Polikeviciute soloes to Tour Féminin stage win

By AFP

Lithuanian Rasa Polikeviciute (Team 2002 Aurora) won Friday’s sixth stage of the Grand Boucle Féminin, a 129km run from Vif (Isère) to Davezieux (Ardèche).

Polikeviciute crossed more than two minutes ahead of Australians Emma James and Margaret Hemsley. Spain’s Joane Somarriba, 17th on the stage, remains in the overall lead. –Copyright 2003/AFP

Stage results
1. Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit), Team 2002 Aurora, 129km in 3:42:54. (average speed: 34,724 km/h)
2. Emma James (Aus), Les Pruneuax d’Agen, at 2:04
3. Margaret Hemsley (Aus), Nürnberger, at 2:04
4. Anita Valen (Nor), Bik-Powerplate, at 2:11
5. Magalie Finot-Laivier (F), French National Team, at 2:30

Overall
1. Joane Somarriba (Sp), Bizkaia Panda Spiuk, 16:51:07 (average speed: 33,272 km/h)
2. Nicole Brändli (Swi), Prato Marathon Bike, at 2:01
3. Fabiana Luperini (I), Team 2002 Aurora, at 3:29
4. Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus), Vélodames-Colnago, at 4:07
5. Edita Pucinskaite (Lit), Michele Fanini, at 7:00
6. Judith Arndt (G), Nürnberger, at 10:57
7. Jolante Polikeviciute (Lit), Team 2002 Aurora, at 11:18
8. Susanne Ljungskog (Swe), Bik-Powerplate, at 11:40
9. Tina Liebig (G), Michele Fanini, at 15:31
10. Rasa Polikeviciute (Lit), Team 2002 Aurora, at 16:32

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