10/04/2004 NOVILON INT. DAMESRONDE VAN DRENTHE (1.Tappa) Primo acuto stagionale per Giorgia Bronzini Prima tappa - Coevorden-Hoogeveen, 112.7 km Con una possente volata, Giorgia Bronzini regala la secoda gioia stagionale al team Safi Pasta Zara Manhattan nella prima tappa del Novilon Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe (Olanda). La corsa è vissuta su continui attacchi sempre controllati dalle squadre delle velociste, le più forti in salita hanno provato a fare selezione lungo le brevi ascesi che il percorso prevedeva, ma non è bastato per evitare un'arrivo a ranghi compatti di un gruppo forte di 54 atleti. A circa 15 km dal traguardo Angela Brodka (Frites) ha provato il colpo a sorpresa, ma il suo attacco è stato neutralizzato a 4 km dall'arrivo quando oramai in testa al gruppo le squadre delle velociste avevano preso in mano le operazioni per preparare al meglio la volata. La volata viene lanciata lunga e la Bronzini vince senza problemi precedendo Debby Mansveld (Ned) e Veronique Belleter (Bel). Grazie alla vittoria la Bronzini indossa anche la prima maglia di leader della classifica generale, che proverà a difendere domani nella seconda tappa Hoogeveen-Hoogeveen, 139.1 km, sicuramente la più difficile di quelle in programma nella breve corsa a tappe olandese. CRONACA IN INGLESE: Georgia Bronzini (Mix Safi Pasta Zara Man) took the sprint in today's first stage of Novilon Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe in Holland. After a long day that included pave, narrow roads and a couple of short climbs on a hill made from garbage Bronzini was victorious amongst the Dutch and Belgian riders who are seasoned at this type of racing. One hundred and fifty four women lined up for what was to be a day of crashes and chasing back on for many. At 39km to race hit pave, which successfully split the peloton into five or six groups with about of a third of the field never getting back on. After the pave, 100 girls regrouped and remained in tact until a crash at the 64km mark where the road narrows just before the short steep climb. About 30 girls went down in the crash and once again the bunch was split into pieces. Fifteen kilometers later just prior to the second climb a group got away. The group included Miriam Melchers and Mio Oki (Farm Frites-Hartol), Amber Neben (T-Mobile), Marion Clignet (Team Basis) and a Swiss rider from the Lietzsport Cycling Team. Between SC Nobili Rubinetterie and Nurnberg Versicherung the break was reeled in but it wasn't long before another crash eventuated on the second climb and if you weren't in front of it you were out of the race. A group of 35 now led the race with a small group of 15 chasing and eventually getting back on with 8km remaining in the race. At this point, Angela Brodka (Mix Team Farm Frites) attacked and got a convincing gap. Nobili chased again until four kilometres to go when the Dutchies took over. With 700m to go Brodka was caught and the sprint lead out began. Bronzini took the win followed by Debby Mansveld and Veronique Belleter (Vlaanderen T Interim). www.cyclingnews.it - Kristy Scrymgeour Results 1 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Mix Safi Pasta Zara Man. 2.54.11 2 Debby Mansveld (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim 3 Veronique Belleter (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim 4 Sissy Alebeek (Ned) Mix Team Farm Frites 5 Annette Beutler (Swi) Lietzsport Cycling 6 Sharon Van Dromme (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim 7 Bertine Spijkerman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team 8 Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Vrienden v/h Platteland 9 Suzanne De Goede (Ned) Team Ton van Bemmelen 10 Kirsty Miggels (Ned) Vrienden v/h Platteland 11 Olga Slyusareva (Rus) SC Nobili Rubinetterie 12 Tanja Hennes (Ger) Team Next 125 13 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Vrienden v/h Platteland 14 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim 15 Jacolien Wallaard (Ned) Team Ton van Bemmelen 16 Barbara Heeb (Swi) Lietzsport Cycling 17 Sarah Duster (Ger) National Team Deutschland 18 Miho Oki (Jpn) Mix Team Farm Frites 19 Marion Clignet (Fra) Basis Aude 20 Jolanda Van Dongen-Cools (Ned) Team Ton van Bemmelen 21 Esther Van Der Helm (Ned) Mix Team Farm Frites 22 Isabella Wieser (Aut) Lietzsport Cycling 23 Josephine Groenveld (Ned) Team Ton van Bemmelen 24 Elsbeth Rooij-Vink (Ned) Mix Team Farm Frites 25 Jane Knietsch (Ger) National Team Deutschland 26 Charlotte Becker (Ger) National Team Deutschland 27 Heidi Van De Vijver (Bel) Mix WSV Emmen 28 Erika Vilunaite (Ltu) Mix Safi Pasta Zara Man. 29 Zita Urbanaite (Ltu) Mix Safi Pasta Zara Man. 30 Camila Larsson (Swe) Mix Moving Ladies 31 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Therme Skin Care 32 Frances Newstead (GBr) Great Britain National 33 Christine Mos (Ned) Therme Skin Care 34 Nicole Freedman (Isr) Basis Aude 35 Janneke Vos (Ned) Therme Skin Care 36 Priska Doppmann (Swi) Mix Lets Go Finland 37 Diedre Demet-Barry (USA) Mix Team SATS T-Mobile 38 Mirjam Melchers (Ned) Mix Team Farm Frites 39 Frederika Van Der Wiel (Ned) Team Ton van Bemmelen 40 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Merida Ladies CT/Eemland 41 Madeleine Lindberg (Swe) Eq. Nurnberg Versicherung 42 Sigrid Corneo (Ita) SC Nobili Rubinetterie 43 Kirsten Wild (Ned) @Home Cycling Team 44 Sharon Van Essen (Ned) Vrienden v/h Platteland 45 Evy Van Dam (Bel) Mix WSV Emmen 46 Iosine Murillo (Spa) Mix Bizkaia Pansasoft 47 Madeleine Sandig (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis 48 Rachel Heal (GBr) Mix Team Farm Frites 49 Ketty Manfrin (Ita) Mix Lets Go Finland 50 Corien Van Haastert (Ned) Vrienden v/h Platteland 51 Amber Neben (USA) Mix Team SATS T-Mobile 52 Catherina Marsal (Fra) SC Nobili Rubinetterie 53 Areke Hassink (Ned) @Home Cycling Team 54 Irina Chuzhynova (Ukr) Mix Safi Pasta Zara Man. 55 Kerstin Schmidt (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis 0.15 56 Angela Brodtka (Ger) Mix Team Farm Frites 0.23 57 Suzanne Kuipers (Ned) Mix WSV Emmen 2.24 58 Ramune Lipinskaite (Ltu) Mix Safi Pasta Zara Man. 59 Irene Van De Broek (Ned) Therme Skin Care 60 Rebecca Mcconnel (Aus) Mix Lets Go Finland 61 Agne Bagdonavaciute (Ltu) Mix Safi Pasta Zara Man. 62 Birgit Mulder (Ned) Mix Westl. Wil Vooruit 63 Corine Hierckens (Bel) Mix WSV Emmen 64 Ellen Heiny (Ger) Mix Moving Ladies 65 Inge Klep (Ned) Mix Moving Ladies 66 Eva Lutz (Ger) Mix Moving Ladies 67 Katja Polzin (Ger) National Team Deutschland 68 Michelle Hyland (NZl) New Zealand Cycling 69 Claudia Hausler (Ger) National Team Deutschland 70 Valentina Polkhanova (Rus) SC Nobili Rubinetterie 71 Katy Saint Laurent (Can) Basis Aude 72 Daniela Fusar Poli (Ita) SC Nobili Rubinetterie 73 Clarissa Breuer (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis 74 Vera Koedoder (Ned) Vrienden v/h Platteland 75 Minke Van Dongen (Ned) Vrienden v/h Platteland 76 Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Eq. Nurnberg Versicherung 77 Judith Helmink (Ned) Mix Moving Ladies 78 Marije Profijt (Ned) Vrienden v/h Platteland 79 Charlotte Goldsmith (GBr) Great Britain National 80 Kathleen Vermeiren (Bel) Merida Ladies CT/Eemland 81 Helen Saunders (GBr) Great Britain National 82 Heike Schramm (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis 83 Laure Werner (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim 