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Prologue

Zeulenrohda - 3.8km

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Thüringen turned on the charm for the prologue to the 19th tour on Tuesday. With clear blue skies, not a cloud in sight, the thermometer hovered at around 30'C. There were bands, stalls and plenty of barbequed sausages for the spectators to buy, who arrived to each the race in their hundreds.

The course was fast and mainly flat, after a leg-sapping start hill.

The main incident of the day occurred when Corine Hierckens (AA Drink) managed to stay upright and avoid hitting a spectator who had strolled into the middle of the road. This occurred just past the start line and despite barriers, police, marshals with warning whistles to keep the road clear. The shopper was seemingly oblivious to the race and was lucky not be injured. Hierckens composed herself, clipped back into her pedals and continued on her way. She probably lost 20 seconds in stopped time and ended up finishing 79th out of 98 finishers, 50 seconds down on winner, Christiane Soeder (Univega).

Soeder began her season with a leader's jersey, when she took the first (similarly flat and distanced) time trial stage of the Geelong Tour. Today, she powered her way around the 3.8km course to beat second-placed Linda Villumsen (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) by 4 seconds.

Univega did well, 4 riders placed in the top ten - Soeder, Cooke, Thürig and Doppmann.

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Results - Top 20

Position	Name / Surname	Team	Time / Gap
1	Christiane Soeder	Univega	5.10.30
2	Linda Villumsen	Buitenpoort- Flexpoint	0.04.59
3	Hanka Kupfernagel	German National	0.04.86
4	Nicole Cooke	Univega	0.06.53
5	Zulfia Zabirova	Team Bigla	0.06.97
6	Karin Thürig	Univega	0.10.88
7	Priska Doppmann	Univega	0.12.06
8	Luisa Tamanini	TeamSafi	0.12.22
9	Trixi Worrack	Nürnberger	0.12.74
10	Diana Ziliute	Team Safi	0.12.85
11	Amber Neben	Buitenpoort- Flexpoint	0.13.47
12	Katherine Bates	Nürnberger	0.13.73
13	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg	T-Mobile	0.14.03
14	An Van Rie	Belgian National	0.14.05
15	Theresa Senff	AA Drink	0.14.44
16	Charlotte Becker	Colnago Fenixs	0.15.10
17	Edita Puckinskaite	Nobili Rubinetterie	0.15.10
18	Oenone Wood	Nürnberger	0.16.52
19	Madeleine Sandig	Buitenpoort- Flexpoint	0.16.89
20	Joanne Kiesanowski	Univega	0.17.85

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General Classification Top 20

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