1999 HP LaserJet
Women’s Challenge
Press Releases
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Thanks to the HP LaserJet folks for providing these timely race reports to TrueSport. - Linda
The race, sponsored by the Idaho-based Hewlett-Packard LaserJet organization, will be held from June 9 to June 20 in southwest Idaho in 13 stages over 12 days, covering 693 miles and 13,870 vertical feet, making it the longest race on the UCI North American schedule. The race will include three time trials, two closed-circuit races and eight road races, one with a total climb of more than 3,000 feet. Fans can leave notes of encouragement and other messages for their favorite cyclists via the HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge website at www.hplwc.com. The website also features daily race results, stage routes and rider biographies. A special one-hour highlight program of the race will air on NBC, July 11, 2:00 pm EDT.
Australian Anna Wilson Wins First Stage Of The HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge In A Dramatic Photo Finish
Idaho City, ID – The first stage of the 1999 HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge climaxed in a dramatic photo finish in Idaho City, as Australian Anna Wilson of Saturn edged Germany’s Ina Teutenberg at the line. Wilson’s victory marked the second consecutive year she has won the Idaho City Stage. Timex’s Kendra Wenzel of McKenzie Bridge, OR was third, the highest placing US rider.“I’m really excited to have won the stage. I planned my season to do well here and so far the plan has come together. I feel I have a good chance to win the overall,” said Wilson.
HP LASERJET WOMEN’S CHALLENGE
STAGE 1 BOISE TO IDAHO CITY, 69.5 MILES
Stage 1 and General Classification StandingsPlace Name Country Home Town Team Time Back 1. Anna Wilson AUS Victoria Saturn 2:53:20 2. Ina Teutenberg GER Mettmann Ger. National Same Time 3. Kendra Wenzel USA McKenzie Br. OR Timex Same Time 4. Magali LeFloch FRA Brauves Office Depot Same Time 5. Goulnara Ivanova GER Leninabad HP Toner Same Time 6. Mari Holjer SWE Vasteras Charles Schwab Same Time 7. Diana Ziliute LTU Panevezys HP Toner Same Time 8. Tina Mayolo USA Buford, GA Celestial Seas. Same Time 9. Evi Genshiemer GER Offenbach Staples Same Time 10. Odessa Gunn CAN Santa Rosa, CA Charles Schwab Same TimeIn tomorrow’s 58.5 mile second stage, the HP Workgroup LaserJet Road Race, the women will travel from Lowman to Stanley, ID. The stage includes a difficult climb up Banner Summit, an elevation of 6,800 feet.
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Crushes Field To Win Second Stage And Take The Overall Lead Of The HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge
Idaho City, ID, June 10 – France’s Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli, the greatest women cyclist in history, proved she is still one of the most dangerous riders in the world by blowing away the field to win the second stage of the 1999 HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge. Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly) pushed the pace on the ascent of the 6,800-foot Banner Summit, holding off several challengers, including defending champion Linda Jackson (Timex) and Mari Holden (HP Toner). Longo-Ciprelli soloed the remaining 26 miles to claim the stage, one minute, 37 seconds ahead of the 12-rider chase group. Lithuanian Diana Ziliute (HP Toner) took second, and teammate Mari Holden, of Colorado Springs, CO was third, the highest placing US rider.
“I was in a little pain this morning and thought I would just ride slowly early to see how I felt. When no one pushed the pace I decided to take responsibility,” said Longo-Ciprelli. “I train in altitude so I feel really at ease in the mountains.”HP LASERJET WOMEN’S CHALLENGE
STAGE 2 LOWMAN TO STANLEY, 58.5 MILES
Stage 2 ResultsPlace Name Country Home Town Team Time Time Down 1. J. Longo-Ciprelli FRA Grenoble Ebly 2:31:46 2. Diana Ziliute LTU Panevezys HP Toner 2:33:23 1:37 3. Mari Holden USA Col. Springs, CO HP Toner “ “ 4. Emily Robbins USA Littleton, CO Saturn “ “ 5. R. Polikeviciute LTU Panevezys HP Toner “ “ Overall General Classifications Standings Overall Time Time Down 1. J. Longo-Ciprelli FRA Grenoble Ebly 5:24:47 2. Diana Ziliute LTU Panevezys HP Toner 5:26:37 1:50 3. Mari Holden USA Col. Springs, CO HP Toner “ “ 4. R. Polikeviciute LTU Panevezys HP Toner ” “ 5. J. Polikeviciute LTU Panevezys HP Toner 5:26:41 1:54In tomorrow’s 62.3 mile third stage, the HP Color LaserJet Road Race, the women will travel from Stanley to Ketchum (Sun Valley), ID. The stage features a climb up Galena Summit, an elevation of 8,700 feet.
Mari Holden Outbattles Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli In A Fight To The Finish
For Stage Three Of The HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge
Longo-Ciprelli Retains Overall Lead
Ketchum, ID, June 11 – Two-time US National Champion Mari Holden (HP Toner) outsprinted race leader Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly) of France, and defending champion Linda Jackson (Timex) to win the 61.2-mile HP Color LaserJet Road Race, the third stage of the HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge in two hours, 33 minutes and 44 seconds. Midway through the race, at the 8,700-foot Galena summit, the trio broke away and held off the field over the final 30 miles to finish four seconds ahead of a 52-rider chase group. Longo-Ciprelli maintains the overall lead by one minute, 44 seconds over Holden.An exuberant Holden said of her victory: “I’m really excited, I’ve never a won a road stage here (Women’s Challenge). This is my first big international road stage victory ever”.
HP LASERJET WOMEN’S CHALLENGE
STAGE 3 STANLEY TO KETCHUM, 61.2 MILES
Stage 3 ResultsPlace Name Country Home Town Team Time Time Down 1. Mari Holden USA Col. Springs, CO HP Toner 2:33:04 2. J. Longo-Ciprelli FRA Grenoble Ebly “ 3. Linda Jackson CAN Los Altos Hills, CA Timex “ 4. Diana Ziliute LTU Panevezys HP Toner 2:33:08 0:04 5. Anna Wilson AUS Victoria Saturn “ “ Overall General Classifications Standings Name Country Home Town Team Overall Time Time Down 1. J. Longo-Ciprelli FRA Grenoble Ebly 7:57:41 2. Mari Holden USA Col. Springs, CO HP Toner 7:59:25 1:44 3. Linda Jackson CAN Los Altos Hills, CA Timex 7:59:40 1:59 4. Diana Ziliute LTU Panevezys HP Toner 7:59:45 2:04 5. R. Polikeviciute LTU Panevezys HP Toner “ “Tomorrow two stages will be contested, the 3.2 mile HP Scanner Head to Head Time Trial at 10:00 am (MDT), and the 28.8 mile HP Toner Circuit Race at 6:00 pm (MDT). The 25-mile HP Mopier Team Time Trial will be
held Sunday.
Longo-Ciprelli Shatters Course Record To Win The Fourth Stage Time Trial
Of The HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge
Ketchum, ID, June 12 – Two-time World Time Trial Champion Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly) of France blew away the field and set a new course record by 10 seconds in the 3.2 mile HP Scanner Head to Head Time Trial,
finishing in 6 minutes, 54 seconds. The course record of 7 minutes, 4 seconds, set in 1990 by US Olympian Inga Thompson, was matched by two-time US National Time Trial Champion Mari Holden (HP Toner), who finished second. The Head to Head Time Trial, in which two riders start simultaneously, beginning in reverse order of overall General Classification, is unique to the HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge.On beating Holden in the Head to Head Time Trial, Longo-Ciprelli said, “I am happy because I was afraid of Mari, she is a very strong time trialist.”
HP LASERJET WOMEN’S CHALLENGE
STAGE 4 3.2 Mile HP Scanner Head To Head Time Trial, Sun Valley
Stage 4 Results
| Place Name | Country | Home Town | Team | Time | Time Down |
| 1. J. Longo-Ciprelli | FRA | Grenoble | Ebly | 0:06:54 | 0:00:00 |
| 2. Mari Holden | USA | Col. Springs, CO | HP Toner | 0:07:04 | 0:00:10 |
| 3. Clara Hughes | CAN | Mammoth Lakes, CA | Saturn | 0:07:09 | 0:00:15 |
| 4. Zoulfija Zabirova | RUS | Panevezys | HP Toner | 0:07:10 | 0:00:16 |
| 5. Kathy Watt | AUS | Patterson | Boise Cascade | 0:07:13 | 0:00:19 |
Overall General Classifications Standings
| Name | Country | Home Town | Team | Overall Time | Time Down |
| 1. J. Longo-Ciprelli | FRA | Grenoble | Ebly | 8:04:30 | 0:00:00 |
| 2. Mari Holden | USA | Col. Springs, CO | HP Toner | 8:06:29 | 0:01:59 |
| 3. Zoulfija Zabirova | RUS | Panevezys | HP Toner | 8:06:56 | 0:02:26 |
| 4. Diana Ziliute | LTU | Panevezys | HP Toner | 8:07:01 | 0:02:31 |
| 5. Emily Robbins | USA | Littleton, CO | Saturn | 8:07:02 | 0:02:32 |
At 6:00 pm (MDT) today, the 28.8 mile HP Toner Circuit Race will be held at the Elkhorn Resort in Sun Valley. The 25-mile HP Mopier Team Time Trial at Massacre Rocks State Park will be held Sunday.
Overcoming Injury, HP Toner’s Jolanta Polikeviciute Takes
The Fifth Stage Of The HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge
Ketchum, ID, June 12 – Despite a broken wrist, Lithuanian Jolanta Polikeviciute (HP Toner) held off Canadian Lyne Bessette (Saturn) and France’s Elisabeth Chevannes-Brunel (Staples) to capture the 28.8-mile HP Toner Circuit Race in a time of 1 hour, 17 minutes, 17 seconds. Chevannes-Brunel broke away with eight laps to go in the 18-lap race and was joined by Polikeviciute and Bessette with five laps to go. The three riders stayed away from the field and Polikeviciute edged the other two riders for the victory. A main field of 53 riders finished 19
seconds off the leaders. Polikeviciute’s victory moves her from 9th to 4th overall, and gives HP Toner four of the top five places, behind race leader Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly). HP Toner currently leads the team competition by a mere 1 minute, 20 seconds over Team Ebly heading into tomorrow’s HP Mopier Team Time Trial.“It was just another regular day (at the office)… it’s our job,” said Polikeviciute of her victory.