84 Fonny Wekema (Ned) Mix WSV Emmen 85 Kirsty Robb (NZl) New Zealand Cycling 86 Kirsten Lasasso (USA) Basis Aude 87 Tina Liebig (Ger) Eq. Nurnberg Versicherung 88 Sabrina Raaymakers (Ned) Therme Skin Care 89 Franziska Rippin (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis 90 Maritina Corazzo (Ita) Mix Lets Go Finland 91 Birgit Sollner (Ger) Eq. Nurnberg Versicherung 92 Margaret Hemsley (Aus) Eq. Nurnberg Versicherung 93 Sandra 'T Hart (Ned) Therme Skin Care 94 Saskia Elemans (Ned) @Home Cycling Team 2.24 95 Ingels Veerde (Bel) Vlaanderen T Interim 96 Claudia Stumpf (Ger) National Team Deutschland 97 Kerstin Scheitle (Ger) Eq. Nurnberg Versicherung 98 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Eq. Nurnberg Versicherung 99 Luise Keller (Ger) National Team Deutschland 100 Melissa Holt (NZl) New Zealand Cycling 101 Petra Rossner (Ger) Eq. Nurnberg Versicherung 102 Loes Markerink (Ned) @Home Cycling Team 103 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) National Team Deutschland 104 Nathalie Van Katwijk (Ned) Team Ton van Bemmelen 3.37 105 Catherine Hare (GBr) Great Britain National 106 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Therme Skin Care 107 Maitine Telletxea Lopez (Spa) Mix Bizkaia Pansasoft 108 Helen Gutteridge (GBr) Great Britain National 109 Naiara Telletxea Lopez (Spa) Mix Bizkaia Pansasoft 110 Marion Brauen (Swi) Team Next 125 111 Kornelia Groenveld (Ned) Team Ton van Bemmelen 5.02 112 Manon Jutras (Can) Mix Team SATS T-Mobile 113 Trine Hansen (Den) Mix Team SATS T-Mobile 114 Emma James (Aus) Mix Team SATS T-Mobile 115 Alexandrine Petitpierre (Swi) Team Next 125 116 Veronique Coene (Bel) Team Ton van Bemmelen 117 Gessica Turato (Ita) Mix Safi Pasta Zara Man. 118 Susanne Ljunskog (Swe) Mix Team SATS T-Mobile 119 Sabrina Emmasi (Ita) SC Nobili Rubinetterie 120 Francesca Peelegrini (Ita) Mix Safi Pasta Zara Man. 121 Henriet Kuyt (Ned) Merida Ladies CT/Eemland 122 Sandra Missbach (Ger) Mix Team Farm Frites 123 Leda Cox (GBr) Great Britain National 124 Imke Hartogs (Ned) Merida Ladies CT/Eemland 125 Aukje De Koning (Ned) Mix Westl. Wil Vooruit 5.18 126 Lorna Webb (GBr) Great Britain National 127 Catharina Mulders (Ned) Merida Ladies CT/Eemland 128 Marjon Spijkerman (Ned) @Home Cycling Team 8.31 129 Victoria Wilkinson (GBr) Great Britain National 130 Floor Bos (Ned) Mix WSV Emmen 131 Tamara Peek (Ned) Mix WSV Emmen 10.17 132 Pauline Bennekom (Ned) Merida Ladies CT/Eemland 11.02 133 Suzie Godart (Lux) Team Bianchi-ASC 11.10 134 Claudia Witteveen (Ned) Mix Westl. Wil Vooruit 135 Caroline Humplik (Ger) Mix Moving Ladies 136 Sandra Van Veghel (Ned) Mix Westl. Wil Vooruit 137 Elisabeth Braam (Ned) Mix Westl. Wil Vooruit 138 Claudia Hecht (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis 13.50 139 Esther Kortekaas (Ned) Mix Westl. Wil Vooruit 140 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) SC Nobili Rubinetterie 141 Rozalind Reekie-May (NZl) New Zealand Cycling 142 Alexandra Vetter (Swi) Team Next 125 143 Andrea Knecht (Swi) Team Next 125 144 Anouk De Veen (Ned) Mix WSV Emmen 16.59 145 Laura Lange (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis 146 Linda Ringlever (Ned) Mix Moving Ladies 147 Yvonne Arndt (Ger) Team Euregio Egrensis 148 Sanne Hokke (Ned) Team Bianchi-ASC 149 Cristina Alcalde (Spa) Mix Bizkaia Pansasoft 150 Katherine White (Can) Basis Aude 151 Isabelle Hoffmann (Lux) Team Bianchi-ASC 152 Marloes Spaargaren (Ned) Team Bianchi-ASC 153 Eyelien Bekkering (Ned) Vlaanderen T Interim 154 Lousie Munstermann (Ned) Merida Ladies CT/Eemland La piacentina Giorgia Bronzini sul podio con la maglia di leader della classifica generale ( Photo ©: DCP-Bert Geerts)