News for July 14, 1998

Max van Heeswijk to Mapei

According to the Dutch Newspaper De Telegraaf Max van Heeswijk (Rabobank) will ride next year for the Mapei team. He is very disappointed that he is not riding the Tour de France for Rabobank this year.

Andrea Noč, will leave Asics-CGA and also ride for Mapei-Bricobě in 1999. Giorgio Squinzi's new team will also include Fred Rodriguez, the American sprinter, of Colombian origin who was riding with Team Saturn in the US.

Stefano Della Santa (Ros Mary-Amica Chips) is training five hours a day already and could return to racing in September. The Tuscan had a suffered a serious injury at la Vuelta Valenciana and even feared that he would lose the right foot, but it is OK afer the last test by Dr. Simonetto at the Villa Aprica di Como clinic.

British tandem sprint championship

Yesterday's British tandem sprint championship was won for the eighth time by Pete Boyd, riding with his new partner Neil Campbell of Team Brite. They beat a team from the Scunthorpe Poly CC, and third place went to British (solo) sprint champion Alwyn MacMath, who enjoyed his first ever tandem race (especially the bit where he did half a lap pinned to the rail at the top of the track!).

Last Amateur rider for Remco van der Ven

Remco van der Ven is riding his last Elite 2 race this weekend < tour de Moselle before going Pro with TVM.

Weekend Roundup

Thimister, Elite:

 1. Koen Beeckman (Bel)    144 km in 3.55.00
 2. Johan Verstrepen (Bel)
 3. Marc Streel (Bel) 			2.55
18. Davy Dubbeldam (Ned) 		8.50

Dourges, Elite with and without Contract:

 1. Marc Streel (Bel)      196 km in 4.45.12
 2. De Meester (Bel)
 3. De Jong (Ned) 			0.43

Les Fosses, Spar Arden Challenge, Elite without Contract:

 1. Van der Meer (Ned)
 2. Van Aken (Bel)
 3. Penney (Swi)
14. Van den Hout

Conyers, World Cup MTB:

Women: 1. Leboucher (Fra) 1.39.31, 2. Sydor (Can) 2.15, 3. Pezzo (Ita)
1.42, 4. De Negri (Ita) 1.43, 5. Dahle (Nor) 1.44.

Standings: 1. Sydor 356 points, 2. Leboucher (Fra) 344, 3. Pezzo 339.

Men: 1. Pallhuber (Ita) 2.10.56, 2. Hoydahl (Nor) 0.12, 3. Martinez
(Fra) 1.06, 4. Acquaroli (Ita) 2.48, 5.Cadel Evans (Aus) 2.56, 11. Brentjens
5.08, 26. Tolhoek 9.34.

Standings: 1. Evans 475 points, 2. Hoydahl 455, 3. Martinez 448, 7. Van
Dooren 372, 15. Tolhoek 297

Suriname, 2nd International SON-Cup

Here are the results of the SON (a network for third world development) Cup. Dutchman Cees Hopmans won the GC and the second race. These were his first victories in professional cycling. Next year we'd like to be an official 2.5 UCI race. 

July 9, Moengo

 1. Gelabert (Cuba)
 2. Hopmans (Netherlands-Tonissteiner)
 3. Conrad (Suriname-Team SON)

July 10, Tamanredjo

 1. Hopmans (Netherlands-Tonissteiner)
 2. Suzuki (Japan)
 3. Rodriguez (Cuba)

July 11, Paramaribo

 1. Rodriguez (Cuba)
 2. Hernandez (Columbia-Team SON)
 3. Hopmans (Netherlands-Tonissteiner)

Final GS

 1. Hopmans (Netherlands-Tonissteiner) 		12 points
 2. Rodriguez (Cuba) 				 9
 3. Suzuki (Japan) 				 5