News for December 14


UCI-classification Professionals Oct. 23 1995 - top 300 (748 classified):

  1.  (16) Laurent Jalabert (F-Once)    3197
  2.   (1) T. Rominger (Sch-Map)        2386
  3.   (2) M. Indurain (Spa-Ban)        2338
  4.   (6) J. Museeuw (Bel-Map)         1363
  5.  (15) A. Zulle (Sch-Onc)           1357
  6.   (3) C. Chiappucci (Ita-Car)      1268
  7.   (4) E. Berzin (Rus-Gew)          1261
  8.  (32) A. Olano (Spa-Map)           1098
  9.  (17) F. Casagrande (Ita-Mer)      1066
  10. (12) A. Tchmil (Rus-Lot)          1020
  11.   (7) P. Richard (Sch-MG)          964
  12.  (21) R. Virenque (Fra-Fes)        947
  13.   (5) M. Fondriest (Ita-Lam)       874
  14.  (25) L. Armstrong (USA-Mot)       839
  15.   (9) V. Ekimov (Rus-Nov)          825
  16.  (14) R. Sorensen (Den-MG)         784
  17.  (20) G. Bugno (Ita-MG)            731
  18.  (42) M. Bartoli (Ita-Mer)         726
  19.  (18) S. Della Santa (Ita-Map)     713
  20.  (24) M. Sciandri (GB-MG)          709
  21.  (23) P. Ugrumov (Let-Gew)         652
  22.  (87) M. Gianetti (Sch-Pol)        649
  23.  (82) M. Mauri (Spa-Onc)           647
  24. (297) F. Frattini (Ita-Gew)        639
  25.  (41) M. Cipollini (Ita-Mer)       630
  26.  (22) W. Nelissen (Bel-Lot)        617
  27.  (28) L. Dufaux (Sch-Fes)          615
  28.  (35) A. Elli (Ita-MG)             610
  29.  (84) S. Colage (Ita-ZG)           608
  30. (179) N. Minali (Ita-Gew)          596
  31.  (48) D. Rebellin (Ita-MG)         596
  32. (195) S. Zanini (Ita-Gew)          582
  33.   (8) G. Furlan (Ita-Gew)          578
  34.  (26) M. Pantani (Ita-Car)         576
  35.  (74) B. Zberg (Sch-Car)           571
  36.  (44) F. Baldato (Ita-MG)          555
  37.  (11) G. Bortolami (Ita-Map)       553
  38.  (10) D. Abdujaparov (Uzb-Nov)     552
  39.  (47) D. Cassani (Ita-MG)          549
  40. (152) E. Zabel (Ger-Tel)           542
  41.  (39) A. Baffi (Ita-Map)           539
  42.  (36) C. Boardman (GB-Gan)         535
  43.  (50) F. Escartin (Spa-Map)        525
  44.  (33) B. Riis (Den-Gew)            519
  45. (124) J. Bruyneel (Bel-Onc)        512
  46.  (97) P. Tonkov (Rus-Lam)          510
  47.  (54) G. Faresin (Ita-Lam)         503
  48.  (91) R. Jaermann (Sch-MG)         492
  49.  (96) J. Nijdam (Ned-TVM)          489
  50.  (53) B. Cenghialta (Ita)          481
  51.  (72) V. Bobrik (Rus)              481
  52.  (42) D. Konysjev (Rus)            471
  53.  (60) M.Podenzana (Ita)            468
  54.  (40) F. Ballerini (Ita)           442
  55   (66) O. Rincon (Col)              435
  56. (200) E. Zaina (Ita)               427
  57.  (47) J. Skibby (Den)              426
  58.  (30) J. Svorada (Slo)             418
  59.  (88) J. Montoya (Spa)             391
  60.  (14) A. De Las Cuevas (Fra)       388
  61.  (96) M. Den Bakker (Ned)          385
  62.  (20) O.Ludwig (Ger)               382
  63. (186) I. Gotti (Ita)               376
  64.  (31) E. Breukink (Ned)            372
  65. (302) P. Lanfranchi (Ita)          364
  66. (135) F. Vandenbroucke (Bel)       359
  67. (108) A. Tafi (Ita)                353
  68. (125) L. Madouas (Fra)             353
  69.  (99) G. Lombardi (Ita)            348
  70. (149) H. Imboden (Sch)             347
  71.  (68) O. Pellicioli (Ita)          340
  72.  (90) A. Peron (Ita)               338
  73.  (84) A. Chiurato (Ita)            325
