where they would have to cover five laps of the traditional final circuit.

Facing the wind, the pack remained bunched until the first intermediate sprint in Al Wakra (km 38.5) won by Wild (SKI) ahead of Hosking (HPU) and Van Dijk (SLU). That gave the Dutch leader an extra bonus second on her main rival. Just after the sprint, nine ladies managed to break away: MacLean (GEW), Rowney, Small (both SLU), Guderzo (MCG), Brand (RBW), Longo Borghini (HPU), Valsecchi (BPK), Cordon (FRA), Olds and Glaesser (both TIB). Their lead grew to 1’10 at km 55 before dropping down once on the final circuit.

The second bonus sprint at the 2nd crossing of the line (km 62.5) was claimed by Glaesser ahead of Cordon and Olds, while the pack remained 48″ adrift. The front riders were eventually all caught with just over two laps to go. The pack remained bunched all the way to the finish where a splendid sprint was to take place between the strongest riders.

Once again, like on the two previous stages, Kirsten Wild powered to victory, outsprinting Lucinda Brand (RBW) and Marta Tagliaferro (MCG). The Dutch rider captured her sixth success on Qatar soil and comforted her overall lead. Wild indeed wins the Ladies Tour of Qatar for the third time after 2009 and 2010 and shows that she really is the Queen of the event. In the final overall standings, she can enjoy a lead of 14″ on Hosking and 29″ on Van Dijk.

Added to her Golden Jersey, Wild also wins the points classification’s Silver Jersey while, like last year, Chloe Hosking finishes best young rider.

Results

1. Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 2:09:38
2. Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant
3. Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giordana
4. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda
5. Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink
6. Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Italy
7. Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized-lululemon
8. Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK
9. Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy
10. Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France
11. Elen Van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon
12. Shelley Olds (USA) Team TIBCO-To The Top
13. Jessie Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer
14. Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS
15. Sara Grifi (Ita) MCipollini Giordana
16. Roxane Fournier (Fra) France
17. Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Italy
18. Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica-AIS
19. Emily Collins (Nzl) Wiggle Honda
20. Valentina Scandolara (Ita) MCipollini Giordana
21. Elena Cecchini (Ita) Italy
22. Kim De Baat (Ned) Netherlands
23. Shen Fan Li (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling
24. Lisa Küllmer (Ger) Germany
25. Nel De Crits (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer
26. Joanne Kiesanowski (Nzl) Team TIBCO-To The Top
27. Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Wiggle Honda
28. Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Germany
29. Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) Wiggle Honda
30. Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Orica-AIS
31. Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized-lululemon
32. Wong Wan Yiu Jamie (HKg) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling
33. Iris Slappendel (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant
34. Chiara Vannucci (Ita) Italy
35. Annelies Visser (Ned) Netherlands
36. Marlen Johrend (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 00:05
37. Martine Bras (Ned) Netherlands 00:06
38. Carmen Small (USA) Specialized-lululemon 00:09
39. Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) MCipollini Giordana 00:11
40. Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands
41. Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Italy
42. Katie Colclough (Gbr) Specialized-lululemon 00:17
43. Jessie MacLean (Aus) Orica-AIS 00:28
44. Claudia Hausler (Ger) Team TIBCO-To The Top
45. Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Hitec Products UCK
46. Charlotte Becker (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 00:37
47. Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 00:55
48. Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products UCK 01:03
49. Loren Rowney (Aus) Specialized-lululemon 01:11
50. Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica-AIS
51. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products UCK 01:37
52. Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica-AIS 01:43
53. Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team TIBCO-To The Top 01:49
54. Audrey Cordon (Fra) France
55. Thalita De Jong (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant
56. Anna Barensfeld (USA) Team TIBCO-To The Top
57. Marion Rousse (Fra) France
58. Béatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Wiggle Honda
59. Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 02:45
60. Janneke Kanis-Busser (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
61. Mieke Kröger (Ger) Germany 03:03
62. Sarah Scharbach (Ger) Germany
63. Valentina Carretta (Ita) MCipollini Giordana
64. Rebecca Talen (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant
65. Noemi Cantele (Ita) BePink
66. Madeleine Ortmüller (Ger) Germany
67. Alena Amialiusik (Blr) BePink
68. Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink
69. Tone Hatteland Lima (Nor) Hitec Products UCK 06:14
70. Melodie Lesueur (Fra) France
71. Doris Schweizer (Sui) BePink
72. Tessa De Moyer (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer
73. Huang Dongyan (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling
74. Eline De Roover (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer
75. Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer
76. Meng Lang (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling
77. Mélanie Bravard (Fra) France 09:53
DNF Giulia Donato (Ita) BePink
DNF Chantal Blaak (Ned) Team TIBCO-To The Top
DNF Charlotte Lenting (Ned) Netherlands
DNS Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) MCipollini Giordana
DNS Roxanne Knetemann (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant

