2012 Thuringen Rundfahrt - Elite Women: Stage 5
Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec) solos to stage win in Schmolln. Italian best of large break. Visser and Daams complete podium. Judith Arndt retains overall lead.

Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products) has won the 5th stage in the Thuringen Rundfahrt. In Schmolln Longo Borghini won solo after breaking clear from a large break in the final. Adrie Visser (Skil Argos) and Jessie Daams (AA Drink) completed the podium 34 seconds down on the Italian. Judith Arndt who finished in the bunch 1.11 down on Longo Borghini retained the overall lead.

Elisa Longo Borghini wins the 5th stage in Schmolln. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

The attacks came early in the fifth stage. In the first kilometers a large break including Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec), Amanda Spratt (Orica-AIS). Sarah Duester (Rabobank), Marijn de Vries, Isabelle Soderberg (AA Drink), Marta Bastianelli (MCipollini), Janneke Kanis (Skil Argos), Anna-Bianca Schnitzmeier (Nutrixxion), Mascha Pijnenborg (Dolmans-Boels), Evelyn Arys (Kleo Ladies), Sari Saarelainen (Finland), Beate Zanner (Maxx-Solar), Malgorzata Jasinska (MCipollini), Romy Kasper Olga Zabelinskaya (RusVelo) broke clear. The break gained a maximum lead of almost 3 minutes after 34 km of racing on the top of the steep climb "Am Steilen Wand".

Adrie Visser and Jessie Daams finished second and third. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

After this climb Spratt had to drop from the leading group in order to help her teammates in the bunch to protect the lead of Judith Arndt.

After 50 km of racing Orica-AIS got some help of Specialized-Lululemon and the gap started to come down. With 25 km to go the gap was down to 1.05. On the final climb of the day Longo-Borghini crossed the top as first and as she gathered enough points on the climbs during the stage the Italian takes over the KOM jersey from Claudia Häusler.

Elisa Longo Borghini was the motor in the break. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

With 10 km to go Longo Borghini attacked out of the large break and quickly gained a big gap on the chasing group. In the meantime riders like Adrie Visser and Jessie Daams bridged up from the bunch to the chasing group as some others dropped back to the bunch.

Orica-AIS led the chase all day behind the break as Longo Borghini was a thread for Judith Arndt. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

With 3 km to go Longo Borghini had a 40 seconds lead on Visser and Daams, 55 seconds on the remaining riders of the big break and over one minute on the big bunch. Longo Borghini crossed the line solo ahead of Visser and Daams. Judith Arndt (Orica-AIS) retains the leaders jersey and holds a 5 second lead on Trixi Worrack (Specialised Lululemon) and 8 seconds on Emma Johansson (Hitec) with the final stage in Zeulenroda.

Jessie MacLean, Rowena Fry, Alexis Rhodes and Amanda Spratt did a good job for the team. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

Result
1. LONGO BORGHINI, Elisa HPU 2.43'42" 16"
2. VISSER, Adrie SKI 2.44'16" 34" 6"
3. DAAMS, Jessie LNL 2.44'16" 34" 4"
4. PIJNENBORG, Mascha DLT 2.44'29" 47" 1"
5. DÜSTER, Sarah RBW 2.44'33" 51" 1"

The roads went constantly up and down. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

6. ARYS, Evelyn KLT 2.44'33" 51"
7. SCHNITZMEIER, Anna-Bianca NXX 2.44'33" 51" 1"
8. BASTIANELLI, Marta MCG 2.44'33" 51"
9. ZANNER (A.), Beate MAX 2.44'33" 51"
10. ZABELINSKAYA, Olga RUS 2.44'33" 51" 2"

Marijn De Vries. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

11. SODERBERG, Isabelle LNL 2.44'37" 55"
12. JASINSKA, Malgorzta MCG 2.44'37" 55" 2"
13. CECCHINI, Elena MCG 2.44'53" 1'11"
14. ARNDT, Judith GEW 2.44'53" 1'11"
15. JOHANSSON, Emma HPU 2.44'53" 1'11"