  74. (116) F. Puttini (Sch)             324
  75.  (34) V. Pulnikov (Ukr)            322
  76.  (81) J. Durand (Fra)              319
  77.  (51) U. Bolts (Ger)               318
  78.  (77) R. Aldag (Ger)               313
  79. (101) F. Simon (Fra)               311
  80.  (85) J. Capiot (Bel)              305
  81.  (57) E. Magnien (Fra)             293
  82. (320) J. Blijlevens (Ned)          292
  83.  (82) Z. Jaskula (Pol)             289
  84.  (26) L. Leblanc (Fra)             286
  85. (222) D. Nardello (Ita)            286
  86.  (75) E. Van Hooydonck (Bel)       285
  87. (498) M. Piccoli (Ita)             285
  88.  (53) B. Hamburger (Den)           285
  89. (207) M. Wust (Ger)                281
  90.  (78) J. Heppner (Ger)             281
  91. (147) S. Outschakov (Ukr)          271
  92. (177) M. Donati (Ita)              270
  93.  (43) E. Seigneur (Fra)            267
  94. (128) A. Ferrigato (Ita)           266
  95. (110) O. Rodrigues (Por)           265
  96. (137) F. Vanzella (Ita)            264
  97. (230) R. Caruso (Ita)              263
  98. (141) Z. Spruch (Pol)              260
  99. (120) C. Henn (Ger)                260
 100. (190) G. Totschnig (Aut)           257
 101. (153) V. Aparicio (Spa)            255
 102.  (65) F. Moncassin (Fra)           253
 103. (104) N. Stephens (Aus)            253
 104. (Ama) R. Pistore (Ita)             248
 105.  (44) L. Cubino (Spa)              244
 106. (196) A. Saitov (Rus)              242
 107.  (83) N. Rodriguez (Col)           238
 108. (121) P. Herve (Fra)               236
 109.  (70) A. Mejia (Col)               236
 110. (265) L. Michaelsen (Den)          232
 111.  (52) R. Pensec (Fra)              232
 112. (189) H. Buenahora (Col)           228
 113. (216) J.M. Jimenez (Spa)           227
 114. (209) L. Scinto (Ita)              224
 115. (188) M. Coppolillo (Ita)          220
 116. (102) G. Fidanza (Ita)             219
 117. (304) J-C Robin (Fra)              218
 118.  (54) S. Yates (GB)                217
 119.  (58) F. Maassen (Ned)             216
 120.  (97) E. Bouwmans (Ned)            215
 121. (117) H. Redant (Bel)              210
 122. (425) T. Steels (Bel)              209
 123. (118) L. Brochard (Fra)            206
 124. (526) E. Dekker (Ned)              206
 125. (Ama) L. Piepoli (Ita)             205
 126. (163) R. Arrieta (Spa)             204
 127.  (71) W. Belli (Ita)               203
 128. (105) J. Planckaert (Bel)          202
 129. (324) S. Cattai (Ita)              196
 130. (617) D. Zanette (Ita)             196
 131. (139) G. Hincapie (USA)            190
 132. (113) P. Van Petegem (Bel)         190
 133. (289) F. Corvers (Bel)             189
 134. (129) F. Fontanelli (Ita)          189
 135. (119) A. Lecchi (Ita)              188
 136. (109) P. Meinert (Den)             188
 137.  (38) M. Saligari (Ita)            186
 138. (368) B. Dietz (Ger)               185
 139. (210) F. Garcia (Spa)              183
 140. (377) D. Clavero (Spa)             183
 141.  (69) A. Kappes (Ger)              182
 142.  (86) F. Roscioli (Ita)            179
 143. (130) T. Marie (Fra)               177
 144. (278) G. Guerini (Ita)             174
 145. (211) A. Gonzalez (Spa)            174
 146.  (91) F. Andreu (USA)              173
 147. (354) G. Citterio (Ita)            172
 148. (182) R. Massi (Ita)               171
 149. (262) G. M. Fagnini (Ita)          170
