News for December 16, 1997

UCI Relents on Team Sizes

The UCI has gone back on the decision made at its pre-worlds meeting in San Sebastian in October to limit the size of Division 1 elite teams to 22 riders and will continue to allow a maximum of 25. This follows a petition from "pro" teams and rests on grounds of the "right to work" for riders. The maximum of 25 riders per team will be retained on two conditions. the complement of teams above 22 riders must include at least three neo-pros and (if I translate correctly) a there will be a limitation of two races entered per team in the traditional racing countries at any one time.

Weekend Dutch Cyclo Cross

Amersfoort: 

 1. Gerritsen (Hoevelaken) 	       59.13
 2. Nijland (Hengelo) 			0.35
 3. Coehorst (Tilburg) 			0.40
 4. Scheffer (Velswijk) 		0.45
 5. Schmitz (Gaanderen)

Berlicum: 

 1. Coehorst (Tilburg) 	             1.00.12
 2. Scheffer (Velswijk) 		0.20
 3. Reveling (Veldhoven) 		0.25
 4. Langens (Berlicum) 			0.38
 5. Vrogten (Zelhem)			0.50

Women at Berlicum: 

 1. Ravenstijn (Wijchem)
 2. Veldhuis (Wageningen)
 3. Leyten (Udenhout)

International Cyclocross Obergösgen, Switzerland, UCI Cat 2, December 14, 1997

 1. Dieter Runkel (Swi)		     1.01.38
 2. David Willemsens (Bel)		0.20 
 3. Peter Willemsens (Bel)		0.58
 4. Thomas Steiger (Swi)		1.16
 5. Roland Schätti (Swi)		2.07
 6. Beat Blum (Swi)			2.25
 7. Stefan Bünter (Swi)			2.37
 8. Chris Wouters (Bel)			2.55
 9. Patrick Blum (Swi)			3.00
10. Mark Eberhart (Ger)			3.09
11. Wilfried Veldkamp (Ned)		3.16
12. Thomas Clark (USA)			3.32
13. Beat Morf (Swi)			3.34
14. Petr Novy (Cze)			4.04
15. Pascal Müller (Swi)			4.35

37 starters, 23 finishers

Thanks to Markus