* Swedish cyclist Glenn Magnusson has signed a one-year contract with the US Postal Service team from January 1. Magnusson previously raced for the Vatican-sponsored Italian team Amore and Vita.
* Jean-Cyril Robin (26, US Postal and 6th in last Tour de France) signed for one year with La Francaise des Jeux.
* Hans De Meester (Tönissteiner) will not ride for Spar next year. Instead he will ride for the German team Gerolsteiner.
* The 1999 Mercury Cycling Team has been announced. The team won 70 races in 1998 and won the 1998 USA National Racing Calendar Point Standings by almost 800 points. The Team plans to increase its racing in Europe and the calibre of races that they participate in. The key additions for 1999 are Scott Moninger, Derek Bouchard-Hall, and Christian Valenzuela. The team is:
Mat Anand (10/01/71) - Member 1997 Canadian World's Team. Back full time racing after a year at Oxford. 1st Overall 1998 Enchanted Mountain Stage Race. California State Road Champion. Strong G.C. rider. 15th Overall in 1998 National Points Series. 6 wins in 1998.
Derrick Bouchard-Hall (16/7/70) - Member 1998 U.S. World's and National Team. 1998 USPRO Criterium Sprint Champion. Comes from the Shaklee team.
David Clinger (22/11/77) - Member 1998 U.S. World's Team, Top U.S. rider in the Tour Avenier. Won 2 Stages and wore Leaders Jersey at Tour De 'Toona. 10th Overall in National Point Series. Won 6 races in 1998.
Gord Fraser (19/11/68) - 1996 Canadian Olympian. Top Sprinter, won stage in Vuelta Asturias. Won 13 races in 1998 and finished 3rd in the National Point Series. Several top tens 1997 Tour De France. Stage Winner 1997 Midi-Libre. 4th place Stage, Paris- Nice; Top Ten in 2 stages of Dauphine Libere. 5 Top Ten European finishes in 1997.
Roy Knickman (23/6/65) - 1984 Olympian and Bronze Medalist. Former National Team Coach and will give team a solid team rider. Won several National Point Series races in 1998 and had 4 wins overall. Winner of many national championships.
Ernie Lechuga (29/4/76) - 1998 U.S. National Team Member. Strong overall team rider.
Scott Moninger (20/10/66) - One of the top Stage racers in the country. Winner of Nevada City Classic, and 2 Stages of the Killington Stage Race. Year in and year out one of the best climbers in the country. 5th overall 1998 National Point Series. Won 2 stages of the 1998 Sun Tour and was 4th in a late season Classic.
John Peters (7/12/69) - Great Speed, He won 8 races including Visalia Road Race and Stages of Cascade, Fitchburg, and Killington. Won 1997 Fitchburg/Longsjo Classic; 8th place National Points Series.
Thurlow Rogers (7/3/60) - Member 1984 Olympic Team; Many Times National Champion 1995 & 1996 Fresca National Point Champion; Captain of the Team. Won 2 races and finished 16th in National Point Series and was 4th Overall in 1998 Tour de Beauce.
Mike Sayers (12/1/70) - Valuable team worker won 3 races including a stage of Tour of Ohio. Was in the top 30 in the National Point Series. won 1997 1st Union Grand Prix Sprint Challenge;
Christian Valenzuela (20/10/78) - 1998 Mexican National Time Trial Champion 1st Place 1998 Commerce Criterium. He is only 20 and will be another in a long line of great young riders under team director John Wordin.
Kirk Willett (17/3/70) - 1st Tour of Willamette and 5 wins overall including California Time Trial Champion. Suffered broken Collar bone that ended his season in July. Stage Finished 9th overall in National Point Series. Strong Overall Team Rider and Strong Finisher Former member U.S. National Team
John Wordin (3/2/63) - Won Athen's twilight Masters race. Silver medal 1997 U.S. Master's National Championships 3rd Place La Mirada Grand Prix; Several Time California State Champion Bronze Medal 1989 U.S. Nationals.
* Post Swiss Team - Stefan Rüttimann has not been given a contract for next year but Frédéric Vifian will stay with the team. Richard Chassot and Daniel Paradis are also being forced out of the team. They have not yet signed new contracts. Others to leave are - Nicki Abersold and Markus Zberg to Rabobank, and Franz Hotz and Rolf Huser to Festina.
New riders for next year are - Bruno Boscardin (Festina), Philipp Buschor (Saeco), Christian Charričre (Riso Scotti), Cédric Fragničre (Neo, Bike Store), Rolf Jaerman (Casino), Marcel Strauss (Neo, U-23 Ericsson-Villiger). Pierre Bourquenoud will also join.
