News for January 2, 1999

Ludo Dierckxsens to Lampre

Belgian Ludo Dierckxsens (Lotto) will be allowed to ride for the new Italian team Lampre-Daikin. A Judge in Brussel has decided that Dierckxsens, who signed a two-year contract with Lampre in October should be allowed to ride with the new team. He also had a contract with Lotto at the same time. Lotto wanted the rider from the Kempen province to stay with them. The Belgian Cycling Federation were told by the Judge that they must give Dierckxsens a licence from January 1 or pay a daily fine of 50,000 Belgian Franks per day that they are in default. Dierckxsens will be a teammate of Oskar Camenzind and Johan Verstrepen at Lampre.

Luxembourg, Petange, International Cyclocross, Cat 2, January 1

Veteran Dutchman Adri Van Der Poel led for the first 3 laps with Italian Daniele Pontoni, who is coming into form in the lead-up to the World Championships in Slovakia later in the month. Van Der Poel could not keep up with the fast pace set by Pontoni and faded to third with Belgian Marc Janssens overtaking him in the final laps to take second. 

 1. Daniele Pontoni (Ita)           	       59.09
 2. Marc Janssens (Bel)            		0.59
 3. Adri Van Der Poel (Ned)           		1.17
 4. Mario De Clercq (Bel)               	2.01
 5. Wim De Vos (Ned)             		2.47
 6. Peter Van Den Abeele (Bel)			3.35
 7. Jörg Arenz (Ger)              		3.47
 8. Tadeusz Koremiewski (Pol)        		4.06
 9. Ales Mudroch (Cze)            		4.37
10. Jean-Yves Duzellier (Fra)        		4.50

Other New Year's Cyclocross

Switzerland, Meilen, Cyclocross, Cat 2, January 1:

 1. Thomas Frischknecht (Swi) 			    58.21.00
 2. Dieter Runkel (Swi)					0.26
 3. Peter van Santvliet (Bel)				0.39
 4. Ben Berden (Bel)					1.25
 5. Beat Wabel (Swi)					1.47
 6. Roland Schätti (Swi) 				1.48
 7. Kamil Ausbuher (Cze) 				1.51
 8. Thomas Kalberer (Swi) 				2.33
 9. Beat Blum (Swi) 					2.48
10. Thomas Steiger (Swi) 				3.01
11. Alexandre Moos (Swi) 				3.10
12. Dietmar Stari (Aut) 				3.50
13. Reto Matt (Ger) 					4.02
14. Jan Ramsauer (Swi) 					4.25
15. Beat Morf (Swi) 					4.54
16. Marco Zingg (Swi) 					5.03
17. Christian Trafelet (Swi) 				5.13
18. Johannes Müller (Aut)				5.33
19. Stefan Bünter (Swi)					5.52
20. Samuel Steffen (Swi)				6.10
21. Lukas Zumsteg (Swi)				    at 1 lap
22. Fritz Seeberger (Ger)			    at 1 lap

Started: 35
Classified: 22

Germany, Herford, Cyclocross, Cat 2, December 31:

 1. Maarten Nijland (Ned)
 2. Malte Urban (Ger)
 3. Jörg Arenz (Ger)
 4. Tobias Nestle (Ger)
 5. Raymond Lubberman (Ned)
 6. Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger)
 7. Tilo Schuler (Ger)
 8. Jens Schwedler (Ger)
 9. Thijs Volker (Ned)
10. Torsten Wittig Kupfernagel (Ger)

Belgium, Veldegem, Cyclocross, Cat 3, December 30:

 1. Peter van den Abeele (Bel)
 2. Björn Rondele (Bel)
 3. Paul Herijger (Bel)
 4. Eric Vervae (Bel)
 5. Pascal van Riet (Bel)

Switzerland, Hombrechtikon, Cyclocross, Cat A, December 26:

 1. Thomas Frischknecht (Swi) 59.48.00
 2. Beat Wabel (Swi) 				0.56
 3. Jiri Pospisil (Cze) 			1.06
 4. Kamil Ausbuher (Cze) 			1.37
 5. Peter van den Abeele (Bel)			1.49
 6. Dieter Runkel (Swi)				1.58
 7. Peter Dlask (Cze				2.28
 8. Roland Schätti (Swi)			2.42
 9. Beat Morf (Swi)				3.35
10. Jan Ramsauer (Swi)				3.47
11. Thomas Steiger (Swi)			4.00
12. Dietmar Stari (Aut)				4.06
13. Beat Blum (Swi)				4.23
14. Alexandre Moos (Swi)			4.23
15. Marco Zingg (Swi)				4.38
16. Matthias Kern (Swi)				4.46
17. Thomas Cabla (Cze)				4.50
18. Steffen Weigold (Ger)			4.50
19. Jörg Arentz (Ger)				5.06
20. Tobias Nestle (Ger)				5.14
21. Richard Chassot (Swi)			5.42
22. Samuel Steffen (Swi)			5.56
23. Christian Trafelet (Swi)			6.20
24. Lukas Zumsteg (Swi)				6.55
25. Radek Tichy (Cze)				7.03
26. Marc Eberhardt (Ger)		    at 1 lap
27. Fritz Seeberger (Ger)		    at 1 lap
28. Ales Mudroch (Cze)		    	    at 1 lap

Started: 45
Classified: 28