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Edited by Jeff Jones
With only a few events left in the road calendar after the World Championships (when the UCI rankings were last updated), there have only been minor changes to the UCI rankings as of November 15. These will be the final rankings of the season according to the UCI.
World number one Erik Zabel may have extended his lead if his two victories in recent Six Day races counted for any points, but they don't seeing as they are track races. He is followed by World Cup champion Erik Dekker (Ned), Davide Rebellin (Ita) and Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong (USA).
By winning the Japan Cup, Gilberto Simoni (Ita) gained sufficient points to finish in fifth place, ahead of Jan Ullrich (Ger) once the final points were tallied. The top 10 are rounded out by Michael Boogerd (Ned), Oscar Sevilla (Spa), Paolo Bettini (Ita) and Francesco Casagrande (Ita). Despite not racing since June after he was sacked by his team, Dario Frigo still holds down 11th place in the classification.
The teams rankings have not changed, with Fassa Bortolo leading Deutsche Telekom and Rabobank as the top three in division I; Alessio, Ag2r and Jean-Delatour in division II; and 05 Orbitel, Stabil Steiermark and AXA-VVZ as the top three in division III.
Individuals 1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 2,387.00 pts 2 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 2,026.00 3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Liquigas-Pata 1,977.00 4 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service 1,713.00 5 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 1,704.00 6 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 1,690.00 7 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 1,522.00 8 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1,493.00 9 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 1,491.20 10 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 1,416.00 11 Dario Frigo (Ita) 1,251.00 12 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Domo-Farm Frites 1,235.00 13 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 1,160.00 14 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance 1,084.00 15 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole 1,078.50 16 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis 1,057.00 17 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis 1,045.00 18 Levi Leipheimer (USA) US Postal Service 972.00 19 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 957.00 20 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Fassa Bortolo 947.00 Teams Division I 1 Fassa Bortolo 7,936.00 pts 2 Team Deutsche Telekom 7,210.00 3 Rabobank 7,168.00 4 Mapei-Quick Step 6,777.00 5 Lotto-Adecco 6,401.00 6 iBanesto.com 6,233.00 7 Cofidis 6,206.20 8 O.N.C.E.-Eroski 6,112.00 9 US Postal Service 5,912.00 10 Domo-Farm Frites 5,800.00 11 Lampre-Daikin 5,261.00 12 Liquigas-Pata 4,801.00 13 Festina 4,781.00 14 Kelme-Costa Blanca 4,445.00 15 Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola 4,316.00 16 CSC Tiscali 4,266.00 17 Euskaltel-Euskadi 4,188.00 18 Saeco Macchine Per Caffe' 4,104.00 19 Mercury 3,602.00 20 Credit Agricole 3,310.00 21 Team Coast 2,667.00 22 Mercatone Uno-Stream TV 1,668.00 Division II 1 Alessio 3,884.00 pts 2 Ag2R Prevoyance 3,036.00 3 Jean Delatour 2,733.00 4 Bonjour 2,643.00 5 Cantina Tollo Acqua & Sapone 2,429.00 6 La Francaise Des Jeux 1,990.00 7 Gerolsteiner 1,933.00 8 Milaneza-MSS 1,854.00 9 Team Fakta 1,672.00 10 Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 1,632.00 Division III 1 05 Orbitel 520.80 pts 2 Stabil Steiermark 489.00 3 AXA-VVZ Professional Cycling Team 273.00 4 Kia-Suisse 259.00 5 Mikomax-Browar Staropolski 258.00 Nations 1 Italy 12,093.60 pts 2 Spain 8,960.00 3 Germany 8,210.50 4 France 7,002.00 5 Belgium 6,821.00 Full rankings
After yesterday's news that Frank Vandenbroucke was "in negotiations" with Marco Pantani's Mercatone Uno squad, a reaction has come from the rider himself. VDB was quoted in De Standaard as saying it was "all lies...Marco Pantani phoned me a few times in the past asking me to come and ride with him. I have given him the answer that Mercatone Uno is not a priority for me. It is not the ideal team for me. He understands that I would choose a Belgian team for the classics. He told me that there will always be a place with him if I don't find work by January or February."
