May 27, 2007 (Limoux, France) – Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint has won the 2007 Tour de l’Aude as Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Team took the final Stage 9, Limoux-Limoux, 68 kms. Canada’s Anne Samplonius (Team Expresscopy.com) finished 42nd overall.

Team Expresscopy.com Report

The sun finally decided to show itself on the final day of the Tour de l’Aude. With first place still up for grabs it was a much harder and faster race than most riders would have liked to have had on the last day of a ten-day tour – but that is just the way it goes sometimes.

The final race results are as follows: first place GC rider was Susanne Ljungskog (Flexpoint), second place went to Trixi Worrack (Nurnberger) after her big ride yesterday and third was Judith Arndt (T-Mobile). Today’s stage went to Ina Teutenberg and second over the line was kiwi Jo Kiesanowski who rode strongly and consistently throughout the Tour.

The first half of today’s 68km was up (the second half down) and unfortunately Meshy Holt and Anne Samplonius the two remaining Team expresscopy.com riders slipped off the pace in the climb and joined the “laughing group” for the remainder of the race.

“It was a little unfortunate that we were dropped in the climb because we would have liked to have finished strongly,” said Meshy, “but with the top places still under contention the pace was again really fast, no one had eased up at all.”

Anne is happy with how the team rode and confident about the return to North America, “We worked really well together and raced hard, for Amanda, who has not raced over here before, it was a fantastic effort. Erinne’s knee has recovered well and was certainly put to the test, we will be returning home a stronger more confident team. Watch out for us in Montreal!!”.

Team expresscopy.com will be back in North America by Tuesday and will be racing again on June 2, in Montreal!

Results

1. Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Team – Women 1.48.28
2. Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
3. Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team
4. Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France
5. Julia Martisova (Rus) FRW – Gauss
6. Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini – Gysko
7. Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs – HPB
8. Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
9. Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 0.55
10. Tatsiana Sharakova (Blr) FRW – Gauss
11. Tania Belvederesi (Ita) FRW – Gauss
12. Kettj Manfrin (Ita) FRW – Gauss
13. Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania
14. Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team
15. Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint
16. Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
17. Fanny Riberot (Fra) France
18. Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank
19. Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini – Gysko
20. Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint
21. Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs – HPB
22. Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank
23. Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) FRW – Gauss
24. Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand
25. Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team
26. Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Team – Women
27. Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
28. Marina Jaunatre (Fra) France
29. Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team – Women
30. Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team
31. Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany
32. Liane Bahler (Ger) Fenixs – HPB
33. Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Team – Women
34. Georgina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand
35. Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand
36. Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team
37. Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’Agen
38. Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team
39. Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team
40. Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
41. Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
42. Karine Gautard (Fra) France
43. Lina Skujaute (Ltu) Lithuania
44. Angela Brodtka (Ger) Germany
45. Debby Van De Berg (Ned) Global Racing Team
46. Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team
47. Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France
48. Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Germany
49. Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank
50. Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
51. Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
52. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland
53. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini – Gysko
54. Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini – Gysko
55. Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) T-Mobile Team – Women
56. Alexandra Sontheimer (Ger) Germany
57. Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.com
58. Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs – HPB
59. Tanja Slater (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
60. Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini – Gysko
61. Janne Brok (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland
62. Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint
63. Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini – Gysko 1.12
64. Marlyn Brinnendijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 1.25
65. Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 1.34
66. Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs – HPB
67. Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint 2.40.00
68. Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team – Women
69. Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 6.58.00
70. Linda Ringlever (Ned) Global Racing Team
71. Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland
72. Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank
73. Maria Rosario Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana
74. Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana
75. Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.com 7.03.00
76. Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand
77. Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) France 12.13.00
78. Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania
79. Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team
80. Carina Ketonen (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’Agen 12.47.00
81. Céline Nivet (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’Agen 16.13.00
82. Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana
83. Li Ping (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team
84. Agne Miliskeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania
85. Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania

