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Edited by Jeff Jones
"Hang on, we've forgotten someone - Marco Pantani!"
You can almost hear the powers that be exclaiming this as they reviewed the list of riders and team staff to be questioned in relation to the Giro d'Italia raids that took place in San Remo last June. Pantani's name was not on the fairly long list until very recently, and the announcement surprised his lawyer Federico Cecconi, who said that "No substance was found on Pantani in the Sanremo 'blitz'. The report of the products seized was completely negative."
Nevertheless the prosecutor in Florence, Luigi Bocciolini, wants to question Pantani sometime in January, when he resumes his investigation into the whole affair.
Pantani is at the moment in Liguria, and will spend New Year's Day in Cesenatico before leaving for Spain to further prepare for 2002. After a poor season in 2001, he and his Mercatone Uno team will be looking for a big improvement in 2002.
The Tour of South China Sea is the last stage race of the year with UCI points, taking place from December 25-31 in Hong Kong, China and Macao. Asian Champion Kam Po Wong has completely dominated the first four stages of this tour, and still leads after stage 6 with just one stage to go.
In the first stage, an individual time trial, last year's tour winner South African Neil MacDonald took the lead. He beat Wong by two seconds. The following three stages saw Kam Po Wong torture the rest of the pack. He won the second and the third stage in mass sprints. In the fourth stage he chased down a serious leading group, attacked several times himself and finally won the mass sprint again.
The fifth stage was won by the German Rene Obst (Team Berlin), who triumphed in a 12 man sprint over Masahiko Mifune (CMS Marco Polo). Mifune was second again in stage 6, being beaten this time by China's Wang Guozhang (Chinese National B Team). In the overall classification, Kam Po Wong still leads by 18 seconds in front of Neil MacDonald.
The stages held in China were watched by thousands people, demonstrating that the sport of cycling is becoming popular in this part of the world and has many opportunities.
Report by Marco Polo Cycling Club/Herman Litjens
30 year old Belgian cyclist Marc Streel (Collstrop-Palmans) has retired from professional cycling. Streel turned pro in 1994 with Collstrop, but then changed to Tönissteiner (1995-1996), Casino (1997-1998) and Home Jack & Jones (1999). At the end of 1999, he returned a high hematocrit value before the Grand Prix Des Nations, and was subsequently sacked from Home Jack & Jones. He rode for Ville de Charleroi and then Collstrop in 2000, and stayed with Collstrop for 2001.
Streel's best season was in 1998 when he won seven races, including the Tour of Denmark overall plus two stages.
Danish Team fakta has completed its 15 rider lineup for 2002, with the signing of CSC-Tiscali's Renë Joergensen. 23 year old Joergensen, who signed a contract for 1 year, is seen as a rider with big potential in Danish cycling. He will make his 2002 debut in the Tour de Langkawi (February 1-10) along with Morten Sonne, Lennie Kristensen, Jørgen Bo Petersen, Allan Bo Andresen, Lars Bak and the Norwegian Bjørnar Vestøl. Team fakta will also be racing in the inaugural Tour of Qatar (January 21-25), where it hopes to make a positive start to the season.
In 2002, Team fakta will race in the second division. However the team is looking to sign a couple of important sponsors for the next couple of years, that will help it in its bid to make division I.
The team will once again be led by Australian Scott Sunderland, who is the team's highest ranked rider (66th on the UCI scale) after a very consistent season in 2001. Another important rider will be Dane Jørgen Bo Petersen, winner of the Tour of Luxembourg in 2001. The remainder of the team is well balanced, including sprinters Roberto Lochowski, Kurt Asle Arvesen and Bjørnar Vestöl, and newly hired domestique Magnus Backstedt.
Riders
Allan-Bo Andersen (Den)
Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor)
Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Credit Agricole
Lars Bak (Den) Neo pro
Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe)
Roberto Lochowski (Ger)
Allan Johansen (Den)
Rene Jørgensen (Den) CSC/Tiscali
Lennie Kristensen (Den)
Manu l'Hoir (Bel)
Jørgen Bo Petersen (Den)
Michael Skelde (Den)
Morten Sonne (Den)
Scott Sunderland (Aus)
Bjørnar Vestöl (Nor)
Director: Peter Sejer Nielsen
Managers: Kim Andersen and Peter Meinert
Bikes: Principia
Team SBS/B&L is preparing for its second season of master's road racing in California and the West, by adding nine juniors to its 40 rider roster. Last year, the team won 41 events and was led by multiple race winners John Rubcic, Mike Mueller, Mark Huffman, Lynn Albrow and Robert Ramirez. Huffman also won the California state time trial championship.
