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Stage 5

Oirschot 123.6km

Race Writeup

After some attempts by others, a race defining breakaway went away at about half distance. Vera Carrara (Italy), Elodie Toufet (Nobili) and Sara Düster (Univega) went away and didn't look back. They gained over 2 minutes at one point in their break, but the bunch, driven by Buitenpoort-Flexpoint brought them back to an advantage of only 29 seconds by the finish.

Race leader after the Team Time Trial (Stage 4B), Susanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) was well looked-after by her team-mates, anxious to protect the 46 second advantage she had over Suzanne de Goede (AA Drink) and Trixi Worrack (Nürnberger). Whilst it did the team no harm that the three away were no threat on GC, they chased the break for the final 25km, brining the time gap down by over 1 1/2 minutes in that closing distance.

The course took the riders through the town of Oirschot for three closing laps, so the leading riders got a look at the finish line. The line was positioned on a relatively tight left hand bend. As the three leaders sprinted, Vera Carrara (Italy) led them in, she was tight up against the right side barrier, preventing either of the others coming around her from that side. Not that she needed to worry, Toufet and Düster were easily beaten by the track World Champion.

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Results - Top 10 - click here to see full result

Position	Surname	Name	Team	Time / Gap
1	CARRARA	Vera	ITA	3h06'32"
2	TOUFFET	Elodie	NMC	00"
3	DÜSTER	Sarah	UPT	00"
4	BRONZINI	Giorgia	ITA	29"
5	HENNES	Tanja	BFL	29"
6	BRODTKA	Angela	GER	29"
7	VISSER	Adrie	AAD	29"
8	VOS	Marianne	RE1	29"
9	LJUNGSKOG	Susanne	BFL	29"
10	ANDREASEN	Mette	ALI	29"

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General Classification Top 10 - click here to see full GC

Position	Surname	Name	Team	Time / Gap
1	LJUNGSKOG	Susanne	BFL	15h04'17"
2	GUNNEWIJK	Loes	BFL	09"
3	VILLUMSEN	Linda	BFL	10"
4	SANDIG	Madeleine	BFL	23"
5	DE GOEDE	Suzanne	AAD	46"
6	WILD	Kirsten	AAD	48"
7	VISSER	Adrie	AAD	50"
8	WORRACK	Trixi	NUR	53"
9	BRONZINI	Giorgia	ITA	1'20"
10	HENNES	Tanja	BFL	1'24"

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