"Mercatone Uno is my third choice," continued VDB. "My preferred team is Domo, and I have still another candidate in the Top 10."
With Jeroen Blijlevens signing for Domo-Farm Frites (see below), there doesn't seem to be much room left for Vandenbroucke, as Patrick Lefevere's team is up to the UCI limit of 25 riders. In the UCI top 10, that leaves Fassa Bortolo, Deutsche Telekom, Rabobank, Mapei-Quick Step, Lotto-Adecco, iBanesto.com, Cofidis (unlikely!), O.N.C.E.-Eroski, US Postal Service (also unlikely, despite not having 25 riders).
Jeroen Blijlevens has become the 25th rider in Patrick Lefevere's Domo-Farm Frites squad, finding a place that was potentially open for Frank Vandenbroucke. Lefevere said that he could only take one more rider, and with VDB having other irons on the fire, the balance shifted in favour of Blijlevens.
Blijlevens is a sprinter who has had a very lean run of wins for the past couple of years, his last being a stage in Driedaagse van De Panne in 2000. He was let go from Lotto for not winning enough, but was able to find a good team in Domo-Farm Frites. There he has good teammates such as Servais Knaven, Jans Koerts, Leon Van Bon, Romans Vainsteins and Max Van Heeswijk. Together they should form an very solid sprinting outfit, and Blijlevens might be able to find some of his old sprinting form.
This Saturday, November 17, sees the presentation of the 2002 Giro d'Italia, the first grand tour of the season. The complete route will be unveiled in the Milan Auditorium by Candido Cannavo, director of Gazzetta dello Sport, and race director Carmine Castellano.
The race will start in Groningen (Netherlands), and will travel through Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and France before it hits Italian soil, eventually finishing in Milan. This will be the seventh time in 85 editions of the race that it has started on foreign soil.
Cyclingnews correspondent Tim Maloney will be in Milan on Saturday to cover the presentation in full.
The correctional court in Tongeren, Belgium, today dismissed an appeal by Cees Priem in relation to the Priem versus Sunderland case. In April this year, Priem was asked to pay a fine of BEF10,000 (250 euro) after he was found guilty of "unintentionally injuring and wounding" Sunderland during the 1998 Amstel Gold Race. Priem was also had to pay a provisional amount of BEF750,000 (18,750 euro) to AXA/Royale Belge, the insurance company of Palmans-Ideal which has paid the major medical costs, and a similar amount to Scott Sunderland.
Priem had appealed the decision shortly afterwards, but today his appeal was turned down by the judge.
ONCE-Eroski doctor Nicolas Terrados has commented on the doping problem at the 2nd International Congress on Sports Medicine, held in Oviedo this week. Or more correctly, he chose not to address it. "It is not a problem of sports medicine, but a political problem, legislative," he said. "I do not believe that we the sports doctors are stigmatised by that subject. Perhaps it touches me more closely due to what happened in the Tour. I had bad luck. In general, the sports doctor sees it as a problem that is in professional sport".
All the sociologists say that it is in society, and the more competitive a society or a profession is, the more it will happen. For that reason, I think that it is a social problem."
For this reason, Terrados chose not to discuss it at this particular Congress. "On doping, little can be added. Last January, the Spanish Olympic Committee alread held a conference on this subject and also last week in Lausanne. It does not make sense to discuss the same thing because on doping, what more can you say? The laws have been made by the legislators. We look at other more interesting subjects."
The 2nd International Congress on Sports Medicine will be attended by 700 people from 30 different countries. It will finish on November 17.
The Vuelta a México, due to begin on November 19, has been cancelled. President of the National Sports Commission, Nelson Vargas made the announcement today, saying that the Mexican Cycling Federation hadn't made the necessary changes to the event that were requested on August 14.
