News for December 17, 1996

Milan, Superprestige Cyclo Cross, Round 5

 1. Van der Poel (Ned)
 2. Pontoni (Ita) 		0.04
 3. Groenendaal (Ned) 		0.24 
 4. Chiotti (Fra) 		0.46
 5. Mario de Clercq (Bel) 	1.15
 6. Bramati (Ita) 		1.17
 7. Frischknecht (Zwi) 		1.30
 8. Radomir Simunek (Tsj)
 9. Van Santvliet (Bel)
10. Van den Abeele (Bel)

Overijse, Superprestige Cyclo Cross

 1. Bramati 		       59.17
 2. Groenendaal			0.36
 3. Van der Poel 		0.47
 4. Van Santvliet 		0.54
 5. Chiotti 			1.03
 6. De Vos (Ned) 		1.19
 7. Janssens (Bel) 		2.03
 8. Radomir Simunek 		2.13
 9. Vervecken (Bel)		2.38
10. Mario de Clercq 		2.48
..
16. Scheffer (Ned) 		5.58
..
22. Alleleyn (Ned)		7.13
23. Nijland (Ned)		7.48

Standings after 5 Races:

 1. Van der Poel 		64 points 
 2. Groenendaal and De Clercq 	54
 4. Janssens 			51
 5. Van Santvliet and Bramati 	47
 7. Chiotti 			45
 8. Vervecken 			42
 9. Simunek 			39
10. Pontoni 			27
..
14. De Vos (Ned) 		16
..
18. Boezewinkel (Ned) 		 6

Amersfoort, NL, Cyclocross

Men:

 1. Boezewinkel (Hooglanderveen)     1.00.40
 2. Schrader (Spankeren) 		0.20
 3. Gerritsen (Hoogland) 		0.28
 4. Veldkamp (Kamerik) 			0.55
 5. Coehorst (Tilburg) 			1.01

Women:

 1. Ravenstijn (Wijchen)
 2. Van de Brand (Zeeland)
 3. Van Melis (Oss)

Maassluis, NL, Cyclo Cross

 1. Maas (Dordrecht) 		       59.10
 2. De Wit (Delft) 			0.20
 3. Sintnicolaas (Dordrecht) 		0.25
 4. Slingerland (Bergambacht) 		0.38
 5. Van Gemert (Rotterdam) 		0.55

Jean-Marie retains leadership of the AIOCC

On Saturday, Jean-Marie Leblanc was given another term as President of the International Organisaton of Cycle Racing, the AIOCC.

Leblanc is the director of the Society of the Tour de France, that organises the Tour de France and Paris-Roubaix. The AIOCC gave Pedfro Delgado, the Spanish past Tour winner and Carrera prizes for their positive contribution to cycle racing.

Besides the President Leblanc other office-bearers on the AIOCC are:

Vice-President:		Castellano (Ita)
Treasurer:		Gadea (Spa)
Secretary-General: 	Pierret (Bel) 
Committee:		Ramseeier (Dui)
			Steinnegger (Swi)
			Vanassche (Bel)
			Bagne (Fra)
			Buschette (Lux)
			Lang (Swi)
			Moreno (Spa)