Tour du Grand Montreal - Woman 2.1
T-Mobile Strikes Again! Oenone Wood joins the names of Bernard Eisel and Ina Teutenberg in what could be called "T-Mobile Week" in America.

By Bart Hazen

The Tour du Grand Montreal was won by T-Mobile’s Oenone Wood, who won 2 stages on her way to the overall victory in the 5 stage race. The Australian won ahead of Trixi Worrack and her team mate Katherine Bates.

Stage 1: Châteauguay, 107 km
Stage 1 in the Tour du Grand Montreal was won by former World Champion and German sprinter Regina Schleicher (Equipe Nürnberger). In the 107 km stage from Châteauguay to Châteauguay she was the fastest in the bunch sprint to take the first podium step and the race leaders jersey. Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) was 2nd and Giorgia Bronzini (Safi-Pasta) 3rd.

Stage 1 Results:
1 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung 2.45.43
2 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile
3 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan
4 Chantal Beltman (Ned) T-Mobile
5 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko
6 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) Colavita Sutter Home
7 Brooke Miller (USA) Team TIBCO
8 Gina Grain (Can) Team expresscopy.com
9 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung
10 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team
11 Loes Markerink (Ned) Team Flexpoint
12 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann
13 Annette Butler (Swi) Vinci-Specialized-Menikini
14 Catherine Cheatley (NZl) Cheerwine
15 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team expresscopy.com

Stage 2: Granby, 104 km
The 2nd stage in a circuit around Granby over 104 km ended up in a bunch sprint. Once again, it was Regina Schleicher (Equipe Nürnberger) who won the stage, her 2nd in as many days. The podium was the same as in stage one with Wood in 2nd and Bronzini in 3rd. Regina Schleicher remains in the lead.

Stage 2 Results
2.41.26 (39.3 km/h)
1 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung
2 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile
3 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan
4 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini - Selle Italia - Gysko
5 Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Getranke-Hoffmann
6 Brooke Miller (USA) Team TIBCO
7 Elena Novikova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation
8 Catherine Cheatley (NZl) Cheerwine
9 Gina Grain (Can) Team expresscopy.com
10 Annette Beutler (Swi) Vinci-Specialized-Menikini
11 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan
12 Joelle Numainville (Can) Team expresscopy.com
13 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan
14 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team
15 Christine Ruiter (USA) Cheerwine

Stage 3: Lachine (ITT), 3.5 km
The stage victory went again to Germany with Judith Arndt (T-Mobile). She won ahead of Dotsie Bausch and Trixi Worrack in a dead heat; with all the top three women with the same time, the difference was scored in the thousandths' of seconds. Oenone Wood, who finished as 12th, became the new overall leader.

Stage 3 Results
1 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile 4.06 (51.2 km/h)
2 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Colavita Sutter Home
3 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung
4 Kristin Armstrong (USA) TEAm Lipton 0.01
5 Andrea Graus (Aut) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.03
6 Brooke Miller (USA) Team TIBCO 0.04
7 Katherine Bates (Aus) T-Mobile
8 Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation
9 Alison Powers (USA) Colavita Sutter Home
10 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders
11 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 0.05
12 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile 0.06
13 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team expresscopy.com
14 Elena Novikova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation
15 Iona Wynter (Jam) Colavita Sutter Home

Stage 4: Petite-Italy Criterium, 50 km
The 4th stage, a 50 km criterium in Petite-Italy ended up in a bunch sprint. Race leader Oenone Wood (T-Mobile) won the stage. She out sprinted Giorgia Bronzini who finished as 2nd and Trixi Worrack who was 3rd. There was also a large crash during the criterium, Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini) was taken to the hospital. With one stage to go Wood led with a quite comfortable time ahead of Worrack and Bates.

Stage 4 Results
1 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile 1.12.46 (41.23 km/h)
2 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan
3 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung
4 Elena Novikova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation
5 Regina Schleicher (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung
6 Katherine Bates (Aus) T-Mobile
7 Brooke Miller (USA) Team TIBCO
8 Yoanka Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team
9 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan
10 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) Colavita Sutter Home
11 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team expresscopy.com
12 Alessandra Borchi (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan
13 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile
14 Annette Beutler (Swi) Vinci-Specialized-Menikini
15 Andrea Graus (Aut) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung

Stage 5: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, 115 km
The final stage in the Tour du Grand Montreal is one over 115 km to the Mont-Saint-Hilaire. On top of the Mont-Saint-Hilaire it was race leader Oenone Wood who took her 2nd stage win, in equal days. With this win she secured her overall win in this race as well. Trixi Worrack and Giorgia Bronzini finished as 2nd and 3rd in the stage at 2 sec. of Wood. In the final ranking Wood had an advantage of 11 sec. on Worrack and 30 sec. on Bates. Arndt and Thorburn completed the top 5.

Stage 5 Result
1 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile 2.54.38 (39.5 km/h)
2 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.02
3 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan
4 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 0.06
5 Kristin Armstrong (USA) TEAm Lipton 0.07
6 Annette Beutler (Swi) Vinci-Specialized-Menikini
7 Andrea Graus (Aut) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung
8 Venera Absalyamova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation
9 Katherine Bates (Aus) T-Mobile
10 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team
11 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team UNIQA
12 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders
13 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita Sutter Home
14 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile
15 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team

Final General Classificaton:
1 Oenone Wood (Aus) T-Mobile 9.38.10
2 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.11
3 Katherine Bates (Aus) T-Mobile 0.30
4 Judith Arndt (Ger) T-Mobile 0.33
5 Christine Thorburn (USA) Webcor Builders 0.38
6 Andrea Graus (Aut) Équipe Nürnberger Versicherung 0.39
7 Alison Powers (USA) Colavita Sutter Home
8 Anne Samplonius (Can) Team expresscopy.com 0.42
9 Elena Novikova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation
10 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.43
11 Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita Sutter Home 0.44
12 Brooke Miller (USA) Team TIBCO 0.51
13 Venera Absalyamova (Rus) Russian Cyclist Federation 0.53
14 Kristin Armstrong (USA) TEAm Lipton
15 Diana Ziliute (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan 0.55
16 Annette Beutler (Swi) Vinci-Specialized-Menikini 0.57
17 Amber Neben (USA) Team Flexpoint 0.58
18 Christine Ruiter (USA) Cheerwine
19 Leigh Hobson (Can) Cheerwine 1.00
20 Iona Wynter (Jam) Colavita Sutter Home 1.02
21 Edwige Pitel (Fra) Team UNIQA 1.05
22 Sara Carrigan (Aus) Australian National Team 1.06
23 Jocelyn Loane (Aus) Australian National Team 1.07
24 Tina Mayolo Pic (USA) Colavita Sutter Home 1.08
25 Lorian Graham (Aus) Australian National Team
26 Yoanka Gonzalez (Cub) Cuba National Team 1.10
27 Mara Abbott (USA) Webcor Builders 1.11
28 Dotsie Bausch (USA) Colavita Sutter Home 1.12
29 Marisa Asplund (USA) Team TIBCO 1.17
30 Yudelmis Dominguez (Cub) Cuba National Team 1.18