News for August 13

Austrian Pro move en masse to Rabobank

The two Austrian professionals (Austria has only 2), Peter Luttenberger (Carrera) and Georg Totschnig (Polti) will start next year for the team RABOBANK (Netherlands). Peter Luttenberger will get 6 Mio. Austrian shillings (= $US600.000).

World Cup Mountain Bikes - Les Gets, France

Men:

 1. Brentjens (Ned)          2.25.18
 2. Pallhuber (Ita) 		0.22
 3. Chiotti (Fra) 		3.20

World Cup Standings:

 1. Frischknecht (Zwi)		297 points
 2. Dupouey (Fra) 		293
 3. Martinez (Fra) 		292
 4. Hoydahl (Nor) 		257
 5. Kristensen (Den) 		250
...
9. Brentjens 			215

Women:

 1. Gassmann (Swi) 	     1.36.52
 2. Stroppard (Ita) 		0.09
 3. Temporelli (Fra) 		0.50

World Cup Standings:

 1. Sydor (Can) 		210
 2. Furtado (USA)		134
 3. Alexander (GBr) 		116