 150. (Ama) G. Missaglia (Ita)           170
 151. (340) A. Di Basco (Ita)            168
 152. (321) S. Knaven (Ned)              164
 153.  (67) R. Conti (Ita)               162
 154.  (36) M. Ghirotto (Ita)            160
 155. (161) S. Hodge (Aus)               158
 156. (171) C. Capelle (Fra)             156
 157.  (74) A. Edo (Spa)                 148
 158. (370) T. Laurent (Fra)             148
 159. (456) G. Pianegonda (Ita)          148
 160. (137) A. Kasputis (Lit)            147
 161. (531) A. Garmendia (Spa)           147
 162. (524) G. Colombo (Ita)             146
 163. (356) L. Van Bon (Ned)             145
 164. (329) F. Bontempi (Ita)            143
 165. (123) D. Rous (Fra)                143
 166. (132) G. Rue (Fra)                 142
 167. (133) L. Gelfi (Ita)               142
 168. (248) Y. Ledanois (Fra)            138
 169. (136) B. Holm (Den)                138
 170. (431) A. Merckx (Bel)              135
 171. (268) M. Manzoni (Ita)             134
 172. (Ama) A. Piziks (Let)              133
 173. (138) E. Vanderaerden (Bel)        130
 174. (156) R. Petito (Ita)              130
 175. (157) A. Gontchentkov (Ukr)        130
 176. (106) S. Rooks (Ned)               129
 177. (159) G. Duclos-Lassalle (Fra)     128
 178.  (93) A. Volpi (Ita)               127
 179. (168) F. Echave (Spa)              127
 180. (203) P. Jonker (Aus)              126
 181. (531) D. Garcia (Spa)              125
 182. (307) M. Rojas (Spa)               125
 183. (160) L. Roux (Fra)                125
 184. (103) C. Bomans (Bel)              122
 185. (181) L. Roosen (Bel)              121
 186. (214) H. Diaz-Zabala (Spa)         121
 187. (410) S. Wesemann (Ger)            121
 188. (213) F. Munoz (Col)               120
 189. (174) J. P. Heynderickx (Bel)      118
 190. (112) L. Desbiens (Fra)            118
 191. (170) B. Voskamp (Ned)             118
 192. (124) S. Martinello (Ita)          118
 193. (145) F. Moreau (Fra)              118
 194. (314) F. J. Mauleon (Spa)          118
 195. (361) A. Tieteriuk (Kaz)           117
 196. (375) A. Noe (Ita)                 117
 197. (Ama) M. Van Heeswijk (Ned)        117
 198. (172) M. Alonso (Spa)              116
 199. (439) A. L. Casero (Spa)           115
 200. (162) F. Vona (Ita)                115
 201. (457) M. Abreu (Por)               115
 202. (341) F. Dotti (Ita)               114
 203. (328) M. Bettin (Ita)              114
 204. (568) M. Serrano (Spa)             113
 205. (167) M. De Clercq (Bel)           110
 206. (280) B. Leysen (Bel)              110
 207. (Ama) J. Ullrich (Ger)             109
 208. (260) J. C. Colotti (Fra)          107
 209. (169) W. Peeters (Bel)             107
 210. (151) M. Lelli (Ita)               106
 211. (284) T. Bourguignon (Fra)         105
 212. (140) P. De Clecq (Bel)            104
 213. (253) N. Alvis (USA)               104
 214. (502) A. Canzonieri (Ita)          104
 215. (204) S. Heulot (Fra)              103
 216. (126) I. Garcia-Camacho (Spa)      103
 217. (217) M. Arroyo (Mex)              102
 218. (520) R. Brasi (Ita)               102
 219.  (80) E. Leoni (Ita)               100
 220. (322) S. Zanatta (Ita)              99
 221. (327) I. Cuesta (Spa)               99
 222.  (61) A. Hampsten (USA)             98
 223.  (87) J. P. Van Poppel (Ned)        97
 224. (256) D. Bramati (Ita)              97
 225. (364) M. Boogerd (Ned)              96
