News for August 4, 1999

Jalabert out of hospital this week

Laurent Jalabert will be able to leave the hospital in Madrid later this week. The French rider sustained a fractured skull and a broken collar bone when he fell during the Castilla-Leon last weekend. A spokesperson for the hospital announced that: "Jalabert will leave this week although no exact date is known as yet." It is still unclear whether Jalabert will be able to ride in the Vuelta in September. His team manager Manolo Sainz is as yet undecided.

However, Sainz has refused to rule out the possibility of Laurent Jalabert's participation in the Vuelta (September 4-25). Sainz is waiting to see how the world number one recovers from his fall and to see "who is most in form. We're much happier since the doctor told us that his recovery will be quick and that there won't be serious consequences. From tomorrow, we'll be thinking about his racing programme."

Bartoli quits for the season

Two-time World Cup winner Michele Bartoli announced on Tuesday that he would not return this season to contest the World Championships. He said his recovery was progressing but was slower than had been anticipated. He fell in June during the Tour of Germany and fractured his patella and tore ligaments in his right knee. Doctors had initially thought he might be able to race again in late August. Bartoli consulted with doctors this week and decided that it was now not prudent to hurry the comeback. He told a press conference yesterday that: "My knee needs time to heal. Despite my determination and very strong desire to participate in the world race championship in October, and win it, the consultations with the orthopedic specialists have made me change my mind.'' The Mapei team doctor Massimo Testa was confident about next season. He said: Michele could wear the yellow jersey and win the Tour de France next year. He has the turbo, the diesel and a good capacity for recovery."

World Championships Schedule 1999

The 1999 Worlds will be held in Verona and Treviso in northern Italy from October 3 to the 10th. The following calendar describes the daily activities.

Treviso

Sunday, October 3 - UCI Steering Committee, Opening ceremony at 19.00.
Monday, October 4 - Junior Women's ITT at 12.00, Under-23 Men's ITT at 14.00.
Tuesday, October 5 - Junior Men's ITT at 11.00, Elite Women's ITT at 15.00.
Wednesday, October 6 - Elite Men's ITT at 14.00.

Verona

Thursday, October 7 - UCI Congress and concert at 20.15.
Friday, October 8 - Junior Women's Road Race at 9.00, Under-23 Men's Road Race at 12.00.
Saturday, October 9 - Junior Men's Road Race at 9.00, Elite Women's Road Race at 14.00.
Sunday, October 10 - Elite Men's Road Race at 10.00

Netherlands, Alkaar, Dutch Stayers Championship

 1. Kops (Heiloo)/Derny driver: Fack
 2. Ronald Rol (Zuid-Scharwoude)/Derny driver: Walrave
 3. Raymond Rol (Alkmaar)/Derny driver: Mooy
 4. Steenbeek (Amsterdam)/Derny driver: Dekker
 5. Van der Meulen (Geldrop)/Derny driver: Raats

Dutch team for European MTB Championships

Dutch national coach Leo van Zeeland has selected 7 men and 5 women for the European MTB Championships, which will be held in Porto de Mos (Portugal) on August 21-22. The team is:

Men: Bart Brentjens, Bas van Dooren, Gerben de Knegt, Bas Peters, Patrick Tolhoek, Micha de Vries and Jan Weevers.

Women: Van den Brand, Dorland, Sollaart, Vink and Van Wersch.

The participation by Elsbeth Vink is however not yet certain. She will start in the Tour Feminin next Sunday and will have to abandon the Tour to ride the MTB Championships.

Kurt Van de Wouwer will ride at San Sebastian

11th placed rider in the Tour de France, Kurt Van de Wouwer has avoided the need for an operation on a cyst in his bottom and has told a Belgian newspaper that he will be riding at San Sebastian. On Monday, he consulted Dr. Van Mol in Herk-de-Stad who ruled out the immediate need for surgery. The Belgian rode at the Surhuisterveen Criterium on Tuesday and is listed to ride in Maastricht tonight, then at Kortrijk on Thursday. On Friday morning he will fly to San Sebastian for the next round of the World Cup on Saturday.

World Track Championships at the Antwerp Sportpaleis in 2001

The race committee of the UCI decided on Tuesday that the 2001 World Track Championships would be held in the famous Sportpaleis in Antwerp (Belgium). They also declared that the world road championships would be held on October 3, 2002 in Belgium.

The president of the Belgian Cycling Federation (BWB) Laurent De Backer was at the meeting which decided the calendar and said he felt like a very lucky man. He told the press: "There were two candidates to host the World Track championships in 2001. A Spanish submission from San Sebastian was very strong with excellent administration proposed and strong financial figures. The difference probably was that the Spanish bid proposed holding an open-air event while in Antwerp the Sportpaleis is indoor. That is important for reaching an agreement with TV sponsors. It means that the event cannot be interrupted by the weather. Because there was no risk of rain ruining the event in Antwerp we were declared the superior host."

