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Team Luciano's Catherine Hare was, like the other riders, due to ride the TT in the order of her race number. However, after her crash in the morning stage her start time was changed so that she could get medical attention in the local hospital after the time trial.	Karen Bothwell of the Hibernian Team Ireland squad waits to start	Karen Bothwell of the Hibernian Team Ireland squad waits to start	Hibernian Team Ireland rider Louise Moriarty waits for the off...	Marie Reilly (Hibernian Team Ireland) before her test

Kate Rudd was with the Ireland squad, but wore her Orwell CC skinsuit for the test	Collette Swift (Hibernian Team Ireland) was third in the morning stage and looking forward to a good ride in the TT	Judith Helmink (Netherlands Moving Ladies Groenewoud) at the start	Her team-mate Inge Klep was second in the stage 1 road race. Behind her, Katherina Blum of the Germany - RC Charlottenburg-Berlin waits for her start	The third rider on the Dutch squad was Sharon Van Essen. She would be best of the three in the TT, placing twelfth.

The second Dutch team in the race was the Holland - District Noord squad. Liesbeth Bakker was fifteenth in this test and this good ride would help earn her the best Junior prize at the end of the race	Bakker's team-mate Jessica Glasbergen was next off....	And then Sanne Hokke got underway	- Marleen Bluth (Germany RC Charlottenburg - Berlin) is making her racing comeback after a couple of years off the bike.	Liane Gaffron (Germany RC Charlottenburg - Berlin) was away for much of the first stage. She had a couple of hours to recover before this afternoon time trial

Orla Hendron (Leinster - Usher Insulations) was, like Ireland's Kate Rudd, wearing the skinsuit of Orwell Wheelers in the time trial. She usually rides with this club but got a call-up to the provincial squad for the TQ Paper International 2 day.	Like Hendron, Leinster's Roisin Kennedy wore her club skinsuit. In this case, that means the colours of the Usher IRC team.	Karen Lovatt (Team Luciano) was off soon after Kennedy. As her name suggests, she is the wife of GB international Mark Lovatt.	Diane Moss is the strongwoman of the Team Luciano squad, placing fourth on the opening road stage and fifth in this test.	Don't be deceived by the relaxed style. Kate Cullen (Team Letchworth Extran) was a good fourteenth in the 2 kilometre race against the clock.

Nina Davis (Team Letchworth Extran) is the current Welsh champion and was fourth quickest.	With a name like Julie O Hagan, this CC Luton rider must have Irish roots.	Angela Hunter (GS Strada) was warming up for well over an hour before her time trial. The race leader was taking no chances in her bid to win the race.	Hunter was relaxed before the test	Angela Hunter roars away from the starter to set a winning time which was a full ten and a half seconds quicker than that recorded by Cycling Ulster's Cheryl Fisher