Career
She made her debut in the pro cycling ranks in the mid-1990s after winning the ship. The following year (1999), she further demonstrated her all around prowess by winning the Grande Boucle, one of the hardest stage races in women"s cycle racing history. This was followed in 2000 by a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics.
Prior to 1998 1994 World Team Time Trial Championships - 2nd place 1996 European U-23 Time Trials - 2nd place 1996 Giro d"Italia - stage victory 1997 Tour de Vendeè - stage victory 1997 Giro d"Italia Femminilestage victory 1998 UCI Road Rankings 1st place World Road Cup (Overall Points) - 1st place World Road Race Championships - 1st place World Time Trial Championships - 4th place General Practice Tell (Swi) World Cup - 4th place Beneden-Maas (Ned) World Cup - 1st place Trophee International (Fra) World Cup - 3rd place Women"s Challenge - 3rd place Government College, Points jersey, 1 stage victory Montreal (Can) World Cup - 1st place Liberty Classic (United States of America) World Cup - 2nd place 1999 UCI Road Ranking - 3rd place World Road Race Championships - 3rd place World Time Trial Championships - 8th place Grande Boucle (cat 1) - 1st place Government College, 3 stage victories Thuringen Rundfahrt - 2nd place Government College, 2 stage victories Giro del Trentino - 2 stage victories 2000 UCI Road Rankings 1st place World Road Cup (Overall Points) - 1st place Olympic Games Road Race - 3rd place (Bronze Medal) Embrach (Swi) World Cup - 4th place Giro d"Italia Femminile (cat 1) - stage victory Women"s Challenge (cat 1) - 2nd place Government College, Points jersey, 2 stage victories Liberty Classic (United States of America) World Cup - 2nd place Montreal (Can) World Cup - 3rd place Vuelta Navarra Feminas (cat 2) - 1st place Government College, Points, QOM jerseys, 4 stage victories Louisiana Flèche Wallonne (Belorussian) World Cup - 4th place Primavera Rosa (Ita) World Cup - 1st place 2001 UCI Road Ranking - 16th place World Road Race Championships - 8th place Giro della Toscana (cat 1) - 1st place Government College Holland Ladies Tour (cat 2) - 2nd place Government College Giro d"Italia Femminile (cat 1) - 2nd place Government College, 1 stage victory 2002 Giro d"Italia Femminile - 3rd place Government College Women"s Challenge (cat 1) - Sprints jersey, 1 stage victory Publi-Tour Midi Pyrenees (cat 2) - 1 stage victory Primavera Rosa (Ita) World Cup - 2nd place General Practice Citta di Castemaso (cat 2) - 1st place 2003 UCI Road Ranking - 13th place Rotterdam Tour (Ned) World Cup- 2nd place Holland Ladies Tour (cat 1) - Points, Sprints jersey, 3 stage victories Rund um die Nurnberger (Ger) World Cup - 1st place Le Tour du Montreal (cat 1) - 4th place, Points jersey, 1 stage victory General Practice Liberazione (cat 2) - 1st place 2004 Giro d"Italia Femminile (cat 1) - 7th place Government College, 2 stage victories 2005 (did not race for most of the 2005 season) World Road Race Championships - 11th place.
