Schnider on fifth place in the current overall ranking
2nd September, 2008 – On the today’s Tuesday, the Holland Ladies Tour kicked off in Hellendorrn (NED). On the course over 109,5 km the young Swiss rider Pascale Schnider from the Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team impressed with her performance in the intermediate sprints. In the first sprint she finished second and in the second sprint she cross the line as third. With that active ride, she made at the end the fifth rank in the current overall ranking.
The first stage of the Holland Ladies Tour was won in a mass sprint by Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER) ahead of Kirstin Wild (NED) and Marianne Vos (NED). Emma Rickards (AUS), Carla Ryan (AUS), Sarah Düster (GER), Patricia Schwager (SUI) as well as Pascale Schnider (SUI) came together with the first group into the finish and got the same time like the winner.
Tomorrow will be the second stage of the six-days-stage race. It is a time trial over 20,5 km.
More information: http://www.hollandladiestour.nl/
Result:
1. Etappe: 1 Ina Teutenberg (GER) Team Columbia Women 02:38:48
2 Kirsten Wild (NED) A A - Drink Cycling Team
3 Marianne Vos (NED) Team DSB Bank
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14 Emma Rickards (Aus) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
23 Carla Ryan (AUS) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
33 Sarah Düster (GER) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
35 Patricia Schwager (SUI) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
49 Pascale Schnider (SUI) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
Sprints
First Sprint
1 Loes Markerink (NED) Team Flexpoint 3 pts
2 Pascale Schnider (SUI) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 2
3 Marianne Vos (NED) Team DSB Bank 1
Second Sprint
1 Loes Markerink (NED) Team Flexpoint 3 pts
2 Chantal Beltman (NED) Team Columbia Women 2
3 Pascale Schnider (SUI) Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 1
Currrent overall ranking:
1 Ina Teutenberg (GER) Team Columbia Women 2.38.38
2 Kirsten Wild (NED) AA-Drink Cycling Team 0.04
3 Loes Markerink (NED) Team Flexpoint
4 Marianne Vos (NED) Team DSB Bank 0.05
5 Pascale Schnider (SUI) Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 0.07
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15 Emma Rickards (AUS) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 0.10
24 Carla Ryan (AUS) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
34 Sarah Düster (GER) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
36 Patricia Schwager (SUI) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
