News for August 9, 1997


Bol d'Or des Monedieres Criterium, France, August 7

The final break of five got clear at about mid-race. Towards the end Vasseur and Rous got off the front and Vasseur attacked on a slight uphill stretch. "I took advantage of an uphill false flat that I'd taken note of to attack," said '97 Tour yellow jersey Vasseur.

 1. Cedric Vasseur (Fra) GAN 	    126km in 3.19.06
 2. Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus 			0.05
 3. Olano (Spa) Banesto
 4. Peyramaure (Fra) CRC Limousin		0.43
 5. Roux (Fra) TVM 				0.44
 6. Durand (Fra) Casino-C'est votre equipe	3.10
 7. Guesdon (Fra) La Francaise des Jeux		3.34
 8. Judas (Fra) CG Orleans			3.35
 9. Fraisseix (Fra) 23-La Creuse-UCF		3.36
10. Lino (Fra) BigMat Auber 93			3.37

Day 1, Latest round of EDS Track Cup, Alpenrose Velodrome, Portland, USA

For Immediate Release, Aug. 8, 1997
Contact: Frank Stanley, USCF Communications Manager, (503) 624-8400 or (719) 578-4581

Women’s 500 Meters

1. AMBER HOLT (MANNING-RIDDELL), Torrance, Calif., 39.21 secs; 2. Shan Rayray
(Alan’s), Federal Way, Wash., 39.79; 3. Robin Conley-Cutting (Hooters),
Plano, Texas, 40.37; 4. Cris Smith (Gregg’s-Specialized), Bellevue, Wash.,
40.79; 5. Suzie Marshall (Los Gatos Bicycle), Redwood City, Calif., 40.85; 6.
Brenda Brashears (PowerBar), Grants Pass, Ore., 40.89; 7. Claire Olsen
(Kendall-Jackson-Ibis), Santa Rosa, Calif., 41.11; 8. Linda Kruse (Team EDS),
Irving, Texas, 41.23.

Men’s 4km Individual Pursuit

1. CHRIS CARLSON (TEAM EDS), Dallas, Texas, four minutes, 55.22 seconds; 2.
Brian Whitcomb (Cox Atlanta Velo), Conyers, Ga., 4:57.20; 3. Mike Tillman
(Olympic Club), Santa Monica, Calif., 4:58.35; 4. Ben Sharp (Cox Atlanta
Velo), Indianapolis, Ind., 5:08.10; 
(qualifying times): 5. John Walrod (Cox Atlanta Velo), Macungie, Pa.,
4:58.77; 6. Adam Payne (Cox Atlanta Velo), Conifer, Colo., 5:04.81; 7. Woody
Cox (Gregg’s-Specialized), Bellevue, Wash., 5:07.05; 8. Brian Sitcer (Mrs.
T’s-Lexus), Fontana, Calif., 5:09.14.
Note: Carlson set a track record in qualifying with a time of 4:54.87.

Women’s Points Race, 19.3km

1. JEN EVANS (TEAM EDS), Austin, Texas, 33 pts (3 sprint wins); 2. Cris Smith
(Gregg’s-Specialized), Bellevue, Wash., 27 (2); 3. Brenda Brashears
(PowerBar), Grants Pass, Ore., 24 (1); 4. Mandy Poitras (Escape Velocity),
Burnaby, B.C., Canada, 19 (3); 5. Heather Thompson (Marin-Leprechaun Racing),
Pleasanton, Calif., 2 (0); 6. Laura Suditu (Bike Gallery-Sequent), Portland,
Ore., 1 (0); 7. Claire Olsen (Kendall-Jackson-Ibis), Santa Rosa, Calif., 0;
8. Norrene Valente (QualMed-Saturn), Battle Ground, Wash., 0.

Men’s Kilometer Time Trial

1. CHRIS CARLSON (TEAM EDS), Dallas, Texas, one minute, 10.36 secs (track
record); 2. Adam Payne (Cox Atlanta Velo), Conifer, Colo., 1:10.43; 3. Brian
Whitcomb (Cox Atlanta Velo), Conyers, Ga., 1:10.58; 4. Roger Farrell (Cycle
Craft), Trinidad and Tobago, 1:12.32; 5. Brian Sitcer (Mrs. T’s-Lexus),
Fontana, Calif., 1:12.45; 6. Peter Selby (Marion Bicycle Club), Newport
Beach, Calif., 1:12.87; 7. Nicholas Kelez (Olympic Club), Oakland, Calif.,
1:13.51; 8. Kurt Marion (Comptel-Colorado Cyclist), Colorado Springs, Colo.,
1:13.81.

Note: Adam Payne set a new track record in the men’s 200m with a time of
11.84 seconds.