Women's World Cup: Open de Suede Vargarda TTT

The Team Time Trial at the women's World Cup Open de Suede Vargarda over 32 km is won by Cervelo Lifeforce. At 1.14 Team Columbia finished as second while Equipe Nürnberger rounded off the podium at 1.27.

Cervelo Lifeforce: World Cup victory for Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
1 August, 2008 - Das Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team won clearly the UCI Women's World Cup Team Time Trial in Vargarda (Sweden) and took the first World Cup victory in this season with an advantage of 1.13 min to the Team Columbia. On third rank finished the Team Equipe Nürnberger Versicherungen.

The rehearsal for the Olympic Games succeeded. The team with the three Olympic starter Priska Doppmann (SUI), Karin Thürig (SUI), Christiane Soeder (AUT) as well as the three other strong riders Carla Ryan (AUS), Pascale Schnider (SUI) and Sarah Düster (GER) were driving on the 32 km course in an average of 49,3 km/h!

The season highlight, the Olympic Games in Beijing will kick off soon. In total, four rider of the Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team will start for their country at those games. Kristin Armstrong (USA), Priska Doppmann and Christiane Soeder will take part in the road race (10th of August) and in the time trial (13th of August). Karin Thürig is nominated for the time trial and the track.

Result
1 CERVELO LIFEFORCE PRO CYCLING TEAM RLT 38:56,7
91 DOPPMANN / Priska
92 THÜRIG / Karin
93 SOEDER / Christiane
95 RYAN / Carla

2 TEAM COLUMBIA WOMEN TMP 40:10,2
122 KELLER / Luise
123 RHODES / Alexis
124 TEUTENBERG / Ina-Yoko
125 VILLUMSEN / Linda

3 EQUIPE NÜRNBERGER VERSICHERUNG NUR 40:23,1
111 BECKER / Charlotte
112 DE GOEDE / Suzanne
115 PUCINSCAITE / Edita
116 KLEINMANN / Larissa

4 TEAM FLEXPOINT FLX 40:26,4
51 GUNNEWIJK / Loes
52 MARKERINK / Loes
54 SCHMIDT / Trine
55 SLAPPENDEL / Iris

5 VRIENDEN VAN HET PLATTELAND VVP 40:52,9
41 DE VOCHT / Liesbet
42 VAN RIE / An
43 VAN DIJK / Ellen
44 HUISMAN / Marit
45 VAN VLEUTEN / Annemiek
46 BAKKER / Liesbeth

6 AA DRINK CYCLING TEAM AAD 41:37,8
71 BLAAK / Chantal
72 BINNENDIJK / Marlijn
73 WILD / Kirsten
74 VAN DEN BROEK / Irene
75 WERNER / Laure
76 BRULÉE / Latoya

7 TEAM DSB BANK DSB 41:42,1
83 HENNIG / Angela
84 LIEBIG / Tina
85 BOSMAN / Andrea
86 VISSER / Adrie

8 SWEDEN SWE 42:36,4
31 AUNE / Karin
32 JOSEFSSON / Catrine
33 STENERHAG / Jennie
34 SÖDERBERG / Isabelle
36 LYNGBAEK / Avalo

9 MENIKINI SELLE ITALIA MASTER COLORS MSI 42:45,1
101 KOZONCHUK / Oxana
102 SEEHAFER / Kori
103 ROMOLI / Marina
104 BATES / Natalie

10 NORWAY NOR 43:13,7
21 SAASTAD / Kristine
22 WAERSTED / Frøydis meen
24 WÖIEN / Caroline
25 FYLKESNES / Elin

11 BIGLA CYCLING TEAM BCT 43:50,4
61 KUHN / Bettina
62 HOLLER / Monica
63 THÜRIG / Andrea
64 ANDRÉASSON / Veronica

12 TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO RAXY LINE TOG 44:27,5
1 DANESI / Serena
3 PISANESCHI / Laura
4 TOGNALI / Francesca
5 ZUGNO / Anna

13 FINLAND FIN 46:26,4
12 KORHONEN / Heljä
13 LEPISTÖ / Lotta
14 MIETTINEN / Riina
15 RAUTIO / Anne

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