 226. (664) S. Teutenberg (Ger)           96
 227. (158) C. Zamana (Pol)               95
 228. (238) B. Thibout (Fra)              94
 229. (127) J. Van De Laer (Bel)          94
 230. (235) T. Davy (Fra)                 93
 231. (148) G. L. Pierobon (Ita)          92
 232. (250) M. Serpellini (Ita)           91
 233. (270) D. Perona (Ita)               90
 234. (409) M. Lafis (Swe)                89
 235. (259) T. Fleischer (Ger)            88
 236. (317) P. Forniciari (Ita)           87
 237. (187) J. Unzaga (Spa)               87
 238. (553) S. Goubert (Fra)              86
 239. (395) C. Miranda (Spa)              86
 240. (453) F. Colonna (Ita)              86
 241. (440) S.Moreels (Bel)               85
 242. (308) M. Santaromita (Ita)          85
 243. (271) T. Hoffman (Ned)              85
 244. (162) A. Y. Camargo (Col)           83
 245. (287) G.L. Gorini (Ita)             83
 246. (294) H. Cardenas (Col)             83
 247. (Ama) J. Laukka (Fin)               83
 248. (198) G. Bontempi (Ita)             82
 249.  (95) M. Zarrabetia (Spa)           81
 250. (401) J. M. Uria (Spa)              81
 251. (206) M. Wauters (Bel)              81
 252. (Ama) C. Vasseur (Fra)              81
 253. (173) D. Bottaro (Ita)              80
 254. (376) F. Benitez (Spa)              80
 255. (195) R. Pagnin (Ita)               80
 256. (460) G. Simoni (Ita)               79
 257. (257) F. Jeker (Sch)                79
 258. (Ama) D. Plaza (Spa)                79
 259. (404) J.M. Garcia (Spa)             78
 260. (309) B. Walton (Can)               78
 261. (331) R. Gaggioli (Ita)             78
 262. (180) P. Farazijn (Bel)             78
 263. (202) M. Van Haecke (Bel)           78
 264. (176) S. Sunderland (Aus)           77
 265. (100) A. Van Der Poel (Ned)         77
 266.   (-) M .Rodriguez (Spa)            77
 267. (Ama) G. Santiago Blanco (Spa)      77
 268. (166) S. Bauer (Can)                76
 269. (330) L. Lebreton (Fra)             76
 270. (184) S. Biasci (Ita)               76
 271. (144) J. F. Bernard (Fra)           76
 272. (325) S. Borgheresi (Ita)           75
 273. (179) N. Miceli (Ita)               75
 274. (357) M. Fernandez (Spa)            75
 275. (333) J. R. Arenas (Spa)            75
 276. (146) P. Lance (Fra)                75
 277. (134) B. Cornillet (Fra)            74
 278. (295) L. Pillon (Fra)               74
 279. (Ama) H. Vogels (Aus)               74
 280. (292) S. Swart (NZ)                 73
 281. (228) S. Baguet (Bel)               72
 282. (308) R. Forconi (Ita)              72
 283. (465) A. Irusta (Spa)               72
 284. (541) R. Garcia (Spa)               72
 285. (245) G. Audhem (Ger)               72
 286. (197) J. R. Uriarte (Spa)           71
 287. (Ama) F. Casagrande (Ita)           71
 288. (236) M. Liedi (Ita)                70
 289. (115) P. Lino (Fra)                 70
 290. (Ama) D. Nelissen (Ned)             70
 291. (252) K. Hundertmark (Ger)          70
 292. (388) R. Montana (Col)              69
 293. (359) J. J. Gonzalez                69
 294.   (-) P. Ferreria (Por)             69
 295. (Ama) E. Brignoli (Ita)             69
 296. (428) O. Rodrigues (Por)            68
 297. (246) R. Pelliconi (Ita)            67
 298. (237) F. Cabello (Spa)              67
 299. (165) M. Sergeant (Bel)             66
 300. (490) J. Werner (Ger)               66.