The organisation of the event in 2001 will combine the forces of the BWB, representatives from the Antwerp Province (Government) and the management of the Sportpaleis.

Netherlands, Surhuisterveen, 80 kms, August 3

 1. Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne
 2. Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 3. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank
 4. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
 5. Gretinus Gommers (Ned) Rietveld Bouwbedrijf
 6. Miquel van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
 7. Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) Amica Chips
 8. Maarten Nijland (Ned) Batavus
 9. Rene Post (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
10. Pelle Kil (Ned) Team Smarttalk

Thanks to Bert Geerts, Netherlands

GP Freiburg, August 3

This criterium is linked to the Regio Tour but does not count towards the classification in that event.

Sprint Premie 1, Lap 5:

 1. Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria	 5
 2. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team			 3
 3. Alexander Kastenhuber (Ger) Team Nürnberger		 2
 4. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger			 1

Sprint Premie 2, Lap 10:

 1. Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria	 5
 2. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti			 3
 3. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank			 2
 4. Vitali Kokorine (Rus) Saeco-Cannondale		 1

Sprint Premie 3, Lap 15:

 1. Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria	 5
 2. Mike Weissmann (Ger) Team Nürnberger		 3
 3. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti			 2
 4. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank			 1

Sprint Premie 4, Lap 20:

 1. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti			 5
 2. Vitali Kokorine (Rus) Saeco-Cannondale		 3
 3. Mike Weissmann (Ger) Team Nürnberger		 2
 4. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank			 1

Sprint Premie 5, Lap 25:

 1. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank 			 5
 2. Mike Weissmann (Ger) Team Nürnberger		 3
 3. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti		 	 2
 4. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank			 1

Sprint Premie 6, Lap 30:

 1. Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria 	 5
 2. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan-Alessio			 3
 3. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti			 2
 4. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team			 1

Sprint Premie 7, Lap 35:

 1. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan-Alessio			 5
 2. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team			 3
 3. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team		 2
 4. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger			 1

Sprint Premie 8, Lap 40:

 1. Vitali Kokorine (Rus) Saeco-Cannondale		 5
 2. Frank Schinck (Ger) Team Nürnberger			 3
 3. Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Rabobank			 2
 4. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank			 1

Sprint Premie 9, Lap 45:

 1. Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria	10
 2. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan-Alessio			 6
 3. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom				 4
 4. Andrea Nencini (Ita) Team Polti			 2

Final Standings:

 1. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank 			 8
 2. Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips-Costa Almeria 	30
 3. Nicola Loda (Ita) Ballan-Alessio			14
 4. Mauro Zinetti (Ita) Team Polti			14
 5. Vitali Kokorine (Rus) Saeco-Cannondale		 9
 6. Mike Weissmann (Ger) Team Nürnberger		 8
 7. Rolf Jaermann (Swi) Post Swiss Team			 7
 8. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom				 4
 9. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 			 3
10. Frank Schinck (Ger) Team Nürnberger			 3
11. Andrea Nencini (Ita) Team Polti			 2
12. Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Rabobank			 2
13. Patrick Vetsch (Swi) Post Swiss Team		 2
14. Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nürnberger			 2
15. Alexander Kastenhuber (Ger) Team Nürnberger		 2
16. Christian Heule (Swi) Ericsson Villiger 		 0
17. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti 			 0
18. Igor Pugaci (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 			 0
19. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank			 0
20. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002		 0
21. Stephan Gottschling (Ger) Agro Adler-Brandenburg 	 0
22. Marco Roth (Swi) Regio Team 			 0
23. Harald Morscher (Aut) Saeco-Cannondale 		 0
24. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank 		 	 0

Australia, Victorian Club Team's Championships

Adam Murchie from VicCycle (the Victorian Federation) reports that the on a cold and overcast day, the Victorian Club Teams Champs proved to be a successful event. Teams of 4 started out over a 30km out and back course, with dead roads and rolling hills meaning that the strongest team would win. The one major climb, approximately 20km from the start on the out and back course proved to be one of the areas in which the titles were won and lost. With a light cross winds, speeds were reasonably high, with one hill descent having teams reaching speeds of approximately 80 km/h. With a total of 39 teams entered, the Champs were well contested in the lead up to the Victorian Road Championships on August 14-15.

