WomensCycling.net - race coverage, Prologue

The wind which has blown in the Aude region since at least Monday, when many teams arrived fresh from the Tour de Berne, was still forceful for hte prologue. One positive factor, though, was that hte sun came out and hte day was warm. Previous days during the week had been cold. Friday in Gruissan was definitely warm - the temperature reached the mid 20's'C.

Christiane Soeder started last in the time trial and finished (in) first (place). She was fastest by five seconds, over Hanka Kupfernagel and Dutch young (under 23) rider, Ellen van Dijk.

Defending champion, Amber Neben, snuck into the top ten, twelve seconds down on Soeder. World road race Champion, Marianne Vos finished seventh, 10 seconds behind the winner.

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Results - Top 10 - click here to see full result

Position	Surname / Name	Team	Time	Gap
1	SOEDER Christiane	RLT	4:43:55
2	KUPFERNAGEL Hanka	GER	4:49:30	00:05
3	VAN DIJK Ellen	NED	4:49:31	00:05
4	ZABIROVA Zoulfia	BCT	4:52:19	00:08
5	ARNDT Judith	TMP	4:52:22	00:09
6	SONTHEIMER Alexandra	GER	4:52:25	00:09
7	VOS Marianne	DSB	4:53:22	00:10
8	THURIG Andrea	BCT	4:53:38	00:10
9	VILLUMSEN Linda	TMP	4:54:04	00:10
10	NEBEN Amber	FLX	4:56:13	00:12

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