HP LASERJET WOMEN’S CHALLENGE
STAGE 5, 28.8 Mile HP Toner Circuit Race, Elkhorn Resort (Sun Valley)
Stage 5 Results
| Place/ Name | Country | Home Town | Team | Time | Time Down |
| 1. J. Polikeviciute | LTU | Panevezys | HP Toner | 1:17:17 | 0:00:00 |
| 2. Lyne Bessette | CAN | Knowlton, Quebec | Saturn | " | " |
| 3. E. Chevannes-Brunel | FRA | Perigueux | Staples | " | " |
| 4. Anna Wilson | AUS | Victoria | Saturn | 1:17:36 | 0:00:19 |
| 5. Alison Dunlap | USA | Colorado Springs, CO | Staples | " | " |
Overall General Classifications Standings
| Name | Country | Home Town | Team | Overall Time | Time Down |
| 1. J. Longo-Ciprelli | FRA | Grenoble | Ebly | 9:22:06 | 0:00:00 |
| 2. Mari Holden | USA | Col. Springs, CO | HP Toner | 9:24:02 | 0:01:56 |
| 3. Zoulfija Zabirova | RUS | Panevezys | HP Toner | 9:24:32 | 0:02:26 |
| 4. J. Polikeviciute | LTU | Panevezys | HP Toner | 9:24:34 | 0:02:28 |
| 5. Diana Ziliute | LTU | Panevezys | HP Toner | 9:24:37 | 0:02:31 |
Earlier today Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli set a new course record by 10 seconds in the 3.2 mile HP Scanner Head to Head Time Trial, finishing in 6 minutes, 54 seconds. The 25-mile HP Mopier Team Time Trial at Massacre Rocks State Park will be held Sunday.
Twelve-Time World Champion Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
Propels Ebly To Team Time Trial Victory In Sixth Stage Of
The HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge
Massacre Rocks, ID, June 13 – Captained by overall race leader, Frenchwoman Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli, Team Ebly was the only one of 22 teams to break the one-hour mark in Stage 6, the HP Mopier Team Time Trial, a 25-mile out and back course. Their time of 59 minutes and one second was enough for a one minute and 20 second cushion over second place HP Toner, who finished the hilly course in one hour and 21 seconds. In the Team Time Trial, each six-member team rides together, starting at five-minute intervals. The team’s time is determined by the third rider to cross the finish line. In the overall team standings, Ebly and HP Toner both have a cumulative time of 29 hours, 13 minutes and 54 seconds.“I told my team I want this to be easy (the stage), I want to rest,” said Longo-Ciprelli in anticipation of tomorrow’s grueling 109-mile stage race. “I was not expecting to win the stage.”
When asked about her chances of retaining the overall race lead after tomorrow’s stage, Longo-Ciprelli replied “I am not sure I will have it tomorrow night.”
HP LASERJET WOMEN’S CHALLENGE
STAGE 6, 25 Mile HP Mopier Team Time Trial, Massacre Rocks State Park
| Place / Team | Time | Time Down |
| 1. Ebly | 0:59:01 | 0:00:00 |
| 2. HP Toner | 1:00:21 | 0:01:20 |
| 3. Canadian National | 1:01:20 | 0:02:19 |
| 4. Cox Atlanta/Velo | 1:01:26 | 0:02:25 |
| 5. Celestial Seasonings | 1:01:47 | 0:02:46 |
Overall General Classifications Standings
| Name | Country | Home Town | Team | Overall Time | Time Down |
| 1. J. Longo-Ciprelli | FRA | Grenoble | Ebly | 9:22:06 | 0:00:00 |
| 2. Mari Holde | USA | Col. Springs, CO | HP Toner | 9:24:02 | 0:01:56 |
| 3. Zoulfija Zabirova | RUS | Panevezys | HP Toner | 9:24:32 | 0:02:26 |
| 4. J. Polikeviciute | LTU | Panevezys | HP Toner | 9:24:34 | 0:02:28 |
| 5. Diana Ziliute | LTU | Panevezys | HP Toner | 9:24:37 | 0:02:31 |
Tomorrow the women will ride 109 miles from Pocatello to American Falls in the HP Digital Sender Road Race, the longest stage of the HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge.
Germany's Ina Teutenberg Shatters Course Record
American Falls, ID, June 14 - The course record was broken by nearly 20 minutes when Germany's Ina Teutenberg (German National Team) outsprinted Australian Anna Wilson (Saturn) in the 109-mile HP Digital Sender Road Race, the longest road race for women ever, winning in a time of 4 hours, 40 minutes and 25 seconds. Today's 7th stage marked the halfway point in the HP LaserJet Women's Challenge, a 12-day, 13-stage bike race being contested by a strong international field, including Olympic Gold Medalists: Lithuanian Zulfia Zabirova (HP Toner), Australian Kathy Watts (Boise Cascade Office Products), Germany's Petra Rossner (German National Team) and Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly) of France, who is currently the overall race leader, over American Mari Holden (HP Toner).
Today's first and second place result was a reversal of Stage 1, when Wilson edged Teutenberg in a photo finish.
Tomorrow's 8th stage, the 66.2 mile HP Personal LaserJet Road Race runs from Massacre Rocks to Pomerelle and features a climb to an elevation of 8,000 feet, which could have a significant impact on the overall standings .
1999 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Women's Challenge
Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1635 on 6/14/99.
