News for March 18, 1998

Old riders get Coaching Certificates

After a special course, 12 ex-riders have been given official coach certificates from the Dutch Cycling Federation - the KNWU. The riders are Jelle Nijdam, Monique Knol, Hennie Kuiper, Peter Pieters, Frits Schür, Martin Hendriks, Harrie Hendriks, Els Koolloos, Michel Kruiper, Raymond Langevoort, Angela Smoorenburg and Peter Zijerveld.

USA National Racing Calendar Standings, March 17, 1998

Men

Rank Name Team Hometown Points

 1. Jonathan Vaughters US Postal Service Englewood Colo.       183
 2. Gord Fraser Mercury Ottawa Ont. Canada		       118
 3. Cadel Evans Volvo-Cannondale Plenty Vic. Australia	       110
 4. Trent Klasna Navigators Pine Valley Calif.			99
 5. Julian Dean Mercury Hamilton New Zealand			87
 6. Chris Wherry Saturn Boulder Colo.				82
 7. John Peters Mercury Santa Rosa Calif.			76
 8. Levi Leipheimer Saturn Windsor Calif.			66
 9. Tyler Hamilton US Postal Service Brookline Mass.	    	60
10. Eddy Gragus OilMe-Klein Fort Collins Colo.			58
11. Steve Larsen Schwinn-Toyota Bend Ore.			48
12. Derek Bouchard-Hall Shaklee Menlo Park Calif.		45
13. Bart Bowen Saturn Albuquerque N.M.				42
14. David Clinger Mercury Woodland Hills Calif.			40
15. Scott Moninger Navigators Boulder Colo.			39
16. Mike McCarthy Saturn New York N.Y.				38
17. Roberto Gaggioli OilMe-Klein Vinci Italy			31
18. Clark Sheehan Colorado Cyclist Boulder Colo.		30
19. Eric Wohlberg Shaklee Burlington Ont. Canada		30
20. Chad Gerlach OilMe-Klein W. Sacramento Calif.		27
21. Antonio Cruz Nutra Fig Sparks Nev.				26
22. Kirk Willett Mercury Pullman Wash.				25
23. Todd Littlehales Navigators Milwaukie Ore.			25
24. Colby Pearce Colorado Cyclist Boulder Colo.			24
25. Fred Rodriguez Saturn Piedmont Calif.			23
26. Billy Innes Kissena Flushing N.Y.				21
27. Johnny Bairos Ikon-Lexus Redlands Calif.			20
28. Sean Bragstad Start to Finish Boulder Colo.			19
29. Olin Bakke Shaklee Sierra Madre Calif.			18
30. T. Burke Swindlehurst Nutra Fig Hurricane Utah		16
31. Andy Bishop Gary Fisher Williston Vt.			14
32. Chris Fisher OilMe-Klein Fort Collins Colo.			11
33. Danny Pate Colorado Cyclist Colorado Springs Colo.	    	11
34. Floyd Landis Chevy-Trebron San Diego Calif.			10
35. Mariano Friedick Saturn Brentwood Calif.			10
36. Mark Walters Jeep Eagle-Brielle Ont. Canada		     	 9
37. John Lieswyn GoMart Asheville N.C.				 8
38. Kevin Monahan Century Road Northampton Mass.		 8
39. Nikolai Semenchine Atlanta Cyclery Charlottesville Va.   	 7
40. Greg Walker Vegas Cycling San Diego Calif.			 6
41. Thurlow Rogers Mercury Van Nuys Calif.			 6
42. Erik Saunders Balance Manassas Va.				 6
43. Jonathan Page U.S. National Leicester Mass.			 6
44. Michael Sayers Mercury Sacramento Calif.			 6
45. Adam Payne Cox Atlanta Velo Conifer Colo.			 5
46. Paul Martin Navigators N. Royalton Ohio			 5
47. Zach Conrad Ikon-Lexus Longmont Colo.			 5
48. Curt Davis Kissena Branford Conn.				 4
49. Ernesto Lechuga Ikon-Lexus Los Angeles Calif.		 3
50. Mark McCormack Saturn N. Easton Mass.			 3
51. Chris Pic Atlanta Cyclery Athens Ga.			 3
52. Michael Rasmussen Trek-VW Holbek Denmark			 2
53. Andy Wilson Vegas Cycling San Diego Calif.			 1

Women:

