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World Championships Time Trial 2003

Joane Somarriba Arrola rode strongly to take the World Time Trial Championship on Wednesday. She finished 10 seconds ahead of silver medallist, Judith Arndt and 26 seconds ahead of last year's champion, Zoulfia Zabirova.

Jeannie Longo Ciprelli proved her continued strength at world level by finishing 6th at 58 seconds.

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Click here for the race write-up from Genevieve Jeanson's Team Rona pres release

Posⁿ	First Name	Surname	Nationality	Time
1	Joane	Somarriba Arrola	Spain	28.23.23	43.96 km/h
2	Judith	Arndt	Germany	0.10.78
3	Zoulfia	Zabirova	Russia	0.26.25
4	Karin	Thürig	Switzerland	0.27.13
5	Geneviève	Jeanson	Canada	0.48.49
6	Jeannie	Longo Ciprelli	France	0.58.95
7	Lada	Kozlikova	Czech Republic	1.01.61
8	Deirdre	Demet-Barry	USA	1.16.29
9	Teodora	Ruano Sanchon	Spain	1.22.16
10	Edita	Pucinskaite	Lithuania	1.24.92
11	Edwige	Pitel	France	1.30.26
12	Olga	Zabelinskaia	Russia	1.37.74
13	Kristin	Armstrong	USA	1.41.20
14	Mirjam	Melchers	Netherlands	1.43.95
15	Lyne	Bessette	Canada	1.48.68
16	Olivia	Gollan	Australia	1.49.93
17	Vera	Carrara	Italy	1.51.94
18	Sara	Carrigan	Australia	1.57.60
19	Meifang	Li	China	1.58.42
20	Frances	Newstead	Great Britain	2.03.18
21	Hanka	Kupfernagel	Germany	2.10.64
22	Paola	Madrinan	Colombia	2.14.30
23	Leah	Goldstein	Israel	2.14.80
24	Christiane	Soeder	Austria	2.17.80
25	Susanne	Ljungskog	Sweden	2.17.89
26	Svetlana	Boubnenkova	Russia	2.24.66
27	Nicole	Brändli	Switzerland	2.27.23
28	Anna	Zugno	Italy	2.29.22
29	Kirsty	Nicole Robb	New Zealand	2.32.88
30	Bogumila	Matusiak	Poland	2.36.63
31	Rasa	Polikeviciute	Lithuania	2.49.75
32	Anita	Valen	Norway	3.00.88
33	Nataliya	Kachalka	Ukraine	3.10.12
34	Loes	Gunnewijk	Netherlands	3.20.70
35	Sinead	Jennings	Ireland	3.37.98
36	Wendy	Houvenaghel	Great Britain	3.53.02
37	Corine	Hierckens	Belgium	3.53.88
38	Andrea	Graus	Austria	3.57.11
39	Evy	Van Damme	Belgium	3.59.90
40	Junying	Zhang	China	4.01.19
41	Melissa	Holt	New Zealand	4.02.35
42	Joanna	Ignasiak	Poland	4.54.37
43	Erika	Csomor	Hungary	5.00.38

Team Rona's perspective on the race :

GENEVIÈVE JEANSON RANKS FIFTH AT THE WORLD'S TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Hamilton, Ontario, October 8, 2003 - Geneviève Jeanson missed the podium by 22 seconds today at the world time trial championship. The 22-year-old Canadian of Team RONA/Esker finished in fifth position, 48 seconds behind the winner, Spaniard Joane Somarriba Arroba. Somarriba completed the 20.8-kilometre course in 28 minutes, 23.23 seconds at an average speed of 43.96 km/h. German Judith Arndt, Russian Zoulfia Zabirova last year's winner, and Switzerland's Karin Thürig also finished ahead of Jeanson.

Jeanson's Canadian teammate Lyne Bessette finished 15th, one minute 48 seconds behind the winner.

"This race is good news and bad news, joked Jeanson after the race. The good news is that I gained 32 seconds compared with my time on this course at the Nationals last June, in spite of stronger winds making it tougher today. My fifth place is certainly nothing to be ashamed of, considering the calibre of the four women who beat me. The bad news? You know, I wanted to win this race! I wanted to perform in front of my fellow countrymen… My target was 28' 30", I missed it by 41 seconds. Had I made it, I would have finished second!"

"I'm happy that the Canadian Cycling Association allowed André Aubut, her coach and RONA/Esker's (directeur sportif) to follow me in the team car today. With Yuri Kashirin, Team Canada's (directeur sportif), they formed a very effective and stimulating pair, it helped me a lot."

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