The confirmed riders retained from 1998 are - Roger Beuchat, Yvan Haymoz, Sven Montgomery, Marcel Renggli, Daniel Schnider, Patrick Vetsch, Fréderic Vifian, Guido Wirz, Pietro Zucconi.
* Ericsson - Villiger - There will be a third Neo with this team. He is Pierre Ackermann, who is a 26 year old Swiss from the canton Jura. He comes from the French Elite 2 team CC Etupes. Jacques Jolidon and Simon Steiner have been forced out of the team without on-going contracts as yet. The other rider to leave is Roman Gut to the Elite 2 team Romers Hausbäckerei Mephisto.
New for 1999 are - Christian Sidler and René Stadelmann (both from Elite 2, Pneuhaus Frank). Pierre Ackermann (Elite 2: CC Etupes, France).
The confirmed riders retained from 1998 are - Chris Barnsley (NZ), Josef Christen, Urs Graf, Christoph Göhring, Christian Heule, Roland Müller, Michel Themann, Daniel von Flüe, Lukas Zumsteg.
* Laurent Dufaux (29, Festina) signed with Saeco for next season. He didn't accept the lower salary proposal by Festina. After the departure of Ivan Gotti, Saeco were looking for a Tour rider.
Lotto - (Manager Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke)
Retained for 1999 - Mario Aerts, Christophe Detilloux, Fabien De Waele, Wim Feys, Thierry Marichal, Chris Peers, Jo Planckaert, Andrei Tchmil, Jean-Denis Vandenbroucke, Kurt Van de Wouwer, Paul Van Hyfte, Rik Verbrugghe, Geert Verheyen.
New: Koen Beeckman (Ipso), Manu Lhoir (neo), Peter Wuyts (Vlaanderen 2002). Uncertainty - Sébastien Demarbaix (Lotto, TVM or Home Market), Ludo Dierckxsens (Lotto or Lampre), Laurent Madouas.
Leaving - Steve De Wolf (Cofidis), Nico Eeckhout (Palmans), Peter Farazijn (Cofidis), Joona Laukka, Andrei Teteriuk (Liquigas), Ludwig Willems (quit).
Palmans - (Manager Walter Planckaert)
Retained for 1999 - Carlo Bomans, Hans De Clercq, Mario De Clercq, Roger Hammond, Marc Janssens, Karl Pauwels, Scott Sunderland, Gert Vanderaerden, Steven Van Malderghem, Jurgen Vermeersch.
New: Brett Aitken (neo), Dave Bruylandts (neo), Nico Eeckhout (Lotto), Dariusz Strole (neo), Jurgen Vandewalle (neo) and 2 other riders.
Leaving - Frank Corvers, Johan De Geyter (Tönissteiner), Frank Hoj (US Postal), Wilfried Nelissen (quit), Peter Spaenhoven.
Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx - (Manager Roger Swerts):
Retained for 1999 - Wilfried Cretskens, Glenn D'Hollander, Kris Gerits, Nico Renders, Tom Stremersch, Kristof Trouvé, Kurt Van Lancker, Karel Vereecke, Stive Vermaut.
New: Davy Daniëls (neo), Stijn De Schoenmaecker (neo), Jurgen Guns (neo), Wesley Huvaere (neo), Johan Van Nueten (neo), Jurgen Van Roosbroeck (neo).
Leaving - Leif Hoste (Mapei), Bert Roesems (Tönissteiner), Erwin Thijs (PSV Köln), Jarno Vanfrachem, Wim Vansevenant (Collstrop), Johan Verstrepen (Lampre), Peter Wuyts (Lotto).
Collstrop - (Manager Hilaire Van der Schueren):
Retained for 1999 - Danny Baeyens, Tony Bracke, Danny Daelman, Eric De Clercq, Koen Deschuytter, Tom Desmet.
New: Erwin Bollen (neo), Bart Everaert (neo), Dimitri Fofonov (neo), Andrei Mizourov (neo), Hans Redant (Ipso), Wim Vansevenant (Vlaanderen 2002).
Uncertainty - Marc Chanoine, Steven De Neef, Christ Heyndrickx, Lorenzo Lapage, Tim Lenaers, Philip Vereecke (two of them can stay probably).
Ipso-Euroclean - (Manager Paul De Baeremaeker):
Retained for 1999 - Andy De Smet, Scott Guyton, Bart Heirewegh, Jan Poppe, Peter Verbeken.
New: Pauly Burke (neo), David Verreth (neo).
Leaving - Koen Beeckman (Lotto), Stéphane Hennebert, Oleg Pankov, Hans Redant (Collstrop), Robbie Vandaele, Michel Vanhaecke (Tönissteiner), Franky Van Haesebroucke, Vadim Volar (died).
