World Championships news for September 28, 2000

Belgian World's team

National coaches José De Cauwer and Ronny Vanmarcke have finalised the various Belgian World Championships teams:

Elite Men

Road Race

Serge Baguet (Lotto)
Thierry Marichal (Lotto)
Andrej Tchmil (Lotto)
Rik Verbrugghe (Lotto)
Nico Mattan (Cofidis)
Chris Peers (Cofidis)
Peter van Petegem (Farm Frites)
Axel Merckx (Mapei)
Wilfried Peeters (Mapei)
Dave Bruylandts (Palmans)
Marc Wauters (Rabobank)
Michel van Haecke (Tönissteiner)

Reserve: Kurt Van de Wouwer (Lotto)

Time Trial

Marc Streel (Collstrop)
Rik Verbrugghe (Lotto)

U23 Men

Andy Cappelle (Wielerclub de Lombarden)
Nico Sijmens (ASLK-Fortis Boys)
Jurgen van Goolen (Mapei Cycling Team)
Jan Verstraeten (Mapei Cycling Team)
Frederik Willems (ASLK-Fortis Boys)
Reserve: Stijn Devolder (ASLK-Fortis Boys)

Time Trial

Gert Steegmans (Mapei Cycling Team)
Stefaan Wijnands (Go Pass-Slagino Cycling Team)

Junior Men

Road race

Kevin De Weert
Philippe Gilbert
Kevin Neirynck
Francesco Planckaert
Preben Van Hecke
Reserves: Grégory Habeaux and Jurgen Van den Broeck

Time Trial

Igor Stevens
Jurgen Van den Broeck

Elite women

Lensy Debboudt
Veerle Ingels
Cindy Pieters (Vlaanderen 2002)
Evy van Damme (Vlaanderen 2002)
Heidi van de Vijver (Vlaanderen 2002)
Reserves: Vanja Vonckx (Vlaanderen 2002) and Anja Nobus

Junior Women

Road race

Corine Hierckens
Kathy Ingels
Nele Van Den Bossche
Ine Wannijn
Reserve: Séverine Villance

Time trial

Nele Van Den Broeck
Ine Wannijn