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Stage 2

Argèles Sur Mer, Team Time Trial, 41km

Race Writeup

"Time trials are about as exciting as watching paint dry"..... a common quote by cycling aficionados. Because of this, time trials which are remembered are usually where high drama changed the face of a race. This team time trial had the potential to be remembered as the one which T-Mobile gave away. However, on the tight, sometimes narrow circuit south of Perpignan, they managed to keep a hold on the victory which was theirs by just 6 seconds.

Twice in 41 kilometres, the team almost went off course and had to adjust their speed and formation to maintain the correct course. These corrections will have upset the tempo and upset the riders, but they maintained their cool and their speed to complete the time trial fastest.

Team Flexpoint were second (6 seconds), whilst Nürnberger were third (33 seconds). Interestingly, these two teams each included riders who are time trial champions in their home nations. For Team Flexpoint, Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) and Iris Slappendal (NED), whilst for Nürnberger, Edita Puckinskaite (Lithuania) and Charlotte Becker (GER).

T-Mobile's win moved Judith Arndt into the race leader's yellow jersey by over a minute on DSB Bank's Marianne Vos. Indeed, they took a majority of the jerseys after the stage - Linda Villumsen (young rider) in pink, Kim Anderson (stage winner) in white, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg in green (points). Claudia Hausler (Nürnberger) retains the blue mountains jersey and Tanja Hennes (Team Bigla) the red sprints jersey.

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Results - Top 10 - click here to see full result

Position	Team Name	Code	Time	Bonus / Gap
1	T-MOBILE WOMEN	TMP	55 43
2	TEAM FLEXPOINT	FLX	55 49	0 06
3	NÜRNBERGER VERSICHERUNG	NUR	56 16	0 33
4	RALEIGH LIFEFORCE CREATION HB	RLT	56 30	0 47
5	BIGLA CYCLING TEAM	BCT	56 31	0 48
6	Allemagne	GER	57 33	1 50
7	France	FRA	58 09	2 26
8	FENIXS - HPB	FEN	58 26	2 43
9	TEAM DSB BANK	DSB	58 29	2 46
10	MENIKINI - SELLE ITALIA - GYSKO	MSG	59 33	3 50

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General Classification Top 10 - click here to see full GC

Position	Surname / Name	Team	Time:/:Gap
1	ARNDT Judith	TMP	04:01:29
2	VILLUMSEN Linda	TMP	1
3	NEBEN Amber	FLX	9
4	LJUNGSKOG Susanne	FLX	10
5	ANDERSON Kim	TMP	18
6	SANDIG Madeleine	FLX	21
7	GUNNEWILJK Loes	FLX	21
8	SOEDER Christiane	RLT	31
9	KELLER Luise	FLX	33
10	BECKER Charlotte	NUR	34

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