News for April 30, 1997

Etoile Vosgienne, France, April 25-27, France

Overall

 1. Zulfia Zabirova (Dream Team), Russia, 	     8.03.50
 2. Svetlana Boubnenkova (Russian National), Russia	0.30
 3. Jolanta Polikeviciute (Ebly), Lithuania		1:47
 4. Svetlana Samokhvalova (Russian National), Russia	2:00
 5. Catherine Marsal (ASPTT La Poste), France		2:01
 6. Edita Pucinskaite (Dream Team), Lithuania		2:04
 7. Heidi Van de Vijver (Ebly), Belgium			2:16
 8. Monica Valvik-Valen (Norway-Sweden), Norway		2:58
 9. Karen Kurreck (U.S. National), Cupertino, Calif.	3:01
10. Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (Ebly), France		3:24

Other Americans: 

12. Mari Holden (U.S. National), Colorado Springs, 	4:34
34. Julie Hudetz (U.S. National), Boulder, Colo.	7:06
37. Carmen Richardson (U.S. National), Colorado Spr    12:19

DNF. Cori Book (U.S. National), Bozeman, Mont.

Stage One, April 25, Chantraine

 1. Valvik-Valen			 	     3.07.10 
 2. Kurreck						0:04
 3. Stephanie Terrasson (French National), France	0:08
 4. Ita Kryjanovskaia (Russian National), Russia	0:20
 5. Rikke Olsen (Danish National), Denmark		0:24

Stage Two, April 26, Remiremont

 1. Zabirova, 2 hrs, 57. 26 
 2. Boubnenkova:01
 3. J. Polikeviciute1:10
 4. Samokhvalova1:44
 5. Van de Vijver1:45.

Stage Three, April 26, Individual Time Trial, Chavelot

 1. Samokhvalova 				8.19 
 2. Zabirova 					8.20 
 3. Holden					8.27 
 4. Kryjanovskaia 				8.28 
 5. Longo-Ciprelli				8.29

Stage Four, April 27, Epinal

 1. Kryjanovskaia			     1.48.32 
 2. Holden					s.t.
 3. Debby Mansveld (Dutch National), Ned	0:29
 4. Evi Gensheimer (International), Germany	s.t.
 5. Samokhvalova				s.t.

Team Overall: 

 1. Russia			 	    24.14.57 
 2. Dream Team				  	2:14
 3. Ebly					3:53
 4. France					9:40
 5. U.S. National				9:58

Mountain Jersey: Zabirova

Ballerini out for 3 weeks

Franco Ballerini is sidelined for 3 months. The former winner winner of Paris-Roubaix hurt himself after falling hard on the Cauberg during the Amstel Gold Race.

An examination at the hospital has confirmed that the third place getter in the Ronde van Vlaanderen has a break in the "darmbeen" [which translates at intestine-bone which doesn't make sens], just above the hip and a broken rib.

This week he will go to the medical centre of Lucca for another opinion.

UCI Rankings as at April 29 1997

 1. Laurent Jalabert (Fra)            	2,465 pts
 2. Alex Zulle (Swi)                  	2,190
 3. Bjarne Riis (Den)                 	1,767
 4. Michele Bartoli (Ita)             	1,744
 5. Johan Museeuw (Bel)               	1,499
 6. Richard Virenque (Fra)            	1,428
 7. Tony Rominger (Swi)               	1,376
 8. Abraham Olano (Spa)               	1,308
 9. Andrea Tafi (Ita)                 	1,271
10. Andrei Tchmil (Ukr)               	1,175
11. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita)              	1,123
12. Erik Zabel (Ger)                  	1,116
13. Miguel Indurain (Spa)             	1,062
14. Chris Boardman (Gbr)              	1,043
15. Francesco Casagrande (Ita)        	1,036
16. Davide Rebellin (Ita)             	1,029
17. Laurent Dufaux (Swi)              	1,023
18. Rolf Sorensen (Den)               	1,020
19. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita)            	1,013
20. Mauro Gianetti (Swi)                  948