With only three stages left until the completion of the 2009 Giro Donne, Stage 6 from Cerro al Volturno to Sannita Sant'Elena would prove to be decisive.
The 119 km route, marked by a series of long climbs in the province of Isernia, brought the class of the field to the forefront. A pair of Team Columbia - HTC teammates, German Judith Arndt and American Mara Abbott would duel with Claudia Häusler (Cervelo Test Team) in the finale.
Ultimately, Arndt would take the stage just ahead of her German compatriot, Häusler, but the 2009 Tour de l'Aude champion would garner the greatest spoils as she claimed the maglia rosa off the shoulder of her teammate, Emma Pooley (Cervelo Test Team), who defended the leader's jersey for the past three days.
Stage 6 Results
1. Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia HTC Women
2. Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam
3. Nicole Brandli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team
Other Notables
4. Mara Abbott (USA) Team Columbia HTC Women
11. Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia HTC Women
13. Flavia Oliveira (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
17. Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo TestTeam
22. Shelley Olds (USA) US National Team
30. Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) US National Team
48. Lauren Tamayo (USA) US National Team
50. Megan Guarnier (USA) US National Team
75. Meredith Miller (USA) US National Team
79. Katharine Carroll (USA) US National Team
104. Brooke Miller (USA) US National Team
109. Lisa Racchetto (USA) Team System Data
120. Liz Hatch (USA) Team System Data
General Classification After Stage 6
1. Claudia Hausler (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam
2. Judith Arndt (Ger) Team Columbia HTC Women
3. Mara Abbott (USA) Team Columbia HTC Women
4. Nicole Brandli (Swi) Bigla Cycling Team
5. Emma Pooley (GBr) Cervelo TestTeam
6. Carla Ryan (Aus) Cervelo TestTeam
7. Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Selle Italia Ghezzi
8. Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs Edilsavino
9. Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu - Colnago
10. Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
Other Notables
14. Kristin Armstrong (USA) Cervelo TestTeam
15. Flavia Oliveira (Bra) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
20. Kimberly Anderson (USA) Team Columbia HTC Women
35. Katheryn Curi Mattis (USA) US National Team
40. Shelley Olds (USA) US National Team
64. Katharine Carroll (USA) US National Team
66. Meredith Miller (USA) US National Team
68. Lauren Tamayo (USA) US National Team
81. Megan Guarnier (USA) US National Team
90. Lisa Racchetto (USA) Team System Data
101. Brooke Miller (USA) US National Team
111. Liz Hatch (USA) Team System Data
maglia rosa - Claudia Hausler (Cervelo Test Team)
maglia ciclamino - Judith Arndt (Columbia - HTC Women)
maglia verde - Mara Abbott (Columbia - HTC Women)
maglia bianca - Elizabeth Armitstead (Lotto Betisol Ladies Team)
Next: Stage 7 - Andria to Castel del Monte
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