Tönissteiner-Colnago-RDM - (Manager Gérard Bulens):
Retained for 1999 - Nicolas Coudray, Franky De Buyst, Davy Delmé, Cees Hopmans, Masahiko Mifune.
New: Johan De Geyter (Palmans), Juan-Carlos Lopez (neo), Bert Roesems (Vlaanderen 2002), Michel Vanhaecke (Ipso) plus two other riders.
Uncertainty - Eddy Torrekens.
Leaving - Inaki Barrenechea, Hans De Meester (Spar), Rino De Raedt (quit), Ken Hashikawa (quit), Paul Herijgers, Jan Hordijk.
Home Market-Ville de Charleroi - (Manager Didier Paindaveine):
Retained for 1999 - Bart Brentjens, Ludovic Capelle, Jurgen Debuysschere, Roméo Hernandez, Filip Meirhaeghe, Grégory Schoelens.
New: Jérôme Bernard (Mutuelle), Gilles Bouvard (Casino), Frédéric Gabriel (Mutuelle), Charles Guilbert (Mutuelle), Laurent Pillon (Mutuelle).
Uncertainty - Sébastien Demarbaix (stays in case he cannot leave to Lotto or TVM), Olivier Genicot (neo, comes in case Demarbaix leaves), Ronny Assez, Jean-Pierre Heynderickx, Jérôme Laveur-Pedoux, Franck Ramel.
Leaving - Marc Bouillon (quit).
Spar-RDM - (Manager Gaspard Van Petegem): Retained for 1999 - Michel Cornelisse, Etienne De Wilde, Matthew Gilmore, Geert Omloop, Wim Omloop, Rik Van Slijcke.
New: Hans De Meester (Tönissteiner), Berry Hoedemakers (neo), Gianni Rivera (neo) and two other riders.
Uncertainty - Rik Claeys (will probably stay), Brian Dalgaard (probably will leave).
Leaving - Roman Polansky (quit), Fred Rompelberg (quit), Werner Vandromme.
* Belgians in foreign teams - Leif Hoste, Bart Leysen, Axel Merckx, Johan Museeuw, Wilfried Peeters, and Tom Steels (all riding with Mapei). Johan Capiot, Sébastien Demarbaix (?), Geert Van Bondt, Hendrik Van Dijck, and Peter Van Petegem (all riding with TVM). Steve De Wolf, Peter Farazijn, Nico Mattan, and Frank Vandenbroucke (all riding with Cofidis), Marc Streel (Jack and Jones), Ludo Dierckxsens (?), Johan Verstrepen (both riding with Lampre), Sven Nijs, Marc Wauters (both riding with Rabobank) and Erwin Thijs (riding with PSV Köln)
1. Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank 2. Adri van der Poel (Ned) Rabobank 0.25 3. Peter Vervecken (Bel)
Role of milk-borne vs endogenous insulin-like growth factor I in neonatal growth.
Burrin DG, Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Reeds PJ, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. dburrin@bcm.tmc.edu
Neonatal pigs are characterized by a high efficiency of nutrient utilization and rapid growth rate. The utilization of dietary protein for lean tissue growth is particularly efficient in neonatal pigs and is associated with a high rate of skeletal muscle protein synthesis and deposition. In support of these high growth rates, neonatal pigs consume a milk diet that has a high biological value and is abundant in growth factors, including insulin and IGF-I. During the neonatal period, there are developmental changes in the circulating concentrations of, and tissue responsiveness to, hormones, particularly insulin, IGF-I, and growth hormone that play a central role in growth regulation. Our goal has been to characterize the dietary factors and specific aspects of endocrine function that are responsible for the anabolic stimulus that helps to sustain the high rates of protein deposition in neonatal pigs. Our results suggest that, despite the abundance of growth factors in milk and colostrum, the intake of nutrients is the primary anabolic stimulus for protein synthesis and this response declines with age. There is, however, a nonnutritive and as-yet-unidentified component in colostrum that provides a specific anabolic stimulus for skeletal muscle in newborns, but this is probably neither insulin nor IGF-I. Our studies also indicate that circulating concentration of IGF-I are not a primary stimulus of skeletal muscle protein synthesis and that the primary endocrine signal that mediates the response to nutrient intake may be insulin. Future research should address how the local expression of IGF and the function of insulin and IGF receptors affect the responsiveness of anabolic processes to nutrient intake and hence the efficiency of neonatal growth.
Recall that the AIS have been saying that the IGF-1 is not effective as it is not absorbed. This may be true, but from this research abstract it is clear that there is a "nonnutritive and as-yet-unidentified component in colostrum" which is "probably neither insulin nor IGF-I".
There are more questions to be answered I think and the denial that IGF-1 is not effective is irrelevant if this research is sound.