The team is expanding with additional sponsors and a new junior program with four girls and five boys ages 13-18. Among them is Ricardo Cruz, who won all three events at the USCF junior national championships in 2001.
30+
RichardAlbrow
Mike Brocato
Andrew Gavin
Todd Morton
Robert Ramirez
Jose Luis Vega
Kent Wheeler
Rick Ball
Sherman Gingerella
Jeff Meyer
35+
Brian Cismowski
Gardner DesRoberts
Eric Niiler
Tom Schwartz
Steve Bates
John Dolzadelli
Vincent Fishera
45+
Tom Gates
Mark Huffman
Jerry Logan
Reed Moore
Mike Mueller
Rick Roberson
Paul Rodriguez
Joey Valdivia
Bob Willcox
Mark Lathrop
Mike Ash
50+
Bob Barney
Steve Matthews
Hylton Murphy
Rick Pfeiffer
John Rubcic
Buster Schaeffer
David Witt
John Wagenaar
Dan Wulbert
Women
Lynn Albrow
Susan Cooper
Linda Berry
Juniors
Karryn Bowen
Ricardo Cruz
Luke Kinney
David Mendoza
Dan Coxon
Tomas Vargas
Brian Baker
Melissa Bishop
Meranda Seely
Julie Wynants
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Major Races and Events
September 7-29, 2002: Vuelta
a España (GT) - Preview, stage list
May 11-June 2, 2002: Giro
d'Italia (GT) - Preview, stage list, photos
July 6-28, 2002: Tour
de France (GT) - Full preview & official route details
December 8: Superprestige
Rd 5 (Cat. 1) - Erwin Vervecken
November 29-December 4: Six
Days of Noumea (6D) - Sassone/Neuville victorious
November 26-December 1: Six
Days of Zurich (6D) - Day
6 - McGrory/Gilmore/Schnider win
December 1: Melbourne
Cup on Wheels (IM) - Scott Moller, Keirin,
Sprint, Support
races
December 2: Cyclo-cross
World Cup #2 (CDM) - Sven Nijs again
November 24-December 3: Juegos
Deportivos Centroamericanos (JR) - Final results
December 8-9: Frankfurter
Rad-Cross (Cat. 2) - Alex Mudroch, UK
National Trophy Series #4 (Cat. 3) - Roger Hammond, Grote
Prijs Industrie Bosduin - Kalmthout (Cat. 1) - Bart Wellens, Int.
Radquer Obergösgen (Cat. 2) - Björn Rondelez, Trofeo
Mamma e Papa Guerciotti (Cat. 3) - Enrico Franzoi, Premio
Egondo (Cat 3) - David Seco, Irish
cyclo-cross championships - Robin Seymour
Results: local racing
Australia - CycleWest
Promotions Omnium Series #2, Eastern
Suburbs Summer Criterium Series, Carnegie
Caulfield Tuesday criterium, Southern
Cross Junior Track Open & Madison Cup, Manly
Warringah CC, George
Town Track Carnival, Carnegie
Caulfield CC, Randwick
Botany CC, Gold
Coast CATS CC, Caesar's
Illawarra CC, Caesar's
Illawarra (track)
Denmark - Danish
cyclo-cross Post Cup #3
Italy - Gran
Premio Città di Bassano
Luxembourg - GP
De Kopstal
New Zealand - Cyco
Criterium series
Spain - Elorrio
cyclo-cross
USA - Georgia
Cross Series Championship, Chimborazo
Grand Prix cyclo-cross, Boulder
Cross Rd 6, New
Mexico State Cyclo-x Champs, Sorrento
Cyclo-x & California State Champ's, Boulder
Cross Rd 5, Verge
New England series, Northampton
CC Cyclo-cross Championships, Chris
Cross International CycloCross
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