Stage: 7 HP Digital Sender Pocatello to American Falls Road RaceNumber of miles 107.50 (172.97 km) Average speed of winner 23.00 mph (37.01 kmph)
Place Rider Name Home Stage Time Time Down Team Name 1 Ina Teutenberg Germany 4:40:25 0:00:00 German National 2 Anna Wilson Australia 4:40:25 0:00:00 Saturn 3 Silvia Zoller Switzerland 4:40:27 0:00:02 Equipe Nurnberger-Emmi (Mixed) 4 Karen Dunne Colorado Springs, CO 4:40:27 0:00:02 Goldy's 5 Tina Mayolo Buford, CA 4:40:27 0:00:02 Celestial Seasonings 6 Marie Holjer Sweden 4:40:27 0:00:02 Charles Schwab/Flexiblocks (Mixed) 7 Evi Genshiemer Germany 4:40:27 0:00:02 Staples (Mixed) 8 Alison Sydor N. Vancouver, BC 4:40:27 0:00:02 Canadian National 9 Angela Hunter Great Britain 4:40:27 0:00:02 British National 10 Rasa Polikeviciute Lithuania 4:40:27 0:00:02 HP Toner (Mixed)1999 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Women's Challenge
Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1635 on 6/14/99.
Individual General Classification Standings as of Stage 7.Place Rider Name Home GC Time Time Down Team Name 1 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli** France 14:02:33 0:00:00 Ebly (Mixed) 2 Mari Holden Colorado Sprngs, CO 14:04:28 0:01:55 HP Toner (Mixed) 3 Zoulfija Zabirova Russia 14:04:59 0:02:26 HP Toner (Mixed) 4 Jolanta Polikeviciute Lithuania 14:05:01 0:02:28 HP Toner (Mixed) 5 Emily Robbins Littleton, CO 14:05:05 0:02:32 Saturn
Defending Champion Linda Jackson Battles Back From Crash To Win 8th
Stage Of HP LaserJet Women's Challenge
Pomerelle, ID, June 15 - Canadian Olympian Linda Jackson (Timex) proved why she is considered one of the foremost climbers in the world by overcoming an early crash to solo to victory in the hilltop finish of Stage 8, the HP Personal LaserJet Road Race, in 2 hours, 54 minutes and 7 seconds. America's top rider, Mari Holden (HP Toner), finished second, 46 seconds off the pace, in a time of 2 hours, 54 minutes and 53 seconds. Overall race leader Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly), herself overcoming an early flat, finished 7th, one minute and 14 seconds back.Just 9 miles into the 66.2-mile mountainous stage, Jackson, in an attempt to avoid a 25- rider pile-up, swerved onto the shoulder and into 3 inches of gravel and crashed, sustaining massive road rash (abrasions) over the majority of her right side. Jackson's victory moves her into 2nd place overall, 1 minute and 11 seconds behind Longo-Ciprelli.
"We let her (Longo-Ciprelli) intimidate us at Banner (Summit, Stage 2)…Darn if I was going to let Longo intimidate me again," said Jackson. "After the crash, I had to ignore the pain and how much I hurt and keep going."
Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1450 on 6/15/99.
Stage: 8 HP Personal LaserJet Massacre Rocks to Pomerelle Road RaceNumber of miles 64.20 (103.30 km) Average speed of winner 22.12 mph (35.60 kmph) Place Rider Name Home Stage Time Time Down Team Name 1 Linda Jackson** Los Altos Hills, CA 2:54:07 0:00:00 Timex 2 Mari Holden Colorado Sprngs, CO 2:54:53 0:00:46 HP Toner (Mixed) 3 Valentina Polkhanova Russia 2:54:56 0:00:49 Boise Cascade Office Products (Mixed) 4 Jolanta Polikeviciute Lithuania 2:54:56 0:00:49 HP Toner (Mixed) 5 Alison Dunlap Colorado Springs, CO 2:55:00 0:00:53 Staples (Mixed) 6 Caroline Alexander Great Britain 2:55:02 0:00:55 British National 7 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli** France 2:55:21 0:01:14 Ebly (Mixed) 8 Rasa Polikeviciute Lithuania 2:56:03 0:01:56 HP Toner (Mixed) 9 Elisabeth Chevannes-Brunel France 2:56:03 0:01:56 Staples (Mixed) 10 Susanne Ljungskog Sweden 2:56:03 0:01:56 Staples (Mixed)Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1450 on 6/15/99.
Individual General Classification Standings as of Stage 8.Place Rider Name Home GC Time Time Down Team Name 1 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli** France 16:57:54 0:00:00 Ebly (Mixed) 2 Linda Jackson** Canada 16:59:05 0:01:11 Timex 3 Mari Holden Colorado Sprngs, CO 16:59:10 0:01:16 HP Toner (Mixed) 4 Jolanta Polikeviciute Lithuania 16:59:57 0:02:03 HP Toner (Mixed) 5 Alison Dunlap Colorado Springs, CO 17:00:08 0:02:14 Staples (Mixed)Wednesday's 9th stage, the 84-mile HP Paper Road Race, will travel from Burley to Buhl, covering 84.2 miles and wind in and out of Snake River Canyon.