Rank Name Team Hometown Points

 1. Mari Holden Cratoni-Hawk Colorado Springs Colo.	       136
 2. Clara Hughes Saturn Hamilton Ont. Canada		       118
 3. Pam Schuster Saeco-Timex Northridge Calif.		       116
 4. Alison Sydor Volvo-Cannondale N.Vancouver B.C. Canada	90
 5. Karen Kurreck Saturn Cupertino Calif.			86
 6. Alison Dunlap Team GT Colorado Springs Colo.		72
 7. Leigh Hobson Shaklee Kitchener Ont. Canada			63
 8. Susy Pryde Saeco-Timex Auckland New Zealand			57
 9. Julie Young Fanini Auburn Calif.				56
10. Nicole Reinhart Shaklee Portland Ore.			56
11. Karen Bliss Livingston Saturn Gainesville Fla.		52
12. Elizabeth Emery Saturn New York N.Y.			50
13. Linda Jackson Saeco-Timex Napean Ont. Canada		48
14. Marie Holjer Jane's Cosmetics Sweden			40
15. Sue Palmer Haro Hamilton Ont. Canada			32
16. Kendra Wenzel Saeco-Timex McKenzie Bridge Ore.		29
17. Dede Demet Saturn Boulder Colo.				24
18. Tammy Jacques Schwinn-Toyota Carbondale Colo.		24
19. Joan Wilson Ralph's-Klein Palo Alto Calif.			24
20. Aleka Skouras Ralph's-Klein Los Altos Calif.		23
21. Carmen Richardson HeadShok Colorado Springs Colo.		21
22. Julie Hanson Saturn Boulder Colo.				18
23. Brenda Brashears PowerBar Grants Pass Ore.			17
24. Maureen Kaila Vergara Shaklee Soquel Calif.			16
25. Louisa Jenkins Shaklee Boulder Colo.			16
26. Annette Kamm Fuji Racing Team Asheville N.C.		14
27. Keri Silk Start to Finish Mountain View Calif.		13
28. Alla Epifanova Volvo-Cannondale Prague Czech Republic	12
29. Emily Robbins Celestial Seasonings Wauwatosa Wis.		11
30. Bettina Younge unattached Boulder Colo.			10
31. Leslie Tomlinson Polo Sport N.Vancouver B.C. Canada		10
32. Cheryl Binney Ralph's-Klein Los Angeles Calif.		10
33. Cynthia Ferguson Stanford Palo Alto Calif.			10
34. Laura Mullen Safeway Campbell Calif.			10
35. Melanie McQuaid Rocky Mtn Bicycles Victoria B.C. Canada	 9
36. Chrissy Redden Ritchey Campbellville Ont. Canada		 8
37. Debra Durand San Diego Cyclo Vets San Diego Calif.		 8
38. Madeleine Lindberg Crescent Vasteras Sweden			 7
39. Nicole Freedman Shaklee Palo Alto Calif.			 5
40. Lisa Watkins Southbay Wheelmen Lomita Calif.		 5
41. Giana Roberge Saeco-Timex Saratoga Springs N.Y.		 4
42. Trish Sinclair ? Victoria B.C. Canada			 4
43. Lara Ruthven Gold Coast Velo Oroville Calif.		 4
44. Kelley Herndon Shaws GCC Menlo Park Calif.			 4
45. Aileen Loe Start to Finish Arroyo Grande Calif.		 3
46. Cybil Diguistini ? ? Ont. Canada				 3
47. Tina Mayolo PowerBar Athens Ga.		 	   	 3
48. Sue Shook-Byrnes Southbay Wheelmen Cardiff Calif.		 2
49. Marisa VandeVelde BMC-WalMart Lemont Ill.			 2
50. Michelle Orem Jane's Cosmetics La Mirada Calif.		 2
51. Cori Book Celestial Seasonings Cambridge Minn.		 2
52. Cynthia Mommsen Olympic Club Mill Valley Calif.		 1
53. Monica Gibson Fuji Racing Team Asheville N.C.		 1

US Postal after Paris-Nice

The United States Postal Service Pro Cycling Team's George Hincapie sprinted to a fourth place finish in yesterday's eighth and final stage of the Paris-Nice stage race. Hincapie's fourth place effort in the 161.4 kilometer stage was his fourth top-12 stage placing of the event and the team's second top-10 stage finish. In the general classification, the U.S. Postal Service team was led by Viatcheslav Ekimov in 19th overall, 2:30 seconds behind race winner Frank Vandenbroucke of Mapei. Hincapie, with 11th place finishes in stages one and three and a 12th place effort in stage four, placed 51st overall, 12:56 back of Vandenbroucke.

Hincapie's race began with a fine performance in the 10.2 km stage one time trial in Paris on March 8. Hincapie finished 28 seconds back of stage winner Vandenbroucke and just eight seconds behind third place. Ekimov placed 16th in the stage, at 34 seconds, while teammate Lance Armstrong finished 23rd, at 41 seconds. However, Hincapie flatted early in stage two, a 170.2 km race from Montreau to Sens. Several USPS riders, including Armstrong, dropped back to help bring the team's top sprinter back to the peloton. After several hours or chasing against fierce cross winds, Armstrong pulled off and eventually stopped, thus dropping out of the race. Ekimov finished the stage in 21st place among a group of 22 riders at five seconds while Hincapie crossed the line at 52 seconds.

