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Images by John Veage

• Australia's Oenone Wood (Team High Road) on the road to 14th place.
• Austria's Christiane Soeder (Cervelo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team) being chased by her coach.
• Pushing hard: Christiane Soeder (Cervelo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team) was an impressive 36 seconds faster than her nearest rival.
• Christiane Soeder (Cervelo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team) is congratulated after winning the opening stage.
• Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini Selle Italia) took second place but was 36 seconds down on the winner.
• Ina Teutenberg (Team High Road) took a surprise stage placing.
• Australia's Belinda Goss (VIS) passes another competitor on the course.
• Young Australian Rider Tiffany Cromwell (Australian National Team) gives it her all.
• On the collision course.
• Olivia Gollan (Menikini Selle Italia) out of the saddle.
• Podium (L-R): Susanne Ljungskog (Menikini Selle Italia), Christiane Soeder (Cervelo-Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team) and Ina Teutenberg (Team High Road).