Results :

Cup of Europe :
 - 1^st stage : 2^nd
 - 2^nd stage : Did not participate
 - 3^rd stage : 2^nd
 - 4^th stage : First
 - 5^th stage : First
 - 6th stage : Did not participate ( Championships )

Europe Championships : 2^nd

Laurence Leboucher is 2^nd at Thuin 

The favourite Laurence Leboucher (Team MTB 72) resumed the competition in MOUNTAIN BIKE to face the best European to Thuin. After technical problems and bad choice of tyres, Lolotte takes finally the second place behind the German Karine Sphwing while Ivonne Kraft (MBC Bochum) completes the podium. To note the beautiful performance of the team Egobike with the Sabine Gentieu's 4th place and Sonia Dolus's 6th. The Frenchwomen moreover dominated the Belgian test by placing six representatives in the pip(top) 10.

Vélo 101

Classement Elites Femmes :

1. Karine Sphwing (ALL, Bergwerk Terry)
2. Laurence Leboucher (FRA, Team MTB 72)
3. Ivonne Kraft (ALL, MBC Bochum)
4. Sabine Gentieu (FRA, Team Egobike)
5. Elena Giacomuzzi (ITA, Bike Pro Action)
6. Sonia Dolus (FRA, Team Egobike)
7. Sabrina Enaux (FRA, Team Stop Saint Dié)
8. Julie Pesenti (FRA, Team Giant-VTT Mag)
9. Sandra Montaro (FRA, Team Giant-VTT Mag)
10. Hilde Van Deun (BEL, Think Media)

Yvonne Kraft takes the head during the second stage

Results

Classement Femmes :

1. Ivonne Kraft (ALL, MBC Bochum)
2. Alla Epifanova (RUS, Cycloteam Budvar)
3. Petra Schorkmayer (AUT, Union Charly Lietzsport)
4. Barbel Jungmeler (AUT, Merida International
5. Janka Stevkova (SVK, CK Dema Senica)
6. Elena Giacomuzzi (ITA, Bike Pro Action)
7. Birgil Braumann (AUT, Merida International)
8. Marta Vadja (HON, Merida International)
9. Pavla Nerodilova (TCH, Cycloteam Budvar)
10. Monica Schachl (AUT)

Laurence second at Bad Wildbad

It is the German Sabine Spitz ( Merida International ) who leads in front of the Frenchwoman Laurence Leboucher (Team MTB) and her fellow countryman Ivonne Kraft (MBC Bochum) who remains a leader. " It was a very technical circuit with bridges and descents relatively difficult to pass. I did not wish to set of risk during this sleeve. The shape returns and I hope to confirm the next weekend for the 4th sleeve of the Europe Cup in Switzerland " indicated Laurence Leboucher to the arrival.

Vélo 101

Classement Elites Femmes

1. Sabine Spitz (ALL, Merida International)
2. Laurence Leboucher (FRA, Team MTB 72)
3. Ivonne Kraft (ALL, MBC Bochum)
4. Irina Kalentieva (RUS, Merida Internationa)
5. Petra Schorkmayer (AUT, Union Charly Lietzsport)
6. Janka Stevkova (SVK, CK Dema Senica)
7. Ilona Bublova (TCH, Rubena Merida)

Laurence Leboucher wins the 4^th stage
in Swiss

Laurence Leboucher takes away her second success in MOUNTAIN BIKE this season and its first victory in section of Europe the final classification of which she took away last year. The world champion of cyclo-cross anticipates the Italian Elena Giacomuzzi (Bike Pro Action) and the Swiss Sonja Traxel (Swisspower MTB Team). France, Italy and Switzerland, we find the same nations on the feminine and male podia. Thanks to her 5th place, the German Ivonne Kraft keeps the head of the temporary classification of the Europe Cup but Laurence Leboucher replaces. Without her fixed price during the 2nd sleeve (competed for the same weekend as the Cup of France), the Norman would be widely at the head of the test. " I knew climatic conditions close to Normandy with rain and wind. It naturally returned the very muddy and slippery ground. This victory allows me to return to the general classification and so to take the second place behind Yvonne Kraft " clarifies Laurence from the finishing line.

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Brûlon : Laurence wins

This time, the bar is placed even higher but the bet of the success is already launched. All Brûlon, municipality, associations and private individuals, the Community of Municipalities Vègre and Champagne, the Region of the Countries of the Loire, the department of the Sarthe, the Valley association of the Sarthe have already adhered to the project and to the challenge.

A godmother of choice was indicated. It is about Laurence Leboucher who is a world champion of cyclo-cross 2002. Her affection to Brûlon is also a big honor for premises. She will know how to be, with the European runners, an ambassadress of choice.

Laurence Leboucher (Team MTB 72) perfectly mastered the pressure to lead on her lands. Lolotte made a success of the completed ride by taking the head from the first bend, the position which it will never leave. On the finishing line, the champion of France takes it in front of her fellow countrymen Sabrina Enaux (Team Stop Service Saint Dié), her most serious opponent during the test because she ends in only 49 seconds, and Hélène Marcouyre (Giant VTT Mag). Ivonne Kraft (MBC Bochum) is classified 5th, the German preserves her leader's red mailot but nothing is decided yet for the final victory. In spite of his fixed price during the 2nd sleeve, Laurence Leboucher is always in ambush with 13 points of delay. To hope to take away the final classification, Laurence Leboucher will have to gain the last sleeve while Ivonne Kraft will not have to make better that the 3rd place, it is thus completely possible.

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Classement Scratch Femmes :

1. LEBOUCHER Laurence (FRA, Team MTB 72) 1h27'07"
2. ENAUX Sabrina (FRA, Team Stop Service Saint Dié) at 49 sec.
3. MARCOUYRE Hélène (FRA, Giant VTT Mag) at 1'35"
4. THEVENET Marion (FRA, Scott USA Portes du Soleil) at 2'24"
5. KRAFT Ivonne (ALL, MBC Bochum) at 5'05"
6. BAUD Viviane (FRA, Egobike) at 7'17"
7. CLOLUS Sonia (FRA, Egobike) at 7'43"
8. SCHOERKMAKER Petra (AUT) at 8'51"
9. BAUDRY Claudia (FRA, VTT 47) at 12'15"
10. TURPIJN Laura (PBS, Den Hertog) at 13'13"
11. RODE Cécile (FRA, Motorex-Bianchi) at 14'13"
12. PLANEL Sandra (FRA, AMSL VTT Levens) at 16'19"
13. CLOUET Francoise (FRA, Konica Optimum CC Rennes) at 18'31"
14. VAUTIER Aurelie (FRA, VC Saint Lo) at 28'41"
15. ROULEAU Marie Claude (FRA, Off Road 44) at 1 tour

Europe Championships

Dahle Won Sprinting

In the team relay test which took place it on Thursday afternoon, equips it with France consisted of Julien Absalon (Espoir), Jean Eude Demaret (Feminine) (Junior), Laurence Leboucher and Cédric Ravanel (Elite) took it in front of Switzerland and Czechoslovakia. Spain, double relay world champion and favourite of the test, finishes only 7th.

The ride amounted to a mano in mano between Gunn Rita Dahle ( Merida International) and Laurence Leboucher (Team MTB 72), the titleholder. In the sprint, it is finally the Norwegian who took it in front of the Frenchwoman who thus has to content himself with the silver medal after the gold last year. The German Sabine Spitz, the vice-champion titular, completes the podium. Big disappointment for the big favourite Marga Fullana ( Orbea), the Spaniard hangs on only disappointing one 12th place in more than 6 minutes of winner. Three-coloured side, Marion Thevenet ends 18th, Séverine Hansen 36th and Sabrina Enaux 42nd.