Hincapie then sprinted to 11th and 12th place finishes in stage three and four, respectively. Vandenbroucke, in the lead jersey throughout, added to his lead with a victory in weather-shortened stage five, which finished with a climb of the Col de la Republique. With freezing rain and snow falling on the riders, Ekimov climbed to a 35th place stage finish, 1:39 back of Vandenbroucke. Following the stage, Ekimov fell to 23rd overall but was able to make up four places before yesterday's final stage to move into the top 20. Ekimov's best stage placing came in the sixth stage when he finished eighth. This year's Paris-Nice failed to include the traditional final stage time trial, which was won by Ekimov last year. Although disappointed with the decision not include the time trial in this year's race, Ekimov is confident he will be in top form for the upcoming World Cup schedule, specifically for the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, schedule for April 5th and 12th, respectively.

NZ National Cross Country Round 6, Wellington, March 15

Kashi Leuchs rode away for another win in the final of the NZ National Mountainbike series. This gave him the overall win with 4 wins from 4 finishes. Bryce Shapley finished 2nd on the day ahead of Ross Heald. In the womens race, Saeco Cannondale rider Suzy Pryde had her 5th straight win over veteran Olympic MTB legend Kathy Lynch. Karen Hastie finished 3rd. 

Pro-Elite Men:

Place   Name    	Rider Info      Time    Laps

 1. Kashi Leuchs    	Dunedin 	2:13:14  6
 2. Bryce Shapley   	Rotorua 	2:16:46  6
 3. Ross Heald      	Upper Hutt      2:17:28  6
 4. Paul Bishop     	Rotorua 	2:18:12  6
 5. Laurence Mote   	Christchurch  	2:18:31  6
 6. Cliff Fellingham 	Hastings       	2:19:14  6
 7. Karl McLean     	Waikanae B      2:19:52  6
 8. Timothy Vincent 	Nelson  	2:20:12  6
 9. Wayne Hiscock   	Upper Hutt      2:20:26  6
10. Michael Anderson 	Dunedin 	2:21:04  6
11. Andrew East     	Auckland        2:22:16  6
12. G. Griffith-Jones 	Christchurch   	2:23:07  6
13. Dean Hill       	Taupo   	2:23:23  6
14. Andrew Chung    	Lower Hutt      2:24:33  6
15. Julian Mitchell 	Christchurch 	2:25:00  6
16. Shane Vincent   	Tokoroa 	2:26:04  6
17. Paul Kelly      	Wellington      2:28:21  6
18. Nick Spencer    	Dunedin 	2:29:12  6
19. Brendon Trower  	Napier  	2:29:30  6
20. Adam Marshment  	Mt Maungan      2:30:14  6

Pro-Elite Women:

Place   Name    	Rider Info      Time    Laps

 1. Susy Pryde       Auckland    	1:40:06  4
 2. Kathy Lynch      Motueka 		1:43:46  4
 3. Karen Hastie     Auckland        	1:48:18  4
 4. Ann Mahoney      Wellington      	1:49:47  4
 5. Catherine Dunn   Wellington      	1:50:17  4
 6. Angela Mote      Christchurch      	1:52:17  4
 7. Lisa Savage      Takaka  		1:57:04  4
 8. Brenda Clapp     Wellington      	1:57:27  4
 9. Jill Sorensen    Auckland        	2:02:33  4
10. Amanda Smale     Dunedin 		2:04:46  4
11. Wendy East       Auckland        	2:10:52  4
12. Sofia Fagerstrom Sweden  		2:12:33  4
13. Tracy Clark      Christchurch      	1:43:26  3
14. Sadie Parker     Auckland        	1:45:54  2

Overall Points

Nel = Nelson
Dun = Dunedan
Chr = Christchurch
Rot = Rotorua
Auk = Auckland
Wel = Wellington

Pro-Elite Men:

Name   	 	    Nel  Dun  Chr  Rot  Auk  Wel Best
						 Four

 1. Kashi Leuchs     DNF  60   60        60   60  240
 2. Laurence Mote    60   45   54  DNF   49   42  208
 3. Dean Hill        26   49   49   54   54   31  206
 4. Bryce Shapley    36   54   27   60   DNF  54  204
 5. Paul Bishop      30   32   38   49   45   45  177
 6. Ross Heald       49   34   42   32   49       174
 7. Cliff Fellingham      40   42   45   DNF  40  167
 8. Timothy Vincent DNF   38   28   38   36   36  148
 9. Andrew Chung     42   29        36   38   30  146
10. Michael Anderson 29   36   40   26   34   34  144

Pro-Elite Women:

Name                Nel  Dun  Chr Rot  Auk  Wel  Best
						 Four

 1. Susy Pryde      60   60   60   60        60  240
 2. Kathy Lynch     54   54   54   54   DNF  54  216
 3. Karen Hastie    49   49   31   49   54   49  201
 4. Angela Mote     40   40   45   40   60   40  185
 5. Ann Mahoney     42   45   40   45   45   45  180
 6. Sadie Parker    45   DNF  49   DNF  49   31  174
 7. Catherine Dunn  38   42   42   42   42   42  168
 8. Lisa Savage     34   38   38   35        38  149
 9. Brenda Clapp    35   32   36   36   40   36  148
10. Jill Sorensen        33   35   34   38   35  142