World championships news for October 4, 2000

No Pantani

Despite assurances by his team manager, Guiseppi Martinelli yesterday, Marco Pantani will not be contesting the World Championships in Plouay next week. The word came from national selector, Antonio Fusi, who said after stage one of the Giro dell Provinca di Lucca, "In light of his performance in Sydney where Pantani showed that he was not in a satisfactory condition, I would have liked to verify his shape here in Lucca. Pantani has not come, therefore I must make the obligatory choice. Pantani will not be in the team."

No Dekker

Erik Dekker
Photo: © cyclingnews

Erik Dekker's season has finally come to a close, after his below average 29th place in the time trial in Sydney. The Rabobank triple Tour de France stage winner, and Clasica San Sebastian winner, said "My season is over. I can't peak again for the championships and I don't want to ride if I can't play role. It was a beautiful season."

Poland (unofficial)

Cyclingnews.com correspondent, Daniel Marszalek writes that the Polish team for the World's is likely to be similar to the following, with more information to be revealed soon.

Elite men

Road:

Zbigniew Spruch (Lampre)
Piotr Wadecki (Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy)
Piotr Chmielewski (Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy)
Piotr Przydzial (MAT-Ceresit-CCC)
Zbigniew Piatek (MAT-Ceresit-CCC)

Probable remaining selections:

Kazimierz Stafiej (Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy)
Wojciech Pawlak (Atlas-Lukullus-Ambra)
Jaroslaw Ryszewski (Atlas-Lukullus-Ambra)

ITT:

Piotr Wadecki (Mroz-Supradyn Witaminy)
Piotr Przydzial (MAT-Ceresit-CCC)


Elite Women

Bogumila Matusiak.

U 23 Men

Road:

Michal Olejnik (Saint-Quentin stagiaire)
Sylwester Szmyd (Vini Caldirola stagiaire)
Zbigniew Wyrzykowski (Servisco)

ITT:

Pawel Zugaj

Junior Men

Peter Mazur
Blazej Janiaczyk

Junior Women

Magdalena Sadlecka

Slovenia

Elite men

Road:

Gorazd Stangelj (Liquigas)
Andrej Hauptman (Vini Caldirola)

ITT:

Martin Hvastija (Alessio)
Andrej Hauptman (Vini Caldirola)

U 23 Men

Road

Matej Stare
Matej Mugerli
Matej Marin
Matej Gnezda
Marko Sepic
Uros Silar

ITT:

Mitja Kotnik
Gregor Gazvoda

Junior Men

Road

Jure Zrimsek
Tomas Nose
Kristjan Fajt
Andrej Omulec

ITT:

Andrej Omulec
Jure Zrimsek

Thanks to Metod Mocnik