WomensCycling.net - Route De France 2010, Stage 1

Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC Columbia) secured her 21st victory of the season in a mass sprint into Locmine. Giorgia Bronzini (Gauss RDZ Ormu) was second ahead of Annemiek van Vleuten (Nederland Bloiet).

It was anticipated that the fist stage would come down to a bunch sprint and despite attempts to for a break, this was how it ended.

The top teams controlled any attacks and ensured that they could bring their sprinters to the finish together.

Nederland Bloiet's van Vleuten moved herself into the overall lead after her third place finish, the team also lead the Team competition. Lizzi Armitstead (Cervelo Test Team) holds the Young rider

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Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) claimed her twenty-first victory of the season on Monday when she crossed the line ahead of the field to win stage one of the Route de France. Teutenberg was the fastest on the 116.4-kilometre stage from Guingamp to Locmine which saw lots of different attacks before the race finally came together. "I wanted to lead out Adrie [Visser, HTC-Columbia] for the sprint but I actually went too hard with 300 metres go and we lost contact," Teutenberg said later. "I ended up closing a gap on some other riders, and then could hold off [Giorgia] Bronzini [of Italy] to get the win. It was a pretty flat finish, fairly straightforward, but I didn't feel too great doing the sprint. The sprint hurt a lot more than it usually does. I haven't raced since the Giro and I was suffering a lot on that last hill. I was about to get dropped."

A winner of two stages last year in the Route de France, Teutenberg says there are at least two more stages that could end in bunch sprints. "We want to go for GC here, and there's a time trial on Thursday, where [HTC-Columbia rider] Judith [Arndt] could be going for yellow. So we'll take it day by day and see how it goes."

Ronny Lauke (HTC-Columbia sports director) could not have been happier with his team and another victory for 2010. "It was a very fast-moving stage and it wasn't ever certain it was going to be a bunch sprint," said Lauke. "Judith [Arndt, HTC-Columbia] brought back one dangerous move on a last climb, and after that Ina could go for it in the sprint."

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Results - Top 10 Click here for full results

Position	Name	Team	Time/Gap
1	Ina Yoko Teutenberg	HTC Columbia Women	2:58:18
2	Giorgia Bronzini	Gauss RDZ Ormu	"
3	Annemiek Van Vleuten	Nederland Bloeit	"
4	Monia Baccaille	Team Valdarno	"
5	Marianne Vos	Nederland Bloeit	"
6	Adrie Visser	HTC Columbia Women	"
7	Elizabeth Armistead	Cervelo Test Team	"
8	Rasa Leleivyte	Safi - Pasta Zara	"
9	Kirsty Broun	Australia	"
10	Martine Bras	Gauss RDZ Ormu	"

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General Classification Top 10 - click here to see full GC

Position	Name	Team	Time/Gap
1	Annemiek Van Vleuten	Nederland Bloeit	3:06:12
2	Sarah Düster	Cervelo Test Team	0:00:04
3	Olga Zabelinskaia	Safi - Pasta Zara	0:00:11
4	Judith Arndt	HTC Columbia Women	0:00:13
5	Marianne Vos	Nederland Bloeit	0:00:15
6	Adrie Visser	HTC Columbia Women	0:00:16
7	Ina Yoko Teutenberg	HTC Columbia Women	0:00:17
8	Natalia Boyarskaya	Fenixs - Petrogradets	0:00:21
9	Elizabeth Armistead	Cervelo Test Team	"
10	Charlotte Becker	Cervelo Test Team	"

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