( ) = Classification 1/1/95.
743 classified.

TOURS DE FRANCE: 1991 to 1995

   Five Years Already: A Look Back at Indurain's Five Tours

   Can it be five years since American cycling hero Greg Lemond
   carried the maillot jaune, the famed yellow leader's jersey, into
   Paris for the last time? Indeed it has been that long.

   Ever since, Spaniard Miguel Indurain has reigned as the Tour de
   France king.

   As Miguel lines up to defend his fifth Tour de France title, World
   Media Network takes a look back at Indurain's four Tours that have
   brought him to the steps of a historic fifth consecutive win.

   1991: Long Live the King

   Prior to the start, few were picking Indurain for the win.

   After years of servitude to then team leader, 1988 Tour winner
   Pedro Delgado, Indurain's preparation had remained discreet.

   For those accustomed to making calculations from the stopwatch,
   Indurain looked to have the potential to become a possible Tour
   winner. If the time he lost sacrificing himself for Delgado was
   subtracted-at one point he was actually forced to stop and wait
   when his ailing leader failed to make a crucial break-Indurain's
   estimated time put him on equal ground with three time winner Greg
   Lemond. But these calculations could be reduced to a bunch of
   "ifs." Miguel had never had the experience of riding with the
   leader's yellow jersey, and when he had the responsibility of being
   the team's designated leader, such as in that Spring's Tour of
   Spain, he had come up short.

   Lemond snagged the lead already in the opening week, and looked set
   to continue his streak. But in the Pyrénées, so close
   to his native Spanish soil, Indurain made his mark. While a young
   Luc Leblanc, currently the World Champion, would be the first to
   take the yellow jersey off Lemond's shoulders, in the remaining
   weeks of racing there would be little doubt as to who would carry
   it into Paris, for in both the time trials and the mountains,
   Miguel proved the most consistent.


   1992: The Year of Confirmation

   "It's one thing to win the Tour de France, but it's another thing to
   win it as defending champion," warned Greg Lemond prior to the
   start of the 1992 Tour. As defending champion all eyes and all
   pressure were on Big Mig. If 1991 was a year of Miguel's
   revelation, 1992 was his year of confirmation. It would not be
   easy. Greg Lemond was happy to finally have the pressure off his
   shoulders, and there were plenty of challengers from Indurain's
   generation, particularly Italy's Gianni Bugno and Claudio
   Chiappucci. Bugno had proven he could go the distance, after
   winning his native Tour of Italy from start to finish in 1990.

   As the reigning world champion, he appeared the closest threat.
   Chiappucci after second place in 1990 and third in 1991 was
   becoming increasingly confident that he could be more than a lethal
   climber.


   For the superstitious, the tour's starting city, San Sebastian,
   Spain, only a handful of kilometers from Indurain's home,
   represented an omen. This was Miguel's Tour.

   The French border could not come fast enough for Lemond who
   faltered early on the mid-mountain roads crossing the Basque region
   which joins France and Spain. Indurain waited until the Luxembourg
   time trial to erase the hopes of all other challengers. Indurain's
   1.88 meters and 80 kilo build provided the horsepower needed to
   dominated the time trials. Permanently pushing the winning speed to
   over 50km/hr, he possesses the Tour record of 52.349 km/hr for the
   64 kilometer chrono-effort between Tours and Blois in the closing
   week of the 1992 Tour.

   1993: The Hat Trick

   This year opened the door to a new set of challengers. At the
   start, few expected Colombian Alvaro Mejia, Poland's Zenon Jaskula
   or Switzerland's Tony Rominger to be Indurain's principal
   adversaries. Rominger, fresh off his second Tour of Spain win
   proved toughest. Yet at the age of thirty two and with a history of
   summer allergies, there was ample reason to doubt the late blooming
   Swiss rider. But he won both mountain and time trial stages from
   Miguel. Admittedly, Indurain was sick when he bowed to Rominger on
   the final time trial.

   The others, Mejia, or Jaskula, appeared simply content to be
   fighting for a spot on the podium.

   While Jaskula took third place, he signed with the modest AKI team
   which did not compete in 1994 and will only race again this year.
   Mejia was only a shadow of himself in the 1994 Tour and is only now
   beginning to show a glimmer of the form which made him an early
   revelation.

   In 1993 Miguel's still humbled his opponents, but the Tour humbled
   him. It was his most exhausting victory and he finished sick. After
   arriving on the Champs Elysees, many of the other stars of the
   summer made the rounds of the lucrative criterium circuit. But
   Miguel stayed home.


   1994: State of Grace

   Miguel attempted a quick recuperation during the winter. But
   sickness and injury still hampered his pre-Tour preparation. Mother
   nature looked ready to provide the most serious threat to
   Spaniard's fourth title. In his favored preparation race, the Tour
   of Italy, brash young Russian Evgeni Berzin made Miguel appear
   vulnerable.

   But once the Tour started Miguel quickly laid all doubt to rest, In
   the first major test, a time trial through the Perigord region of
   Southwestern France, he showed that, if anything, the slow start on
   the season simply left him fresher and stronger in July. Again
   humiliating his opponents, some of his opponents, such as Luc
   Leblanc and Richard Virenque were already counting their deficit in
   terms of double digits.

