High Road's Judith Arndt won the Montreal World Cup road race Saturday, the second time in three years she has won the race. Her win pads her lead in the World Cup standings.
Arndt attacked on the final climb of the 11-lap circuit with year's winner Fabiana Luperini. Arndt won the two-up sprint to take her second World Cup win this season.
“I love coming to Montreal,” Arndt said before the race, “even though I’m always really tired when I get here [after coming straight from Tour de l‘Aude]. It’s a really great race and a great atmosphere.”
“Today was hard, especially with the weather and the bumpy roads but our plan was to be aggressive and we did that. Ina [Teutenberg] was out there solo for most of the race and when she got caught, Chantal [Beltman] and Kim [Anderson] attacked.”
The race started in pouring rain. High Road’s Teutenberg broke away by herself on the second climb of the day and opened a gap that stayed between 30 seconds and a minute over the next six laps.
On the eighth lap Luperini attacked and Teutenberg was caught as the bunch shattered, eventually reforming as a bunch of 24 riders.
On the penultimate climb Kristen Armstrong attacked and split the small field again. A group of eight consisting of all the favorites held a small lead over the rest. On the final climb Arndt attacked, taking only Luperini with her. The pair managed to hold off a chase group of six riders to the finish.
Montreal World Cup results:
1. Judith Arndt (GER/High Road) l110.6km in 3:11:34
2. Fabiana Luperini (ITA) s.t.
3. Leigh Hobson (CAN) ˆ at :32
4. Sara Carrigan (AUS) at :34
5. Kristen Armstrong (USA) s.t.
6. Anne Samplonius (CAN) s.t.
7. Erinne Willock (CAN) s.t.
8. Emma Pooley (GBR) at :38.
9. Priska Doppman (SUI) at :51
10. Nikki Egyed (AUS) at :51.
11. Edwige Pittel (FRA) at :53.
Women's World Cup standings:
1. Judith Arndt (GER) 242 pts
2. Marianne Vos (NED) 152
3. Suzanne de Goede (NED) 133
4. Emma Pooley (GBR) 117
4. Chantal Beltman (NED) 117