The break. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

16. WORRACK, Trixi SLU 2.44'53" 1'11"
17. FRAPPORTI, Simona BPK 2.44'53" 1'11"
18. TAGLIAFERRO, Marta MCG 2.44'53" 1'11"
19. GEBHARDT, Elke BPK 2.44'53" 1'11"
20. MARTISOVA, Julia BPK 2.44'53" 1'11"

Amanda Spratt. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

21. FAHLIN, Emilia SLU 2.44'53" 1'11"
22. KNETEMANN, Roxane RBW 2.44'53" 1'11"
23. DIJKMAN, Petra KLT 2.44'53" 1'11"
24. NILSSON, Hanna AGG 2.44'53" 1'11"
25. VAN DOORSLAER, Annelies KLT 2.44'53" 1'11"

The break "Am Steilen Wand". Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

26. ARMITSTEAD, Elizabeth LNL 2.44'53" 1'11"
27. BRAS, Martine DLT 2.44'53" 1'11"
28. KUPFERNAGEL, Hanka RUS 2.44'53" 1'11"
29. STULTIENS, Sabrina RBW 2.44'53" 1'11"
30. HOFMANN (A.), Sarah-Lena GER 2.44'53" 1'11"
Full result

Hanka Kupfernagel leads Emma Johansson and Judith Arndt "Am Steilen Wand". Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

Ranking after stage 5
1. ARNDT, Judith GEW 13.10'23"
2. WORRACK, Trixi SLU 13.10'28" 5"
3. JOHANSSON, Emma HPU 13.10'31" 8"
4. TEUTENBERG, Ina-Yoko SLU 13.10'49" 26"
5. ARMITSTEAD, Elizabeth LNL 13.11'11" 48"

Judith Arndt - Elisa Longo Borghini. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

6. KUPFERNAGEL, Hanka RUS 13.11'20" 57"
7. LONGO BORGHINI, Elisa HPU 13.11'24" 1'01"
8. NEBEN, Amber SLU 13.11'47" 1'24"
9. ZABELINSKAYA, Olga RUS 13.11'49" 1'26"
10. VISSER, Adrie SKI 13.12'02" 1'39"

Mascha Pijnenborg. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

11. LAWS, Sharon LNL 13.12'14" 1'51"
12. FAHLIN, Emilia SLU 13.12'26" 2'03"
13. PIJNENBORG, Mascha DLT 13.13'04" 2'41"
14. DAAMS, Jessie LNL 13.13'24" 3'01"
15. HÄUSLER, Claudia GEW 13.13'25" 3'02"

Lizzie Armitstead. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

16. JASINSKA, Malgorzta MCG 13.13'29" 3'06"
17. DÜSTER, Sarah RBW 13.13'38" 3'15"
18. DIJKMAN, Petra KLT 13.14'00" 3'37"
19. BRAS, Martine DLT 13.14'09" 3'46"
20. CARRETTA, Valentina MCG 13.14'15" 3'52"

Adrie Visser - Jessie Daams. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

21. TAGLIAFERRO, Marta MCG 13.14'43" 4'20"
22. FENNEL (A.), Esther KOG 13.15'29" 5'06"
23. CECCHINI, Elena MCG 13.15'51" 5'28"
24. KASPER, Romy RUS 13.16'08" 5'45"
25. BATAGELJ (A.), Polona SLO 13.16'15" 5'52"

Marta Bastianelli and Malgorzata Jasinska lead the break. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

26. BASTIANELLI, Marta MCG 13.16'23" 6'00"
27. SCHNITZMEIER, Anna-Bianca NXX 13.16'32" 6'09"
28. PINTAR (A.), Ursa SLO 13.16'42" 6'19"
29. BOYARSKAYA, Natalia RUS 13.16'42" 6'19"
30. SHARHA (A.), Olena UKR 13.17'28" 7'05"
Full ranking

Sari Saarelainen and Sarah Duester. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

Elisa Longo Borghini. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

Mascha Pijnenborg. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

Sarah Duester. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

Judith Arndt retains in the overall lead. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

Cheers. Photo © 2012 Bart Hazen

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