   When the principal remaining rival Rominger was forced to abandon
   mid-way through due to sickness, the path to Paris was clear, and
   Miguel rolled down the Champs Elysees with his biggest margin of
   victory to date, 5'39 over the late charging Piotr Ugrumov, a
   veteran Russian riding for the Gewiss team. So complete was
   Indurain's win, so deep was his Banesto team, that the gentle
   giant, despite his demeanor void of machismo, appeared to at times
   be simply toying with his competition.

   1995: On the Steps of History

   Indurain faces more challengers than ever before. Yet question
   marks hang over each.

   Certainly there is Rominger. But for how many years can he be
   repackaged as a real threat.

   He is coming off an impressive Tour of Italy win. But his three
   Tours of Spain never provided him with a sufficient argument come
   July. Richard Virenque, the punchy climber for the Festina team was
   fourth last year and has made significant progress in his glaring
   weakness, the time trial. Still, he resembles too much one time
   challenger Claudio Chiappucci, a formidable climber, who, despite
   his efforts remained limited in the time trials.

   Like Chiappucci, Virenque also seems too content to ride for the
   polka dot best climber's jersey rather than the overall
   classification's yellow jersey.

   The most exciting new challenger may be Evgeni Berzin. At the age
   of twenty five, the young Russian is making his Tour debut. In his
   final preparation, he finished second in the Tour of Italy. Berzin,
   however, has no Tour of France experience, and as any seasoned
   veteran knows, the difference between the Tour of Italy and the
   Tour of France can often be great.

   For anyone inclined to bet, Miguel's odds appear overwhelming. The
   champion says his form is above that of a year ago, a scary thought
   for his opponents. Indurain's director, the usually modest
   Jose;-Miguel Echavarri appears confident," You know, quite
   frankly I don't see any one person beating Miguel. I think one day
   Miguel will decide that he has had enough.

   At the end of one season he will just say  "That's it. I've
   said what I have to say. I'm finished with cycling." That's how I
   see him going out.

   1995-1996: Indurain Six

   Even as Spanish cycling giant Miguel Indurain stormed to his
   legendary fifth consecutive Tour de France victory, he refused to
   gloat.  Every day, he continued to insist that the race was still
   not over. Even on final victory parade into Paris, he refused a
   custom bike etched with the number five.  Only after he crossed the
   finish line, long after putting on the final yellow leader's jersey
   and long after handing yet another blue and gold victory cup, did
   he did he consent to use it on a victory lap.

   The big disappointment of this year's Tour was  Swiss rider
   Tony Rominger will not contest the Spaniard's supremacy.

   For the past three years he has been touted as the principal rival,
   and after dominating the Tour of Italy, Rominger's form has never
   been better. Yet after his mediocre eighth place, Rominger now
   knows he will never win the Tour. At the age of 34, this was his
   last chance.

   Fortunately for bicycle racing, several strong contenders emerged.

   Swiss hopeful Alex Zulle, Dane Bjarne Riis and French
   standout Laurent Jalabert, all went down fighting. In the first
   time trial, Indurain only pried 12 seconds from Riis. In the first
   mountain stage Indurain conceded just two 2':02" to
   Zulle.

   And during the 12th stage, Jalabert stole 5':41" from the
   Spanish master.

   But consistency is the key to victory in the Tour de France, and
   nobody claims more of it than Indurain.  In contrast, all his
   contenders have noticeable weaknesses.

   Although Jalabert has made enormous progress and placed fourth this
   year, . he continues to falter in the time trials.  Indurain,
   starting two minutes behind, doubled him in the first time test.

   At the age of 31, Barne Riis may be facing the Rominger
   syndrome. At 27 years old, age is on Alex Zulle's side.

   But despite his success in the first mountain stage to La Plagne,
   Indurain proved at least his equal at every other critical moment.

   Other challengers lurk in the ranks. Italy's appetizing Ivan
   Gotti rode an inspired Tour.   Only 26, his fifth place finish is a
   sure sign of better things to come. Despite his forgettable
   performance, 25-year-old Russian Evgeni Berzin remains a fierce
   contender.  He won the Tour of Italy in 1994, and the Tour de
   France is certainly in his legs.

   Next year, Indurain will start out as the favorite.  But despite
   his five successive wins, mighty Mig must fall one year.

More on Coppi


The Tour - the ultimate test of a rider's abilities, and as you will
see, Fausto had victories here as well...

