News for August 10, 1997

Tour de France MTB - Stage 8, Saugues - Le Malzieu, 36 km ITT

 1. Pavel Tsjerkassov (Rus)
 2. Cadel Evans (Australia) 	0.40
 3. Christophe Duouey (Fra)
 4. Lennie Kristensen (Den) 	1.14

GC:

 1. Lennie Kristensen (Den)
 2. Savignoni (Fra) 		 6.06
...
 9. Bart Brentjens 		40.56

International Track Nights at the Adelaide Superdrome

 1. Season Opening Night             	11 October 1997
 2. Team Challenge                    	 1 November 1997
 3. International Trophy                22 Novembe 1997
 4. 50km Madison Championship         	 6 December 1997
 5. Olympic Events               	17 January 1998
 6. Adelaide Cup on Wheels          	 7 March 1998

Rumours in San Sebastian about transfers

- Karl Zoetemelk (24 and son of former Tour winner in 1980 Joop Zoetemelk), Glenn D'Hollander (Vlaanderen 2002) and Maarten den Bakker (TVM) will go to the Rabobank-team of Jan Raas.

- Marc Madiot offers Wilfried Nelissen a great proposal for La Française des Jeux.

- Jean-Denis Vandenbroucke makes his debut with the team of his father and team leader Jean-Luc in Lotto.

- Cyrille Guimard will leave Cofidis; he can't communicate with the riders.

- The new leader of Cofidis should be Patrick Lefévere (now Mapei). And the Belgian talent Frank Vandenbroucke will follow him.

- Gabriele Colombo and Evgeny Berzin will remain with team leader Emmanuele Bombini (Batik).

Dutch Track Championships, Pairs Race

 1. Slippens/Pieters
 2. Rasch/Rozendaal
 3. Van Horen/Van Ommen

Night of Hannover (Germany) - 60 km - Aug 8, 1997

 1. Erik Zabel
 2. Marcel Wust
 3. Sascha Henrix

Maarheeze Criterium, NL, 100 km:

 1. Bart Voskamp
 2. Jeroen Blijlevens
 3. Tom Steels (Bel)

Day 2, EDS Track Cup, Portland, USA

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Brian Whitcomb (Cox Atlanta Velo) won a wild men’s points race, capping day two at the sixth round of the EDS Track Cup ‘97 at Alpenrose Velodrome.

Whitcomb, of Conyers, Ga., lapped the field five times to earn the victory in a race filled with riders taking laps out of the field. A total of 10 riders lapped the field at least twice on the 268-meter velodrome. Whitcomb’s teammate, John Walrod of Macungie, Pa., placed second, lapping the field four times with a total of 19 points. Chris Carlson (Team EDS), Dallas, Texas, was third.

Peter Selby (Marion Bicycle Club), Newport Beach, Calif., posted his first win of the EDS Track Cup series, defeating top seed Adam Payne (Cox Atlanta Velo), Newnan, Ga., in a men’s match sprint final which required a third ride. Selby had upset second seed Roger Farrell (Cycle Craft) of Trinidad in the semifinals.

Payne, Whitcomb and Walrod combined with teammate Ben Sharp, Indianapolis, Ind., to win the team pursuit final, catching the Olympic Club composite squad in the final. The Cox Atlanta Velo team set a new track record in qualifying earlier today.

The EDS Track Cup ‘97 concludes Sunday with five events, including the Madison and the keirin. Five track records have already been broken this weekend, with the possibility of several more, including a flying lap record attempt, which will be the final event.

Men’s Points Race, 30km

1. BRIAN WHITCOMB (COX ATLANTA VELO), Conyers, Ga., 21 pts (3 sprint wins);
2. John Walrod (Cox Atlanta Velo), Macungie, Pa., -1 lap, 19 (2); 3. Chris
Carlson (Team EDS), Dallas, Texas, -1, 15 (0); 4. Mike Tillman (Olympic
Club), Santa Monica, Calif., -1, 14 (2); 5. Nicholas Kelez (Olympic Club),
Oakland, Calif., -1, 9 (0); 6. Ryan Oelkers (Team EDS), New Tripoli, Pa., -2,
21 (3); 7. Randy Boettcher (Husky Racing), Seattle, Wash., -2, 4 (0); 8.
Clark Metcalfe (Cinzano), Portland, Ore., -2, 0.

Men’s Match Sprint

1. PETER SELBY (MARION BICYCLE CLUB), Newport Beach, Calif.; 2. Adam Payne
(Cox Atlanta Velo), Newnan, Ga.; 3. Roger Farrell (Cycle Craft), Trinidad and
Tobago; 4. Brian Sitcer (Mrs. T’s-Lexus), Fontana, Calif.; 5. Chris Carlson
(Team EDS), Dallas, Texas; 6. Ken Sinclair (Gregg’s-Specialized), Redmond,
Wash.; 7. Ed Roberts (Team Oregon), Portland, Ore.; 8. Ben Sharp (Cox Atlanta
Velo), Indianapolis, Ind.

Team Pursuit

1. COX ATLANTA VELO; 2. Olympic Club; 3. Wu-Tang Clan; 4. Team EDS; 5.
QualMed; 6. Marymoor.