The latest team to confirm its lineup in the 2002 Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under is Saeco Macchine per Caffe. The Italian squad will send 2001 stage winners Fabio Sacchi and Alessio Galletti back to Australia in 2002. In this year's event Sacchi won stage 2 from Norwood to Murray Bridge and wore the Jacob's Creek leader's jersey for one day. He also finished third overall, a mere three seconds off Stuart O'Grady's winning time.
Galletti was the victor on stage 3 from McLaren Vale to Victor Harbor and was second overall behind Australian Graeme Brown in the battle for the sprinter's jersey.
The team also includes Italian sprinter Biagio Conte, fourth in the 2001 Milan-San Remo; German Joerg Ludewig, stage winner in the Bayern Rundfarht this year; his compatriot Torsten Nitsche; Brad Davidson, in his second year as a pro next season; and Christian Pepoli and Igor Astarloa (both new signings for Saeco in 2002)
Fabio Sacchi (Ita) 1st Stage 2 & 3rd overall Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under Biagio Conte (Ita) 1st Stage 1 Tirreno-Adriatico 1st Stage 2 & 5 Regio Tour 2nd Stage 2 Vuelta Valenciana 2nd Giro di Campania 4th Milano-San Remo World Cup Round Christian Pepoli (Ita) New signing for 2002. Transferring from Cantina Tollo Joerg Ludewig (Ger) 1st Stage 1 Bayern Rundfahrt 9th German National Road Race 12th overall Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under Torsten Nitsche (Ger) 4th Stage 4 Vuelta Burgos Igor Astarloa (Spa) New signing for 2002. Transferring from Mercatone Uno Alessio Galletti (Ita) 1st Stage 3 Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under 2nd overall sprint Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under Brad Davidson (Aus) 2001 was first year in professional ranks
The Cycling Australia Athletes Commission has instituted a new simpler way for members to contact them. A new e-mail address has been created to handle all inquiries and issues - athletes.info@cycling.org.au . Contact the Commission to ask for action on issues of concern to cyclists or to join our News Mail service. The (Cyclists) Commission's links at www.cycling.org.au and www.bicyclingaustralia.com contain past news items and reports as well as individual Commission members' details.
Current issues being tackled by the Cyclist's Commission include the progress of the recommendations of the 2000 Cycling Survey, which dealt with Cyclists' attitudes to Selection, Conduct and Athlete Representation; and campaigning for a clear, unambiguous set of selection criteria for Junior Track selection.
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Randwick Botany Cycling Club President John Buckton announced that The Newington Inn, Stanmore Road, Petersham will be a major sponsor of the club for the next 3 years.
The sponsorship includes support for junior development, Roadman/Roadwoman series sponsorship, new jerseys and nicks incorporating the NI logo, assistance with developing elite riders, both Junior & Senior, and acknowledging them via a new 'elite' uniform, new race numbers and safety signs, a venue for club events and assistance with other club activities. Club members can also participate in the 'Winning Ways' smart card loyalty program, which includes discounted food and beverages sold at the Newington Inn, newsletter, ticket giveaways and invitations to sporting dinners.
The deal was made possible through Chris White, Licensee/Owner of The Newington Inn and also a keen cyclist. "As an avid cyclist myself I see the need to encourage people to take up the sport, whether that be racing or just as a recreational pursuit. RBCC has a great circuit for safe riding, a well equipped administration room and an excellent infrastructure for junior riders of all ages", said White.
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Sunday's UCI Cat 3 Chameleon Cross was the most significant cyclocross race of the weekend, and saw yet another win for Lyne Bessette and a face-off between world's team contenders Tim Johnson and Marc Gullickson. We had results and pictures a few days ago, and we've just recieved an excellent report of the race, with comments from the main contenders about Johnson's '15 minutes of pain' tactic, and where Bessette might eventually take her young but remarkable cross career. You can read the report on our Chameleon Cross page.
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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