Golden Book of the Tour de France

            Vincitore                 Classifica a squadre

1993    Miguel Indurain (ESP)             Banesto
1992    Miguel Indurain (ESP)             Banesto
1991    Miguel Indurain (ESP)             Banesto
1990    Greg Lemond (USA)                 Z
1989    Greg Lemond (USA)                 PDM
1988    Pedro Delgado (ESP)               PDM
1987    Stephen Roche (IRL)               Systeme U
1986    Greg Lemond (USA)                 La Vie Claire
1985    Bernard Hinault (FRA)             La Vie Claire
1984    Laurent Fignon (FRA)              Renault
1983    Laurent Fignon (FRA)              Raleigh
1982    Bernard Hinault (FRA)             Coop-Mercier
1981    Bernard Hinault (FRA)             Peugeot
1980    Joop Zoetemelk (NED)              Miko-Mercier
1979    Bernard Hinault (FRA)             Renault
1978    Bernard Hinault (FRA)             Miko-Mercier
1977    Bernard Thevenet (FRA)            TI-Raleigh
1976    Lucien Van Impe (BEL)             Kas
1975    Bernard Thevenet (FRA)            Gan-Mercier
1974    Eddy Merckx (BEL)                 Kas
1973    Luis Ocana (ESP)                  Bic
1972    Eddy Merckx (BEL)                 Gan-Mercier
1971    Eddy Merckx (BEL)                 Bic
1970    Eddy Merckx (BEL)                 Salavrini
1969    Eddy Merckx (BEL)                 Faema
1968    Jan Janssen (NED)                 Spain
1967    Roger Pingeon (FRA)               France
1966    Lucien Aimar (FRA)                Kas
1965    Felice Gimondi (ITA)              Kas
1964    Jacques Anquetil (FRA)            Pelforth-Lejeune-Sauvage
1963    Jacques Anquetil (FRA)            Saint Raphael-Gitane
1962    Jacques Anquetil (FRA)            Saint Raphael-Helyett
1961    Jacques Anquetil (FRA)            France
1960    Gastone Nencini (ITA)             France
1959    Frederico Bahamontes (ESP)        Belgium
1958    Charly Gaul (LUX)                 Belgium
1957    Jacques Anquetil (FRA)            France
1956    R.Walkowiak (FRA)                 Belgium
1955    Louison Bobet (FRA)               France
1954    Louison Bobet (FRA)               Switzerland
1953    Louison Bobet (FRA)               Holland
1952    Fausto Coppi (ITA)                Italy
1951    Hugo Koblet (CH)                  France
1950    Ferdi Kubler (CH)                 Belgium
1949    Fausto Coppi (ITA)                Italy
1948    Gino Bartali (ITA)                Belgium
1947    Jean Robic (FRA)                  Italy
1939    Sylvere Maes (BEL)                Belgium
1938    Gino Bartali (ITA)                Belgium
1937    Roger Lapebie (FRA)               France
1936    Sylvere Maes (BEL)                Belgium
1935    Romain Maes (BEL)                 Belgium
1934    Antonin Magne (FRA)               France
1933    Georges Speicher (FRA)            France
1932    Andre Leducq (FRA)                Italy
1931    Antonin Magne (FRA)               Belgium
1930    Andre Leducq (FRA)                France
1929    Maurice Dewaele (BEL)             Alcyon
1928    Nicolas Frantz (LUX)              Alcyon
1927    Nicolas Frantz (LUX)              Alcyon
1926    Lucien Buysse (BEL)               Automoto-Hutchinson
1925    Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA)          Automoto-Hutchinson
1924    Ottavio Bottecchia (ITA)          Automoto-Hutchinson
1923    Henri Pelissier (FRA)             Automoto-Hutchinson
1922    Firmin Lambot (BEL)               Peugeot-Pneus Lion
1921    Leon Scieur (BEL)                 La Sportive
1920    Phillipe Thijs (BEL)              La Sportive
1919    Firmin Lambot (BEL)               La Sportive
1914    Phillipe Thijs (BEL)              Peugeot
1913    Phillipe Thijs (BEL)              Peugeot
1912    Odile Defraeye (BEL)              Alcyon-Pneus Dunlop
1911    Gustave Garrigou (FRA)            Alcyon-Pneus Dunlop
1910    Octave Lapize (FRA)               Alcyon-Pneus Dunlop
1909    Francios Faber (LUX)              Alcyon-Pneus Dunlop
1908    Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA)         Peugeot
1907    Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA)         Peugeot
1906    Rene Pottier (FRA)                Peugeot
1905    L.Trousselier (FRA)               Peugeot
1904    Henri Cornet (FRA)                La Francaise
1903    Maurice Garin (FRA)               La Francaise-Dunlop