Final GC

1. Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Team Flexpoint 24.13.23
2. Trixi Worrack (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.11
3. Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile Team – Women 0.55
4. Nicole Brändli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 1.33
5. Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 2.3
6. Marianne Vos (Ned) Team DSB Bank 2.46
7. Priska Doppmann (Swi) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 2.48
8. Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 3.33
9. Maryline Salvetat (Fra) France 3.51
10. Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 4.33
11. Julia Martisova (Rus) FRW – Gauss 5.12
12. Andrea Bosman (Ned) Team DSB Bank 5.52
13. Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs – HPB 7.19
14. Sigrid Corneo (Ita) Menikini – Gysko 7.27
15. Kimberly Anderson (USA) T-Mobile Team – Women 8.43
16. Marina Jaunatre (Fra) France 10.07
17. Andrea Graus (Aut) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 16.12
18. Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Team Flexpoint 16.22
19. Toni Bradshaw (NZl) New Zealand 16.25
20. Claudia Häusler (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 16.41
21. Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) FRW – Gauss 17.52
22. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Menikini – Gysko 24.04
23. Tanja Slater (GBr) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 24.12
24. Dorte Lohse Rasmussen (Den) Menikini – Gysko 25.12
25. Sarah Düster (Ger) Raleigh Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 28.05
26. Georgina Waibl (NZl) New Zealand 32.33
27. Suzanne De Goede (Ned) T-Mobile Team – Women 33.24
28. Serena Sheridan (NZl) New Zealand 35.14
29. Linda Villumsen Serup (Den) T-Mobile Team – Women 36.46
30. Tatsiana Sharakova (Blr) FRW – Gauss 47.14
31. Debby Van De Berg (Ned) Global Racing Team 48.48
32. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 50.42
33. Andrea Thürig (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 51.08
34. Charlotte Becker (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 52.36
35. Jennifer Hohl (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team 54.47
36. Marlyn Brinnendijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 55.44
37. Lang Meng (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team 55.59
38. Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Fenixs – HPB 56.03
39. Karine Gautard (Fra) France 58.07
40. Luise Keller (Ger) Team Flexpoint 1.00.40
41. Fabienne Sandig (Ger) Germany 1.00.52
42. Anne Samplonius (Can) Team Expresscopy.com 1.01.31
43. Eva Lutz (Ger) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung 1.02.57
44. Christelle Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’Agen 1.03.24
45. Olivia Gollan (Aus) Menikini – Gysko 1.04.44
46. Béatrice Thomas (Fra) France 1.10.38
47. Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Fenixs – HPB 1.12.40
48. Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Team DSB Bank 1.14.44
49. Helen Wyman (GBr) Global Racing Team 1.15.40
50. Noemi Cantele (Ita) Bigla Cycling Team 1.17.18
51. Ina Teutenberg (Ger) T-Mobile Team – Women 1.19.58
52. Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs – HPB 1.20.52
53. Melissa Holt (NZl) Team Expresscopy.com 1.27.24
54. Maria Rosario Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 1.28.27
55. Janne Brok (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 1.30.41
56. Tania Belvederesi (Ita) FRW – Gauss 1.30.54
57. Maribel Moreno Allue (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 1.33.05
58. Iris Slappendel (Ned) Team Flexpoint 1.33.46
59. Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Menikini – Gysko 1.33.48
60. Angela Brodtka (Ger) Germany 1.34.35
61. Liane Bahler (Ger) Fenixs – HPB 1.35.25
62. Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 1.37.01
63. Marlen Johrend (Ger) Germany 1.37.18
64. Miho Oki (Jpn) Menikini – Gysko 1.37.48
65. Alexandra Sontheimer (Ger) Germany 1.43.22
66. Urte Juodvalkyte (Ltu) Lithuania 1.45.15
67. Nathalie Jeuland (Fra) France 1.47.50
68. Fei Wang (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team 1.48.13
69. Sufen Ma (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team 1.49.35
70. Fanny Riberot (Fra) France 1.50.47
71. Lina Skujaute (Ltu) Lithuania 1.50.51
72. Kettj Manfrin (Ita) FRW – Gauss 1.51.04
73. Linda Ringlever (Ned) Global Racing Team 1.51.50
74. Jaccolien Wallaard (Ned) Vrienden Van Het Platteland 1.55.09
75. Carina Ketonen (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’Agen 1.57.17
76. Edita Janeliunaite (Ltu) Lithuania 2.02.31
77. Anke Wichmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team – Women 2.03.20
78. Marieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Team DSB Bank 2.03.47
79. Marina Duvnjak (NZl) New Zealand 2.10.12
80. Xiong Ying Ruan (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team 2.30.13
DNF Li Ping (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling Team
DNF Silvia Tirado Marquez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana
DNF Agne Sukutyte (Ltu) Lithuania
DNF Agne Miliskeviciute (Ltu) Lithuania
DNF Céline Nivet (Fra) Les Pruneaux D’Agen