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Teutenberg first World Cup Leader, 2006 World Cup Round 1 - Geelong results Race date - 26th February 2006 135
riders rolled out to start the first World Cup of the season. The
expectations for some riders were high, given the performances in the
Geelong Tour in the previous week. The pressure was also on for the New
Zealand riders, with 12 of the top New Zealanders in the race, all of whom
were in possible contention for a spots on the yet to be named Commonwealth
Games team. However there were
some “form unknowns”, with strong riders like Nicole Cooke (Univega and
British Road Champion) and Olympic Champion Sara Carrigan (Australia and
Queensland Academy of Sport) choosing not to ride the Geelong Tour. Over
8 laps of a 14.9km circuit, the 119.2km race was similar to previous World
Cup races in Geelong with
attacks, counter attacks and a final bunch sprint. Unfortunately
a crash involving a few riders in the first lap could have raised serious
concerns for Australia with the up coming Commonwealth Games, as it included
Sara Carrigan. Thankfully for Carrigan, but unfortunate for one rider
Bernadette Schober (ACR-2ZU), she was able to get back on her bike and
rejoin the race. Continuous
attacks from the New Zealanders: Melissa Holt, Marian Duvnjak and Sarah
Ulmer, Univega riders Priska Doppmann, Sarah Duester and Christine Soeder
and some of the Australia riders, Emma James (Chase Sydney- Smart-Mercedes
Benz) and Helen Kelly (Team Cheerwine/Bicisport) were quickly closed down by
the experience teams of T-Mobile, Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas and
Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung. Notable of these attacks were when Ulmer
attacked. She was closed down by the experienced T-Mobile power rider Judith
Arndt. At
the half way point, a decisive attack from Marina Duvnjak (New Zealand),
just before the feed zone stretched out to 55 seconds before Australia Kate
Bates (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) and Australian Road Race Champion)
showed her impressive form by pulling the peleton up close the lone rider.
This enabled team mate Oenone Wood, Christine Soeder (Univega), Kate Nichols
(NSW Institute of Sport) and Miho Oki (Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas)
and Japanese Champion) to join the New Zealander in the attack. The group of
six riders managed to get a 15 second gap before the T-Mobile team took
control at the front of the peleton and caught the group just before the
start/finish area. Unfortunately for T-Mobile, Lynn Bassette had to retire
from the race, apparently suffering from headaches after her fall during the
final stages of the Geelong Tour last Thursday. The
speed for completion of the laps increased considerably with two laps to go.
The bunch had been covering each lap in around 24 minutes; the penultimate
laps was covered in just over 22 minutes. The speed of coverage was as a
direct result of the number of attacks, which came from all of the key
riders and teams including Oliva Gollan (Nobili Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas),
Priska Doppman (Univega),and NSWIS riders Natalie Bates and Sara Carrigan (QAS).
At
the bell, the bunch had split into two large groups with the top riders all
well positioned in the lead group. Again at the back of the course the
attacks came strong and fast with Susie Wood (New Zealand), Sara Carrigan (NSWIS)
and Trixi Worrack (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung) gaining a small
advantage over the peleton. This did not last long as the (Nobili
Rubinetterie Menikini Cogeas) riders again closed the gap. At
the base of the climb for the final time, Oenone Wood attacked, closely
followed by Nicole Cooke and Ina Tuetenberg. Cooke and Tuetenberg could not
hold the wheel of the strong Australian rider as she quickly gained an
advantage over the bunch. Wood looked strong and for a while it seemed she
might succeed. She could not hold her solo attack in the strong headwinds
along the Western Beach as the teams organized themselves behind her to make
the catch 2km out from the finish. Sarah Ulmer (New Zealand), T-Mobile's
Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) working for Teutenberg and the Univega team, who
were trying to set up 2003 World Cup Champion, Nicole Cooke for the final
sprint, reeled in Wood with two kilometers to go to the finish. Teutenberg
proved too powerful over the final 200 meters holding off Japan's Miho Oki
(Nobili Rubinetterie) and 2006 Australian road champion, Kate Bates ((Equipe
Nürnberger Versicherung)) who collected the minor placings just ahead of
Tina Pic (USA), Rochelle Gilmore (SAFI- Pasta Zara Manhattan), and Gina
Grain the Canadian rider racing for the Chinese (Giant Pro Cycling) team in
3 hours 8 minutes 51 sec
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