OTHER JERSEYS
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        G.P. Montagna          Maglia verde (punti)    Maglia bianca
                                                         (esordienti)
        Polka Dot              Green        (points)   White (Novice)
        Maillot a Pois-Rouges  Vert                    Blanc (Moins25)

1993    T.Rominger (CH)         D.Abduzhaparov (UZB)    A.Martin (ESP)
1992    C.Chiappucci (ITA)      L.Jalabert (FRA)        E.Bouwmans (NE
1991    C.Chiappucci (ITA)      D.Abduzhaparov (URS)    A.Meija (COL)
1990    T.Claveyrolat (FRA)     O.Ludwig (ALL)          G.Delion (FRA)
1989    G-J.Theunisse (NED)     S.Kelly (IRL)           --------------
1988    S.Rooks (NED)           E.Planckaert (BEL)      E.Breukink (NE
1987    L.Herrera (COL)         J-P.Van Poppel (NED)    R.Alcala (MEX)
1986    B.Hinault (FRA)         E.Vanderaerden (BEL)    A.Hampsten (US
1985    L.Herrera (COL)         S.Kelly (IRL)           F.Parra (COL)
1984    R.Millar (GBR)          F.Hoste (BEL)           G.Lemond (USA)
1983    L.Van Impe (NED)        S.Kelly (IRL)           L.Fignon (FRA)
1982    B.Vallet (FRA)          S.Kelly (IRL)           P.Anderson (AU
1981    L.Van Impe (NED)        F.Maertens (BEL)        P.Winnen (NED)
1980    R.Martin (FRA)          R.Pevenage (BEL)        J.Van De Velde
1979    G.Battaglin (ITA)       B.Hinault (FRA)         J-R.Bernaudeau
1978    M.Martinez (FRA)        F.Maertens (BEL)        H.Lubberding
1977    L.Van Impe (NED)        J.Esclassan (FRA)       D.Thurau (ALL)
1976    G.Bellini (ITA)         F.Maertens (BEL)        M.Martinez (FR
1975    L.Van Impe (NED)        Van Linden (BEL)        F.Moser (ITA)
1974    D.Perurena (ESP)        P.Sercu (BEL)
1973    P.Torres (ESP)          H.Van Springel (BEL)
1972    L.Van Impe (NED)        E.Merckx (BEL)
1971    L.Van Impe (NED)        E.Merckx (BEL)
1970    E.Merckx (BEL)          W.Godefroot (BEL)
1969    E.Merckx (BEL)          E.Merckx (BEL)
1968    A.Gonzales (ESP)        F.Bitossi (ITA)
1967    J.Jimenez (ESP)         J.Janssen (NED)
1966    J.Jimenez (ESP)         W.Planckaert (BEL)
1965    J.Jiminez (ESP)         J.Janssen (NED)
1964    F.Bahamontes (ESP)      J.Janssen (NED)
1963    F.Bahamontes (ESP)      R.Van Looy (BEL)
1962    F.Bahamontes (ESP)      R.Altig (ALL)
1961    I.Massignan (ITA)       A.Darrigade (FRA)
1960    I.Massignan (ITA)       J.Graczyck (FRA)
1959    F.Bahamontes (ESP)      A.Darrigade (FRA)
1958    F.Bahamontes (ESP0      J.Graczyck (FRA)
1957    G.Nencini (ITA)         J.Forestier (FRA)
1956    C.Gaul (LUX)            S.Ockers (BEL)
1955    C.Gaul (LUX)            S.Ockers (BEL)
1954    F.Bahamontes (ESP)      F.Kubler (CH)
1953    J.Lorono (ESP)          F.Schaer (CH)
1952    F.Coppi (ITA)
1951    R.Geminiani (FRA)
1950    L.Bobet (FRA)
1949    F.Coppi (ITA)
1948    G.Bartali (ITA)
1947    P.Brambilla (ITA)
1939    S.Maes (BEL)
1938    G.Bartali (ITA)
1937    F.Vervaecke (BEL)
1936    J.Berrendero (ESP)
1935    F.Vervaecke (BEL)
1934    R.Vietto (FRA)
1933    V.Trueba (ESP)