Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Columbia-Highroad) sprints to victory at the Ronde Van Gelderland in the Netherlands
- By VeloNews.com
- Published Apr. 18, 2009
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Columbia-Highroad) sprinted to victory Ronde Van Gelderland in the Netherlands on Saturday to claim her 11th win of the 2009 season.
Teutenberg worked into the decisive 13-rider breakaway with two Columbia-Highroad teammates that pulled clear in the opening 20km. The group came back after the break lost momentum and there were a flurry of counter-attacks until it regrouped with 10km to go to set up a mass gallop.
“It was kind of an adventurous race today. It was tough all day in the wind but with two strong Dutchies in the team, we were okay with that,” Teutenberg explained. “We thought the break was really good, but the attacks in the break started too early which stopped the momentum. In the end, things weren’t looking good anymore so we decided to bring it back. The team worked really hard to get it back and then put me on the right wheels for the sprint, so it worked out really well for us.”
The team endured a few crashes, with Teutenberg, Ellen Van Dijk and Emilia Fahlin all going down in small crashes. Judith Arndt also crashed in her first race back after recovering from a broken collarbone. The German veteran will undergo more testing to see if there’s a fracture in her wrist.