Records Continue To Be Broken As International Olympians Dominate The
Top Three Placings in The 9th Stage Of The HP LaserJet Women’s ChallengeBuhl, ID, June 16 –Olympian Sarah Ulmer (Elita) of New Zealand soloed away from a seven-woman breakaway with less than three miles to go in Stage 9, the 84.2-mile HP Paper Road Race, to win in 3 hours, 1 minute and 32 seconds, breaking the four-year old course record by nearly 23 minutes. Olympic Gold Medallist (’92) Kathy Watt (Australia, Boise Cascade) barely outsprinted Olympian Susy Pryde (New Zealand, Saturn) for second place, 33 seconds off the pace. American Brenda Black (Scapin) initiated the breakaway just eight miles into the relatively flat stage. With temperatures approaching 100 degrees and the wind at their back, the break averaged more than 27-mph for the remaining 75 miles.
Surprised by her record-breaking ride, Ulmer, the 1998 Commonwealth Games 3000-meter Pursuit Gold medallist, quipped “I hope there is a headwind for the next 30 years.”
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly) finished with the main field, 3 minutes and 6 seconds off the record pace to retain the blue overall race leader’s jersey.Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1424 on 6/16/99.
Stage: 9 HP Paper Burley to Buhl Road RaceNumber of miles 82.50 (132.74 km) Average speed of winner 27.27 mph (43.88 kmph) Place Rider Name Home Stage Time Time Down Team Name 1 Sarah Ulmer NewZealand 3:01:32 0:00:00 Elita 2 Kathy Watt Australia 3:02:05 0:00:33 Boise Cascade Office Products (Mixed) 3 Susy Pryde NewZealand 3:02:05 0:00:33 Saturn 4 Julie Young Auburn, CA 3:02:05 0:00:33 Timex 5 Sue Palmer-Komar Hamilton, ON 3:02:05 0:00:33 Canadian National 6 Tina Liebig* Germany 3:02:05 0:00:33 German National 7 Barbara Delvai Italy 3:02:18 0:00:46 Office Depot (Mixed) 8 Anna Wilson Australia 3:04:38 0:03:06 Saturn 9 Mari Holden Colorado Sprngs, CO 3:04:38 0:03:06 HP Toner (Mixed) 10 Valentina Polkhanova Russia 3:04:38 0:03:06 Boise Cascade Office Products (Mixed)Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1424 on 6/16/99.
Individual General Classification Standings as of Stage 9.Place Rider Name Home GC Time Time Down Team Name 1 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli** France 20:02:32 0:00:00 Ebly (Mixed) 2 Linda Jackson** Canada 20:03:43 0:01:11 Timex 3 Mari Holden Colorado Sprngs, CO 20:03:48 0:01:16 HP Toner (Mixed) 4 Jolanta Polikeviciute Lithuania 20:04:35 0:02:03 HP Toner (Mixed) 5 Alison Dunlap Colorado Springs, CO 20:04:46 0:02:14 Staples (Mixed)Tomorrow’s 76.7-mile HP LaserJet All-in-One Road Race will travel from Twin Falls to Glenns Ferry, crossing the Snake River three times along the route.
Record Broken For Third Consecutive Day As
Olympic Gold Medallist Zoulfija Zabirova Soloed To
Victory At The HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge
Glenns Ferry, ID, June 17 –The reigning Olympic Time Trial Gold Medallist, Zoulfija Zabirova (HP Toner) of Lithuania, soloed to victory in record time by winning Stage 10’s 76.7-mile HP LaserJet All-in-One Road Race in a time of 3 hours and 15 seconds. Winning the battle for second in a ferocious field sprint, 11 seconds off the pace, was the 1992 Pursuit Olympic Gold Medallist Petra Rossner (German National). The 1994 Goodwill Games Gold Medallist Brooke Blackwelder (Goldy’s) of Boise, ID bested the 53-rider main field to hold onto 3rd place.
Having started today’s stage not feeling well, Zabirova made her winning move shortly after Saturn’s Lynn Bessette was reeled in from a 46 mile solo breakaway. “I told my teammates I’m not feeling good today but
with 6 kilometers to go I got a second wind and decided I would try,” said Zabirova with a smile.
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly) finished with the main field, 9 seconds off the record pace to retain the blue overall race leader’s jersey for the 7th straight day.Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1445 on 6/17/99.
Stage: 10 HP LaserJet All-in-One Twin Falls to Glenns Ferry Road RaceNumber of miles 76.00 (122.28 km) Average speed of winner 25.30 mph (40.71 kmph) Place Rider Name Home Stage Time Time Down Team Name 1 Zoulfija Zabirova Russia 3:00:15 0:00:00 HP Toner (Mixed) 2 Petra Rossner Germany 3:00:24 0:00:09 German National 3 Brooke Blackwelder Boise, ID 3:00:24 0:00:09 Goldy's 4 Kendra Wenzel McKenzie Bridge, OR 3:00:24 0:00:09 Timex 5 Bridget Evans Australia 3:00:24 0:00:09 OfficeMax (Mixed) 6 Anna Wilson Australia 3:00:24 0:00:09 Saturn 7 Angela Hunter Great Britain 3:00:24 0:00:09 British National 8 Magali LeFloch France 3:00:24 0:00:09 Office Depot (Mixed) 9 Jennifer McRae Austin, TX 3:00:24 0:00:09 Timex 10 Sarah Ulmer NewZealand 3:00:24 0:00:09 ElitaResults approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1445 on 6/17/99.