Final GC after Stage 4
1. Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 9:40:08
2. Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK 00:14
3. Elen Van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon 00:29
4. Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica-AIS
5. Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized-lululemon 00:39
6. Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS 00:42
7. Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Orica-AIS 00:44
8. Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized-lululemon 02:05
9. Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giordana 02:07
10. Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Wiggle Honda 02:15
11. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda 03:53
12. Carmen Small (USA) Specialized-lululemon 04:16
13. Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica-AIS 04:51
14. Claudia Hausler (Ger) Team TIBCO-To The Top 05:03
15. Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink 05:14
16. Charlotte Becker (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 05:20
17. Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 05:30
18. Joanne Kiesanowski (Nzl) Team TIBCO-To The Top 05:31
19. Shelley Olds (USA) Team TIBCO-To The Top 05:32
20. Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Germany 05:38
21. Katie Colclough (Gbr) Specialized-lululemon 05:55
22. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products UCK 05:59
23. Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) Wiggle Honda 07:23
24. Jessie MacLean (Aus) Orica-AIS 08:11
25. Iris Slappendel (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant 08:41
26. Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Hitec Products UCK 08:55
27. Valentina Scandolara (Ita) MCipollini Giordana 09:12
28. Marion Rousse (Fra) France
29. Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica-AIS 09:53
30. Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy 10:06
31. Alena Amialiusik (Blr) BePink 10:26
32. Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) MCipollini Giordana 10:57
33. Audrey Cordon (Fra) France 11:33
34. Emily Collins (Nzl) Wiggle Honda 11:40
35. Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 11:42
36. Marlen Johrend (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 11:51
37. Janneke Kanis-Busser (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
38. Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant 12:04
39. Elena Cecchini (Ita) Italy 12:10
40. Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Italy
41. Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands 12:21
42. Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products UCK 12:43
43. Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France 13:05
44. Kim De Baat (Ned) Netherlands
45. Martine Bras (Ned) Netherlands 13:11
46. Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team TIBCO-To The Top 13:26
47. Noemi Cantele (Ita) BePink 13:42
48. Loren Rowney (Aus) Specialized-lululemon 14:16
49. Jessie Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer 14:53
50. Shen Fan Li (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling
51. Béatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Wiggle Honda 14:54
52. Sara Grifi (Ita) MCipollini Giordana 15:09
53. Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Italy 15:20
54. Thalita De Jong (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant 16:42
55. Meng Lang (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling 17:54
56. Valentina Carretta (Ita) MCipollini Giordana 17:56
57. Rebecca Talen (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant 19:21
58. Annelies Visser (Ned) Netherlands 20:27
59. Huang Dongyan (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling 21:07
60. Wong Wan Yiu Jamie (HKg) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling 22:13
61. Lisa Küllmer (Ger) Germany 22:15
62. Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink 25:05
63. Mieke Kröger (Ger) Germany 25:18
64. Nel De Crits (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer 25:48
65. Chiara Vannucci (Ita) Italy 25:54
66. Roxane Fournier (Fra) France 26:00
67. Mélanie Bravard (Fra) France 32:08
68. Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Italy 33:04
69. Anna Barensfeld (USA) Team TIBCO-To The Top 34:34
70. Madeleine Ortmüller (Ger) Germany 35:48
71. Melodie Lesueur (Fra) France 35:49
72. Sarah Scharbach (Ger) Germany 36:07
73. Doris Schweizer (Sui) BePink 39:18
74. Tone Hatteland Lima (Nor) Hitec Products UCK 43:23
75. Eline De Roover (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer 50:33
76. Tessa De Moyer (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer
77. Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer