BRITS IN THE WOMEN'S WORLD ROAD RACE 1998-2007
THE LAST DECADE IN BRIEF
Best position: Nicole Cooke 2nd in 2005
Most starters: 6 in 1998, 1999, 2002 2005 and 2007
Most finishers: 5 in 2002
2007 ? Stuttgart
Winner: Marta Bastianelli (Italy)
British starters / finishers: 3/6
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10th Emma Pooley at 6sec
30th Catherine Hare at 1-09
57th Rachel Heal at 5-36
DNF Lizzie Armitstead
DNF Helen Wyman
DNF Tanja Slater
2006 ? Salzburg
Winner: Marianne Vos (Netherland)
British starters / finishers: 1/4
3rd Nicole Cooke same time
DNF Rachel Heal
DNF Tanja Slater
DNF Helen Wyman
2005 ? Madrid
Winner: Regina Schleicher (Germany)
British starters / finishers: 4/6
2nd Nicole Cooke same time
32nd Rachel Heal at 6sec
73rd Charlotte Goldsmith at 4-00
91st Helen Wyman at 13-03
DNF Catherine Hare
DNF Emma Pooley
2004 ? Verona
Winner: Judith Arndt (Germany)
British starters / finishers: 2/4
24th Nicole Cooke at 1-07
37th Rachel Heal at 6-09
DNF Charlotte Goldsmith
DNF Frances Newstead
2003 ? Hamilton
Winner: Susanne Ljungskog (Sweden)
British starters / finishers: 2/4
3rd Nicole Cooke same time
46th Rachel Heal at 9-27
DNF Charlotte Goldsmith
DNF Frances Newstead
2002 ? Zolder
Winner: Susanne Ljungskog (Sweden)
British starters / finishers: 5/6
35th Nicole Cooke at 27sec
62nd Rachel Heal at 1-30
68th Frances Newstead at 2-02
73rd Susan Carter at 3-25
83rd Sara Waller at 8-03
DNF Emma Davies
2001 ? Lisbon
Winner: Rasa Polikeviciute (Lithuania)
British starters / finishers: 2/3
15th Caroline Alexander at 1-49
53rd Rachel Heal at 16-08
DNF Sara Symington
2000 ? Plouay
Winner: Zinaida Stahurskaia (Belarus)
British starters / finishers: 4/5
6th Sara Symington at 1-50
18th Caroline Alexander at 1-50
48th Susan Carter at 18-17
56th Melanie Sears at 22-26
DNF Ceris Gilfillan
1999 ? Verona
Winner: Edita Pucinkaite (Lithuania)
British starters / finishers: 2/6
63rd Sara Symington at 18-35
67th Susan Carter at 20-13
DNF Caroline Alexander
DNF Ceris Gilfillan
DNF Louise Jones
DNF Michelle Ward
1998 ? Valkenburg
British starters / finishers: 1/6
Winner: Diana Ziliute (Lithuania)
29th Yvonne McGregor at 2-07
DNF Megan Hughes
DNF Angela Hunter
DNF Louise Jones
DNF Maria Lawrence
DNF Sara Symington
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