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Holland Ladies Tour

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Stage 2

Asse (Belgium) - 122km

Race Writeup

It was another wet day for the riders in the Holland Ladies Tour today. The race moved temporarily to Belgium for the stage. The course was 5 laps of a tough undulating circuit based on Asse, close to Brussels.

The bunch stayed pretty much together for the first couple of laps, then a break got away on the third. It contained riders from the major teams, including: Susanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint), Suzanne De Goede (AA Drink), Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) and Sharon van Dromme (Vlaanderen). These riders were joined by Sarah Duester (Univega), Trixi Worrack (Nürnberger) and a member of the Italian National Team about 10km later.

However, the bunch was only 20 seconds behind as the break passed through the start / finish with 2 laps to go). Riders continued to cross the gap, including several from Équipe Nürnberger - race leader, Regina Schleicher's team. A large leading bunch eventually formed on the wet roads during the final 20km of racing.

The pace picked up through the lanes and the speed was considerable in the closing kilometres, which were downhill. Approaching the line, several riders were in contention, but none could touch the acceleration of T-Mobile's Ina-Yoko Teutenberg. She crossed the line, gave a cheer and a two-handed salute, a hard-earned, but impressive win for the German sprinter.

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Results - Top 10 - click here to see full result

39.909km/hr

Position	Surname	Name	Team	Time / Gap
1	TEUTENBERG	Ina Yoko	TMP	h06'13"
2	BRONZINI	Giorgia	ITA	00"
3	BASTIANELLI	Marta	SAF	00"
4	KIESANOWSKI	Joanne Marie	UPT	00"
5	SCHLEICHER	Regina	NUR	00"
6	ANDREASEN	Mette	ALI	00"
7	BRODTKA	Angela	GER	00"
8	WILD	Kirsten	AAD	00"
9	HENNES	Tanja	BFL	00"
10	GUNNEWIJK	Loes	BFL	00"

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General Classification Top 10 - click here to see full GC

Position	Surname	Name	Team	Time / Gap
1	SCHLEICHER	Regina	NUR	6h13'03"
2	BRODTKA	Angela	GER	04"
3	BRONZINI	Giorgia	ITA	04"
4	ANDREASEN	Mette	ALI	06"
5	ZILIUTE	Diana	SAF	06"
6	LJUNGSKOG	Susanne	BFL	06"
7	BASTIANELLI	Marta	SAF	06"
8	KIESANOWSKI	Joanne Marie	UPT	07"
9	MARKERINK	Loes	HCT	09"
10	DE GOEDE	Suzanne	AAD	09"

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