Individual General Classification Standings as of Stage 10.Place Rider Name Home GC Time Time Down Team Name 1 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli** France 23:02:56 0:00:00 Ebly (Mixed) 2 Linda Jackson** Canada 23:04:07 0:01:11 Timex 3 Mari Holden Colorado Sprngs, CO 23:04:11 0:01:15 HP Toner (Mixed) 4 Jolanta Polikeviciute Lithuania 23:04:59 0:02:03 HP Toner (Mixed) 5 Alison Dunlap Colorado Springs, CO 23:05:15 0:02:19 Staples (Mixed)Tomorrow’s 24.8-mile HP JetSend Time Trial will begin tomorrow at 11:00 am MDT at Swan Falls Dam and finish in Melba.
Two-Time World Time Trial Champion Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Increases Her
Lead By Winning Stage 11 Of The HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge
Melba, ID, June 18 – The hour world record holder, Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly), 40, of France continued her dominance in the HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge by winning the hilly 24.8 mile Individual Time Trial in 1 hour, 3 minutes and 13 seconds. Taking second in the “race of truth,” was the 1998 Pan-Am Individual Time Trial Gold
Medallist, Elizabeth Emery (Celestial Seasonings) from Philadelphia, PA, with a time of 1 hour, 4 minutes and 8 seconds. Rounding out the top three was two-time Australian National Time Trial Champion Anna Wilson
(Saturn), in a time of 1 hour, 5 minutes.
Several riders, including Longo-Ciprelli, exchanged their road bike for a specialized time trial bike after an initial 1.5 mile climb out of the canyon on a hill with a 12% grade. Emery, the former U.S. National Time Trial Champion, started the day in 77th place overall and with her impressive performance rocketed to 17th in the overall general classification. American Mari Holden (HP Toner) reclaimed the number 2 spot with her 8th place finish today in a time of 1 hour, 5 minutes and 42 seconds. Canadian Linda Jackson (Timex) fell three spots to 5th overall with her disappointing 19th place finish in 1 hour, 8 minutes and 7 seconds.Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1451 on 6/18/99.
Stage: 11 HP JetSend Swan Falls Dam to Melba Time TrialNumber of miles 24.40 (39.26 km) Average speed of winner 23.16 mph (37.26 kmph) Place Rider Name Home Stage Time Time Down Team Name 1 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli** France 1:03:13 0:00:00 Ebly (Mixed) 2 Elizabeth Emery Albuquerque, NM 1:04:08 0:00:55 Celestial Seasonings 3 Anna Wilson Australia 1:05:00 0:01:47 Saturn 4 Kimberly Bruckner Boulder, CO 1:05:09 0:01:56 Cox Atlanta Velo 5 Tracey Gaudry Australia 1:05:12 0:01:59 Ebly (Mixed) 6 Maureen Vergara El Salvador 1:05:14 0:02:01 OfficeMax (Mixed) 7 Zoulfija Zabirova Russia 1:05:20 0:02:07 HP Toner (Mixed) 8 Mari Holden Colorado Sprngs, CO 1:05:42 0:02:29 HP Toner (Mixed) 9 Andrea Ratkovic-Bowman Norman, OK 1:06:14 0:03:01 Scapin 10 Alison Dunlap Colorado Springs, CO 1:06:17 0:03:04 Staples (Mixed)Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1451 on 6/18/99.
Individual General Classification Standings as of Stage 11.Place Rider Name Home GC Time Time Down Team Name 1 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli** France 24:06:09 0:00:00 Ebly (Mixed) 2 Mari Holden Colorado Sprngs, CO 24:09:53 0:03:44 HP Toner (Mixed) 3 Zoulfija Zabirova Russia 24:11:11 0:05:02 HP Toner (Mixed) 4 Alison Dunlap Colorado Springs, CO 24:11:32 0:05:23 Staples (Mixed) 5 Linda Jackson** Canada 24:12:14 0:06:05 Timex
Germany’s Ina Teutenberg Wins The HP LaserJet Criterium For the Second
Straight Year In The HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge
Boise, ID, June 19 – Ina Teutenberg (German National), the former three-time Junior World Champion stood atop the podium for the second time in the HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge by winning the sprint of the next to last stage, a 45-lap criterium held on a .77- mile figure eight course in downtown Boise, in a time of 1 hour, 21 minutes and 59 seconds. Canadian Lyne Bessette (Saturn) and Jennifer McRae (Timex) of Austin, TX finished second and third respectively. Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly) finished with the field to maintain her position
as the overall race leader by 3 minutes and 43 seconds over American Mari Holden (HP Toner).Teutenberg was in an early break with one of her biggest rivals, Australia’s Anna Wilson (Saturn), who started the day only four points down in the Overall Points Leader Competition (the best cyclist in all the various competitions: Mountain, Hot Spot Sprints and Stage Finishes). After Wilson collected enough points in the designated Hot Spot Sprint laps, claiming the red Points Leader Jersey from Holden (HP Toner), the break was absorbed by the field. With 24 laps to go, three-time World Mountain Bike Champion Alison Sydor (Canadian National) initiated a seven-woman break, including Teutenberg, and they eventually lapped the field.
Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1804 on 6/19/99.
