Petra Henzi was satisfied after the race. "It was brutally hard in the heat. I had a lot of trouble at the start and only got going on the last two laps. Sixth place is not on the podium, but still...". Maroussia Rusca from western Switzerland achieved her goals for the World Cup opener with a fifteenth place, but it would have been enough for more: "It's a shame that I had to let a group go. I had a bad crash and almost gave up. But then I thought, no, you have good legs. I needed a lot of strength to catch up again. But I am satisfied. It's only the second race of the season for me".

Katrin Leumann and Emilie Siegenthaler didn't go according to plan. Both are battling the final stages of the flu. While Leumann fought her way through the rounds, Siegenthaler from Biel had to retire in the first round because she couldn't breathe and felt feverish. Nathalie Schneitter's body was also not playing along perfectly: She had to struggle through the first section of the race with stomach cramps and finished in 41st place.

Rankings World Cup opener 23006, Curaçao, women:

1. Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor), Multivan Merida Biking Team
2nd Sabine Spitz (Ger), Specialized Factory Racing
3. Margarita Fullana Riera (Esp), Spiuk Illes Balears
4th Marie-Helene Premont (Can), Rocky Mountain Business Objects
5th Mary McConneloug (USA), Kenda Seven
6th Petra Henzi (Sui) Fischer-BMC
7th Maja Wloszczowska (Pol), Lotto
8. Lene Byberg (Nor), Bikin'cyprus Int.
9th Cecile Rode (Fra), Team Lapierre International
10. Susan Haywood (USA), Trek Volkswagen Pro Factory Team
11th Alison Sydor (Can), Rocky Mountain Business Objects
12th Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger), Sportsstar Focus
13th Katerina Nash (Cze)
14th Kiara Bisaro (Can), GearsRacing.com
15th Maroussia Rusca (Sui), Bikepark.ch-TUI
38th Katrin Leumann (Sui), Bikeaprk.ch-TUI
42nd Nathalie Schneitter (Sui), Rocky Mountain
51st Emilie Siegenthaler (Sui), Scott-Allianz