In an exciting race, where the Italian cycling veteran Fabiana Luperini took the victory in a sprint with Luise Keller (GER), the Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team riders made a good competition. Carla Ryan finished the race in the first chaser group on the 23rd place and gains again World Cup points.

In the overall World cup ranking Judith Arndt from Germany (290 points) is still in the lead ahead of the both athletes form Netherlands Suzanne de Goede (208 points) and Marianne Vos (152 points). Despite her absence in the last three races, Kristin Armstrong is still among the top ten on the 9th place with 88 points.

Patricia Schwager sixth in the stage race in Albstadt

This weekend, Patricia Schwager (SUI) from the Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team took part with the Swiss National Team in the three-stage race in Albstadt (GER). In the today's third and last stage she finished on position 19th, just 0,2 seconds behind the day-winner Adrie Visser (NED). Schwager finished in the first two races among the top ten with the ninth place in the prologue and sixth in the yesterday’s road race.

In the overall ranking, Patricia Schwager is sixth, 1.12min behind the winner Trixi Worrack.

As next on the schedule of the Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team riders is the Holland Ladies Tour, which will kick off at the second of September.

More information:

• http://www.comitedesfetes-plouay.com/
• http://www.frauen-etappenrennen.de/
  

Result World Cup Plouay:

1 Fabiana Luperini (ITA) Menikini - Selle Italia               3.16.49 (34.936 km/h)
2 Luise Keller (GER) Team Columbia Women                             
3 Suzanne De Goede (NED) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung           0.31
4 Judith Arndt (GER) Team Columbia Women                             
5 Martine Bras (NED) Vrienden Van Het Platteland                     
6 Julie Krasniak (FRA) France                                        
7 Oxana Kozonchuk (RUS) Menikini - Selle Italia                      
8 Modesta Vzesniauskaite (LTU) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung        
9 Grace Verbeke (BEL) Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam                       
10 Emma Johansson (SWE) AA-Drink Cycling Team         
…              
23 Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 0.31              
34 Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team      4.28 
HD: Pascale Schnider (SUI) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
DNF: Emma Rickards (AUS) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team

Worldcupranking after the 10th race:

1 Judith Arndt (GER) Team Columbia Women 290pts
2 Suzanne de Goede (NED) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherungen 208pts
3 Marianne Vos (NED) Team DSB Bank 152pts
..
9 Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 88pts
18 Priska Doppmann (SUI) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 70 pts
19 Karin Thürig (SUI) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 65pts
25 Emma Rickards (SUI) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 53 pts
26 Christiane Soeder (AUT) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 53pts
32 Carla Ryan (AUS) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 39pts
54 Sarah Düster (GER) Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 23pts

Worldcup Team ranking after 10th World Cup

1 Team High Road Women 759pts
2 Menikini Selle Italia 442pts
3 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherungen 438 pts
4 Cervélo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 396 pts

Overall result of the stage races in Albstadt

1 Trixi Worrack (GER) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherungen   4:48.59h
2 Charlotte Becker (GER) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherungen  0.49
3 Angela Hennig (GER) Team DSB Bank 1.05
…
6 Patricia Schwager (SUI) Schweizer Nationalmannschaft 1.12

Result third stage in Albstadt

1 Adries Visser (NED) Team DSB Bank  2:02.29h
2 Charlotte Becker (GER) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherungen 0.00
3 Angela Hennig (GER) Team DSB Bank 0.02
…
19. Patricia Schwager (SUI) Schweizer Nationalmannschaft 0.02