Stage: 12 HP LaserJet Downtown Boise CriteriumNumber of miles 36.00 (57.92 km) Average speed of winner 26.35 mph (42.40 kmph) Place Rider Name Home Stage Time Time Down Team Name 1 Ina Teutenberg Germany 1:21:59 0:00:00 German National 2 Lyne Bessette Knowlton, Quebec 1:21:59 0:00:00 Saturn 3 Jennifer McRae Austin, TX 1:21:59 0:00:00 Timex 4 Alison Sydor N. Vancouver, BC 1:21:59 0:00:00 Canadian National 5 Susanne Ljungskog Sweden 1:21:59 0:00:00 Staples (Mixed) 6 Nikki Gugliotta Scottsdale, AZ 1:21:59 0:00:00 Cox Atlanta Velo 7 Tracey Gaudry Australia 1:21:59 0:00:00 Ebly (Mixed) 8 Kendra Wenzel McKenzie Bridge, OR 1:22:37 0:00:38 Timex 9 Bridget Evans Australia 1:22:37 0:00:38 OfficeMax (Mixed) 10 Madeleine Lindberg Sweden 1:22:37 0:00:38 Staples (Mixed)Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1804 on 6/19/99.
Individual General Classification Standings as of Stage 12.Place Rider Name Home GC Time Time Down Team Name 1 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli** France 25:29:59 0:00:00 Ebly (Mixed) 2 Mari Holden Colorado Sprngs, CO 25:33:42 0:03:43 HP Toner (Mixed) 3 Zoulfija Zabirova Russia 25:35:01 0:05:02 HP Toner (Mixed) 4 Alison Dunlap Colorado Springs, CO 25:35:22 0:05:23 Staples (Mixed) 5 Linda Jackson** Canada 25:36:04 0:06:05 TimexThe final stage of this year’s HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge will take place Sunday when the riders travel from Middleton to Boise’s Hyde Park for the 50.6-mile HP LaserJet Supplies Road Race. After the race, cycling legends Rebecca Twigg (race winner in ‘84, ’85, ’86) and Inga Thompson (’87, ’90) will be the inaugural inductees into the Women’s Challenge Hall of Fame.
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Proves She’s The World’s Greatest Cyclist By
Decisively Winning The Richest And Longest Stage Race In North America,
The HP LaserJet Women’s ChallengeBoise, ID, June 20 – The 12-time World Champion, Olympic Gold Medallist, Hour Record Holder and winningest cyclist with over 575 career victories, Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly), thoroughly dominated a strong international field throughout the 12-day, 13-stage HP LaserJet Women’s Challenge, winning by 3 minutes and 41 seconds over her nearest competitor, American Mari Holden (HP Toner). Longo-Ciprelli, with the help of her powerful Ebly teammates, took control of the race in stage two, never relinquishing the blue Race Leader’s jersey over the
remaining 11 stages.
Today’s conclusive stage, the HP LaserJet Supplies Road Race, proved fast and aggressive as teams attacked over the entire 50.6 miles. With the field intact over the final three miles, the 21 remaining teams began setting up their sprinters for the explosive field sprint. 1992 Olympic Pursuit Gold Medallist Petra Rossner, was the fastest as she
narrowly outsprinted American Karen Dunne (Goldy’s). Dunne, however, kept the purple Sprint Leader’s jersey which she has worn since Stage 1. Rossner’s victory was a repeat of last year’s final stage finish.
Team Champion: HP Toner
Points Champion: Anna Wilson (Saturn, Australia)
Mountain Champion: Mari Holden (HP Toner, USA)
Sprint Champion: Karen Dunne (Goldy’s, USA)
Best Young Rider: Cybil Diguistini (Elita, Canada)
Best Senior Rider: Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly, France)Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1355 on 6/20/99.
Stage: 13 HP LaserJet Supplies Middleton to Hyde Park Road RaceNumber of miles 47.70 (76.75 km) Average speed of winner 25.73 mph (41.40 kmph) Place Rider Name Home Stage Time Time Down Team Name 1 Petra Rossner Germany 1:51:13 0:00:00 German National 2 Karen Dunne Colorado Springs, CO 1:51:13 0:00:00 Goldy's 3 Susanne Ljungskog Sweden 1:51:13 0:00:00 Staples (Mixed) 4 Silvia Zoller Switzerland 1:51:13 0:00:00 Equipe Nurnberger-Emmi (Mixed) 5 Elisabeth Chevannes-Brunel France 1:51:13 0:00:00 Staples (Mixed) 6 Evi Genshiemer Germany 1:51:13 0:00:00 Staples (Mixed) 7 Anna Wilson Australia 1:51:13 0:00:00 Saturn 8 Liz Tadich* Australia 1:51:13 0:00:00 Staples (Mixed) 9 Brooke Blackwelder Boise, ID 1:51:13 0:00:00 Goldy's 10 Kerstin Scheitle* Germany 1:51:13 0:00:00 Equipe Nurnberger-Emmi (Mixed)1999 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Women's Challenge