In the Elite Men's event, Carnegie A lived up to expectations by winning the event, with Carnegie B and Footscray coming in close behind. In the Women's, Carnegie again proved too strong for the opposition while in the veterans, Host Club Ballarat Sebastopol accounted for Footscray and Brentwood Cobram.

Under 11, 8 kms:

1. Shepparton 15.50.21
  (Rhys Newby, Ricky Peoples, Jack Quirk

2. Bendigo 16.23.03
  (James Leech, Glen O.Shea, Jack Trickey)

3. Ballarat-Sebastopol 16.44.77
  (Anthony Rhook, Mitchell Rhook, Liam Russell, Jarryd Symons)

Under 13, 10 kms:

1. Shepparton 17.27.52
  (Taigh Banson, Hannah Bush, Brent White)

2. Warrnambool 17.38.97
  (Hayden Brodie, Joshua Cook, Nigel Roll)

3. Bendigo 19.23.25
  (Nathasha Lock, James McArthur, K Bull, Adam Thomas)

4. Ballarat-Sebastopol 21.44.72
  (Sam Chivers, Reece Sandwith, Natalie Shaw)

Under 15, 29 kms:

1. Ballarat-Sebastopol 34.33.88
  (Bree Sandwith, Patrick Shaw, Jonathon Williams, Ashley Braszell)

2. Leongatha 34.41.23
  (Phillip Desalvo, Brendan Murphy, Gerard Murphy)

3. Shepparton 37.38.80
  (Nathan Humphreys, Ashley Johnson, Scott Peoples, Jessica Tanner)

4. Carnegie-Caulfield 38.08.54
  (Simon Clarke, Aaron Moody, Adam Rankin)

Under 17, 30 kms:

1. Shepparton A Team 43.52.76
  (Tristan Gerrish, Bradley Norton, David Tanner, Colby O.Keefe)

2. Bairnsdale-Riviera 44.56.53
  (Chris D'Amelio, Neil Johnson, Jarrod Peachey, Simon Verde)

3. Bendigo 46.12.46
  (Cameron Bull, Simon Cunneen, Danny Curtain, Daniel Vains)

4. Carnegie-Caulfield 46.28.88
  (Jonny Clarke, Travis Nuttall, Alan Schnable)

5. Geelong West .A. 49.46.82
  Leigh Clifford, Nyssa Little, Alex Hoppen)

Under 19, 40 kms:

1. Brunswick 57.10.06
  (Aden Armstrong, Gary Mueller, Peter Trigar, Barry Griffiths)

2. Carnegie-Caulfield 57.38.89
  (James Attard, Adam Bonney, Michael Gill, Geordan Murray)

Women, 40 kms:

1. Carnegie-Caulfield A Team 1:03.55.23
  (Louise Gomes, Katie Mactier, Louisa White, Kerrie Donlon)

2. Ballarat 1:07.59.09
  (Amanda Billett, Nicole Coghlan, Gillian Govan, Katherine Martin)

3. Carnegie-Caulfield B Team 1:08.44.46
  (Jenny McPheerson, Deborah Rotinger, Tara Wood)

Veteran, 40 kms:

1. Ballarat-Sebastopol 56.07.65
  (Robert Braszell, Chris Cashin, Rodney Hetherington, Dennis Shaw)

2. Footscray 56.40.29
  (Glen Hutchinson, William Mitchell, Anthony Murrell, Phillip Tehan)

3. Brentwood Cobram 57.16.91
  (Rodger Doughty, Raymond Jarratt, Gary Smith)

4. Melton 57.43.75
  (Bruce Davis, Daryl Davis, Gerald Healey, Peter Sharman)

5. Warragul B Team 1:06.18.91
  (Ian de Bruyne, Bill Frew, Trevor Rollinson, Shane Wainwright)

Elite Men, 60 kms:

1. Carnegie-Caulfield .A. 1:20.15.93
  (Kristjan Snorrason, James Taylor, Robert Tighello, Mathew Tuck)

2. Carnegie-Caulfield .B. 1:21.27.24
  (Christopher Carr, Brendan Gilholme, Justin Hogan, Cameron Lester)

3. Footscray .B. 1:21.57.34
  (Daniel Bellis, Mark Finlay, Adam Murchie, Robert Wilson)

4. Melton 1:24.57.29
  (Brent Carr, Paul Kenny, Dean Monk, Luke Robertson)

5. Shepparton 1:25.15.41
  (Malcolm Johnson, Trent Stevenson, Luke Keenan, Graeme Balfour)

6. Brunswick 1:28.03.58
  (Adrian Baker, Ewin Williams, Hamish Taylor, Aaron Wilson)

7. Geelong West 1:28.04.91
  (Shane Friend, Jack Langedyke, Troy Lethlean, Ralph Wright)