News for August 3, 1997

Tour de France Mountainbike

Stage 1, Pernes-les-Fontaines - Bodoin

 1. Bart Brentjens (Ned)
 2. Savignoli (Ita) 		0.22
 3. Cadel Evans (Australia)

The parcours was very heavy and in the final sections dangerous. Steve Tilford, the
American teammate of Brentjens rode into the public and broke his hip.

Climb Criterium, Muur van Geraardsbergen, Belgium, 54 kms:

 1. Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM
 2. Frank Vandenbroucke 		0.02
 3. Hendrik Van Dijck 			0.15
 4. Johan Museeuw
 5. Johan Capiot 			0.29