Results approved by Yvonne Van Gent, Chief Judge at 1355 on 6/20/99.Place Rider Name Home GC Time Time Down Team Name 1 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli** France 27:21:12 0:00:00 Ebly (Mixed) 2 Mari Holden Colorado Sprngs, CO 27:24:53 0:03:41 HP Toner (Mixed) 3 Zoulfija Zabirova Russia 27:26:14 0:05:02 HP Toner (Mixed) 4 Alison Dunlap Colorado Springs, CO 27:26:35 0:05:23 Staples (Mixed) 5 Linda Jackson** Canada 27:27:17 0:06:05 TimexCustom Stage Results for USA Riders
Place Rider Name Home Stage Time Time Down GC Place GC Time Time Down 2 Karen Dunne Colorado Springs, CO 1:51:13 0:00:00 82 28:36:27 1:15:15 9 Brooke Blackwelder Boise, ID 1:51:13 0:00:00 76 28:26:00 1:04:48 11 Jennifer McRae Austin, TX 1:51:13 0:00:00 74 28:23:00 1:01:48 13 Mari Holden Colorado Sprngs, CO 1:51:13 0:00:00 2 27:24:53 0:03:41 22 Tina Mayolo Buford, CA 1:51:13 0:00:00 40 27:45:30 0:24:18 24 Muffy Roy** Bend, OR 1:51:13 0:00:00 39 27:45:00 0:23:48 25 Stacey Peters Portland, OR 1:51:13 0:00:00 84 28:38:13 1:17:01 28 Tracy Timms Brookline, MA 1:51:13 0:00:00 85 28:39:56 1:18:44 30 Erin Veenstra* Colorado Springs, CO 1:51:13 0:00:00 45 27:48:57 0:27:45 31 Pam Schuster** Northridge, CA 1:51:13 0:00:00 36 27:42:14 0:21:02 35 Kendra Wenzel McKenzie Bridge, OR 1:51:13 0:00:00 94 28:52:01 1:30:49 38 Elizabeth Emery Albuquerque, NM 1:51:13 0:00:00 19 27:34:20 0:13:08 40 Andrea Foster Boise, ID 1:51:13 0:00:00 98 28:54:56 1:33:44 48 Jamie Nicholson** New York, NY 1:51:13 0:00:00 41 27:45:31 0:24:19 51 Nikki Gugliotta Scottsdale, AZ 1:51:13 0:00:00 42 27:46:06 0:24:54 52 Carol Breed** Gardnerville, NV 1:51:13 0:00:00 44 27:47:50 0:26:38 53 Andrea Ratkovic-Bowman Norman, OK 1:51:13 0:00:00 10 27:31:40 0:10:28 57 Kerry Hellmuth Boulder, CO 1:51:13 0:00:00 59 28:02:01 0:40:49 59 Brenda Black Boulder, CO 1:51:13 0:00:00 61 28:06:24 0:45:12 60 Kim Smith Highlands Ranch, CO 1:51:13 0:00:00 29 27:38:06 0:16:54 62 Aileen Loe Arroyo Grande, CA 1:51:13 0:00:00 53 27:55:02 0:33:50 64 Cheryl Binney San Francisco, CA 1:51:13 0:00:00 97 28:54:47 1:33:35 68 Carianne Pullar Seattle, WA 1:51:13 0:00:00 72 28:20:23 0:59:11 69 Cynthia Ferguson Redwood City, CA 1:51:13 0:00:00 75 28:24:27 1:03:15 71 Christy Nicholson Claremont, CA 1:51:13 0:00:00 71 28:20:10 0:58:58 72 Mina Pizzini Philadelphia, PA 1:51:13 0:00:00 63 28:07:12 0:46:00 73 Alison Dunlap Colorado Springs, CO 1:51:13 0:00:00 4 27:26:35 0:05:23 76 Kimberly Bruckner Boulder, CO 1:51:13 0:00:00 13 27:32:09 0:10:57 80 Julie Young Auburn, CA 1:51:13 0:00:00 35 27:41:41 0:20:29 81 Katrina Friedrich Bethel, CT 1:51:34 0:00:21 58 28:00:36 0:39:24 82 Sue Shook-Byrnes** Cardiff, CA 1:51:38 0:00:25 78 28:30:00 1:08:48 85 Laura Shufford Goodletsville, TN 1:51:41 0:00:28 60 28:04:40 0:43:28 88 Leah Toffolon* Colorado Springs, CO 1:55:26 0:04:13 86 28:40:05 1:18:53 89 Marisa VandeVelde* Colorado Springs, CO 1:55:26 0:04:13 100 28:59:27 1:38:15 90 Carolyn Donnelly Albuquerque, NM 1:55:26 0:04:13 81 28:35:51 1:14:39 91 Laura Moffett Bend, OR 1:55:26 0:04:13 102 29:28:59 2:07:47 95 Angie Vargas Atlanta, GA 1:55:26 0:04:13 68 28:17:51 0:56:39 99 Cecelia Potts* Colorado Springs, CO 1:59:50 0:08:37 92 28:47:45 1:26:33 100 Melissa Lemke** Phoenix, AZ 1:59:50 0:08:37 107 30:29:35 3:08:23 101 Mary Georgetti Mystic, CT 1:59:50 0:08:37 104 29:50:55 2:29:43 102 Candice Blickem* Albuquerque, NM 1:59:50 0:08:37 103 29:48:04 2:26:52 103 M.C. Jenni Bozeman, MT 2:01:07 0:09:54 105 30:00:49 2:39:37 104 Laurie Furman San Diego, CA 2:01:07 0:09:54 79 28:30:18 1:09:06 106 Jennifer Buntz** Chinle, AZ 2:05:59 0:14:46 106 30:09:00 2:47:48 107 Jen Dial Northampton, MA 2:06:10 0:14:57 54 27:56:32 0:35:20
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